Patents by Inventor Michael Theodorus Kroes

Michael Theodorus Kroes 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: 6841252
    Abstract: The invention relates to a laminate, comprising a plastic layer which contains a thermoplastic, which plastic layer is joined at least on one side to a substantially parallel metal skin. The invention also relates to a metal-plastic-metal laminate of this type. According to the invention, the core layer includes, in addition to the thermoplastic, a solvent and a hardener, the thermoplastic being dissolved in the solvent to make the thermoplastic processible, during production of the laminate, at a temperature lower than the glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic, and the hardener being capable of reaction with the solvent, or the core layer includes polymer particles dispersed in the thermoplastic, which polymer particles are formed from a solvent and a hardener capable of reaction with the solvent. In this way, the core layer becomes easier to work during the production of the laminate, while the laminate itself, after cold-working, is dimensionally stable at elevated temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Corus Staal BV
    Inventors: Michael Theodorus Kroes, Andries Cornelis De Muijnck, Hendrik Bart Van Veldhuizen
  • Publication number: 20030162049
    Abstract: The invention relates to a laminate, comprising a plastic layer which contains a thermoplastic, which plastic layer is joined at least on one side to a substantially parallel metal skin. The invention also relates to a metal-plastic-metal laminate of this type. According to the invention, the core layer comprises, in addition to the thermoplastic, a solvent and a hardener, the thermoplastic being dissolved in the solvent in order to make the thermoplastic processible, during production of the laminate, at a temperature which is lower than the glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic, and the hardener being capable of reaction with the solvent, or in that the core layer comprises polymer particles which are dispersed in the thermoplastic, which polymer particles are formed from a solvent and a hardener which is capable of reaction with the solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2003
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventors: Michael Theodorus Kroes, Andries Cornelis De Muijnck, Hendrik Bart Van Veldhuizen