Patents by Inventor Arne SCHIRP

Arne SCHIRP 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: 10179345
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an at least two-layered board. The board has a carrier layer, which consists at least partly of wood or lignocellulose-containing particles or fibers, and at least one coating, which consists of a WPC material and which is arranged on at least one face of the carrier layer. The method has the following steps: providing a finished carrier board (30) which forms the carrier layer; providing a WPC coating material, for example in the form of a granulate (32), on at least one of the two surfaces of the carrier board (30); and pressing the WPC coating material and the carrier board (30) under the influence of heat and pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FĂ–RDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Volker Thole, Arne Schirp, Rainer Henniger
  • Publication number: 20160001323
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an at least two-layered board. The board has a carrier layer, which consists at least partly of wood or lignocellulose-containing particles or fibers, and at least one coating, which consists of a WPC material and which is arranged on at least one face of the carrier layer. The method has the following steps: providing a finished carrier board (30) which forms the carrier layer; providing a WPC coating material, for example in the form of a granulate (32), on at least one of the two surfaces of the carrier board (30); and pressing the WPC coating material and the carrier board (30) under the influence of heat and pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FĂ–RDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Volker THOLE, Arne SCHIRP, Rainer HENNIGER