Patents by Inventor Bart Janssen

Bart Janssen 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: 6884517
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high-whiteness, biaxially oriented polyester film with at least a base layer made from polyester. The base layer of the polyester film of the invention also comprises from 2 to 60% by weight of a cycloolefin copolymer (COC), from 0.1 to 25% by weight of a white pigment, and, if desired, from 0 to 5% by weight of an optical brightener, based on the weight of the base layer. The glass transition temperature of the COC here is to be within the range from 70 to 270° C. The film is particularly suitable for packing foods or other consumable items which are sensitive to light and/or to air, or for use in industry, e.g. for producing hot-stamping foils or as a label film, or for image-recording papers, printed sheets, or magnetic recording cards, or for processing on high-speed machinery for winding, metallizing, printing or laminating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Gottfried Hilkert, Bart Janssens
  • Publication number: 20050074619
    Abstract: This invention relates to a coextruded, transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film comprising a base layer (B) and a heatsealable top layer (A) which is peelable from at least the APET side of an APET/CPET tray, the heatsealable and peelable top layer (A) consisting of a) 50-95% by weight of polyester and b) 5-40% by weight of a polyester-incompatible polymer (=anti-PET polymer) based on the mass of the top layer (A), wherein c) the polyester is composed of 20-95 mol % of units derived from at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid and 5-80 mol % of units derived from at least one aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, and d) the layer thickness dA is from 1.3 to 3.0 ?m. The invention further relates to a process for producing the film and to its use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Bart Janssens, Bodo Kuhmann, Harald Mueller
  • Publication number: 20050061708
    Abstract: This invention relates to a coextruded, transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film comprising a base layer (B) and a heatsealable top layer (A) which is peelable from at least APET, the heatsealable and peelable top layer (A) consisting of a) 60-97% by weight of polyester and b) 3-30% by weight of a polyester-incompatible polymer (=anti-PET polymer), based on the mass of the top layer (A), wherein c) the polyester being composed of 25-95 mol % of units which derive from at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid and 5-75 mol % of units which derive from at least one aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, the sum of the dicarboxylic acid-derived molar percentages being 100, and d) the layer thickness of the top layer (A) dA being from 0.7 to 2.5 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Bart Janssens, Gottfried Hilkert, Matthias Konrad
  • Patent number: 6866920
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film with a base layer B which is composed of at least 80% by weight of a thermoplastic polyester, and with at least one outer layer A. Another polymeric layer made from a copolymer crosslinked using an acrylic and/or methacrylic compound, has been applied to that side of the film opposite to the outer layer A. The film has low oxygen transmission and exhibits very good adhesion between the respective layers. The coated film moveover has low coefficient of friction, excellent windability, and excellent antistatic performance. It is particularly suitable for packaging purposes, specifically for packaging foodstuffs or other consumable items. The invention further relates to a process for the production of the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Bart Janssens, Herbert Peiffer
  • Publication number: 20050042439
    Abstract: This invention relates to a coextruded, transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film comprising a base layer (B) and a heatsealable top layer (A) which is peelable from at least CPET, the heatsealable and peelable top layer (A) consisting of a) 80-98 % by weight of polyester and b) 2-10 % by weight of inorganic and/or organic particles having an average diameter d50 of from 2.5 to 12.0 ?m (based on the mass of the top layer (A)), wherein c) the polyester is composed of 12-89 mol % of units derived from at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid and 11-88 mol % of units derived from at least one aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, the sum of the dicarboxylic acid-derived molar percentages being 100, d) the ratio of particle diameter d50 and layer thickness dA of the top layer (A) being greater than/equal to 1.0 and e) the layer thickness of the top layer (A) dA being from 2.3 to 10.0 ?m. The invention further relates to a process for producing the film and to its use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Bart Janssens, Gottfried Hilkert, Matthias Konrad
  • Patent number: 6855395
    Abstract: The invention relates to a biaxially oriented, sealable polyester film with at least one base layer (B), with a sealable outer layer (A) and with another, non-sealable outer layer (C). The sealable outer layer (A) has a minimum sealing temperature (fin) of not more than 110° C. and a seal seam strength (fin) of at least 1.3 N/15 mm of film width. The two outer layers (A) and (C) are characterized by particular features. The film of the invention is particularly suitable for use in flexible packaging, and particularly and specifically for use on systems which operate in a vacuum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Bart Janssens, Herbert Peiffer, Gottfried Hilkert
  • Publication number: 20040247909
    Abstract: The invention relates to a matte, biaxially oriented polyester foil consisting of at least 60 percent by weight of thermoplastic polyester, pigments system favoring the degree of mattness and other common additives. The foil has planar orientation &Dgr;p≦0.164 and is characterized by a matte surface or appearance. The invention also relates to a method for the production of said foil and to its utilization as packaging foil or for application in the industrial sector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Stefan Bartsch, Herbert Peiffer, Bart Janssens
  • Publication number: 20040213967
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coextruded, transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film comprising a base layer (B) and a heatsealable top layer (A) which is peelable from APET, the heatsealable and peelable top layer (A) consisting of
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Bart Janssens, Gottfried Hilkert, Matthias Konrad
  • Publication number: 20040213966
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coextruded, transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film comprising a base layer (B) and a heatsealable top layer (A) which is peelable from APET, the heatsealable and peelable top layer (A) consisting of
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Bart Janssens, Bodo Kuhmann, Harald Mueller
  • Patent number: 6797359
    Abstract: The invention relates to a metalized or ceramic-coated, biaxially oriented, sealable polyester film with at least one base layer (B), with a sealable outer layer (A), and with a further non-sealable outer layer (C). The sealable outer layer (A) has a minimum sealing temperature (fin) of not more than 110° C. and a seal seam strength (fin) of at least 1.3 N/15 mm of film width. The two outer layers (A) and (C) are characterized by particular features. The film of the invention is particularly suitable for use in flexible packaging, and particularly and specifically for use on systems which operate in a vacuum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Bart Janssens, Herbert Peiffer, Stefan Bartsch
  • Publication number: 20040086734
    Abstract: Three-layer, highly oriented polyester films having an A-B-C layer construction, preferably made of polyethylene terephthalate, which, in addition to a base layer B have a smooth surface layer A which contains no external particles and a rough surface layer C which contains external particles such as antiblocking agents or pigments, preferably SiO2, in defined amounts and particle sizes, and the surface layer A is additionally provided with an acrylate-containing layer D feature in particular good producibility and processibility, high gloss of the film surface A and low opacity. The very smooth surface A or b is suitable in particular for coating with materials, for example SiOx, by means of plasma polymerization of hexamethyldisiloxane by the CVD or PECVD method, which provides the film with a high oxygen barrier and is suitable in particular as packaging for light- and air-sensitive foods or other consumable items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Bart Janssens, Herbert Peiffer, Gottfried Hilkert
  • Publication number: 20040076818
    Abstract: Three-layer, highly oriented polyester films having an A-B-C layer construction, preferably made of polyethylene terephthalate, which, in addition to a base layer B have a smooth surface layer A which contains no external particles and a rough surface layer C which contains external particles such as antiblocking agents or pigments, preferably SiO2, in defined amounts and particle sizes, and the surface layer C is additionally provided with an acrylate-containing layer D feature in particular good producibility and processibility, high gloss of the film surface A and low opacity. The very smooth surface A is suitable in particular for coating with materials, for example SiOx, by means of plasma polymerization of hexamethyldisilazane by the CVD or PECVD method, which provides the film with a high oxygen barrier and is suitable in particular as packaging for light- and air-sensitive foods or other consumable items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Bart Janssens, Herbert Peiffer, Stefan Bartsch
  • Publication number: 20040076821
    Abstract: Three-layer, highly oriented polyester films having an A-B-C layer construction, preferably made of polyethylene terephthalate, which, in addition to a base layer B, have a smooth surface layer A which contains no external particles and a rough surface layer C which contains external particles such as antiblocking agents or pigments, preferably SiO2, in defined amounts and particle sizes, feature in particular good producibility and processibility, high gloss of the film surface A and low opacity. The very smooth surface A is suitable in particular for coating with materials, for example SiOX, by means of plasma polymerization of hexamethyldisiloxane by the CVD or PECVD method, which provides the film with a high oxygen barrier and is suitable in particular as packaging for light- and air-sensitive foods or other consumable items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Bart Janssens, Herbert Peiffer, Gottfried Hilkert
  • Publication number: 20040009355
    Abstract: The invention relates to a metalized or ceramic-coated, biaxially oriented, sealable polyester film with at least one base layer (B), with a sealable outer layer (A), and with a further non-sealable outer layer (C). The sealable outer layer (A) has a minimum sealing temperature (fin) of not more than 110° C. and a seal seam strength (fin) of at least 1.3 N/15 mm of film width. The two outer layers (A) and (C) are characterized by particular features. The film of the invention is particularly suitable for use in flexible packaging, and particularly and specifically for use on systems which operate in a vacuum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventors: Bart Janssens, Herbert Peiffer, Stefan Bartsch
  • Publication number: 20040009342
    Abstract: The invention relates to a biaxially oriented, sealable polyester film with at least one base layer (B), with a sealable outer layer (A) and with another, non-sealable outer layer (C). The sealable outer layer (A) has a minimum sealing temperature (fin) of not more than 110° C. and a seal seam strength (fin) of at least 1.3 N/15 mm of film width. The two outer layers (A) and (C) are characterized by particular features. The film of the invention is particularly suitable for use in flexible packaging, and particularly and specifically for use on systems which operate in a vacuum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventors: Bart Janssens, Herbert Peiffer, Gottfried Hilkert
  • Publication number: 20030235701
    Abstract: The invention relates to an at least two-layer polyester film with a total thickness of from 5 to 200 &mgr;m which comprises, alongside polyethylene terephthalate, from 2 to 20% by weight—based on the weight of the entire film—of polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), where at least one outer layer comprises less than 0.1% by weight of PEN (based on the weight of this outer layer).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventors: Holger Kliesch, Thorsten Kiehne, Bart Janssens, Christine Schmiedeskamp
  • Publication number: 20030235702
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polyester film with a thickness of from about 4 to about 23 &mgr;m, which comprises, alongside polyethylene terephthalate as main constituent, from about 2 to about 20% by weight of polyethylene naphthalate (based on the weight of the film), and has fewer than 30 pinholes per 100 m2. The invention further relates to a process for producing these films, and to the use of the films in packaging composites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventors: Holger Kliesch, Ursula Murschall, Thorsten Kiehne, Gottfried Hilkert, Bart Janssens
  • Publication number: 20030180560
    Abstract: The invention relates to a white, biaxially-oriented and co-extruded polyester film which is matt on at least one side with at least one base layer B, which contains a cycloolefin copolymer (COC) in amounts of 4 to 60 wt. %, based on the weight of the base layer, in addition to polyester starting material. The glass transition temperature Tg of the COC lies in the range from 70 to 270° C. Said film has at least one matt outer layer (A), made from polyester and is particularly suitable for use in fast running machines such as winding, metallising, printing or laminating machines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Holger Kliesch, Gottfried Hilkbert, Bart Janssen
  • Publication number: 20030064214
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film with a base layer B which is composed of at least 80% by weight of a thermoplastic polyester, and with at least one outer layer A. Another polymeric layer made from a copolymer crosslinked using an acrylic and/or methacrylic compound, has been applied to that side of the film opposite to the outer layer A. The film has low oxygen transmission and exhibits very good adhesion between the respective layers. The coated film moveover has low coefficient of friction, excellent windability, and excellent antistatic performance. It is particularly suitable for packaging purposes, specifically for packaging foodstuffs or other consumable items. The invention further relates to a process for the production of the film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Bart Janssens, Herbert Peiffer
  • Publication number: 20020160215
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high-whiteness, biaxially oriented polyester film with at least a base layer made from polyester. The base layer of the polyester film of the invention also comprises from 2 to 60% by weight of a cycloolefin copolymer (COC), from 0.1 to 25% by weight of a white pigment, and, if desired, from 0 to 5% by weight of an optical brightener, based on the weight of the base layer. The glass transition temperature of the COC here is to be within the range from 70 to 270° C. The film is particularly suitable for packing foods or other consumable items which are sensitive to light and/or to air, or for use in industry, e.g. for producing hot-stamping foils or as a label film, or for image-recording papers, printed sheets, or magnetic recording cards, or for processing on high-speed machinery for winding, metallizing, printing or laminating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Gottfried Hilkert, Bart Janssens