Patents by Inventor Dirk Pophusen

Dirk Pophusen 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: 10173355
    Abstract: The invention relates to as method for producing a molded part in an injection mold, which molded part is made of plastic and provided with a UV-cured paint, wherein the UV-cured paint forms a visible surface designed as a functional surface. The invention further relates to such a molded part provided with a UV-cured paint, said molded part having a visible surface designed as a functional surface, wherein the UV-cured paint forms said visible surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Konstantin Leonhardt, Roland Künzel, Björn Herdt, Hans-Jörg Dahmen, Holger Mundstock, Dirk Pophusen
  • Patent number: 9400420
    Abstract: The present invention relates to rear-projection film with “day/night” effect comprising at least two layers, where the film comprises at least one grey layer comprising at least one thermoplastic with transmittance of from 10% to 70% in the visible wavelength range and at least one layer comprising at least one thermoplastic and scattering particles, and also to the use of the said films as rear-projection areas in the vehicle interior sector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Heinz Pudleiner, Dirk Pophusen, Roland Kuenzel, Manfred Lindner, Juergen Wojatschek, Bernd Straub
  • Patent number: 9334385
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transparent thermoplastic material, containing 0.0001 to 2 wt. % of substantially flat metal identification platelets with a largest length elongation of less than 200 ?m and a thickness of 2-10 ?m, a round or n-angled shape where n?4, wherein the metal identification platelets do not have any recesses or have recesses that lie substantially in the center of the metal identification platelet, do not come closer than 20 ?m to the circumferential outer edge of the metal identification platelet, and do not account for more than 30% of the surface area of the metal identification platelet. The invention also relates to the production thereof and the use for producing films for personalization of a card layer composite and data carriers in card form, especially smart cards, magnetic strip cards, identification cards and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Heinz Pudleiner, Mehmet-Cengiz Yesildag, Dirk Pophusen, Klaus Meyer
  • Publication number: 20150355536
    Abstract: The present invention relates to rear-projection film with “day/night” effect comprising at least two layers, where the film comprises at least one grey layer comprising at least one thermoplastic with transmittance of from 10% to 70% in the visible wavelength range and at least one layer comprising at least one thermoplastic and scattering particles, and also to the use of the said films as rear-projection areas in the vehicle interior sector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Heinz PUDLEINER, Dirk POPHUSEN, Roland KUENZEL, Manfred LINDNER, Juergen WOJATSCHEK, Bernd STRAUB
  • Publication number: 20150239159
    Abstract: The invention relates to as method for producing a molded part in an injection mold, which molded part is made of plastic and provided with a UV-cured paint, wherein the UV-cured paint forms a visible surface designed as a functional surface. The invention further relates to such a molded part provided with a UV-cured paint, said molded part having a visible surface designed as a functional surface, wherein the UV-cured paint forms said visible surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Konstantin Leonhardt, Roland Künzel, Björn Herdt, Hans-Jörg Dahmen, Holger Mundstock, Dirk Pophusen
  • Patent number: 9079443
    Abstract: The invention relates to layer structures for ID cards on which information can be written by laser engraving and which have an additional layer that is applied to the card body after the laser engraving and restricts or completely prevents subsequent writing on the card by means of laser engraving, and consequently prevents falsification of the identifying information contained, and relates to a method for blocking the laser engraving writability of layer structures on which information can be written by laser engraving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Heinz Pudleiner, Mehmet-Cengiz Yesildag, Georgios Tziovaras, Dirk Pophusen
  • Patent number: 8911851
    Abstract: A document (2) containing: electronic components (14) and/or diffractive security elements; at least one protective layer (4, 5) being arranged on one side or two protective layers (4, 5) being arranged on both sides of the electronic components (14) and/or of the diffractive security element, said protective layers being formed of a first base polymer, polymer layers (8, 9, 12, 13), being formed of a second base polymer being different from the first base polymer, into which the electronic components (14) and/or the diffractive security element with the protective layers (4, 5) are laminated; and adhesive layers with a latent-reactive adhesive (10, 11) being arranged at least between the polymer layers (8, 9, 12, 13) and the protective layers (4, 5), and wherein the core layer or protective layers are formed of a thermoplastic elastomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Reinhard Löwe, Per Krüger, Michael Knebel, Jens Ehreke, Heinz Pudleiner, Mehmet-Cengiz Yesildag, Klaus Meyer, Dirk Pophusen, Jörg Büchner
  • Publication number: 20110274883
    Abstract: The invention relates to a security and/or valuable document (2) comprising electronic components (4) and/or diffractive security elements, comprising at least one protective layer (4, 5) being arranged on one side or two protective layers (4, 5) being arranged on both sides of the electronic components (4) and/or of the diffractive security element, said protective layers (4, 5) being formed of a first base polymer, comprising polymer layers (8, 9, 12, 13) being formed of a second base polymer being different from the first base polymer, into said polymer layers (8, 9, 12, 13) the electronic components (4) and/or the diffractive security element with the protective layers (4, 5) being laminated, adhesive layers (10, 11) with a latent-reactive adhesive being arranged at least between the polymer layers (8, 9, 12, 13) and the protective layers (6, 7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Reinhard Löwe, Per Krüger, Michael Knebel, Jens Ehreke, Heinz Pudleiner, Mehmet-Cengiz Yesildag, Klaus Meyer, Dirk Pophusen, Jörg Büchner
  • Publication number: 20110206908
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a plastic film as a printable medium in colour laser printing, to special plastic films for use in colour laser printing, and to their application in the production of security documents or valuable documents and plastic mouldings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: Bayer Material Science AG
    Inventors: Georgios Tziovaras, Mehmet-Cengiz Yesildag, Roland Kuenzel, Dirk Pophusen, Heinz Pudleiner, Manfred Lindner
  • Publication number: 20110200801
    Abstract: The invention relates to layer structures for ID cards on which information can be written by laser engraving and which have an additional layer that is applied to the card body after the laser engraving and restricts or completely prevents subsequent writing on the card by means of laser engraving, and consequently prevents falsification of the identifying information contained, and relates to a method for blocking the laser engraving writability of layer structures on which information can be written by laser engraving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: Bayer Material Science AG
    Inventors: Heinz Pudleiner, Mehmet-Cengiz Yesildag, Georgios Tziovaras, Dirk Pophusen
  • Publication number: 20110193337
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laminar structure comprising: a first layer comprising a first plastic film which comprises a thermoplastic and a filler and a second plastic film comprising a thermoplastic and a filler; a second layer comprising a third plastic film which comprises a thermoplastic and a filler and a second plastic film comprising a thermoplastic and a filler; and a laser printed watermark disposed on at least one of the plastic films positioned between the first and second layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: Bayer Material Science AG
    Inventors: Georgios TZIOVARAS, Mehmet-Cengiz YESILDAG, Dirk POPHUSEN, Heinz PUDLEINER, Norbert KINZEL
  • Publication number: 20110031735
    Abstract: The invention relates to optical security elements, their use for identifying and authenticating objects and processes and devices for identifying and authenticating objects using the optical security elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: BAYER TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Gerigk, Ludger Brüll, Andreas Bäcker, Thomas Birsztejn, Simon Vougioukas, Josef Kenfenheuer, Georgios Tziovaras, Dirk Pophusen, Mehmet Cengiz Yesildag, Heinz Pudleiner
  • Publication number: 20100196699
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transparent thermoplastic material, containing 0.0001 to 2 wt. % of substantially flat metal identification platelets with a largest length elongation of less than 200 ?m and a thickness of 2-10 ?m, a round or n-angled shape where n?4, wherein the metal identification platelets do not have any recesses or have recesses that lie substantially in the centre of the metal identification platelet, do not come closer than 20 ?m to the circumferential outer edge of the metal identification platelet, and do not account for more than 30% of the surface area of the metal identification platelet. The invention also relates to the production thereof and the use for producing films for personalization of a card layer composite and data carriers in card form, especially smart cards, magnetic strip cards, identification cards and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: Bayer MaterialScience AG Patents & Licensing
    Inventors: Heinz Pudleiner, Mehmet-Cengiz Yesildag, Dirk Pophusen, Klaus Meyer
  • Publication number: 20090139639
    Abstract: A method of producing a plastic sheet equipped with electrical conductors is disclosed. The method that enables automatic production includes (a) fixing in a frame an electrically conducting wire in a sinusoidal, square wave pattern and in a single plane, (b) bringing into contact the single plane and a surface of a plastic sheet under conditions calculated to bond the plastic to said conductor, and (c) removing the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Martin Dobler, Roland Kunzel, Dirk Pophusen, Winfried Kohl, Matthias Boll
  • Publication number: 20080187761
    Abstract: A process for producing a laminate that exhibits an orange peel effect having a wavescan DOI value of 5 to 80 as determined by BYK Gardner apparatus is disclosed. The process comprise a) obtaining a carrier layer a first surface of which exhibits specifically measured roughness value and b) applying a sealing layer to the first surface, the protective layer positioned on the side remote from the carrier film. The inventive laminate is particularly suitable in automotive applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventor: Dirk POPHUSEN
  • Patent number: 7144540
    Abstract: A method of making a plastic molding is disclosed. The multi-step method entails applying a metallic layer 20 to 150 nm thick to a translucent plastic film having a thickness of 50 to 750 ?m, removing part of the metallic layer, and applying to the metallized side of the film an adhesive layer 5 to 50 ?m in thickness to obtain a product, and injection molding the product with a translucent thermoplastic. The plastic molding thus made is suitable for the preparation of keys, fittings, trim strips, reflectors, keyboards, casings, shields, advertising panels and packaging items and identification cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Georgios Tziovaras, Dirk Pophusen, Hans-Georg Gehrke
  • Publication number: 20060237123
    Abstract: A method of producing a plastic sheet equipped with electrical conductors is disclosed. The method that enables automatic production includes (a) fixing in a frame an electrically conducting wire in a sinusoidal, square wave pattern and in a single plane, (b) bringing into contact the single plane and a surface of a plastic sheet under conditions calculated to bond the plastic to said conductor, and (c) removing the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Martin Dobler, Roland Kunzel, Dirk Pophusen, Winfried Kohl, Matthias Boll
  • Publication number: 20060227296
    Abstract: A light-projector that enables its de-icing or removal of condensation water therefrom and thus suitable as, among others headlights, searchlights, spotlights and floodlights is disclosed. The structure of the light-projector includes a housing having a light-exit aperture a cover lens for covering the light-exit aperture, a light source and a heating device, wherein said heating device is a source of infrared radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2006
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Martin Dobler, Dirk Pophusen, Matthias Boll, Paul Platte, Doug Stratton
  • Publication number: 20060227295
    Abstract: A light-projector that enable its own de-icing or removal of condensation water therefrom and thus suitable as, among others headlights, rear lights and other illuminating devices in motor vehicles is disclosed. The structure of the light projector includes a housing having a light-exit aperture, a lens covering the aperture, and a light source. The cover lens includes at least one transparent electrically conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2006
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Martin Dobler, Dirk Pophusen, Matthias Boll, Udo Guttermann, Friedrich Jonas, Andreas Elschner
  • Publication number: 20050221093
    Abstract: A process for producing a laminate that exhibits an orange peel effect having a wavescan DOI value of 5 to 80 as determined by BYK Gardner apparatus is disclosed. The process comprise a) obtaining a carrier layer a first surface of which exhibits specifically measured roughness value and b) applying a sealing layer to the first surface, the protective layer positioned on the side remote from the carrier film. The inventive laminate is particularly suitable in automotive applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventor: Dirk Pophusen