Patents by Inventor Frank Knocke

Frank Knocke 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: 20240317904
    Abstract: The present invention relates to UV/VIS photopolymerizable compositions and elements prepared therefrom and their use. In particular to recording materials for optical elements with refractive index modulation, especially holograms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventor: Frank Knocke
  • Publication number: 20240150569
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a two-component system for mixing photopolymerizable compositions and elements prepared therefrom, and to the use thereof. The photopolymerizable compositions are particularly suitable as recording materials for optical elements with refractive index modulation, in particular holograms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventor: Frank Knocke
  • Publication number: 20240142873
    Abstract: The present invention relates to photopolymerizable compositions and elements made therefrom, as well as their use. The photopolymerizable compositions are particularly suitable as recording material for optical elements with refractive index modulation, in particular holograms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventor: Frank Knocke
  • Patent number: 9678475
    Abstract: The present invention relates to complex security elements based on recording materials for optical elements with refractive index modulation, in particular, holograms, which are subsequently coated with specific metallic nano-shaped metal particles, a method for their manufacture, in particular on a paper or on a plastic substrate and a security product obtainable using the security element. A further aspect of the invention is the use of such a security element for the prevention of counterfeit or reproduction of a document of value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Michelle Richert, Roland Fleury, Nikolay A. Grigorenko, Frank Knocke
  • Publication number: 20150241845
    Abstract: The present invention relates to complex security elements based on recording materials for optical elements with refractive index modulation, in particular, holograms, which are subsequently coated with specific metallic nano-shaped metal particles, a method for their manufacture, in particular on a paper or on a plastic substrate and a security product obtainable using the security element. A further aspect of the invention is the use of such a security element for the prevention of counterfeit or reproduction of a document of value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Michelle Richert, Roland Fleury, Nikolay A. Grigorenko, Frank Knocke
  • Patent number: 8603730
    Abstract: There is described a photopolymerisable composition comprising (a) 75 to 99% by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer or a monomer mixture of different ethylenically unsaturated monomers, (b) 0.5 to 25% by weight of a triglyceride or a mixture of different triglycerides and (c) 0.1 to 10% by weight of a photoinitiator system which activates the polymerisation of the ethylenically unsaturated monomer(s) upon exposure to actinic radiation, wherein the composition is a homogeneous, clear and, at 20° C., liquid mixture. Furthermore, there are described elements manufactured from such photopolymerisable compositions and methods for the formation of light-resistant holograms therefrom. The photopolymerisable compositions are useful, in particular, as recording material for optical elements having refractive index modulation, in particular, holograms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: XETOS AG
    Inventor: Frank Knocke
  • Publication number: 20100112458
    Abstract: There is described a photopolymerisable composition comprising (a) 75 to 99% by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer or a monomer mixture of different ethylenically unsaturated monomers, (b) 0.5 to 25% by weight of a triglyceride or a mixture of different triglycerides and (c) 0.1 to 10% by weight of a photoinitiator system which activates the polymerisation of the ethylenically unsaturated monomer(s) upon exposure to actinic radiation, wherein the composition is a homogeneous, clear and, at 20° C., liquid mixture. Furthermore, there are described elements manufactured from such photopolymerisable compositions and methods for the formation of light-resistant holograms therefrom. The photopolymerisable compositions are useful, in particular, as recording material for optical elements having refractive index modulation, in particular, holograms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2005
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: XETOS AG
    Inventor: Frank Knocke
  • Patent number: 6747768
    Abstract: An information carrier includes information in the form of a hologram. In order to increase protection against copying and/or as a simple recognizable additional security feature of this information carrier, the hologram is the combination of a transmission hologram and a reflection hologram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Xetos AG
    Inventors: Frank Knocke, Dieter Ebert