Patents by Inventor Gottfried Hilkert

Gottfried Hilkert 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: 20050238900
    Abstract: The invention relates to a single- or multilayer, white, biaxially oriented polyester film. Films of the invention are formed from thermoplastic polyester and are coated on at least one side with a water-soluble adhesion-promoting layer that includes a hydrolyzed amino-functional silane. The invention further relates to the use of the film and to a process for its production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Thorsten Kiehne, Herbert Peiffer, Gottfried Hilkert
  • Publication number: 20050214526
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transparent, electrically conductive, biaxially oriented, single- or multilayer polyester film which includes a coating composed of (a) conductive (ITO) indium tin oxide particles or (ATO) antimony tin oxide particles, or of a mixture of these. The film further include other conductive components (b). The other conductive components (b) may be present either in the coating including ITO particles and/or ATO particles or in a layer in contact therewith. The conductive component (b) may also be a metal layer in contact with the ITO and/or ATO. The film is only oriented or relaxed prior to application of the ITO and/or ATO coating. The invention further relates to a process for the production of the film, and its use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Dagmar Klein, Holger Kliesch, Thorsten Kiehne, Bodo Kuhmann, Franz Hora, Gottfried Hilkert, Manfred Wiederhold
  • Patent number: 6946192
    Abstract: The application discloses a transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film having a base layer at least 80% by weight of which is composed of a thermoplastic polyester, and having at least one outer layer, wherein the outer layer is composed of a polymer, or of a mixture of polymers, which comprises at least 40% by weight of ethylene 2,6-naphthalate units and up to 40% by weight of ethylene terephthalate units and/or units from cycloaliphatic or aromatic diols and/or dicarboxylic acids, with the proviso that the Tg2 value of the polyester film is above the Tg2 value of the base layer but below the Tg2 value of the outer layer, and at least one film surface has a surface tension of from 35 to 65 mN/m and/or has been provided with a functional coating of thickness from 5 to 100 nm. The film has low atmospheric oxygen transmission. It is particularly suitable for packaging uses, specifically for packaging foods and other consumable items, and for laminating, metallizing and printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Cynthia Bennett, Guenther Crass, Gottfried Hilkert, Werner Roth
  • Patent number: 6939600
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an opaque, white film with a thickness of from 10 to 500 ?m whose principal constituent is a crystallizable thermoplastic. It also comprises at least barium sulfate and at least one optical brightener. The barium sulfate and/or the optical brightener here is either incorporated directly into the thermoplastic during preparation of the polymer or fed as a masterbatch during film production. The novel film is particularly suitable for interior decoration, for constructing exhibition stands, for exhibition requisites, for displays, for placards, for labels, for protective glazing of machines or of vehicles, in the lighting sector, in the fitting out of shops or of stores, as a promotional requisite or a laminating material, or in applications associated with food or drink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Ursula Murschall, Ulrich Kern, Klaus Oberlaender, Gottfried Hilkert
  • Patent number: 6936350
    Abstract: The present application relates to a white, biaxially oriented, flame-retardant, UV-resistant polyester film with at least one base layer which comprises, based on the weight of the base layer, from 2 to 60% by weight of a cycloolefin copolymer (COC), where the glass transition temperature of the COC is within the range from 70 to 270° C. The film also comprises from 0.01 to 5.0% by weight of a UV stabilizer as light stabilizer and also comprises from 0.5 to 30% by weight of flame retardant, based in each case on the weight of the layer comprising the UV stabilizer and/or comprising the flame retardant. The film of the invention is suitable for packing foods or other consumable items which are sensitive to light and/or to air, or for use in industry, e.g. in the production of hot-stamping foils or as a label film, or for image-recording papers, printed sheets or magnetic recording cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Ursula Murschall, Herbert Peiffer, Gottfried Hilkert, Hans Mahl
  • Publication number: 20050163987
    Abstract: The invention relates to a single- or multilayer, oriented film comprised of a polyester which comprises an additive which when irradiated with electromagnetic radiation forms metal nuclei on which further metal can be accumulated in further steps of the process. The film also comprises another, radiation-absorbing material. The invention further relates to a process for the production of this film and to its use in printed circuit boards, ribbon cables, smart cards, RFID labels, membrane keyboards, and film-based circuits of any type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Holger Kliesch, Thorsten Kiehne, Gottfried Hilkert, Franz Hora
  • Publication number: 20050164022
    Abstract: The invention relates to a single- or multilayer, oriented film in which at least one layer is comprised of a thermoplastic polymer having a minimum amount of amide groups. The polymer is a polyester, a polyamide, or a mixture comprised of polyester and polyamide, or is a copolymer comprised of these two materials. The film also comprises a component a) which, when irradiated with electromagnetic or particulate radiation, forms metal nuclei onto which further metal can be accumulated in further steps of the process. The invention also relates to a process for the production of this film, and to its use in printed circuit boards, ribbon cables, smart cards, RFID labels, membrane keyboards, or film-based circuits of any type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Holger Kliesch, Thorsten Kiehne, Gottfried Hilkert, Ingo Fischer
  • Patent number: 6893706
    Abstract: The invention relates to a white, biaxially-oriented and coextruded polyester film which is matt on at least one side with at least one base layer B, which contains a cycloolefin copolymer (COC) in amounts of 4 to 60 wt. %, based on the weight of the base layer, in addition to polyester starting material. The glass transition temperature Tg of the COC lies in the range from 70 to 270° C. Said film has at least one matt outer layer (A), made from polyester and is particularly suitable for use in fast running machines such as winding, metallising, printing or laminating machines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Holger Kliesch, Gottfried Hilkert, Bart Janssens
  • Publication number: 20050100750
    Abstract: Coextruded, biaxially oriented polyester films which have a base layer (B) and have a heatsealable outer layer (A) that can be peeled from APET/CPET and from CPET, where the outer layer (A) includes a) from 80 to 98% by weight of polyester and b) from 2 to 10% by weight of inorganic and/or organic particles with a median diameter d50 of from 3 to 12 ?m, and where c) the polyester is composed of from 12 to 89 mol % of units derived from at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid and of from 11 to 88 mol % of units derived from at least one aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, and d) the ratio calculated from the particle size d50 of the particles and the layer thickness dA of the outer layer (A) is greater than or equal to 1.5, and the shrinkage of the films, at least in one direction, is more than 5%. The films of the invention are especially suitable, owing to their property of self-venting, as a lid film for APET/CPET or CPET trays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Bart Janssens, Gottfried Hilkert, Matthias Konrad
  • Publication number: 20050100718
    Abstract: Coextruded, biaxially oriented polyester films which have a white base layer (B) and have a heatsealable outer layer (A) that can be peeled from APET/CPET and from CPET, where the outer layer (A) includes a) from 80 to 99% by weight of polyester and b) from 1 to 10% by weight of inorganic and/or organic particles with a median diameter d50 of from 2.5 to 12 ?m, and where c) the polyester is composed of from 12 to 89 mol% of units derived from at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid and of from 11 to 88 mol % of units derived from at least one aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, and d) the ratio calculated from the particle size d50 of the particles and the layer thickness dA of the outer layer (A) is greater than or equal to 1, and the base layer (B) comprises an inorganic white pigment and/or a polymer incompatible with polyester. The films of the invention are suitable as a packaging material for foods and other consumable goods or as a lid film for APET/CPET or CPET trays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Bart Janssens, Gottfried Hilkert, Paul Broemmel
  • Publication number: 20050100729
    Abstract: Coextruded, biaxially oriented polyester films which have a base layer (B) and have a heatsealable outer layer (A) that can be peeled from APET/CPET and from CPET, where the outer layer (A) comprises from 80 to 99% by weight of polyester and from 1 to 10% by weight of inorganic and/or organic particles with a median diameter d50 of from 2.5 to 12 ?m, and where the polyester is composed of from 12 to 89 mol % of units derived from at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid and of from 11 to 88 mol % of units derived from at least one aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, and the ratio calculated from the particle size d50 of the particles and the layer thickness dA of the outer layer (A) is ?1, and the base layer (B) comprises poly(-xyleneadipamide). The films of the invention are suitable, owing to their increased oxygen barrier, as a packaging material for foods and other consumable goods or as a lid film for APET/CPET or CPET trays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Bart Janssens, Gottfried Hilkert, Matthias Konrad
  • Patent number: 6884517
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high-whiteness, biaxially oriented polyester film with at least a base layer made from polyester. The base layer of the polyester film of the invention also comprises from 2 to 60% by weight of a cycloolefin copolymer (COC), from 0.1 to 25% by weight of a white pigment, and, if desired, from 0 to 5% by weight of an optical brightener, based on the weight of the base layer. The glass transition temperature of the COC here is to be within the range from 70 to 270° C. The film is particularly suitable for packing foods or other consumable items which are sensitive to light and/or to air, or for use in industry, e.g. for producing hot-stamping foils or as a label film, or for image-recording papers, printed sheets, or magnetic recording cards, or for processing on high-speed machinery for winding, metallizing, printing or laminating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Gottfried Hilkert, Bart Janssens
  • Publication number: 20050074598
    Abstract: The invention more particularly relates to a coextruded, transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film comprising a base layer (B) and a heatsealable top layer (A) which is peelable from at least APET, the heatsealable and peelable top layer (A) consisting of a) 80-98% by weight of polyester and b) 2-10% by weight of inorganic and/or organic particles having an average diameter d50 of from 2.0 to 8.0 ?m (based on the mass of the top layer (A)), wherein c) the polyester being composed of 30-95 mol % of units which derive from at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid and 5-70 mol % of units which derive from at least one aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, d) the ratio of particle size d50 and layer thickness dA of the top layer (A) being greater than 1.3 and e) the layer thickness of the top layer (A) dA being from 0.5 to 2.5 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Gottfried Hilkert, Cynthia Bennett, Andreas Stopp
  • Publication number: 20050069688
    Abstract: The invention relates to a single-layer, oriented polyester film where the polyester comprises an additive which on irradiation with electromagnetic radiation forms metal nuclei on which further metal can be accumulated during further steps of the process. The invention further relates to a process for producing this film and to its use in printed circuit boards, ribbon cables, smart cards, RFID labels, membrane keyboards, and film-based circuits, of any type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Holger Kliesch, Thorsten Kiehne, Gottfried Hilkert, Bodo Kuhmann
  • Publication number: 20050069689
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multilayer, oriented film, in which at least one layer comprises a polyester which comprises an additive which, on irradiation with electromagnetic radiation, forms metal nuclei on which further metal can be deposited in further steps of the process. The invention further relates to a process for the production of this film and to its use in printed circuit boards, ribbon cables, smart cards, RFID labels, membrane keyboards, and film-based circuits of any type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Holger Kliesch, Thorsten Kiehne, Gottfried Hilkert, Franz Hora
  • Patent number: 6872461
    Abstract: The invention relates to a co-extruded, biaxially oriented polyester films containing a flame-retardant agent which can be dissolved in the polyester. The film has a matt outer layer which contains a mixture and/or a blend of two components (I) and (II), whereby component (I) is a polyethylene terephthalate homopolymer, or a polyethylene terephthalate copolymer, or a mixture of polyethylene terephthalate homopolymers or copolymers and component (II) is a polymer containing at least one sulphonate group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Ursula Murschall, Ulrich Kern, Guenther Crass, Gottfried Hilkert
  • Publication number: 20050061708
    Abstract: This invention relates to a coextruded, transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film comprising a base layer (B) and a heatsealable top layer (A) which is peelable from at least APET, the heatsealable and peelable top layer (A) consisting of a) 60-97% by weight of polyester and b) 3-30% by weight of a polyester-incompatible polymer (=anti-PET polymer), based on the mass of the top layer (A), wherein c) the polyester being composed of 25-95 mol % of units which derive from at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid and 5-75 mol % of units which derive from at least one aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, the sum of the dicarboxylic acid-derived molar percentages being 100, and d) the layer thickness of the top layer (A) dA being from 0.7 to 2.5 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Bart Janssens, Gottfried Hilkert, Matthias Konrad
  • Publication number: 20050064711
    Abstract: The invention relates to a single- or multilayer, oriented, film coated with an aminosilane compound and composed of polyester which comprises an additive which, on irradiation with electromagnetic radiation, forms metal nuclei on which further metal can be deposited in further steps of the process. The invention further relates to a process for producing this film and to its use in printed circuit boards, ribbon cables, smart cards, RFID labels, membrane keyboards, and film-based circuits of any type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Holger Kliesch, Thorsten Kiehne, Gottfried Hilkert, Ingo Fischer
  • Publication number: 20050042441
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coextruded, transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film comprising a base layer (B) and a heatsealable top layer (A) which is peelable from APET, the heatsealable and peelable top layer (A) consisting of 70-97% by weight of polyester and 3-20% by weight of a polyester-incompatible polymer (=anti-PET polymer) based on the mass of the top layer (A), and the polyester being composed of 20-95 mol % of units which derive from at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid and 5-80 mol % of units which derive from at least one aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, the sum of the dicarboxylic acid-derived molar percentages being 100, and the layer thickness of the top layer (A) dA being from 1.7 to 6.0 ?m. The invention further relates to a process for producing the film and to its use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Gottfried Hilkert, Matthias Konrad, Cynthia Bennett, Paul Broemmel
  • Publication number: 20050042468
    Abstract: This invention relates to a coextruded, transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film comprising a base layer (B) and a heatsealable top layer (A) which is peelable with respect to at least CPET. The heatsealable and peelable top layer (A) consists of a) 70-97% by weight of polyester and b) 3-20% by weight of a polyester-incompatible polymer (=anti-PET polymer) based on the mass of the top layer (A), wherein c) the polyester is composed of 20-95 mol % of units derived from at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid and 5-80 mol % of units derived from at least one aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, the sum of the dicarboxylic acid-derived molar percentages being 100, and d) the layer thickness of the top layer (A) dA is from 1.7 to 6.0 ?m. The invention further relates to a process for producing the film and to its use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Gottfried Hilkert, Matthias Konrad, Cynthia Bennett, Paul Broemmel