Patents by Inventor Frank Rörthmans

Frank Rörthmans 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: 20220297414
    Abstract: A multi-layer polymer film comprising at least one middle layer A, the polymeric constituents of which are soluble in aqueous solution, and at least one substantially water-impermeable covering layer B or C arranged above and/or below the at least one middle layer A, wherein the layers A, B and C independently of each other in each case comprise at least one thermoplastic polymer and at least one of the covering layers B and C comprises at least one polyhydroxyalkanoate. Processes for the production of the multi-layer polymer film according to the invention and its use for the production of molded parts, films or bags are furthermore presented and described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Ralf Hackfort, Johannes Mathar, Frank Rörthmans, Harald Schmidt, Christoph Hess
  • Patent number: 11358378
    Abstract: A multi-layer polymer film comprising at least one middle layer A, the polymeric constituents of which are soluble in aqueous solution, and in each case at least one substantially water-impermeable covering layer B, C arranged above and below the at least one middle layer A, wherein the layers A, B and C independently of each other in each case comprise at least one thermoplastic polymer and at least one of the covering layers B and C comprises at least one polyhydroxyalkanoate is presented and described. Processes for the production of the multi-layer polymer film according to the invention and its use for the production of molded parts, films or bags are furthermore presented and described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: BIO-TEC BIOLOGISCHE NATURVERPACKUNGEN GMBH & CO. KG.
    Inventors: Ralf Hackfort, Johannes Mathar, Frank Rörthmans, Harald Schmidt, Christoph Hess
  • Publication number: 20180345637
    Abstract: A multi-layer polymer film comprising at least one middle layer A, the polymeric constituents of which are soluble in aqueous solution, and in each case at least one substantially water-impermeable covering layer B, C arranged above and below the at least one middle layer A, wherein the layers A, B and C independently of each other in each case comprise at least one thermoplastic polymer and at least one of the covering layers B and C comprises at least one polyhydroxyalkanoate is presented and described. Processes for the production of the multi-layer polymer film according to the invention and its use for the production of molded parts, films or bags are furthermore presented and described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Ralf Hackfort, Johannes Mathar, Frank Rörthmans, Harald Schmidt, Christoph Hess
  • Patent number: 10131783
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer compound which, based on the total weight of the polymer compound, comprises at least the following components: (a) 5 to 50 wgt.-% destructed starch and/or starch derivative, (b) 20 to 70 wgt.-% aliphatic-aromatic copolymer, (c) 10 to 50 wgt.-% polyhydroxyalkanoate and (d) 3 to 25 wgt.-% polyactic acid. Such polymer compounds are characterized by a high ratio of bio-based carbon and exhibit no significant embrittlement or worsening of the mechanical properties profile, despite the presence of increased volumes of polyhydroxyalkanoate, even after storage. The invention further relates to production methods for the polymer compound according to the invention, and use thereof in the production of films, molded parts or fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: BIO-TEC BIOLOGISCHE NATURVERPACKUNGEN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Harald Schmidt, Christoph Hess, Christophe Bréso, Ralf Hackfort, Frank Rörthmans, Wolfgang Friedek
  • Publication number: 20160060451
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer compound which, based on the total weight of the polymer compound, comprises at least the following components: (a) 5 to 50 wgt.-% destructed starch and/or starch derivative, (b) 20 to 70 wgt.-% aliphatic-aromatic copolymer, (c) 10 to 50 wgt.-% polyhydroxyalkanoate and (d) 3 to 25 wgt.-% polyactic acid. Such polymer compounds are characterized by a high ratio of bio-based carbon and exhibit no significant embrittlement or worsening of the mechanical properties profile, despite the presence of increased volumes of polyhydroxyalkanoate, even after storage. The invention further relates to production methods for the polymer compound according to the invention, and use thereof in the production of films, molded parts or fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Harald Schmidt, Christoph Hess, Christophe Bréso, Ralf Hackfort, Frank Rörthmans, Wolfgang Friedek