Patents by Inventor Jorg Zotzmann

Jorg Zotzmann 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).

  • Polymer network with triple shape effect and associated programming method
    Patent number: 9475269
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer network with triple-shape-memory effect and an associated programming method. The invention also relates to a method for producing layer systems made of shape-memory materials comprising the polymer network. The polymer network includes A) a first crystalline switching segment made of a star polymer; and B) a second crystalline switching segment made of a linear polymer or a star polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Zentrum Fur Material Und Kustenforschung GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Behl, Andreas Lendlein, Yakai Feng, Jorg Zotzmann
  • Polymer Network with Triple Shape Effect and Associated Programming Method
    Publication number: 20150053344
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer network with triple-shape-memory effect and an associated programming method. The invention also relates to a method for producing layer systems made of shape-memory materials comprising the polymer network. The polymer network includes A) a first crystalline switching segment made of a star polymer; and B) a second crystalline switching segment made of a linear polymer or a star polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: Helmholz-Zentrum Geesthacht Zentrum fur Material und Kustenforschung GmbH
    Inventors: Marc BEHL, Andreas Lendlein, Yakai Feng, Jorg Zotzmann
  • Polymer network with triple shape effect and associated programming method
    Patent number: 8901253
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer network with triple-shape-memory effect and an associated programming method. The invention also relates to a method for producing layer systems made of shape-memory materials comprising the polymer network. The polymer network includes A) a first crystalline switching segment made of a star polymer; and B) a second crystalline switching segment made of a linear polymer or a star polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Zentrum fur Material und Kustenforschung GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Behl, Andreas Lendlein, Yakai Feng, Jorg Zotzmann
  • Polymer Network with Triple Shape Effect and Associated Programming Methdo
    Publication number: 20110259517
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer network with triple-shape-memory effect and an associated programming method. The invention also relates to a method for producing layer systems made of shape-memory materials comprising the polymer network. The polymer network includes A) a first crystalline switching segment made of a star polymer; and B) a second crystalline switching segment made of a linear polymer or a star polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM GEESTHACHI ZENTRUM FUR MATERIAL-UND KUSTENFORSCHUNG GMBH
    Inventors: Marc Behl, Andreas Lendlein, Yakai Feng, Jorg Zotzmann