Patents by Inventor Konstantinos MARKOU

Konstantinos MARKOU 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: 20120282404
    Abstract: The invention relates to an at least two-stage method for corrosion protection treatment of metal surfaces, wherein, in a first step (i), an organic coating comprising an aqueous phase (A) is applied to the metal surface and, in a following step (ii), the organic coating applied to the metal surface contacted with an acidic, aqueous composition (B) comprising at least one or more water-soluble compounds containing at least one atom selected from the elements Zr, Ti, Si, Hf, V and/or Ce and one or more water-soluble compounds that release copper ions. The invention further comprises a metal component that is at least partially made of steel, iron, zinc and/or aluminum and the alloys thereof and has been treated by the method according to the invention, and to the use thereof in automobile construction and in the construction industry and for producing household appliances and electronics housings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Christian ROSENKRANZ, Andreas Arnold, Klaus Lepa, Konstantinos Markou
  • Publication number: 20110311827
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an acidic, aqueous, particulate composition having a high stability with respect to agglomeration for autophoretic deposition of organic-inorganic hybrid layers on metal surfaces, comprising, in addition to iron(III) ions, fluoride ions and at least one dispersed organic binder (B), pigment-binder particles comprising a pigment portion and a binder portion (B), such that the binder (B) comprises a polymer of at least one monomer having acid groups and at least one polymerizable double bond. Likewise, the invention relates to the use of an aqueous dispersion comprising pigment-binder particles comprising a pigment portion and a binder portion (B) for the production of a self-depositing composition as well as a method for autophoretic deposition on metal surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Patrick DRONIOU, Konstantinos MARKOU