Patents by Inventor Frank HÖFFLIN
Frank HÖFFLIN 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).
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Patent number: 11555106Abstract: A composition including a melt blend of at least one thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) and at least one non-crosslinked elastomer and optionally at least one catalyst for catalyzing chain extension and/or crosslinking and/or coupling reactions of the at least one non-crosslinked elastomer. Further, a method for producing a polymer composition, to a shaped article including a substrate layer composed of the composition, to a method producing a shaped article, and to a method for covering a roof using the shaped articles.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Robert Roskamp, Dorothee Quinzler, Peter Hübscher, Roy Z'Rotz, Herbert Ackermann, Frank Höfflin
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Patent number: 11492521Abstract: A sealing device including a waterproofing membrane, a sealant layer covering at least a portion of the second primary exterior surface of the waterproofing membrane and an adhesive layer covering a portion of the outer major surface of the sealant layer facing away from the second primary exterior surface of the waterproofing membrane, wherein the sealant layer is composed of an adhesive sealant composition comprising at least one elastomer, at least one at 25° C. liquid polyolefin resin, and at least one inert mineral filler. A method produces a sealing device, a method waterproofs a substrate, and a waterproofed substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Simon Schoenbrodt, Robert Roskamp, Matia Bulloni, Herbert Ackermann, Frank Hoefflin, Carine Kerber
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Publication number: 20210309891Abstract: A sealing device including a waterproofing membrane, a sealant layer covering at least a portion of the second primary exterior surface of the waterproofing membrane and an adhesive layer covering a portion of the outer major surface of the sealant layer facing away from the second primary exterior surface of the waterproofing membrane, wherein the sealant layer is composed of an adhesive sealant composition comprising at least one elastomer, at least one at 25° C. liquid polyolefin resin, and at least one inert mineral filler. A method produces a sealing device, a method waterproofs a substrate, and a waterproofed substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2019Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Simon SCHOENBRODT, Robert ROSKAMP, Matia BULLONI, Herbert ACKERMANN, Frank HOEFFLIN, Carine KERBER
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Publication number: 20210308997Abstract: A membrane used in waterproofing and roofing applications, the membrane comprising a barrier layer comprising a thermoplastic polymer component and a contact layer bonded to at least portion of the barrier layer, the contact layer comprising a mixture of a solid filler component and a thermoplastic polymer component. The disclosure is also directed to a method for producing the membrane, a method for waterproofing a substrate, a waterproofed construction, a method for sealing a substrate against water penetration, and a sealed construction for sealing a substrate against water penetration.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Herbert ACKERMANN, Frank HOEFFLIN, Roman ROHRER, Lisa GUTJAHR, Roy Z'ROTZ, Simon SCHOENBRODT
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Patent number: 11065849Abstract: The invention is directed to a membrane used in waterproofing and roofing applications, the membrane comprising a barrier layer S1 comprising a thermoplastic polymer component P1 and a contact layer S2 bonded to at least portion of the barrier layer S1, the contact layer S2 comprising a mixture of a solid filler component F and a thermoplastic polymer component P2. The invention is also directed to a method for producing the membrane, a method for waterproofing a substrate, to a waterproofed construction, to a method for sealing a substrate against water penetration and to a sealed construction for sealing a substrate against water penetration.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2016Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Herbert Ackermann, Frank Hoefflin, Roman Rohrer, Lisa Gutjahr, Roy Z'Rotz, Simon Schoenbrodt
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Publication number: 20210189186Abstract: A sealing device including a waterproofing membrane, a sealant layer covering a portion of the second primary exterior surface of the waterproofing membrane, and an adhesive layer covering a portion of the second primary exterior surface of the waterproofing membrane, wherein the sealant layer is composed of an adhesive sealant composition comprising 1-40 wt.-% of at least one elastomer, 10-60 wt.-% of at least one at 25° C. liquid polyolefin resin, and 5-65 wt.-% of at least one inert mineral filler. Further, a method for producing a sealing device, to a method for waterproofing a substrate, and to a waterproofed substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2019Publication date: June 24, 2021Applicant: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Simon SCHOENBRODT, Robert ROSKAMP, Matia BULLONI, Herbert ACKERMANN, Frank HOEFFLIN, Carine KERBER
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Patent number: 10920058Abstract: A plasticized PVC formulation for foam extrusion including polyvinyl chloride, at least one plasticizer, at least one nucleating agent and a chemical blowing agent, wherein the plasticized PVC formulation is a dry blend containing 0.5 to 5% by weight of one or more nucleating agents and 0.1 to 3% by weight of the chemical blowing agent, wherein the blowing agent is sodium bicarbonate and the nucleating agent is talcum, and a foam extrusion method using said formulation. The extruded plasticized PVC foam is particularly suitable for rock shield pads used for pipeline protection. The foams are lightweight and require less consumption of materials with comparable properties to corresponding solid articles.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Frank Hoefflin, Herbert Ackermann, Andreas Brunner
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Patent number: 10655323Abstract: A contact layer used in waterproofing and roofing applications. The contact layer includes a solid filler component F and a thermoplastic polymer component P. Also directed to a method for producing the contact layer, to a method for binding two substrates to each other, to a method for waterproofing a substrate, to a waterproofed structure, to a method for sealing a surface against water penetration, to a sealed construction for sealing a substrate against water penetration and to use of the contact layer as waterproofing membrane.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2016Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Herbert Ackermann, Frank Hoefflin, Roman Rohrer, Lisa Gutjahr, Roy Z'Rotz, Simon Schoenbrodt
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Publication number: 20200140669Abstract: A composition including a melt blend of at least one thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) and at least one non-crosslinked elastomer and optionally at least one catalyst for catalyzing chain extension and/or crosslinking and/or coupling reactions of the at least one non-crosslinked elastomer. Further, a method for producing a polymer composition, to a shaped article including a substrate layer composed of the composition, to a method producing a shaped article, and to a method for covering a roof using the shaped articles.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2018Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicant: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Robert ROSKAMP, Dorothee QUINZLER, Peter HÜBSCHER, Roy Z'ROTZ, Herbert ACKERMANN, Frank HÖFFLIN
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Publication number: 20200040172Abstract: A plasticized PVC formulation for foam extrusion including polyvinyl chloride, at least one plasticizer, at least one nucleating agent and a chemical blowing agent, wherein the plasticized PVC formulation is a dry blend containing 0.5 to 5% by weight of one or more nucleating agents and 0.1 to 3% by weight of the chemical blowing agent, wherein the blowing agent is sodium bicarbonate and the nucleating agent is talcum, and a foam extrusion method using said formulation. The extruded plasticized PVC foam is particularly suitable for rock shield pads used for pipeline protection. The foams are lightweight and require less consumption of materials with comparable properties to corresponding solid articles.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Frank HOEFFLIN, Herbert ACKERMANN, Andreas BRUNNER
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Patent number: 10465067Abstract: A plasticized PVC formulation for foam extrusion including polyvinyl chloride, at least one plasticizer, at least one nucleating agent and a chemical blowing agent, wherein the plasticized PVC formulation is a dry blend containing 0.5 to 5% by weight of one or more nucleating agents and 0.1 to 3% by weight of the chemical blowing agent, wherein the blowing agent is sodium bicarbonate and the nucleating agent is talcum, and a foam extrusion method using said formulation. The extruded plasticized PVC foam is particularly suitable for rock shield pads used for pipeline protection. The foams are lightweight and require less consumption of materials with comparable properties to corresponding solid articles.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2019Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Frank Hoefflin, Herbert Ackermann, Andreas Brunner
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Publication number: 20190264018Abstract: A plasticized PVC formulation for foam extrusion including polyvinyl chloride, at least one plasticizer, at least one nucleating agent and a chemical blowing agent, wherein the plasticized PVC formulation is a dry blend containing 0.5 to 5% by weight of one or more nucleating agents and 0.1 to 3% by weight of the chemical blowing agent, wherein the blowing agent is sodium bicarbonate and the nucleating agent is talcum, and a foam extrusion method using said formulation. The extruded plasticized PVC foam is particularly suitable for rock shield pads used for pipeline protection. The foams are lightweight and require less consumption of materials with comparable properties to corresponding solid articles.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Applicant: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Frank HOEFFLIN, Herbert ACKERMANN, Andreas BRUNNER
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Patent number: 10344157Abstract: A plasticized PVC formulation for foam extrusion including polyvinyl chloride, at least one plasticizer, at least one nucleating agent and a chemical blowing agent, wherein the plasticized PVC formulation is a dry blend containing 0.5 to 5% by weight of one or more nucleating agents and 0.1 to 3% by weight of the chemical blowing agent, wherein the blowing agent is sodium bicarbonate and the nucleating agent is talcum, and a foam extrusion method using said formulation. The extruded plasticized PVC foam is particularly suitable for rock shield pads used for pipeline protection. The foams are lightweight and require less consumption of materials with comparable properties to corresponding solid articles.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2015Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Frank Hoefflin, Herbert Ackermann, Andreas Brunner
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Publication number: 20180371745Abstract: A contact layer used in waterproofing and roofing applications. The contact layer includes a solid filler component F and a thermoplastic polymer component P. Also directed to a method for producing the contact layer, to a method for binding two substrates to each other, to a method for waterproofing a substrate, to a waterproofed structure, to a method for sealing a surface against water penetration, to a sealed construction for sealing a substrate against water penetration and to use of the contact layer as waterproofing membrane.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2016Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Herbert ACKERMANN, Frank HOEFFLIN, Roman ROHRER, Lisa GUTJAHR, Roy Z'ROTZ, Simon SCHOENBRODT
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Publication number: 20180361716Abstract: The invention is directed to a membrane used in waterproofing and roofing applications, the membrane comprising a barrier layer S1 comprising a thermoplastic polymer component P1 and a contact layer S2 bonded to at least portion of the barrier layer S1, the contact layer S2 comprising a mixture of a solid filler component F and a thermoplastic polymer component P2. The invention is also directed to a method for producing the membrane, a method for waterproofing a substrate, to a waterproofed construction, to a method for sealing a substrate against water penetration and to a sealed construction for sealing a substrate against water penetration.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2016Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Herbert ACKERMANN, Frank HOEFFLIN, Roman ROHRER, Lisa GUTJAHR, Roy Z'ROTZ, Simon SCHOENBRODT
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Publication number: 20170306138Abstract: A plasticized PVC formulation for foam extrusion including polyvinyl chloride, at least one plasticizer, at least one nucleating agent and a chemical blowing agent, wherein the plasticized PVC formulation is a dry blend containing 0.5 to 5% by weight of one or more nucleating agents and 0.1 to 3% by weight of the chemical blowing agent, wherein the blowing agent is sodium bicarbonate and the nucleating agent is talcum, and a foam extrusion method using said formulation. The extruded plasticized PVC foam is particularly suitable for rock shield pads used for pipeline protection. The foams are lightweight and require less consumption of materials with comparable properties to corresponding solid articles.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2015Publication date: October 26, 2017Applicant: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Frank HOEFFLIN, Herbert ACKERMANN, Andreas BRUNNER
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Patent number: 9708513Abstract: The present invention relates to a sealing device (1) which comprises a barrier layer (2) with a thermoplastic polymer P1, and an adhesive layer (3) with at least one ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) P2 and azo-dicarbonamide A, and which is suitable for sealing bases in the building sector. The invention further relates to a method for sealing said bases. The method according to the invention allows structures of civil engineering to be sealed rapidly and efficiently and ensures good adhesion of the sealing device on the base.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2013Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Herbert Ackermann, Matthias Gössi, Frank Hoefflin, Stefan Keiser, Roman Rohrer, Jean-Claude Rudolf
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Patent number: 9650549Abstract: The present invention relates to a sealing device (1) comprising a barrier layer (2) and an adhesive layer (3), and which is suitable for sealing bases in the building sector. The adhesive layer comprises a polymer P2, the polymer P2 being polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) or a copolymer of ethylene and propylene, and a polyolefin-based polymer P3, the polymer P3 having at least one functional group which is selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acids, OH-groups, anhydrides, acetates and glycidyl methacrylate, and azo-dicarbonamide A. The invention further relates to a method for sealing the said bases. The method according to the invention allows structures of civil engineering to be sealed rapidly and efficiently and ensures good adhesion of the sealing device on the base.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2013Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Herbert Ackermann, Matthias Gössi, Frank Hoefflin, Stefan Keiser, Roman Rohrer, Jean-Claude Rudolf
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Publication number: 20160145404Abstract: A polymeric foam is described which can be obtained by extrusion of a composition comprising a) a polymer blend of polystyrene, polyphenylene oxide and/or polyphenyl ether, b) at least one blowing agent, and c) at least one nucleating agent, as well as the use thereof for the filling of hollow bodies, in particular in the form of a window or door profile, with foam. The invention also relates to foam-filled hollow bodies, extrudates, and a method for producing the polymeric foam.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2014Publication date: May 26, 2016Applicant: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Herbert ACKERMANN, Andreas BRUNNER, Frank HOEFFLIN
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Publication number: 20150299411Abstract: A foamable composition is described that includes at least one base polymer, at least one propellant, at least one lubricant and/or at least one heat stabilizer, and optionally additional additives, selected from crosslinking agents, heat reflectors, heat flow additives, anti-condensation additives, and/or fillers. Corresponding compositions can be processed into polymer foams which can have a heat conductivity of <0.04 E(mK), and an expansion greater than or equal to 1000%, and a weldability of 80 seconds at 240-260° C. Corresponding polymer foams can be advantageously introduced into hollow profiled plastic parts for windows and doors using a coextrusion process and can thus be used to produce door and window frames with low conductivity values.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: October 22, 2015Inventors: Herbert ACKERMANN, Frank HOEFFLIN, Andreas BRUNNER