Patents by Inventor Arne Koops

Arne Koops 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).

  • Publication number: 20230279270
    Abstract: Laminates separated after long-term bonding and methods for separating laminates after long-term bonding is provided. The laminates comprise (a) a first adhesive layer, (b) a separation layer, and (c) a second adhesive layer, wherein the separation layer comprises a laser-sensitive pigment which at the same time is coloring, and so preferably a black coloration is produced, and consists of a cured coating material, preferably an electron beam-cured or UV-cured coating material, which is at least partly removable by laser irradiation. The first adhesive layer and/or the second adhesive layer may be laser beam-translucent or may comprise a reactive or latent-reactive adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: tesa SE
    Inventors: Philipp PREUSS, Arne KOOPS
  • Publication number: 20230203351
    Abstract: Laminates designed and equipped to be separated after long-term bonding are provided. The laminates comprise a first pressure sensitive adhesive layer, a separation layer, and a second pressure sensitive adhesive layer. The separation layer comprises a laser-sensitive pigment which at the same time is coloring, and so preferably a black coloration is produced, and consists of a cured coating material, preferably an electron beam-cured or UV-cured coating material, which is at least partly removable by laser irradiation, wherein the first pressure sensitive adhesive layer and/or the second pressure sensitive adhesive layer are laser beam-translucent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: tesa SE
    Inventors: Philipp PREUSS, Arne KOOPS
  • Publication number: 20210284869
    Abstract: Provided are methods for adhesively bonding profiles to substrate surface. An example method includes plasma-treating each of a profile surface and a first adhesive side of a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive. The pressure sensitive adhesive includes a) 40 to 70 wt %, based on the total weight of the pressure sensitive adhesive, of at least one poly(meth)acrylate; b) 15 to 50 wt %, based on the total weight of the pressure sensitive adhesive, of at least one synthetic rubber; and c) at least one tackifier compatible with the poly(meth)acrylate(s). The method further includes bonding the profile surface and the first adhesive side to one another, plasma-treating a second adhesive side of the layer of the pressure sensitive adhesive, and bonding the plasma-treated second adhesive side to the substrate surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Arne KOOPS, Martin GEELINK
  • Patent number: 10907076
    Abstract: Method of adhesively bonding two surfaces by means of a reactive adhesive film system comprising at least two adhesive films (F1 and F2), each comprising at least one reactive component (R1 and R2), adhesive bonding being effected by a reaction which requires the presence of both reactive components (R1 and R2), wherein, prior to adhesive bonding, a separating layer (T) which is impermeable to the reactive components is provided between the adhesive films which are to be brought into contact with one another for the reaction, and the separating layer (T) is removed at least in part by means of a laser in order to effect bonding, so that the adhesive films (F1 and F2) come into direct contact with one another and the reaction begins in the presence of both reactive components (R1 and R2), and reactive adhesive film system for use in this method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: TESA SE
    Inventors: Sebastian Dietze, Arne Koops, Gero Maatz, Uwe Schümann
  • Publication number: 20190284449
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for reducing an end face stickiness a roll (21) of adhesive tape, by supplying a precursor (4) comprising organic polyfunctional silanes to a plasma stream, directing the plasma stream enriched with the precursor (4) at the roll end face (20), and coating the roll end face (20) with an SiOx coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: TESA SE
    Inventors: Arne KOOPS, Manuel BENDEICH
  • Publication number: 20190010364
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for attaching security features (8) to an adhesive tape (1), by introducing the security features (8) into a transfer layer (7) and applying the transfer layer (7) to a carrier film (6) to form a transfer tape (9) and pressing an outer side of the transfer layer (7) onto an end face (5) of a roll (4) of the adhesive tape (1) and adhering the transfer layer (7) on the roll end face (5) and peeling the carrier film (6) from the transfer layer (7), with the transfer layer (7) parting from the carrier film (6) and, with it, the security features (8) remaining on a side edge (11) of the adhesive tape (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Marcel HÄHNEL, Arne KOOPS
  • Publication number: 20180363142
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for plasma treatment of at least one surface, wherein a plasma stream (7a) is guided from a plasma nozzle (1) and at least one surface is disposed outside a stream-directionally extended opening cross section of an opening (21) in the plasma nozzle (1), and the plasma stream (7a) is diverted onto the at least one surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Manuel BENDEICH, Arne KOOPS
  • Publication number: 20180355215
    Abstract: Method of adhesively bonding two surfaces by means of a reactive adhesive film system comprising at least two adhesive films (F1 and F2), each comprising at least one reactive component (R1 and R2), adhesive bonding being effected by a reaction which requires the presence of both reactive components (R1 and R2), wherein, prior to adhesive bonding, a separating layer (T) which is impermeable to the reactive components is provided between the adhesive films which are to be brought into contact with one another for the reaction, and the separating layer (T) is removed at least in part by means of a laser in order to effect bonding, so that the adhesive films (F1 and F2) come into direct contact with one another and the reaction begins in the presence of both reactive components (R1 and R2), and reactive adhesive film system for use in this method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: TESA SE
    Inventors: Sebastian DIETZE, Arne KOOPS, Gero MAATZ, Uwe SCHÜMANN
  • Publication number: 20180215955
    Abstract: Reactive adhesive film system, comprising a first reactive adhesive film (A) and a second reactive adhesive film (B); use of the reactive adhesive film system described herein for the bonding of materials with nonpolar surfaces; composites comprising the reactive adhesive film system; and methods for the production of the reactive adhesive film system and method for increasing the adhesive properties of the reactive adhesive film system on nonpolar substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: TESA SE
    Inventors: Elma CLARET, Sebastian DIETZE, Frank HANNEMANN, Arne KOOPS, Uwe SCHÜMANN
  • Patent number: 9920223
    Abstract: A double-sided adhesive tape having a first outer impact-adhesive side and a second outer side that can be heat activated, comprising an at least two-layer product structure comprising the layers A and B. Layer A is an impact-adhesive layer chemically cross-linked by means of thermal initiation or an impact-adhesive carrier layer chemically cross-linked by means of thermal initiation. Layer B is a layer on the basis of a thermoplastic plastic. Layer A and layer B are in direct contact with each other, and the surface of layer B that is in direct contact with layer A has been corona- or plasma-pretreated. The double-sided adhesive tape is characterized in that the corona or plasma pretreatment is performed in an atmosphere comprising nitrogen, carbon dioxide, or a noble gas or a mixture of at least two of said gases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: TESA SE
    Inventors: Uwe Schümann, Kirstin Weiland, Hermann Neuhaus-Steinmetz, Dennis Perlbach, Arne Koops, Thomas Schubert, Olga Kirpicenok, Sarah Reich
  • Publication number: 20180044553
    Abstract: Method for bonding a substrate surface of a substrate to an adhesive surface of an adhesive by generating a low-temperature plasma in a low-temperature plasma generator, activating the substrate surface and/or the adhesive surface with the low-temperature plasma, and thereafter layering the substrate surface and the adhesive surface atop one another to form a bonded assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: TESA SE
    Inventors: Arne KOOPS, Klaus KEITE-TELGENBÜSCHER
  • Publication number: 20180009002
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for reducing end face stickiness of a roll (1) of adhesive tape, by supplying a precursor (18) to a plasma stream (20), using the plasma stream (20) enriched with the precursor (18) to coat a carrier film (2) with a passivation coat (3) in a plasma process, placing a carrier film section (5) by its passivation-coated side onto an end face (4) of the roll (1) of adhesive tape, removing the carrier film section (5) and leaving at least part of the passivation coat (6) on the end face (4) and reducing its end face stickiness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Manuel BENDEICH, Marcel HÄHNEL, Arne KOOPS
  • Publication number: 20170282445
    Abstract: A method for increasing the adhesion between the first surface of a first web-shaped material and a first surface of a second web-shaped material, the first web-shaped material and the second web-shaped material being fed continuously and with the same web direction to a laminating gap, in which the first web-shaped material and the second web-shaped material are laminated together by means of the first surfaces thereof, the two first surfaces being treated with a single plasma simultaneously and preferably over the entire area, the laminating gap being formed by a pressing element and a counter-pressure device, which builds up a counter pressure, and preferably at least one of the lateral surfaces of the pressing element and of the counter-pressure device or both being equipped with a dielectric, characterized in that none of the two first surfaces/web-shaped materials are guided through the discharge zone of the plasma-generating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: TESA SE
    Inventors: Arne KOOPS, Marco KUPSKY, Klaus KEITE-TELGENBÜSCHER, Stephan ZÖLLNER, Thomas SCHUBERT
  • Publication number: 20170283656
    Abstract: A method for increasing the adhesion between the first surface of a first web-type material and a first surface of a second web-type material, the first web-type material and the second web-type material being supplied to a lamination nip continuously and with the same direction of the web. In said nip, the first surface of the first web-type material and of the second web-type material are laminated together and both first surfaces are treated with a plasma over the whole surface. The lamination nip is formed by a pressure roller and a counter-pressure roller and at least one of the surfaces of the rollers or both are equipped with a dielectric. The plasma or the corona is produced by a nozzle. The first web-type material comprises an adhesive compound layer arranged in the first web-type material such as to form the first surface of the first web-type material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: TESA SE
    Inventors: Arne KOOPS, Marco KUPSKY, Klaus KEITE-TELGENBÜSCHER, Stephan ZÖLLNER, Thomas SCHUBERT
  • Patent number: 9550920
    Abstract: Adhesive tape having at least two layers A and B laminated directly on one another, with at least one or both layers A or B being an adhesive, and the interfaces of the layers A and B laminated on one another being subjected to a physical method, the physical method being selected from the group consisting of corona discharge, dielectric barrier discharge, flame pretreatment and plasma treatment, before the layers are laminated to one another, with the two methods differing from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: tesa SE
    Inventors: Arne Koops, Hermann Neuhaus-Steinmetz, Uwe Schümann, Thomas Schubert, Olga Kirpicenok, Kirstin Weiland, Dennis Perlbach, Sarah Reich
  • Patent number: 9493680
    Abstract: A double-sided adhesive tape useful for adhesively bonding articles composed of thermoplastic polymer, of EPDM, or of another rubberlike material is provided, having a first outer, pressure-sensitive adhesive side and a second outer, thermally-activatable side, and that comprises an at least dual-layered product construction consisting of layers A and B, layer A being a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that is chemically cross-linked by thermal initiation, or being a pressure-sensitively adhesive carrier layer chemically cross-linked by thermal initiation, layer B being a thermoplastic synthetic material-based layer, layers A and B being in direct contact with one another, and the surface of layer A, which is in direct contact with layer B, having been corona or plasma pre-treated. The corona or plasma pre-treatment takes place in an atmosphere of nitrogen, carbon dioxide or a noble gas, or a mixture of at least two of these gases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: TESA SE
    Inventors: Uwe Schümann, Kirstin Weiland, Hermann Neuhaus-Steinmetz, Dennis Perlbach, Arne Koops, Thomas Schubert, Olga Kirpicenok, Sarah Reich
  • Publication number: 20150159053
    Abstract: The invention relates to a double-sided adhesive tape having a first outer impact-adhesive side and a second outer side that can be heat activated, comprising an at least two-layer product structure comprising the layers A and B. Layer A is an impact-adhesive layer chemically cross-linked by means of thermal initiation or an impact-adhesive carrier layer chemically cross-linked by means of thermal initiation. Layer B is a layer on the basis of a thermoplastic plastic. Layer A and layer B are in direct contact with each other, and the surface of layer B that is in direct contact with layer A has been corona- or plasma-pretreated. The double-sided adhesive tape is characterized in that the corona or plasma pretreatment is performed in an atmosphere comprising nitrogen, carbon dioxide, or a noble gas or a mixture of at least two of said gases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Uwe Schümann, Kirstin Weiland, Hermann Neuhaus-Steinmetz, Dennis Perlbach, Arne Koops, Thomas Schubert, Olga Kirpicenok, Sarah Reich
  • Patent number: 8821991
    Abstract: A process for preparing titanium carbide using a pigment formulation having at least one titanium compound and a carbon compound and/or elemental carbon, the pigment formulation reacting under laser irradiation to form TiC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: tesa SE
    Inventors: Arne Koops, Sven Reiter, Jochen Stähr
  • Publication number: 20140154944
    Abstract: Adhesive tape having at least two layers A and B laminated directly on one another, with at least one or both layers A or B being an adhesive, and the interfaces of the layers A and B laminated on one another being subjected to a physical method, the physical method being selected from the group consisting of corona discharge, dielectric barrier discharge, flame pretreatment and plasma treatment, before the layers are laminated to one another, with the two methods differing from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: TESA SE
    Inventors: Arne Koops, Hermann Neuhaus-Steinmetz, Uwe Schümann, Thomas Schubert, Olga Kirpicenok, Kirstin Weiland, Dennis Perlbach, Sarah Reich
  • Publication number: 20140154425
    Abstract: Method for increasing the adhesive power of a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer having an upper and a lower surface, wherein at least one surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is subjected to a physical process, said physical process being selected from among the group comprising corona discharge, dielectric barrier discharge, preliminary flame treatment, or plasma treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: TESA SE
    Inventors: Hermann Neuhaus-Steinmetz, Uwe Schümann, Arne Koops, Thomas Schubert, Olga Kirpicenok, Kirstin Weiland, Dennis Perlbach, Sarah Reich