Patents by Inventor Dierk Frank

Dierk Frank 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).

  • Organically modified aerogels, processes for their preparation by surface modification of the aqueous gel, without prior solvent exchange, and subsequent drying, and their use
    Patent number: 7470725
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel, organically modified aerogels, uses thereof, and a process for producing them in which a) a hydrogel is introduced as an initial charge, b) the hydrogel obtained in step a) is subjected to surface modification, and c) the surface-modified gel obtained in step b) is dried. The present invention additionally relates to novel, organically modified wet gels, to a process for producing them, and to their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Cabot Corporation
    Inventors: Fritz Schwertfeger, Dierk Frank
  • Multilayer composite materials with at least one aerogel-containing layer and at least one other layer, process for producing the same and their use
    Patent number: 7468205
    Abstract: Multilayer composite materials with at least one aerogel-containing layer and at least one other layer, a process for producing the same and their use are disclosed. The aerogel-containing layer(s) further contain at least one binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Cabot Corporation
    Inventors: Fritz Schwertfeger, Marc Schmidt, Dierk Frank
  • Composite aerogel material that contains fibres
    Patent number: 6887563
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite material that contains 5 to 97%-vol aerogel particles, at least one binder, and at least one fibre material, the diameter of the aerogel particles being ?0.5 mm, a process for manufacturing this, and the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Cabot Corporation
    Inventors: Dierk Frank, Andreas Zimmermann
  • Use of aerogels for deadening structure-borne and/or impact sounds
    Patent number: 6598358
    Abstract: Aerogel particles, in particular in the form of composite materials, are used to deaden structure-borne and/or impact sounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Cabot Corporation
    Inventors: Fritz Schwertfeger, Marc Schmidt, Dierk Frank
  • Composite aerogel material that contains fibres
    Publication number: 20030077438
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite material that contains 5 to 97%-vol aerogel particles, at least one binder, and at least one fibre material, the diameter of the aerogel particles being ≧0.5 mm, a process for manufacturing this, and the use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventors: Dierk Frank, Andreas Zimmermann
  • MULTILAYER COMPOSITE MATERIALS WITH AT LEAST ONE AEROGEL-CONTAINING LAYER AND AT LEAST ONE LAYER CONTAINING POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE FIBRES, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND THEIR USE
    Publication number: 20030003284
    Abstract: Multilayer composite materials with at least one aerogel-containing layer and at least one layer containing polyethylene terephthalate fibres, process for producing the same and their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 1999
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: FRITZ SCHWERTFEGER, MARC SCHMID, DIERK FRANK
  • Fibrous-formation aerogel composite material containing at least one thermoplastic fibrous material, process for the production thereof, and use thereof
    Patent number: 6479416
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composite material which has at least one formation comprising fibers and aerogel particles and is characterised in that the fibrous formation contains at least one thermoplastic fibrous material to which the aerogel particles are bound and by which the fibers in the formation are bound together. It also relates to a process for the production of said composite material, and the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Cabot Corporation
    Inventors: Dierk Frank, Franz Thönnessen, Andreas Zimmermann
  • MULTILAYER COMPOSITE MATERIALS WITH AT LEAST ONE AEROGEL-CONTAINING LAYER AND AT LEAST ONE OTHER LAYER, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND THEIR USE
    Publication number: 20020025427
    Abstract: Multilayer composite materials with at least one aerogel-containing layer and at least one other layer, a process for producing the same and their use are disclosed. The aerogel-containing layer(s) further contain at least one binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 1999
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: FRITZ SCHWERTFEGER, MARC SCHMIDT, DIERK FRANK
  • Aerogel-coated sheet
    Patent number: 6316092
    Abstract: The invention concerns a coated sheet which includes an aerogel layer, a method of manufacturing the coated sheet and its use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: Hoechst Research & Technology Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dierk Frank, Fritz Schwertfeger, Andreas Zimmermann
  • Organically modified aerogels, processes for their preparation by surface modification of the aqueous gel, without prior solvent exchange, and subsequent drying, and thier use
    Publication number: 20010034375
    Abstract: Organically modified aerogels, processes for their preparation by surface modification of the aqueous gel, without prior solvent exchange, and subsequent drying, and their use
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Publication date: October 25, 2001
    Inventors: Fritz Schwertfeger, Dierk Frank
  • Composite material containing aerogel, process for its preparation, and its use
    Patent number: 6083619
    Abstract: An inorganic material comprising an aerogel, a process for its preparation, and its use. The invention relates to a composite material comprising from 10 to 95% by volume of aerogel particles whose particle diameter is less than 0.5 mm and a phyllosilicate as inorganic matrix material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dierk Frank, Andreas Zimmermann, Helmut Stuhler
  • Composite material containing aerogel, process for manufacturing the same and the use thereof
    Patent number: 6080475
    Abstract: A composite material comprising aerogel, a process for its preparation, and its use. The invention relates to a composite material comprising from 10 to 95% by volume of aerogel particles and at least one inorganic binder, a process for its preparation, and its use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dierk Frank, Andreas Zimmermann, Helmut Stuhler
  • Process for producing fiber-reinforced xerogels and their use
    Patent number: 5866027
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing modified, fiber-reinforced xerogels having porosities greater than 60% and xerogel matrix densities below 0.6 g/cm.sup.3 and to their use as thermal insulating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dierk Frank, Birgit Kessler, Andreas Zimmermann
  • Aerogel composites, process for producing the same and their use
    Patent number: 5789075
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mat-shaped composites having porosities above 60% and densities below 0.6 g/cm.sup.3, comprising an aerogel and fibers dispersed therein, the aerogel having cracks and the aerogel fragments enclosed by the cracks, whose average volume is 0.001 mm.sup.3 to 1 cm.sup.3, being held together by the fibers. The present invention further relates to processes for producing the composites of the invention and to their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dierk Frank, Andreas Zimmermann
  • Fiber web/aerogel composite material comprising bicomponent fibers, production thereof and use thereof
    Patent number: 5786059
    Abstract: The disclosure is a composite material having at least one layer of fiber web and aerogel particles, wherein the fiber web comprises at least one bicomponent fiber material, the bicomponent fiber material having lower and higher melting regions and the fibers of the web being bonded not only to the aerogel particles but also to each other by the lower melting regions of the fiber material, a process for its production and its use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dierk Frank, Franz Thonnessen, Andreas Zimmermann