Patents by Inventor Michael Kihm

Michael Kihm 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).

  • Solvent-poor sol-gel-systems
    Patent number: 7247350
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the production of low solvent sol-gel systems, comprising the following steps: (a) hydrolysis or condensation of a silane and/or an alkoxide and/or several alkoxides of Al, Ce, Ga, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb and Ta, (b) addition of water to the reaction mixture until phase separation sets in, and (c) separation of the condensate phase. The invention also relates to the sol-gel system thus obtained and to the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Nano-X GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Sepeur, Nora Kunze, Michael Kihm
  • Solvent-poor sol-gel-systems
    Publication number: 20040043161
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the production of low solvent sol-gel systems, comprising the following steps: (a) hydrolysis or condensation of a silane and/or an alkoxide and/or several alkoxides of Al, Ce, Ga, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb and Ta, (b) addition of water to the reaction mixture until phase separation sets in, and (c) separation of the condensate phase. The invention also relates to the sol-gel system thus obtained and to the use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Stefan Sepeur, Nora Kunze, Michael Kihm