Patents by Inventor Daniel Häffelin

Daniel Häffelin 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: 9770874
    Abstract: A method for producing a component from a fiber composite. A number of layers of a dry fibrous material are stacked to form a pile, the pile is covered by a thermoplastic film in a gas-tight manner, the inner space occupied by the pile within the film is pumped dry and the layers are fixed to form a preform that is stable during transport, the preform is reshaped, a liquid thermosetting material is inserted into the inner space by infiltration of the fibrous material, and the preform is hardened with the infiltrated fibrous material to form the finished component, the film binding permanently as the surface. The invention also relates to a component produced in such a way, and to a corresponding preform. The production method provides a process-integrated surface finishing of the fiber composite. The surface properties are created by the bound thermoplastic film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN
    Inventors: Daniel Häffelin, Swen Zaremba
  • Publication number: 20140193625
    Abstract: A process for the production of a component (1) made of a fiber composite material, and also a component (1) produced in this way, are stated, where a foil composite (7) with a thermoplastic outer foil (6) and with a thermoplastic inner foil (5) is produced, where the modulus of elasticity (E) of the inner foil (5) within a temperature range is smaller than the modulus of elasticity (E) of the outer foil (6), the inner foil (5) of the foil composite (7) is bonded to a molding (4) comprising a fiber material (2) and comprising a thermoset (3), the molding (4) is hardened, and the foil composite (7) is subjected to a heat treatment in the temperature range within which the modulus of elasticity (E) of the inner foil (5) is smaller than the modulus of elasticity (E) of the outer foil (6), where the outer foil (6) undergoes stress relaxation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN
    Inventors: Daniel Häffelin, Swen Zaremba, Bernd Zacherle
  • Publication number: 20130157057
    Abstract: A method for producing a component from a fibre composite. A number of layers of a dry fibrous material are stacked to form a pile, the pile is covered by a thermoplastic film in a gas-tight manner, the inner space occupied by the pile within the film is pumped dry and the layers are fixed to form a preform that is stable during transport, the preform is reshaped, a liquid thermosetting material is inserted into the inner space by infiltration of the fibrous material, and the preform is hardened with the infiltrated fibrous material to form the finished component, the film binding permanently as the surface. The invention also relates to a component produced in such a way, and to a corresponding preform. The production method provides a process-integrated surface finishing of the fibre composite. The surface properties are created by the bound thermoplastic film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN
    Inventors: Daniel Häffelin, Swen Zaremba