Patents by Inventor Andreas Thies

Andreas Thies 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: 11434388
    Abstract: A polymer-bound refill for writing, drawing and/or painting devices, in particular for pencils or coloured pencils, including at least one binder, at least one wax, at least one colouring agent and at least one filler. The refill includes polylactide as binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: STAEDTLER MARS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Thies, Martin Jakob, Jürgen Adler
  • Patent number: 11241907
    Abstract: An eraser for removing strokes of writing, painting and/or drawing implements, including at least one binder and at least one plasticizer, wherein the at least one plasticizer is a polyol ester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: STAEDTLER MARS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Andreas Thies
  • Publication number: 20200180351
    Abstract: An eraser for removing strokes of writing, painting and/or drawing implements, including at least one binder and at least one plasticizer, wherein the at least one plasticizer is a polyol ester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventor: Andreas THIES
  • Patent number: 10549570
    Abstract: A writing, drawing, marking and/or painting utensil or cosmetics implement or input device for contact-sensitive surfaces, wherein the utensil/implement/device includes at least one shank element made of plastics material or a plastics-containing wood substitute. The at least one shank element has a surface, or in that the at least one shank element has a surface which is sheathed in a material layer having a cover surface. The surface of the shank element or the cover surface of the material layer is in the form of a haptic and/or non-slip layer. The haptic and/or non-slip layer has a structure formed in one piece with the shank element and/or the material layer. The structure is formed by corrugation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: STAEDTLER MARS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Thies, Markus Handfest
  • Patent number: 10059142
    Abstract: A writing, drawing, marking and/or painting utensil or cosmetics implement or input device for contact-sensitive surfaces, wherein the utensil/implement/device includes at least one shank element made of plastics material or a plastics-containing wood substitute. The at least one shank element has a surface, or in that the at least one shank element has a surface which is sheathed in a material layer having a cover surface. The surface of the shank element or the cover surface of the material layer is in the form of a haptic and/or non-slip layer. The haptic and/or non-slip layer has a structure formed in one piece with the shank element and/or the material layer. The structure is formed by corrugation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: STAEDTLER MARS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Thies, Markus Handfest
  • Publication number: 20180222244
    Abstract: A writing, drawing, marking and/or painting utensil or cosmetics implement or input device for contact-sensitive surfaces, wherein the utensil/implement/device includes at least one shank element made of plastics material or a plastics-containing wood substitute. The at least one shank element has a surface, or in that the at least one shank element has a surface which is sheathed in a material layer having a cover surface. The surface of the shank element or the cover surface of the material layer is in the form of a haptic and/or non-slip layer. The haptic and/or non-slip layer has a structure formed in one piece with the shank element and/or the material layer. The structure is formed by corrugation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Andreas THIES, Markus HANDFEST
  • Patent number: 9862226
    Abstract: The invention relates to a component for writing, drawing, painting and/or cosmetic implements for receiving at least one application medium, the component comprising at least one sleeve, which is made of a polymer-bonded wood substitute substance and which has an inner sleeve wall and an outer sleeve wall, the component further having at least one migration blocking layer, the at least one migration blocking layer directly or indirectly covering the inner sleeve wall of the at least one sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: STAEDTLER MARS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Thies, Konstantin Czeschka, Alexander Vyhnal
  • Publication number: 20170232782
    Abstract: A writing, drawing, marking and/or painting utensil or cosmetics implement or input device for contact-sensitive surfaces, wherein the utensil/implement/device includes at least one shank element made of plastics material or a plastics-containing wood substitute. The at least one shank element has a surface or in that the at least one shank element has a surface which is sheathed in a material layer having a cover surface. The surface of the shank element or the cover surface of the material layer is in the form of a haptic and/or non-slip layer. The haptic and/or non-slip layer has a structure formed in one piece with the shank element and/or the material layer. The structure is formed by corrugation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas THIES, Markus HANDFEST
  • Patent number: 9579865
    Abstract: A writing, drawing, painting or cosmetic device having at least one honeycomb body formed from a plastic material and/or a composite material consisting of a natural material and a plastic material. The at least one honeycomb body contains a plurality of hollow longitudinal structures that are axially parallel to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: STAEDTLER MARS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Andreas Thies
  • Publication number: 20160237295
    Abstract: A polymer-bound refill for writing, drawing and/or painting devices, in particular for pencils or coloured pencils, including at least one binder, at least one wax, at least one colouring agent and at least one filler. The refill includes polylactide as binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Andreas THIES, Martin JAKOB, Jürgen ADLER
  • Publication number: 20160187579
    Abstract: The invention relates to a waveguide arrangement (10) comprising a substrate (20) and at least one strip-shaped waveguide made of a wave-guiding layer material (30). The strip waveguide extends strip-like in a longitudinal direction and can guide waves in its longitudinal direction so that the wave propagation direction corresponds to the longitudinal direction of the strip waveguide. The refractive index of the substrate (20) is greater than the refractive index of the layer material (30). In order to guide waves vertically, the strip waveguide forms a waveguide bridge (60) which is located above a recess (100) in the substrate (20) and which is at least partially spatially separated from the substrate (20) there.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicants: Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V., Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin
    Inventors: Rico HENZE, Andreas THIES, Oliver BENSON
  • Publication number: 20150367673
    Abstract: The invention relates to a component for writing, drawing, painting and/or cosmetic implements for receiving at least one application medium, the component comprising at least one sleeve, which is made of a polymer-bonded wood substitute substance and which has an inner sleeve wall and an outer sleeve wall, the component further having at least one migration blocking layer, the at least one migration blocking layer directly or indirectly covering the inner sleeve wall of the at least one sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Andreas THIES, Konstantin CZESCHKA, Alexander VYHNAL
  • Patent number: 8845220
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pencil 1 for writing, drawing, painting and/or cosmetics purposes, comprising a colored core 11 and a core holder enclosing the core 1, wherein the core holder comprises a wood-replacement material 12 which encloses the core 1, wherein the core 1 and core holder are retained such that they cannot be displaced in relation to one another, wherein the core holder has a carrying sleeve 13 which encloses the wood-replacement material 12, and wherein the modulus of elasticity of the carrying sleeve 13 is equal to, or higher than, that of the wood-replacement material and the bending strength of the carrying sleeve is higher than that of the wood-replacement material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: J.S. Staedtler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Andreas Thies
  • Publication number: 20140162007
    Abstract: A writing, drawing, painting or cosmetic device having at least one honeycomb body formed from a plastic material and/or a composite material consisting of a natural material and a plastic material. The at least one honeycomb body contains a plurality of hollow longitudinal structures that are axially parallel to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: J.S. Staedtler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Andreas Thies
  • Patent number: 8747003
    Abstract: A pencil that includes a polymer-bonded lead, a polymerbonded wood substitute material that includes an organic filler and covers or surrounds the lead along its length, and an adhesion promoter layer disposed between the lead and the wood substitute material. The lead and the wood substitute material each have a polymer. The polymer in the lead being incompatible with the polymer in the wood substitute material so that the polymer of the lead and the polymer of the wood substitute material do not create any connection with one another. The adhesion promoter layer is connected to the polymer in the lead and to the polymer in the wood substitute material so that the adhesion promoter layer forms a connection with the polymer in the lead and with the polymer of the substitute material. The organic filler is formed by particles having a maximum particle size of 250 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: J.S. Staedtler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Thies, Nikolas Lins, Christine Delapierre-Kohl, Johannes Herbolsheimer, Martin Jakob, Harald Lang, Simone Arthen
  • Patent number: 8648128
    Abstract: A polymer-bound writing substance for writing, drawing and/or painting tools, particularly for pencils or colored pencils, including at least one polymer bonding agent, at least one wax, and at least one filler material, wherein the writing substance is further provided with 0.1 to 5 wt % of palm kernel oil, and/or coconut butter, and/or coconut oil, and/or oleic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: J.S. Staedtler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Andreas Thies
  • Patent number: 8362109
    Abstract: A polymer-bonded pencil lead for writing, drawing, and/or painting devices, including at least one polymer binder, one wax, and at least one filler. The pencil lead includes 0.5 to 2.5% by weight palm oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: J.S. Staedtler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Andreas Thies
  • Publication number: 20120322927
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer-bound writing substance for writing, drawing and/or painting tools, particularly for pencils or colored pencils, comprising at least one polymer bonding agent, at least one wax, and at least one filler material, wherein the writing substance is further provided with 0.1 to 5 wt % of palm kernel oil, and/or coconut butter, and/or coconut oil, and/or oleic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: J.S. STAEDTLER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Andreas Thies
  • Patent number: 8188175
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wood substitute material for wood-encased pencils, comprising the following ingredients: 15-3.0% by weight of at least one polymeric binder, 50-80% by weight of at least one organic filler, 0-20% by weight of at least one inorganic filler, 0.5-5% by weight of at least one adhesion promoter, 1-30% by weight of at least one wax, 0-10% by weight of at least one color pigment, and 0-10% by weight of at least one additive, the at least one adhesion promoter forming a chemical bond between the at least one polymeric binder and the at least one organic filler, a ratio of the at least one adhesion promoter and the at least one wax in the range from 1:2 to 1:6 being formed, and the sum of organic and inorganic filler being not more than 80% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: J.S. Staedtler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nikolas Lins, Sylvia Diestel, Andreas Thies
  • Patent number: D863436
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: STAEDTLER MARS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Andreas Thies