Patents by Inventor Joerg Buechner

Joerg Buechner 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: 12698428
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of solid polycarbodiimide resins having a softening temperature of >+30° C. as cross-linking agents for adhesive dispersions polymers. The mixtures from at least one solid polycarbodiimide resin and at least one polymer dispersion are suitable for producing storage stable latent-reactive adhesive dispersions, latent-reactive adhesive layers, self-supporting latent reactive adhesive films or latent-reactive adhesive powders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Joerg Buechner, Hans-Josef Laas, Harald Kraus, Martin Melchiors
  • Patent number: 12545769
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multilayer composite, containing a first polymeric layer which on a side is coated with a printing ink containing a polyurethane as binder, and a second layer which with a polyurethane dispersion as adhesive is joined at least partly with the side of the first polymeric layer which is coated with the printing ink containing a polyurethane as binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Joerg Buechner, Harald Kraus, Thomas Fait, Christoph Thiebes
  • Patent number: 12421434
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aqueous dispersion containing at least one semicrystalline polyurethane-polyurea polymer and at least one surface-deactivated polyisocyanate. The melting temperature of the semicrystalline polyurethane-polyurea polymer is at least 55° C. The disclosure also relates to a process for preparing the aqueous dispersion, the use of the aqueous dispersion for producing coated substrates or adhesive films, flat or three-dimensional substrates coated with the aqueous dispersion, a substrate coated with at least one semicrystalline polyurethane-polyurea polymer and at least one surface-deactivated polyisocyanate, an adhesive film including at least one semicrystalline polyurethane-polyurea polymer and at least one surface-deactivated polyisocyanate, and a dried adhesive film obtained from such an aqueous dispersion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Joerg Buechner, Harald Kraus, Thomas Fait, Wolfgang Arndt
  • Publication number: 20240336721
    Abstract: A hydrophilic polyisocyanate composition includes a polyisocyanate component A) and an emulsifier component B. The polyisocyanate component A) consists of at least one polyisocyanate, including silane and thioallophanate structures, of general formula (I), in which R1, R2 and R3 represent identical or different functional groups and each denote a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, aliphatic or cyclo-aliphatic or optionally substituted aromatic or araliphatic functional group having up to 18 carbon atoms, which functional group can optionally also contain up to 3 heteroatoms from the series oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen, X represents a linear or branched organic functional group having at least 2 carbon atoms, Y represents a linear or branched, aliphatic or cycloaliphatic, araliphatic or aromatic functional group having up to 18 carbon atoms, and n represents an integer from 1 to 20, and the emulsifier component B) contains at least one ionic and/or nonionic emulsifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventors: Hans-Josef Laas, Thomas Fait, Joerg Buechner
  • Publication number: 20240309250
    Abstract: The invention relates to two-component polyurethane dispersion adhesives including (I) at least one aqueous dispersion including an amorphous polyurethane-polyurea polymer and (II) at least one hydrophilically modified polyisocyanate, containing silane and thioallophanate structures, as a crosslinker component. The invention also relates to the use of these two-component polyurethane dispersion adhesives for producing multi-layered composites, especially those consisting of a synthetic substrate and a substrate with a metallic surface, and to the composite materials obtainable using the adhesives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Joerg Buechner, Hans-Josef Laas, Christoph Thiebes, Thomas Fait
  • Patent number: 12084600
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a separating medium, containing at least one essential oil or consisting of at least one essential oil, selected from the group consisting of phenols, phenylpropanoids and furanocoumarins, for separating at least two joining parts which are joined by means of an adhesive bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Christoph Thiebes, Joerg Buechner, Thomas Fait, Oliver Kirstein
  • Publication number: 20240254375
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aqueous dispersion containing at least one semicrystalline polyurethane-polyurea polymer and at least one surface-deactivated polyisocyanate. The melting temperature of the semicrystalline polyurethane-polyurea polymer is at least 55° C. The disclosure also relates to a process for preparing the aqueous dispersion, the use of the aqueous dispersion for producing coated substrates or adhesive films, flat or three-dimensional substrates coated with the aqueous dispersion, a substrate coated with at least one semicrystalline polyurethane-polyurea polymer and at least one surface-deactivated polyisocyanate, an adhesive film including at least one semicrystalline polyurethane-polyurea polymer and at least one surface-deactivated polyisocyanate, and a dried adhesive film obtained from such an aqueous dispersion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Joerg Buechner, Harald Kraus, Thomas Fait, Wolfgang Arndt
  • Patent number: 11981115
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of mixtures of water and essential oils selected from the group consisting of phenols, phenylpropanoids and furanocoumarins, for separating multilayered composites for the segregated recycling of polymer/metal films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Joerg Buechner, Christoph Thiebes, Thomas Fait, Oliver Kirstein
  • Publication number: 20240124663
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multilayer composite, containing a first polymeric layer which on a side is coated with a printing ink containing a polyurethane as binder, and a second layer which with a polyurethane dispersion as adhesive is joined at least partly with the side of the first polymeric layer which is coated with the printing ink containing a polyurethane as binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Joerg Buechner, Harald Kraus, Thomas Fait, Christoph Thiebes
  • Publication number: 20230135472
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of mixtures of water and essential oils selected from the group consisting of phenols, phenylpropanoids and furanocoumarins, for separating multilayered composites for the segregated recycling of polymer/metal films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Joerg Buechner, Christoph Thiebes, Thomas Fait, Oliver Kirstein
  • Publication number: 20230138157
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a separating medium, containing at least one essential oil or consisting of at least one essential oil, selected from the group consisting of phenols, phenylpropanoids and furanocoumarins, for separating at least two joining parts which are joined by means of an adhesive bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Christoph Thiebes, Joerg Buechner, Thomas Fait, Oliver Kirstein
  • Publication number: 20230136555
    Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous dispersions containing at least one polyurethane and at least one compound with a biocidal action, the at least one compound with a biocidal action containing at least one peroxide group and being present in a quantity of between 0.01 and 1,000 mmol/kg, in relation to the total aqueous dispersion, and relates to a process for preparing a biocide-free aqueous polyurethane dispersion, said process comprising at least the steps: (A) preparing an aqueous solution containing at least one polyurethane and at least one compound with a biocidal action, the at least one compound with a biocidal action containing at least one peroxide group and being present in a quantity of between 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Joerg Buechner, Rainer Trinks, Thomas Fait, Oliver Kirstein
  • Patent number: 11504906
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a three-dimensional object by means of a powder-based additive production method from at least one first powdery material, wherein the at least one first powdery material comprises at least one first compound having a first reactive group a). The first reactive group a) is selected from the group consisting of an isocyanate group, a blocked isocyanate group, or a mixture thereof. The invention further relates to a component produced using the method according to the invention, and to powdery material that is suited for the method according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Dirk Achten, Thomas Buesgen, Thomas Faecke, Bettina Mettmann, Joerg Buechner, Hans-Josef Laas, Ting Liu
  • Patent number: 11247388
    Abstract: A method of applying a material comprising a fusible polymer comprises the step of: applying a filament of the at least partly molten material comprising a fusible polymer from a discharge opening of a discharge element to a first substrate. The fusible polymer has the following properties: a melting point (DSC, differential scanning calorimetry; 2nd heating at heating rate 5° C./min) within a range from ?35° C. to ?150° C.; a glass transition temperature (DMA, dynamic-mechanical analysis to DIN EN ISO 6721-1:2011) within a range from ??70° C. to ?110° C.; wherein the filament, during the application process, has an application temperature of ?100° C. above the melting point of the fusible polymer for ?20 minutes. There are still free NCO groups in the material including the fusible polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Covestro Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dirk Achten, Thomas Buesgen, Joerg Tillack, Fabian Schuster, Ralf Rott, Nicolas Degiorgio, Jonas Kuenzel, Joerg Buechner, Wolfgang Arndt, Martin Melchiors, Harald Kraus
  • Patent number: 11213999
    Abstract: A method of applying a material comprising a fusible polymer comprises the step of: applying a filament of the at least partly molten material comprising a fusible polymer from a discharge opening of a discharge element to a first substrate. The fusible polymer has the following properties: a melting point (DSC, differential scanning calorimetry; 2nd heating at heating rate 5° C./min) within a range from ?35° C. to ?150° C.; a glass transition temperature (DMA, dynamic-mechanical analysis to DIN EN ISO 6721-1:2011) within a range from ??70° C. to ?110° C.; wherein the filament, during the application process, has an application temperature of ?100° C. above the melting point of the fusible polymer for ?20 minutes. There are furthermore blocked NCO groups present in the material comprising the fusible polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Covestro Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dirk Achten, Thomas Buesgen, Joerg Tillack, Fabian Schuster, Nicolas Degiorgio, Jonas Kuenzel, Joerg Buechner, Wolfgang Arndt, Martin Melchiors, Harald Kraus
  • Publication number: 20210252778
    Abstract: A method of applying a material comprising a fusible polymer comprises the step of: applying a filament of the at least partly molten material comprising a fusible polymer from a discharge opening of a discharge element to a first substrate. The fusible polymer has the following properties: a melting point (DSC, differential scanning calorimetry; 2nd heating at heating rate 5° C./min) within a range from ?35° C. to ?150° C.; a glass transition temperature (DMA, dynamic-mechanical analysis to DIN EN ISO 6721-1:2011) within a range from ??70° C. to ?110° C.; wherein the filament, during the application process, has an application temperature of ?100° C. above the melting point of the fusible polymer for ?20 minutes. There are furthermore blocked NCO groups present in the material comprising the fusible polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Dirk Achten, Thomas Buesgen, Joerg Tillack, Fabian Schuster, Nicolas Degiorgio, Jonas Kuenzel, Joerg Buechner, Wolfgang Arndt, Martin Melchiors, Harald Kraus
  • Publication number: 20210245424
    Abstract: A method of applying a material comprising a fusible polymer comprises the step of: applying a filament of the at least partly molten material comprising a fusible polymer from a discharge opening of a discharge element to a first substrate. The fusible polymer has the following properties: a melting point (DSC, differential scanning calorimetry; 2nd heating at heating rate 5° C./min) within a range from ?35° C. to ?150° C.; a glass transition temperature (DMA, dynamic-mechanical analysis to DIN EN ISO 6721-1:2011) within a range from ??70° C. to ?110° C.; wherein the filament, during the application process, has an application temperature of ?100° C. above the melting point of the fusible polymer for ?20 minutes. There are still free NCO groups in the material including the fusible polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Dirk Achten, Thomas Buesgen, Joerg Tillack, Fabian Schuster, Ralf Rott, Nicolas Degiorgio, Jonas Kuenzel, Joerg Buechner, Wolfgang Arndt, Martin Melchiors, Harald Kraus
  • Patent number: 10882942
    Abstract: The invention relates to storage-stable aqueous dispersions of hydrophilically modified polycarbodiimide resins, a method for producing same, and the use of a salt component to reduce carbodiimide hydrolysis in aqueous polycarbodiimide dispersions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Joerg Buechner, Michael Ludewig, Evgeny Avtomonov, Martin Melchiors
  • Publication number: 20200385508
    Abstract: The invention relates to storage-stable aqueous dispersions of hydrophilically modified polycarbodiimide resins, a method for producing same, and the use of a salt component to reduce carbodiimide hydrolysis in aqueous polycarbodiimide dispersions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Joerg Buechner, Michael Ludewig, Evgeny Avtomonov, Martin Melchiors
  • Publication number: 20200055235
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a three-dimensional object by means of a powder-based additive production method from at least one first powdery material, wherein the at least one first powdery material comprises at least one first compound having a first reactive group a). The first reactive group a) is selected from the group consisting of an isocyanate group, a blocked isocyanate group, or a mixture thereof. The invention further relates to a component produced using the method according to the invention, and to powdery material that is suited for the method according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Dirk Achten, Thomas Buesgen, Thomas Faecke, Bettina Mettmann, Joerg Buechner, Hans-Josef Laas, Ting Liu