Patents by Inventor Dirk Achten

Dirk Achten 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: 20210047547
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of hydrophilized polyisocyanates for the production of water-diluted coating compositions which have a polymeric polyol content of not more than 10%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Dirk Achten, Florian Golling, Frank Sicking, Olaf Fleck, Martin Melchiors, Christoph Thiebes
  • Publication number: 20210047538
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of hydrophilized polyisocyanates for the production of water-diluted coating compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Dirk Achten, Florian Golling, Frank Sicking, Olaf Fleck, Jan Weikard
  • Publication number: 20210032392
    Abstract: The present invention relates to semi-finished products which are obtained from a reaction mixture that contains ethylenic double bonds and isocyanate groups by radical polymerization of the ethylenic double bonds. The semi-finished product can be converted to an isocyanurate plastic having advantageous properties by carrying out polyaddition polymerization reactions of the isocyanate groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Richard Meisenheimer, Paul Heinz, Dirk Achten
  • Publication number: 20210031435
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for applying a material containing a meltable polymer comprising the step of applying a filament of the at least partially molten material from a discharge opening of a discharge element onto a substrate. The meltable polymer has the following properties: —a melting point (DSC, differential scanning calorimetry; second heating with a heating rate of 5° C./min) in a range from ?40° C. to ?120° C.; —a glass transition temperature (DMA, dynamic mechanical analysis in accordance with DIN EN ISO 6721-1:2011) in a range from ??70° C. to ?30° C.; —a storage modulus G? (parallel plate oscillation viscometer in accordance with ISO 6721-10:2015 at a frequency of 1/s) at 20° C. above the melting point of ?1·104 Pa?—a storage modulus G? (parallel plate oscillation viscometer in accordance with ISO 6721-10:2015 at a frequency of 1/s) at 10° C. below the melting point with prior heating to a temperature of 20° C. above the melting point and subsequent cooling with a cooling rate of 1° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Dirk Achten, Thomas Buesgen, Joerg Tillack, Peter Reichert, Nicolas Degiorgio, Martin Melchiors, Wolfgang Arndt
  • Patent number: 10899075
    Abstract: The invention relates to an additive manufacturing process (3D printing) using particles having a meltable polymer. The meltable polymer comprises a thermoplastic polyurethane polymer which has a flowing temperature (intersection of E? and E? in the DMA) of ?80° C. to <180° C. and a Shore A hardness according to DIN ISO 7619-1 of ?50 Shore A and <85 Shore A and which, at a temperature T, has a melt volume rate (melt volume rate (MVR)) according to ISO 1133 of ?5 to <15 cm3/10 min. The invention also relates to an item which can be obtained by means of the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Dirk Achten, Thomas Buesgen, Michael Kessler, Peter Reichert, Bettina Mettmann
  • Patent number: 10899074
    Abstract: The invention relates to an additive manufacturing process (3D printing) using particles having a meltable polymer. The meltable polymer comprises a thermoplastic polyurethane polymer which has a melting range (DSC, Differential Scanning calorimetry; second heating at heating rate 5 K/min) of 160 to 270° C. and a Shore D hardness according to DIN ISO 7619-1 of 50 or more and which, at a temperature T, has a melt volume rate (melt volume rate (MVR)) according to ISO 1133 of 5 to 15 cm/10 min and a change of the MVR, when this temperature T increases by 20° C., of greater than or equal to 90 cm3/10 min. The invention also relates to an item which can be obtained by means of the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Dirk Achten, Thomas Buesgen, Michael Kessler, Peter Reichert, Bettina Mettmann
  • Publication number: 20200407576
    Abstract: The invention relates to storage-stable pigmented formulations containing isocyanate groups, comprising at least one pigment a., at least one component b. containing isocyanate groups, at least one wetting agent and/or dispersant c., at least one grind resin d. and optionally solvents, wherein the formulation has a viscosity increase of less than 500% after storage at 50° C. over a period of at least 3 days. The invention also relates to the production of such formulations and to the use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Joerg Tillack, Dirk Achten, Monika Bach, Achim Weber, Fabian Schuster
  • Publication number: 20200353677
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing method wherein the carrier (400) is within a vessel (100), the vessel contains the free-radically crosslinkable resin (300) and a liquid (200) which is immiscible with the free-radically cross-linkable resin (300) and has a higher density than the free-radically crosslinkable resin (300), such that the free-radically crosslinkable resin (300) floats on top of the liquid (200) and, prior to each step II), the distance between the carrier (400) and the free-radically crosslinkable resin (300) is altered such that a layer of the free-radically crosslinkable resin forms above the uppermost surface (420), viewed in vertical direction, of the previously deposited layer of the construction material (600) and at least partially forms contact with this uppermost surface (420) of the previously deposited layer of the construction material (600). The free-radically crosslinkable resin (300) comprises a urethane (meth)acrylate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Dirk Achten, Thomas Buesgen, Roland Wagner, Florian Stempfle, Christoph Tomczyk
  • Publication number: 20200332147
    Abstract: The present invention relates to coatings which have high stability with respect to chemical and mechanical impacts. Said coatings are obtainable by crosslinking polyisocyanates with a low oligomer content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Dirk ACHTEN, Maria ALMATO GUITERAS, Saskia BEUCK, Thomas FELLER, Florian GOLLING
  • Patent number: 10806208
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a three-dimensional object, the outer surface of which has at least one surface section that is generated in that, by means of an additive production method (layer-building forming method), initially a surface section is produced on a flat base plate (5) in two-dimensional form, comprising the following steps: I) applying at least one curable polymer or curable reaction resin with a respective elastic modulus according to DIN 53504 (effective: 18 Apr.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Thomas Büsgen, Dirk Achten, Nicolas Degiorgio, Roland Wagner, Thomas Michaelis, Maria Elisabeth Beenen-Fuchs
  • Patent number: 10808070
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyisocyanurate foam obtainable by reacting a mixture in the presence of a catalyst and optionally an initiator, comprising or consisting of: A) a polyisocyanate component comprising at least one aliphatic polyisocyanate; B) a component reactive to isocyanate comprising at least one polyol and/or an alcohol and also optionally an amine; C) at least one blowing agent; D) at least one foam stabilizer and E) optionally at least one additive, characterized in that the mixture, upon accompanying use of an isocyanate-reactive component (polyol, alcohol, amine), has an index of at least 200. The invention further relates to a process for producing such a foam and use thereof as an insulating material, as a construction element, as facade insulation, as reactor insulation, as battery insulation, as superheated steam insulation, as insulation for a still, or as weather-resistant insulating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Lutz Böhnke, Dirk Achten
  • Publication number: 20200325951
    Abstract: A deformable body, wherein the body is constructed from a multiplicity of layers of a polymer construction material and in which a construction direction is defined perpendicular to the layers. The body preferably comprises layers with a multiplicity of curve pairs (10) which are formed by the construction material and which run in the same direction as one another, the curve pairs comprise in each case two periodic curves (20, 30) running oppositely with respect to one another, and the curve pairs comprise portions of maximum spacing to one another (40, 41, 60, 61) and portions of minimum spacing to one another (50, 51, 70, 71).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Dirk Achten, Thomas Buesgen, Nicolas Degiorgio, Jonas Kuenzel, Ting Liu, Maximilian Wolf
  • Publication number: 20200309656
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the mechanical testing of a structure (1, 10) formed as one part, comprising the following steps: a) identifying a sub-element (2, 11) in the structure (1, 10) formed as one part for generating a test element (3, 3?) that is intended to undergo mechanical testing, wherein the sub-element (2, 11) only represents a portion of the structure (1, 10) formed as one part, b) determining the spatial-geometrical structure of the sub-element (2, 11), c) generating the test element (3, 3?) on the basis of the spatial-geometrical structure of the sub-element (2, 11) and at least in part or in full by way of a 3D printing process, d) carrying out at least one mechanical test on the test element (3, 3?) generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicants: Covestro Deutschland AG, Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Dirk ACHTEN, Thomas BÜSGEN, Dirk DIJKSTRA, Nicolas DEGIORGIO
  • Publication number: 20200307073
    Abstract: The invention relates to an additive manufacturing process (3D printing) using particles having a meltable polymer. The meltable polymer comprises a thermoplastic polyurethane polymer which has a melting range (DSC, Differential Scanning calorimetry; second heating at heating rate 5 K/min) of 160 to 270° C. and a Shore D hardness according to DIN ISO 7619-1 of 50 or more and which, at a temperature T, has a melt volume rate (melt volume rate (MVR)) according to ISO 1133 of 5 to 15 cm/10 min and a change of the MVR, when this temperature T increases by 20° C., of greater than or equal to 90 cm3/10 min. The invention also relates to an item which can be obtained by means of the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Dirk Achten, Thomas Buesgen, Michael Kessler, Peter Reichert, Bettina Mettmann
  • Publication number: 20200307076
    Abstract: The invention relates to an additive manufacturing process (3D printing) using particles having a meltable polymer. The meltable polymer comprises a thermoplastic polyurethane polymer which has a flowing temperature (intersection of E? and E? in the DMA) of ?80° C. to <180° C. and a Shore A hardness according to DIN ISO 7619-1 of ?50 Shore A and <85 Shore A and which, at a temperature T, has a melt volume rate (melt volume rate (MVR)) according to ISO 1133 of ?5 to <15 cm3/10 min. The invention also relates to an item which can be obtained by means of the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Dirk Achten, Thomas Buesgen, Michael Kessler, Peter Reichert, Bettina Mettmann
  • Publication number: 20200306829
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a treated object, comprising the steps of: applying a layer of particles to a target area; applying a liquid binder to a selected portion of the layer in accordance with a cross-section of the object, so that the particles in the selected portion are bonded; repeating the steps of applying a layer of particles and applying a binder for a plurality of layers so that the bonded portions of the adjacent layers are bonded to form an object, wherein at least a part of the particles comprises a meltable polymer. A binder which cures by cross-linking is preferably selected as the binder. The obtained object is at least partially contacted with a liquid heated to ?T or with a powder bed heated to ?T in order to obtain the treated object. T represents a temperature of ?25° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Dirk Achten, Thomas Buesgen, Roland Wagner, Jonas Kuenzel, Michael Kessler, Bettina Mettmann
  • Patent number: 10752724
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing polyisocyanurate plastics having a functionalized surface, comprising the following steps: a) providing a polyisocyanate composition A) containing monomeric and/or oligomeric polyisocyanates; b) catalytically trimerizing the polyisocyanate composition A) so as to obtain a bulk polyisocyanurate material as intermediate; c) surface functionalizing the intermediate by contacting at least one surface of the intermediate with at least one functionalizing reagent D); d) continuing the catalytic trimerization. The invention further relates to a polyisocyanurate plastic having a functionalized surface obtainable from the process of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Dirk Achten, Hans-Josef Laas, Dieter Mager, Mathias Matner, Heiko Hocke, Jörg Tillack
  • Patent number: 10752723
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel polyisocyanurate plastics which are obtainable by catalytic trimerization of a polyisocyanate composition A) which contains oligomeric polyisocyanates and is low in monomeric diisocyanates. “Low in monomeric diisocyanates” means that the polyisocyanate composition A) has a content of monomeric diisocyanates of at most 20% by weight. The invention further relates to the use of these polyisocyanurate plastics for production of coatings, films, semi-finished products and mouldings, and to a process for producing polyisocyanurate plastics comprising the following steps: (a) providing a polyisocyanate composition A) which contains oligomeric polyisocyanates and is low in monomeric diisocyanates, “low in monomeric diisocyanates” meaning that the polyisocyanate composition A) has a content of monomeric diisocyanates of at most 20% by weight; (b) catalytically trimerizing the polyisocyanate composition A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Hans-Josef Laas, Dieter Mager, Mathias Matner, Dirk Achten, Heiko Hocke
  • Patent number: 10745591
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for adhesively bonding substrates, said method comprising the following steps: I) at least one adhesive component (a) and at least one isocyanate component (b) are applied between at least two substrates; II) the substrates are pressed together. The method is characterized in that in step I), the adhesive component and the isocyanate component are applied separately to the substrate. The invention further relates to a composite obtained according to said method. In a preferred embodiment, an aqueous polyurethane dispersion or a polyurethane solution in organic solvents is used as the adhesive component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Jörg Tillack, Dirk Achten, Wolfgang Arndt, Roland Wagner, Martin Melchiors, Cornelia Steck
  • Publication number: 20200255584
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a polymer comprising the following steps: (A) depositing a radically cross-linkable resin, obtaining a radically cross-linked resin; and (B) treating the radically cross-linked resin under conditions which are sufficient to trigger a chemical reaction that is different from the radical cross-linking in the radically cross-linked resin. The radically cross-linkable resin comprises a curable component, in which there are NCO groups, olefinic C?C double bonds and epoxide groups, and the chemical reaction in the radically cross-linked resin that is different from the radical cross-linking is the reaction of NCO groups and epoxide groups to form oxazolidinone groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Dirk Achten, Thomas Buesgen, Roland Wagner, Florian Stempfle, Christoph Tomczyk