Patents by Inventor Marco Roelofs

Marco Roelofs 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: 7691477
    Abstract: A multi-layer article is disclosed. The article contains a base layer that contains at least one thermoplastic resin and a second layer containing a thermoplastic (co)polyformal superimposed over the base layer. The (co)polyformal conforms to formulae (1a) or (1b), in which O-D-O and O-E-O independently denote a diphenolate group, -D- and -E- independently denote an aromatic group having 6 to 40 carbon atoms, k is a whole number from 1 to 1500, o stands for numbers from 1 to 1500, and m is z/o and n is (o-z)/o wherein z is 0 to o.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Helmut-Werner Heuer, Rolf Wehrmann, Sylvia Braun, Claus Rüdiger, Marco Roelofs, Wolfgang Nising, Siegfried Anders, Jürgen Röhner, Rüdiger Gorny, Ralf Hufen
  • Patent number: 7582720
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid sheet prepared from a composition that includes: (a) a transparent polycarbonate; and (b) transparent polymeric particles having an optical density which differs from the transparent polycarbonate matrix material. The present invention also relates to use of such a solid sheet as a diffuser sheet in flat screens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Bayer Material Science AG
    Inventors: Claus Rüdiger, Michael Prein, Marco Roelofs, Jürgen Röhner, Tanja Grüter-Reetz
  • Publication number: 20080090958
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a compound made of transparent thermoplastic resin, particularly polycarbonate, and a combination of inorganic particles on the basis of silicone dioxide and polymer particles on an acrylate basis with core-shell morphology, as well as moulds made from this compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2005
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE AG
    Inventors: Claus Rüdiger, Rüdiger Gorny, Marco Roelofs, Ilona Roelofs, Lars Roelofs, Jürgen Röhner, Peter Schwarz
  • Patent number: 7265170
    Abstract: A thermoplastic molding composition characterized by its optical brightness and good weathering resistance is disclosed. The composition contains a poly(ester) carbonate an optical brightener conforming to where R1, R2, R3 R4, R5 and R6 independently denote H, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl or halogen, or where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 mutually independently stand for H, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, halogen or a cyano group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Rüdiger Gorny, Siegfried Anders, Wolfgang Nising, Marco Roelofs
  • Publication number: 20060251900
    Abstract: A multi-layer article is disclosed. The article contains a base layer that contains at least one thermoplastic resin and a second layer containing a thermoplastic (co)polyformal superimposed over the base layer. The (co)polyformal conforms to formulae (1a) or (1b), in which O-D-O and O-E-O independently denote a diphenolate group, -D- and -E- independently denote an aromatic group having 6 to 40 C atoms, k is a whole number from 1 to 1500 and m is z/o and n is (o-z)/o wherein z is 0 to o. The multi-layer article that may be prepared by co-extrusion exhibits improved properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: Helmut-Werner Heuer, Rolf Wehrmann, Sylvia Braun, Claus Rudiger, Marco Roelofs, Wolfgang Nising, Siegfried Anders, Jurgen Rohner, Rudiger Gorny, Ralf Hufen
  • Publication number: 20060198999
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid sheet prepared from a composition that includes: (a) a transparent polycarbonate; and (b) transparent polymeric particles having an optical density which differs from the transparent polycarbonate matrix material. The present invention also relates to use of such a solid sheet as a diffuser sheet in flat screens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventors: Claus Rudiger, Michael Prein, Marco Roelofs, Juergen Rohner, Tanja Gruter-Reetz
  • Publication number: 20050031855
    Abstract: A multi-layer article is disclosed. The article contains a base layer that contains at least one thermoplastic resin and a second layer containing a thermoplastic (co)polyformal superimposed over the base layer. The (co)polyformal conforms to formulae (1a) or (1b), ?O-D-O—CH2?k??1a ??O-D-O—CH2?mO?E-O—CH2?n?o??1b in which O-D-O and O-E-O independently denote a diphenolate group, -D- and -E- independently denote an aromatic group having 6 to 40 C atoms, k is a whole number from 1 to 1500 and m is z/o and n is (o?z)/o wherein z is 0 to o. The multi-layer article that may be prepared by co-extrusion exhibits improved properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Helmut-Werner Heuer, Rolf Wehrmann, Sylvia Braun, Claus Rudiger, Marco Roelofs, Wolfgang Nising, Siegfried Anders, Jurgen Rohner, Rudiger Gorny
  • Patent number: 6780473
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of a plastic composite is disclosed. The composite contains a first fluoropolymer layer, a second, middle layer of polycarbonate and a third layer of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer. The process entails preparing a plastics composite of fluoropolymer and polycarbonate layers and applying the layer of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer to the polycarbonate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jürgen Röhner, Klaus Zander, Rüdiger Gorny, Marco Roelofs
  • Patent number: 6734278
    Abstract: The present invention provides a two-stage process for the production of polyester carbonates with aliphatic dicarboxylic acids, the polyester carbonates obtained thereby, a process for the production of extrudates and molded articles from the polyester carbonates, and the extrudates and molded articles obtained thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Silke Kratschmer, Wolfgang Alewelt, Friedrich-Karl Bruder, Wilfried Haese, Rolf Wehrmann, Peter Fischer, Marco Roelofs, Lothar Bunzel
  • Publication number: 20040063821
    Abstract: A thermoplastic molding composition characterized by its optical brightness and good weathering resistance is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: Rudiger Gorny, Siegfried Anders, Wolfgang Nising, Marco Roelofs
  • Publication number: 20040013882
    Abstract: A multi-layer product comprising a coex layer and a base layer is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Rudiger Gorny, Siegfried Anders, Wolfgang Nising, Jurgen Rohner, Marco Roelofs, Silke Kratschmer
  • Publication number: 20030152775
    Abstract: A multilayered article of manufacture is disclosed. The article comprising a layer containing polycarbonate and a layer containing a copolyester. The repeating units of the copolyester are derived from dicarboxylic acids and from diols, where the repeating units derived from dicarboxylic acids contain 50 to 100% of units derived from terephthalic acid, 0 to 50% of units derived from isophthalic acid and 0 to 10% of units derived from other dicarboxylic acids, the sum of the proportions of the repeating units derived from terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid and other dicarboxylic acids is 100%, the percents being relative to the molar amount of the dicarboxylic acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventors: Rudiger Gorny, Siegfried Anders, Wolfgang Nising, Jurgen Rohner, Marco Roelofs
  • Publication number: 20030139564
    Abstract: The present invention provides a two-stage process for the production of polyester carbonates with aliphatic dicarboxylic acids, the polyester carbonates obtained thereby, a process for the production of extrudates and molded articles from the polyester carbonates, and the extrudates and molded articles obtained thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Silke Kratschmer, Wolfgang Alewelt, Friedrich-Karl Bruder, Wilfried Haese, Rolf Wehrmann, Peter Fischer, Marco Roelofs, Lothar Bunzel
  • Publication number: 20030104234
    Abstract: A copolyester carbonate especially suitable for the preparation of machine readable data carriers is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Friedrich-Karl Bruder, Wilfried Haese, Rolf Wehrmann, Peter Fischer, Marco Roelofs, Silke Kratschmer