Patents by Inventor Mark SCHÜRMANN

Mark SCHÜRMANN 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).

  • Reflector element and a method for manufacturing same
    Patent number: 10782456
    Abstract: A reflector element and a method for manufacturing a reflector element are disclosed. In an embodiment the reflector element includes a plastic substrate and a silver layer arranged on the plastic substrate. The reflector element further includes a first barrier layer arranged on the silver layer, wherein the barrier layer has an at least 15 nm-thick oxide layer and a second barrier layer arranged on the first barrier layer, wherein the barrier layer includes siloxane, and wherein a thickness of the second barrier layer is at least 250 nm and at most 450 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: SITECO GMBH
    Inventors: Mark Schürmann, Peter Munzert, Dirk Salz, Klaus Stockwald, Reinhard Schaefer, Stefan Kotter, Paul Braun
  • Method for producing a reflector element and reflector element
    Patent number: 10618840
    Abstract: A method for producing a reflector element and a reflector element are disclosed. In an embodiment the method includes depositing a layer sequence on a substrate, wherein the layer sequence includes at least one mirror layer and at least one reactive multilayer system and igniting the reactive multilayer system in order to activate heat input in the layer sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignees: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., Friedrich-Schiller-Universitaet Jena
    Inventors: Mark Schürmann, Stefan Schwinde, Robert Müller, Norbert Kaiser
  • Optical element comprising a reflective coating
    Patent number: 10429549
    Abstract: An optical element including a reflective coating is disclosed. In an embodiment the reflective coating includes an adhesion-promoting layer, an at least partially reflective silver layer disposed on the adhesion-promoting layer and a protective layer system disposed on the silver layer, wherein the protective layer system includes a plurality of dielectric layers, wherein the dielectric layers include at least one first layer and at least one second layer, wherein the first layer and the second layer have a different resistance to at least two different contamination substances, wherein the dielectric layers have a thickness of not more than 30 nm, and wherein a number of the dielectric layers amounts to at least five.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignees: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
    Inventors: Mark Schürmann, Stefan Schwinde, Norbert Kaiser
  • Reflector Element and a Method for Manufacturing Same
    Publication number: 20180045864
    Abstract: A reflector element and a method for manufacturing a reflector element are disclosed. In an embodiment the reflector element includes a plastic substrate and a silver layer arranged on the plastic substrate. The reflector element further includes a first barrier layer arranged on the silver layer, wherein the barrier layer has an at least 15 nm-thick oxide layer and a second barrier layer arranged on the first barrier layer, wherein the barrier layer includes siloxane, and wherein a thickness of the second barrier layer is at least 250 nm and at most 450 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Mark Schürmann, Peter Munzert, Dirk Salz, Klaus Stockwald, Reinhard Schaefer, Stefan Kotter, Paul Braun
  • Method for Producing a Reflector Element and Reflector Element
    Publication number: 20180029931
    Abstract: A method for producing a reflector element and a reflector element are disclosed. In an embodiment the method includes depositing a layer sequence on a substrate, wherein the layer sequence includes at least one mirror layer and at least one reactive multilayer system and igniting the reactive multilayer system in order to activate heat input in the layer sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Mark Schürmann, Stefan Schwinde, Robert Müller, Norbert Kaiser
  • Optical Element Comprising a Reflective Coating
    Publication number: 20170139085
    Abstract: An optical element including a reflective coating is disclosed. In an embodiment the reflective coating includes an adhesion-promoting layer, an at least partially reflective silver layer disposed on the adhesion-promoting layer and a protective layer system disposed on the silver layer, wherein the protective layer system includes a plurality of dielectric layers, wherein the dielectric layers include at least one first layer and at least one second layer, wherein the first layer and the second layer have a different resistance to at least two different contamination substances, wherein the dielectric layers have a thickness of not more than 30 nm, and wherein a number of the dielectric layers amounts to at least five.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Mark SCHÜRMANN, Stefan SCHWINDE, Norbert KAISER