Patents by Inventor Ludo Govaerts

Ludo Govaerts 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).

  • Bonding of a fluoropolymer layer to a substrate
    Publication number: 20050159558
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a substrate having a fluoropolymer on at least one of its surfaces wherein one of the substrates or the fluoropolymer comprises a hydride function MH wherein M is Si, Ge, Sn or Pb. The invention further comprises articles comprising the substrate and fluoropolymer; a method of bonding the fluoropolymer to the substrate; a fluoropolymer composition that contains the fluoropolymer, a polyhydroxy cure composition, and an organic composition comprising the hydride function MH; a premix that contains the fluoropolymer and the hydride function MH; and a fluoropolymer composition that comprises (a) a thermoplastic fluoropolymer comprising Cl, Brand/or I atoms and (b) an organic compound that comprises the hydride function MH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2005
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Inventors: Ludo Govaerts, Dirk Arren, Tatsuo Fukushi, William Coggio, Klaus Hintzer, Harald Kaspar
  • Bonding of a fluoropolymer layer to a substrate
    Patent number: 6906145
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a substrate having a fluoropolymer on at least one of its surfaces wherein one of the substrates or the fluoropolymer comprises a hydride function MH wherein M is Si, Ge, Sn or Pb. The invention further comprises articles comprising the substrate and fluoropolymer; a method of bonding the fluoropolymer to the substrate; a fluoropolymer composition that contains the fluoropolymer, a polyhydroxy cure composition, and an organic composition comprising the hydride function MH; a premix that contains the fluoropolymer and the hydride function MH; and a fluoropolymer composition that comprises (a) a thermoplastic fluoropolymer comprising Cl, Brand/or I atoms and (b) an organic compound that comprises the hydride function MH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Ludo Govaerts, Dirk H. Arren, Tatsuo Fukushi, William D. Coggio, Klaus Hintzer, Harald Kaspar
  • Bonding of a fluoropolymer layer to a substrate
    Publication number: 20030118765
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a substrate having a fluoropolymer on at least one of its surfaces wherein one of the substrates or the fluoropolymer comprises a hydride function MH wherein M is Si, Ge, Sn or Pb. The invention further comprises articles comprising the substrate and fluoropolymer; a method of bonding the fluoropolymer to the substrate; a fluoropolymer composition that contains the fluoropolymer, a polyhydroxy cure composition, and an organic composition comprising the hydride function MH; a premix that contains the fluoropolymer and the hydride function MH; and a fluoropolymer composition that comprises (a) a thermoplastic fluoropolymer comprising Cl, Brand/or I atoms and (b) an organic compound that comprises the hydride function MH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Ludo Govaerts, Dirk H. Arren, Tatsuo Fukushi, William D. Coggio, Klaus Hintzer, Harald Kaspar