Patents by Inventor Andreas Gier

Andreas Gier has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11951719
    Abstract: A carrier material has a resin layer arranged on a side of the carrier material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SWISS KRONO Tec AG
    Inventors: Roger Braun, Andreas Gier, Dorin Moisch, Pius Steinmann
  • Publication number: 20230312907
    Abstract: Provided is a composition having antimicrobial, biocidal properties, in particular antiviral properties, for surface coatings of paper layers or material panels. The composition includes at least one formaldehyde resin, in particular a melamine-formaldehyde resin, at least one compound of general formula (I) R1SiX3 (I), where X is alkoxy, and R1 is an organic moiety selected from the group comprising C1-C10 alkyl, which may be interrupted by —O— or —NH—, and where R1 has at least one functional moiety Q1 selected from a group including an amino, methacrylic, methacryloxy, vinyl and epoxy group, at least one further compound of the general formula (II) SiX4 (II), where X is alkoxy, and at least one antimicrobial agent, in particular at least one biocide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Andreas Gier, Joachim Hasch, Norbert Kalwa
  • Publication number: 20230174791
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a resin suspension based on a formaldehyde resin comprising a composition for matting and reducing anti-fingerprint effects of surfaces on carrier materials, in particular paper layers and wood-based panels, wherein the composition comprises silane compounds and at least one matting agent. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation thereof, the use of said composition, and support materials, such as paper layers or wood-based panels, with said composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Andreas Gier, Norbert Kalwa
  • Patent number: 11623995
    Abstract: An impregnate with antistatic properties for use in laminates or for coating wood-based panels is disclosed. A resin used for impregnating and/or coating paper may include carbon-based particles, at least one compound of the general formula (Ia) R1aSiX(4-a), R3cSiX(4-c) (II), and inorganic particles. X is methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy or i-propoxy. R1 is an organic radical selected from the group including methyl, ethyl, propyl, or vinyl, and has at least one functional group Q1, selected from the group including acrylic, acryloxy, methacrylic, methacyloxy, or epoxy. R3 is a non-hydrolyzable organic radical selected from the group including C1-C10 alky, C6-10 aryl, wherein C is 1, 2, or 3, and the inorganic particles have a size between 2 nm and 400 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Flooring Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Andreas Gier, Norbert Kalwa
  • Patent number: 11597188
    Abstract: A wood-based panel includes at least one carrier board and at least one resin layer disposed side of the board. The at least one resin layer includes carbon-based particles, at least one compound of the formula R1aR2bSiX(4-a-b), and/or hydrolysis products. X is H, OH, or a hydrolysable moiety selected from the group including halogen, alkoxy, carboxyl, amino, monoalkylamino or dialkylamino, aryloxy, acyloxy, and alkylcarbonyl. R1 is an organic residue selected from the group including alkyl, aryl, and cycloalkyl, which may be interrupted by —O— or —NH—. R1 has at least one functional group Q1 selected from a group containing a hydroxy-, amino, monoalkylamino, carboxy, mercapto, alkoxy, aldehyde, acrylic, acryloxy, methacrylic, methacryloxy, cyano, isocyano and epoxide group, R2 is a non-hydrolyzable organic moiety selected from the group including alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, and cycloalkenyl; A is 0, 1, 2, or 3. B is 1, 2, 3, or 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Flooring Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Andreas Gier, Norbert Kalwa
  • Publication number: 20220177714
    Abstract: An impregnate with antistatic properties for use in laminates or for coating wood-based panels is disclosed. A resin used for impregnating and/or coating paper may include carbon-based particles, at least one compound of the general formula (Ia) R1aSiX(4-a), R3cSiX(4-c)(II), and inorganic particles. X is methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy or i-propoxy. R1 is an organic radical selected from the group including methyl, ethyl, propyl, or vinyl, and has at least one functional group Q1, selected from the group including acrylic, acryloxy, methacrylic, methacyloxy, or epoxy. R3 is a non-hydrolyzable organic radical selected from the group including C1-C10 alky, C6-10 aryl, wherein C is 1, 2, or 3, and the inorganic particles have a size between 2 nm and 400 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas Gier, Norbert Kalwa
  • Patent number: 11292926
    Abstract: An impregnate with antistatic properties for use in laminates or for coating wood-based panels is disclosed. A resin used for impregnating and/or coating paper may include carbon-based particles, at least one compound of the general formula (I) R1aR2bSiX(4-a-b), and/or hydrolysis products thereof. X is H, OH, or a hydrolysable moiety selected from the group including halogen, alkoxy, carboxy, amino, monoalkylamino or dialkylamino, aryloxy, acyloxy, or alkylcarbonyl. R1 is an organic moiety selected from the group including alkyl, aryl, or cycloalkyl, which may be interrupted by —O— or —NH—. R1 has at least one functional group Q1 selected from a group including a hydroxy-, amino, monoalkylamino, carboxy, mercapto, alkoxy, aldehyde, acrylic, acryloxy, methacrylic, methacryloxy, cyano, isocyano or epoxide group. R2 is a non-hydrolyzable organic moiety selected from the group including alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl; a is 0, 1, 2, or 3, and b is 1, 2, 3, or 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Flooring Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Andreas Gier, Norbert Kalwa
  • Publication number: 20210324228
    Abstract: A composition for sealing/coating the edges of wood-fibre boards is provided. The composition includes at least one compound of general formula R1aSiX(4-a) (I), and/or their hydrolysis products, X is H, OH or a hydrolyzable group selected from alkoxy-, aryloxy-, and acyloxy-, R1 is an organic radical selected from the group including alkyl, aryl, and cycloalkyl and R1 has at least one functional group Q1 selected from a hydroxy, amino, monoalkylamino, carboxy, mercapto, alkoxy, aldehyde, acrylic, acryloxy, methacrylic, methacryloxy, cyano, isocyano and epoxy group, and a=0, 1, 2, 3. The composition also includes at least one compound of general formula R2bSiX(4-b) (II), and/or their hydrolysis products X has the above meaning, R2 is a non-hydrolyzable organic radical selected from alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, and cycloalkenyl, and b=1, 2, 3, or 4. The composition also includes at least one aqueous polymer dispersion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Norbert Kalwa, Andreas Gier
  • Publication number: 20200317936
    Abstract: An impregnate with antistatic properties for use in laminates or for coating wood-based panels is disclosed. A resin used for impregnating and/or coating paper may include carbon-based particles, at least one compound of the general formula (I) R1aR2bSiX(4-a-b), and/or hydrolysis products thereof. X is H, OH, or a hydrolysable moiety selected from the group including halogen, alkoxy, carboxy, amino, monoalkylamino or dialkylamino, aryloxy, acyloxy, or alkylcarbonyl. R1 is an organic moiety selected from the group including alkyl, aryl, or cycloalkyl, which may be interrupted by —O— or —NH—. R1 has at least one functional group Q1 selected from a group including a hydroxy-, amino, monoalkylamino, carboxy, mercapto, alkoxy, aldehyde, acrylic, acryloxy, methacrylic, methacryloxy, cyano, isocyano or epoxide group. R2 is a non-hydrolyzable organic moiety selected from the group including alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl; a is 0, 1, 2, or 3, and b is 1, 2, 3, or 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas Gier, Norbert Kalwa
  • Publication number: 20200316919
    Abstract: A wood-based panel includes at least one carrier board and at least one resin layer disposed side of the board. The at least one resin layer includes carbon-based particles, at least one compound of the formula R1aR2bSiX(4-a-b), and/or hydrolysis products. X is H, OH, or a hydrolysable moiety selected from the group including halogen, alkoxy, carboxyl, amino, monoalkylamino or dialkylamino, aryloxy, acyloxy, and alkylcarbonyl. R1 is an organic residue selected from the group including alkyl, aryl, and cycloalkyl, which may be interrupted by —O— or —NH—. R1 has at least one functional group Q1 selected from a group containing a hydroxy-, amino, monoalkylamino, carboxy, mercapto, alkoxy, aldehyde, acrylic, acryloxy, methacrylic, methacryloxy, cyano, isocyano and epoxide group, R2 is a non-hydrolyzable organic moiety selected from the group including alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, and cycloalkenyl; A is 0, 1, 2, or 3. B is 1, 2, 3, or 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas Gier, Norbert Kalwa
  • Publication number: 20190126600
    Abstract: A carrier material has a resin layer arranged on a side of the carrier material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: SWISS KRONO Tec AG
    Inventors: Roger BRAUN, Andreas GIER, Dorin MOISCH, Pius STEINMANN
  • Patent number: 10189178
    Abstract: A method of producing wood-base panels, especially OSB wood-base panels is provided. The method including the steps of providing wood strands, applying at least one adhesive system to the wood strands having at least one polymer adhesive and at least one nanoparticle below 500 nm, and pressing the wood strands admixed with the adhesive system to form wood-base panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: SWISS KRONO Tec AG
    Inventors: Andreas Gier, Norbert Kalwa, Dirk Mueller
  • Patent number: 10119051
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a binder composition, in particular for wooden composite boards, obtainable from a binder composition, in particular for wooden composite boards obtainable from at least one polymer adhesive, at least one polyalcohol compound, at least one compound of the general formula (I) RaSiX(4?a)??(I), or the general formula (II) ObXc(OH)dReSiO(4-b-c-d-e)/2??(II). The present invention relates also to a wooden composite board containing said binder composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: SWISS KRONO Tec AG
    Inventors: Andreas Gier, Norbert Kalwa
  • Publication number: 20170312936
    Abstract: A method of producing wood-base panels, especially OSB wood-base panels is provided. The method including the steps of providing wood strands, applying at least one adhesive system to the wood strands having at least one polymer adhesive and at least one nanoparticle below 500 nm, and pressing the wood strands admixed with the adhesive system to form wood-base panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas Gier, Norbert Kalwa, Dirk Mueller
  • Patent number: 9758425
    Abstract: A semi-transparent coating material for coating glass or glass ceramics includes at least one sol-gel hybrid-polymer coating system having a hybrid-polymer or inorganic sol-gel-based matrix, and nanoparticles and nanoscale pigments and/or dyes are added to the hybrid-polymer or inorganic sol-gel-based matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignees: SCHOTT AG, INOMAT GMBH
    Inventors: Matthias Bockmeyer, Andrea Anton, Vera Breier, Angelina Milanovska, Andreas Gier, Axel Kalleder, Silke Knoche
  • Patent number: 9469940
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of modified nanoparticles in wood based panels, in particular OSB-panels for reduction of the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The invention further relates to a wood based panel containing the modified particles and to a method for producing such a wood based panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Kronotec AG
    Inventors: Andreas Gier, Julia Borowka, Joachim Hasch
  • Publication number: 20160264830
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a binder composition, in particular for wooden composite boards, obtainable from a binder composition, in particular for wooden composite boards obtainable from at least one polymer adhesive, at least one polyalcohol compound, at least one compound of the general formula (I) RaSiX(4?a)??(I), or the general formula (II) ObXc(OH)dReSiO(4-b-c-d-e)/2??(II). The present invention relates also to a wooden composite board containing said binder composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Andreas Gier, Norbert Kalwa
  • Patent number: 9238767
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hybrid adhesive, in particular for use in the production of engineered wood such as particle boards, fiber boards, plywood or glued-laminated timber, comprising at least one polycondensation adhesive, at least one polyaddition adhesive, and at least one particular, in particular a nanoparticle smaller than 500 nm, wherein the at least one particle is modified with at least one compound of the general Formula (I) RaSiX(4-a), or the general Formula (II) ObXc(OH)dReSiO(4-b-c-d-e)/2. The present invention also relates to the use of the adhesive in engineered wood boards and to methods for the production thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Kronotec AG
    Inventors: Roger Braun, Andreas Gier, Joachim Hasch
  • Publication number: 20150024145
    Abstract: A semi-transparent coating material for coating glass or glass ceramics includes at least one sol-gel hybrid-polymer coating system having a hybrid-polymer or inorganic sol-gel-based matrix, and nanoparticles and nanoscale pigments and/or dyes are added to the hybrid-polymer or inorganic sol-gel-based matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: Schott AG
    Inventors: Matthias Bockmeyer, Andrea Anton, Vera Breier, Angelina Milanovska, Andreas Gier, Axel Kallender, Silke Knoche
  • Publication number: 20140363664
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of modified nanoparticles in wood based panels, in particular OSB-panels for reduction of the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The invention further relates to a wood based panel containing the modified particles and to a method for producing such a wood based panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: Kronotec AG
    Inventors: Andreas Gier, Julia Borowka, Joachim Hasch