Patents by Inventor Dirk Soltau

Dirk Soltau 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: 8276710
    Abstract: A method for producing a lightweight, sound insulating covering (1, 1?, 1?, 1??) for a body component of a motor vehicle, in particular a lightweight dashboard covering, wherein the covering (1, 1?, 1?, 1??) is produced as a foamed, sound absorbing molded part in a single-stage operation by injecting a reactive mix, comprising polyol and isocyanate, into a cavity (11) of a foaming tool (9), wherein before and/or during the injecting, at least one predetermined surface portion (17), defining the cavity (11) of the foaming tool (9), is temperature-controlled in such a manner that the foamed molded part comprises an integral substantially pore free skin (1.1) with a thickness of at least 0.5 mm on one side, and comprises an open porous surface (1.2) and/or a thinner, sound permeable skin (1.4) on its side opposite to said skin (1.1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Dirk Soltau, Michael Hansen, Thomas Gross, Monika Gruna
  • Publication number: 20120080262
    Abstract: A method for producing a lightweight, sound insulating covering (1, 1?, 1?, 1?) for a body component of a motor vehicle, in particular a lightweight dashboard covering, wherein the covering (1, 1?, 1?, 1?) is produced as a foamed, sound absorbing molded part in a single-stage operation by injecting a reactive mix, comprising polyol and isocyanate, into a cavity (11) of a foaming tool (9), wherein before and/or during the injecting, at least one predetermined surface portion (17), defining the cavity (11) of the foaming tool (9), is temperature-controlled in such a manner that the foamed molded part comprises an integral substantially pore free skin (1.1) with a thickness of at least 0.5 mm on one side, and comprises an open porous surface (1.2) and/or a thinner, sound permeable skin (1.4) on its side opposite to said skin (1.1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: Dirk Soltau, Michael Hansen, Thomas Gross, Monika Gruna
  • Patent number: 7980358
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lightweight sound insulating lining (1) for a body component of a motor vehicle, in particular in the form of a lightweight front wall lining, comprising a sound absorbing layer, a sound insulating layer which is directly connected to the sound absorbing layer and substantially air tight, as well as an adjoining foam layer (1.3), wherein the sound absorbing layer (1.1) is made of a porous absorber, preferably a fiber fleece or a foam, which has an air permeability in the range of 150 to 2000 liters/m2s at a test pressure of 100 Pa. The sound insulating layer (1.2) is formed by an integral skin layer of the foam layer (1.3) with a thickness of at least 0.5 mm, and is integrally joined to the porous absorber by back-foaming the porous absorber substantially without foam penetration therethrough. Furthermore, a method for manufacturing such a lining is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Dirk Soltau, Michael Hansen, Thomas Gross, Dagmar Ulbrich
  • Publication number: 20100065366
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lightweight sound insulating lining (1) for a body component of a motor vehicle, in particular in the form of a lightweight front wall lining, comprising a sound absorbing layer, a sound insulating layer which is directly connected to the sound absorbing layer and substantially air tight, as well as an adjoining foam layer (1.3), wherein the sound absorbing layer (1.1) is made of a porous absorber, preferably a fiber fleece or a foam, which has an air permeability in the range of 150 to 2000 liters/m2s at a test pressure of 100 Pa. The sound insulating layer (1.2) is formed by an integral skin layer of the foam layer (1.3) with a thickness of at least 0.5 mm, and is integrally joined to the porous absorber by back-foaming the porous absorber substantially without foam penetration therethrough. Furthermore, a method for manufacturing such a lining is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Dirk Soltau, Michael Hansen, Thomas Gross, Dagmar Ulbrich
  • Patent number: D494480
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Inventor: Dirk Soltau