Patents by Inventor Jens Kranz

Jens Kranz 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).

  • Triboelectric charging of wovens and knitted fabrics
    Patent number: 7004995
    Abstract: A method for the utilization of a woven or loop-formingly knitted fabric which acquires an electrostatic charge as a result of a specific treatment for filtering airborne, dusty allergens such as pollen in a pollen guard mountable in front of windows and doors over the whole area thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: tesa Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Schroder, Claus Grobe, Jens Kranz, Dieter Wenninger
  • Protection against pollen in the form of woven or knitted fabric for windows and doors
    Publication number: 20040177756
    Abstract: The use of woven or loop-formingly knitted fabrics for attachment in front of windows or doors to guard against dusty allergens such as pollen or dust, this pollen guard possessing by virtue of the generation of an electrostatic charge an adequate filtering performance with regard to pollen while at the same time meeting the properties of adequate visual transparency and adequate air perviousness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventors: Andreas Schroder, Claus Grobe, Dieter Wenninger, Jens Kranz
  • Triboelectric charge of woven and knitted fabric
    Publication number: 20040045441
    Abstract: The invention relates to woven or knitted fabric and is characterised in that an electrostatic charge is generated by means of friction on the woven or knitted fabric. Said electrostatic charge improves the filtration properties of the fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: Andreas Schroder, Claus Grobe, Jens Kranz, Dieter Wenninger