Patents by Inventor Gert Hooftman

Gert Hooftman 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: 20070240612
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of treatment of a retroreflective sheet with a treatment composition that comprises a fluorinated compound having one or more silyl groups and an auxiliary compound selected from the group consisting of (i) one or more non-fluorinated compounds of an element M selected from Si, Ti, Zr, B, Al, Ge, V, Pb and Sn and (ii) an organic compound having a Si—H group. The invention also relates to compositions comprising (i) a fluorinated compound comprising one or more silyl groups and (ii) an auxiliary compound selected from the group consisting of organic compounds having a Si—H group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Gert Hooftman, Dorothee Loosen
  • Publication number: 20050137289
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of treatment of a retroreflective sheet with a treatment composition that comprises a fluorinated compound having one or more silyl groups and an auxiliary compound selected from the group consisting of (i) one or more non-fluorinated compounds of an element M selected from Si, Ti, Zr, B, Al, Ge, V, Pb and Sn and (ii) an organic compound having a Si—H group. The invention also relates to compositions comprising (i) a fluorinated compound comprising one or more silyl groups and (ii) an auxiliary compound selected from the group consisting of organic compounds having a Si—H group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Gert Hooftman, Dorothee Loosen
  • Patent number: 5910557
    Abstract: The present invention relates to fluorochemical polyurethane compounds of the formula (I) according to claim 1, a method for their preparation and to compositions comprising that fluorochemical polyurethane compound. The compound and the composition comprising that compound are suitable to impart durable oil- and water-repellency and good laundry air-dry performance to substrates, such as fibers, woven or non-woven fabrics, carpets, leather and paper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1999
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Frans A. Audenaert, Kathy E.M.L.A. Allewaert, Gert Hooftman, Makoto Nagase, Hugo R. Lens