Patents by Inventor Konstantinos Poulakis

Konstantinos Poulakis 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: 20240130481
    Abstract: A closure part, for vulcanization into products which are produced at least in part by vulcanization, includes at least a rear side, a function side and a barrier layer. The rear side is integrally bonded to a rubber material. The function side has individual hook-and-loop elements that are kept free of the rubber material and produce a releasable hook-and-loop closure when engaged with corresponding hook-and-loop elements. The barrier layer is between the rear and the function side. The barrier layer prevents liquid rubber material and/or flowable vulcanization products from entering the function side from the rear side during vulcanization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Gottlieb Binder GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Konstantinos Poulakis
  • Publication number: 20240115013
    Abstract: A method for producing a touch-and-close fastener part includes producing a base structure from a thread system having individual loops which are at least partially of a polyamide or polyester plastics material. At least a portion of the loops are cut to form two stem-like loop ends. The loop ends are heated at a predeterminable temperature and for a predeterminable heating time until a head shape is produced as a thickening at the respective loop end under the surface tension of the plastics material. The head shape is formed with a convex upper side which, at the point of a linear transition, merges into a concave interlocking surface which is seamlessly transferred into the adjoining stem-like loop end for an interlocking element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Gottlieb Binder GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Konstantinos Poulakis, Lars Heepe
  • Patent number: 11945146
    Abstract: A connecting part (3) is formed by injection moulding. A closure part (11) forms a component of an adhesive closure having adhesive or hooking elements and is introducible as an insert part into an injection mould. In a back-injection process, the connecting part (3) forms a structural part containing the closure part (11) as an integral component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: GOTTLIEB BINDER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Konstantinos Poulakis
  • Publication number: 20240042911
    Abstract: A foot mat arrangement with a floor unit and a foot mat can be fastened to the floor unit. The foot mat can be fastened to the floor unit by means of a hook-and-loop connection. The hook-and-loop connection has a first hook-and-loop element, which is fastened to the floor unit by material bonding, in particular, by a welded connection. The first hook-and-loop element can have a loop pile fabric. The first hook-and-loop element is preferably fastened to an attachment. The attachment and/or a carpet can be fastened to a floor element of the floor unit, in particular, by a material bond. A vehicle may have such a foot mat arrangement and a method for producing the floor unit of such a foot mat arrangement is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Gottlieb Binder GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Konstantinos Poulakis, Lars Heepe
  • Publication number: 20240016260
    Abstract: A fastening device has a plurality of individual spaced-apart interlocking elements made of a plastics material, each of which projects towards one side from a carrier part by being provided with a stem part and a head part. The number of interlocking elements is 100 to 200 pieces per cm2, preferably 120 pieces per cm2. The diameter of the stem part of an interlocking element is 150 to 250 ?m, preferably 213 ?m. The height of the interlocking element, calculated from the root-side base on the carrier part to the head-part end, is 1200 to 2200 ?m, preferably 1500 to 1980 ?m. The dimension of the largest head-part diameter of an interlocking element is 200 to 400 ?m, preferably 220 to 290 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Gottlieb Binder GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Konstantinos Poulakis, Lars Heepe
  • Publication number: 20230372167
    Abstract: 1. Adhesive fastener and diaper having such an adhesive fastener. 2. An adhesive fastener, consisting of at least one plastic material, having a plurality of hook means which are integrally connected to a substrate (10), each in the form of a stalk part (14) which is provided with a head part (12) and which protrudes above the substrate (10), is characterized in that at least a portion of the plastic material used is biodegradable and/or is bio-based.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Konstantinos POULAKIS, Lars HEEPE, Clovis NKUIDJEU
  • Publication number: 20230258212
    Abstract: A fastening system is disclosed, which can be applied repeatedly to third components, preferably having a smooth surface, for the purpose of detachable fastening to the same, consisting of at least two interconnected functional parts (2, 6) of planar shape, of which at least one functional part (2) has the form of a film and bears information and at least one further functional part (6) has a plurality of individual elements (4), the free end faces (8) of which adhere to the surface of the respective third component by means of adhesion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Konstantinos POULAKIS, Lars HEEPE
  • Patent number: 11659899
    Abstract: A touch fastener part has a first substrate tape (10) with hooking elements (12) arranged on one side and has a second substrate tape (16) connected to the first substrate tape (10). The second substrate tape (10) has a connectors (20) on its side facing away from the hooking elements (12) and is wider than the first substrate tape (10). At least one free lateral edge area (22) of the second substrate tape (16) projects beyond the adjacent longitudinal edge of the first substrate tape (10). The two substrate tapes (10, 16) can be bent along and transversely to their longitudinal orientation by at least one free side edge area (22) of the second substrate tape (16) being provided with a weakening of resistance (27) in such a way that bending the two substrate tapes (10, 16) transversely to their longitudinal orientation is facilitated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: GOTTLIEB BINDER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Konstantinos Poulakis
  • Publication number: 20220370262
    Abstract: A diaper, such as a baby diaper or incontinence diaper, consisting of at least one outer shell (10) and having an absorbent body connected to the shell (10), is characterized in that the absorbent body can be separated from the shell by means of a mechanical fastener system acting between the outer shell (10) and the absorbent body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventor: Konstantinos POULAKIS
  • Patent number: 11317682
    Abstract: A touch fastener system has two interconnectable and detachable touch fastener parts (4), each of which has a plurality of fastening elements (6) projecting from a carrier. The fastening elements (6) can be brought into detachable engagement with each other opposite from each other in a predeterminable connection area. The fastening elements (6) of the one type of a touch fastener part (4) within the connection area receive the fastening elements (20) of the other type between them forming strips (22, 24). One of the touch fastener parts (4) has fastening elements (6) of only one type, which, when engaged within the connection area, are connected to fastening elements (6) of this type and to fastening elements (20) of a further type of the respective other touch fastener part (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: GOTTLIEB BINDER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Konstantinos Poulakis
  • Publication number: 20210177105
    Abstract: A touch fastener system, consisting of two interconnectable and detachable touch fastener parts (4), each of which has a plurality of fastening elements (6) projecting from a carrier, which fastening elements (6) can be brought into detachable engagement with each other opposite from each other in a predeterminable connection area, wherein the fastening elements (6) of the one type of a touch fastener part (4) within the connection area receive the fastening elements (20) of the other type between them forming strips (22, 24), is characterized in that one of the touch fastener parts (4) has fastening elements (6) of only one type, which, when engaged within the connection area, are connected to fastening elements (6) of this type and to fastening elements (20) of a further type of the respective other touch fastener part (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventor: Konstantinos POULAKIS
  • Publication number: 20210015218
    Abstract: 1. Touch fastener part 2. A touch fastener part having a first substrate tape (10) having hooking elements (12) arranged on one side thereof, and having a second substrate tape (16) which, connected to the first substrate tape (10), has a connection means (20) on its side facing away from the hooking elements (12), wherein the second substrate tape (16) is wider than the first substrate tape (10) and at least one free lateral edge area (22) of the second substrate tape (16) projects beyond the adjacent longitudinal edge of the first substrate tape (10), and wherein the two substrate tapes (10,16) can be bent along and transversely to their longitudinal orientation, is characterized in that at least one free side edge area (22) of the second substrate tape (16) is provided with a weakening of resistance (27) in such a way that bending the two substrate tapes (10,16) transversely to their longitudinal orientation is facilitated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: Gottlieb Binder GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Konstantinos POULAKIS
  • Publication number: 20190263038
    Abstract: A connecting part (3) is formed by injection moulding. A closure part (11) forms a component of an adhesive closure having adhesive or hooking elements and is introducable as an insert part into an injection mould. In a back-injection process, the connecting part (3) forms a structural part containing the closure part (11) as an integral component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventor: Konstantinos POULAKIS
  • Publication number: 20190254387
    Abstract: A flame-resistant finish is adapted for a closure piece to form a detachable closure. The closure piece has a flat basic fabric (14) of warp threads (10), and weft threads (12). Functional elements (18) protrude on the front side of the basic fabric (14). The basic fabric (14) is provided with the flame-resistant finish. The fabric (14) and the functional elements (18) are predominantly, preferably entirely, made of flame-resistant plastic materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventor: Konstantinos POULAKIS
  • Patent number: 10343317
    Abstract: A method produces a connecting part (3) using an injection molding method. In a first step, a closure part (11) forming a component of an adhesive closure is produced having adhesive or hooking elements and is introduced as an insert part into an injection mold. In a second step, a back-injection process forms the connecting part (3) in the form of a structural part containing the closure part (11) as an integral component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: GOTTLIEB BINDER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Konstantinos Poulakis
  • Patent number: 10154706
    Abstract: A flat touch-and-close fastener element, which is detachably connected to a second touch-and-close fastener element, thereby forms a touch-and-close closure. The fastener element has a system of threads (10) of warp and weft threads, as well as pile threads. The individual threads have different chemical and/or physical properties and, for this purpose, are formed of different materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: GOTTLIEB BINDER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Konstantinos Poulakis
  • Patent number: 10046514
    Abstract: A connection method, in addition to a functional part used in it and to a flame-retardant total system, connects a single- or multilayer functional part (10) to a third component (20). The functional part (10) has functional elements (14, 16) projecting on one side. The functional part (10) is formed at least partially from a material at least partially transparent to laser light. A blocking layer (18) is disposed to be at least partially opaque to laser light such that after passage of the laser light through the functional part (10), the laser light inside the blocking layer (18) generates heat by absorption for melting the functional part (10) and/or the third component (20) to connect them to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: GOTTLIEB BINDER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Konstantinos Poulakis
  • Patent number: 9849616
    Abstract: A method for producing a connecting part (28) uses an injection foam molding process. In a first step, a fastening part with adhesive and/or hooking elements (18), forming a component of a contact fastener, is produced and introduced into an injection mold (2) as an insert part (16). A support part (26) is formed in the mold in a second step using a foamed synthetic material (22). The support part is connected to the insert part to form the connecting part (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: GOTTLIEB BINDER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Konstantinos Poulakis
  • Patent number: 9624661
    Abstract: A covering system for insulation devices (2) on (load-bearing) structures has a connecting device (24) including a carrier surface (28) with touch-and-close fastener elements (30) that can be connected to correspondingly designed touch-and-close fastener elements (22). A reactive functional surface (36) is fitted, as a further component of the connecting device (24), on the side (34) of the carrier surface (28) directed away from the touch-and-close fastener elements (30). The reactive functional surface bonds permanently, under predeterminable shaping pressure and at a predeterminable reaction temperature, to a preferably closed-cell foam material (4; 26) of the insulation device (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: GOTTLIEB BINDER GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Konstantinos Poulakis
  • Publication number: 20170066181
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connection method in addition to a functional part which can be used therefor and to a flame-retardant total system produced in accordance therewith. The invention relates to a method for connecting a single- or multilayer functional part (10) to a third component (20), wherein the functional part (10) has functional elements (14, 16) projecting on at least one side. Said method is characterized in that the functional part (10) is formed at least partially from a material which is at least partially transparent to laser light, and in that a blocking layer (18) is disposed so as to be at least partially opaque to laser light in such a way that after passage of the laser light through the functional part (10) the laser light inside the blocking layer (18) generates heat by absorption which is suitable for melting the functional part (10) and/or the third component (20) in order to connect them to one another in this way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventor: Konstantinos POULAKIS