Patents by Inventor Annika Thormann

Annika Thormann 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).

  • Mold, Method for the Production and Use Thereof, Plastic Film and Plastic Component
    Publication number: 20210213651
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for creating a surface structure on a mold, wherein first structural elements are created using a laser structuring process in a first step, and second structural elements, which are smaller than the first structural elements, are created using an anodic oxidation process in another step following the laser structuring process. The invention further relates to a mold of said type and finally to a plastic film or a plastic component having a surface structure as well as to a method for the production thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas Heilmann, Annika Thormann
  • Mold, method for the production and use thereof, plastic film and plastic component
    Patent number: 10899044
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for creating a surface structure on a mold, wherein first structural elements are created using a laser structuring process in a first step, and second structural elements, which are smaller than the first structural elements, are created using an anodic oxidation process in another step following the laser structuring process. The invention further relates to a mold of said type and finally to a plastic film or a plastic component having a surface structure as well as to a method for the production thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Zur Forderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.V.
    Inventors: Andreas Heilmann, Annika Thormann
  • Mold, Method for the Production and Use Thereof, Plastic Film and Plastic Component
    Publication number: 20170136660
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for creating a surface structure on a mold, wherein first structural elements are created using a laser structuring process in a first step, and second structural elements, which are smaller than the first structural elements, are created using an anodic oxidation process in another step following the laser structuring process. The invention further relates to a mold of said type and finally to a plastic film or a plastic component having a surface structure as well as to a method for the production thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas Heilmann, Annika Thormann