Patents by Inventor Gunter Sommer

Gunter Sommer 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).

  • Patent number: 7651562
    Abstract: In a metal pigment for a cosmetic preparation, such as lipstick, nail polish, eye shadow, hair colorant, liquid mascara, powder, eyeliner, rouge, skin/hair care products, perfume, eau de toilette, lotions or the like, provision is made for a metallic substrate to have a substrate-enclosing layer produced by the sol-gel process, which provides a barrier effect against sweat and saliva and prevents direct contact between skin and metallic substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Eckart GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gunter Kaupp, Thomas Schuster, Hans-Jorg Kremitzl, Gunter Sommer
  • Patent number: 7217318
    Abstract: In a method for the manufacture of a nacreous pigment, in which a multi-layer film is produced by vacuum evaporation coating on a substrate and, after release from the substrate, the particles thus produced are comminuted to pigment particles of a desired size, vapor deposition of a plurality of layers taking place at separate locations within an evacuable container and the substrate being passed along the sources of evaporation, it is provided that at least a backing (A), in particular a silicon oxide layer, and at least a metal oxide layer (B), in particular a titanium oxide layer, are vapor-deposited on the substrate, in particular a circulating metal belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Eckart GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Günter Sommer
  • Publication number: 20060032403
    Abstract: In a metal pigment for a cosmetic preparation, such as lipstick, nail polish, eye shadow, hair colorant, liquid mascara, powder, eyeliner, rouge, skin/hair care products, perfume, eau de toilette, lotions or the like, provision is made for a metallic substrate to have a substrate-enclosing layer produced by the sol-gel process, which provides a barrier effect against sweat and saliva and prevents direct contact between skin and metallic substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Applicant: Eckart GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gunter Kaupp, Thomas Schuster, Hans-Jorg Kremitzl, Gunter Sommer
  • Publication number: 20040261661
    Abstract: In a method for the manufacture of a nacreous pigment, in which a multi-layer film is produced by vacuum evaporation coating on a substrate and, after release from the substrate, the particles thus produced are comminuted to pigment particles of a desired size, vapor deposition of a plurality of layers taking place at separate locations within an evacuable container and the substrate being passed along the sources of evaporation, it is provided that at least a backing (A), in particular a silicon oxide layer, and at least a metal oxide layer (B), in particular a titanium oxide layer, are vapor-deposited on the substrate, in particular a circulating metal belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: Eckart GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Gunter Sommer
  • Publication number: 20030075079
    Abstract: In a method for the manufacture of a nacreous pigment, in which a multilayer film is produced by vacuum evaporation coating on a substrate and, after release from the substrate, the particles thus produced are comminuted to pigment particles of a desired size, vapor deposition of a plurality of layers taking place at separate locations within an evacuable container and the substrate being passed along the sources of evaporation, it is provided that at least a backing (A), in particular a silicon oxide layer, and at least a metal oxide layer (B), in particular a titanium oxide layer, are vapor-deposited on the substrate, in particular a circulating metal belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventor: Gunter Sommer
  • Publication number: 20020168484
    Abstract: In aluminum-based metal pigments produced by physical vapor deposition of a metal film and subsequent crushing of the metal film metal surfaces which are exposed after the operation of crushing the metal film and in particular fracture surfaces thereof are covered with a passivting protective layer to afford corrosion stability of those metal pigments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Applicant: Eckart-Werke Standard Bronzepulver-Werke
    Inventors: Gunter Kaupp, Werner Osteriag, Gunter Sommer
  • Patent number: 6428846
    Abstract: In aluminum-based metal pigments produced by physical vapor deposition of a metal film and subsequent crushing of the metal film metal surfaces which are exposed after the operation of crushing the metal film and in particular fracture surfaces thereof are covered with a passivating protective layer to afford corrosion stability of those metal pigments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Eckart-Werke Standard Bronzepulver-Werke Carl Eckart & Co.
    Inventors: Günter Kaupp, Werner Ostertag, Günter Sommer
  • Patent number: 6287695
    Abstract: In aluminum-based metal pigments produced by physical vapor deposition of a metal film and subsequent crushing of the metal film metal surfaces which are exposed after the operation of crushing the metal film and in particular fracture surfaces thereof are covered with a passivating protective layer to afford corrosion stability of those metal pigments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Eckart-Werke Standard Bronzepulver-Werke Carl Eckart GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Günter Kaupp, Werner Ostertag, Günter Sommer
  • Publication number: 20010007696
    Abstract: In aluminum-based metal pigments produced by physical vapor deposition of a metal film and subsequent crushing of the metal film metal surfaces which are exposed after the operation of crushing the metal film and in particular fracture surfaces thereof are covered with a passivating protective layer to afford corrosion stability of those metal pigments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 1999
    Publication date: July 12, 2001
    Inventors: GUNTER KAUPP, WERNER OSTERTAG, GUNTER SOMMER
  • Patent number: 5993526
    Abstract: A pearl shine pigment preparation as a pre-product for a printing ink in ch pearl shine pigment is made into a paste with a binding agent and optionally with a solvent and/or additives and the paste is put into a compact particle form. For that purpose the paste is compressed to form compact particles by tabletting, briquetting, pelleting or extruding. In that compacted form the pearl shine pigment preparation can be used for the production of printing inks, in particular intaglio printing inks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Eckart-Werke Standard Bronzepulver-Werke Carl Eckart GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Gunter Sommer, Gunter Kaupp
  • Patent number: 5849072
    Abstract: Metal pigment dispersions are proposed, which comprise flake-form metal pigments produced by crushing and binding agent or binding agent solution which contain no or less than 0.01% by weight of reaction or decomposition products of fatty acids which result from the reaction with the metal pigment in the presence of oxygen in the air. Also described is a process for the production of those metal pigment dispersions, wherein the metal pigment is crushed with the binding agent in a ball crusher, and the use of those metal pigment dispersions for the production of paints or lacquers and inks, in particular printing inks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Assignee: Eckart-Werke Standard-Bronzepulver-Werke
    Inventors: Gunter Sommer, Colin Appleyard