Patents by Inventor Michael Wicker

Michael Wicker 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).

  • Publication number: 20160122525
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite system, preferably a multilayer film, having high impact resistance and heat distortion resistance, and to a process for production thereof and to the use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: Evonik Roehm GmbH
    Inventors: Rüdiger CARLOFF, Gerald DIETRICH, Michael WICKER, Chih-Lung CHEN
  • Patent number: 8975337
    Abstract: A molding compound comprises a copolymer (I)a), produced by polymerization of 90-100% by weight methylmethacrylate, styrene and malic acid anhydride, and optionally 0-10% by weight additional monomers which can be copolymerized with methylmethacrylate, a (co)polymer (II)b), produced by polymerization of 80-100% by weight methylmethacrylate and optionally 0-20% by weight additional monomers which can be copolymerized with methylmethacrylate, and has a solution viscosity in chloroform at 25° C. (ISO 1628 Part 6) of 50 to 55 ml/g, as well as c) optional conventional additives, auxiliary agents and/or fillers. The molding compound is characterized in that the copolymer (I) has a solution viscosity in chloroform at 25° C. (ISO 1628 Part) of 55 ml/g or less. Also disclosed are moldings produced by thermoplastic processing of the molding compound and their uses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Evonik Röhm GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Hoess, Michael Wicker, Klaus Schultes, Klaus Albrecht, Martin Mohrmann
  • Patent number: 8282015
    Abstract: A document and a related viewer for the document are constructed as image files capable of transmission to a printing site. The document file contains information for printing a document having hidden security indicia, and the viewer file contains information for printing a document viewer having a decrypting portion for revealing the hidden security indicia in the document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Document Security Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David Michael Wicker, Michael Scott Caton
  • Patent number: 8206782
    Abstract: The present invention describes a process for the surface finishing of materials via application of specific polymethacrylate layers. The polymethacrylate layers are composed of blends of at least two (co)polymers of polymethacrylates, and specific “reactive monomers” are present here in a polymerized mixture which forms the polymethacrylate layer. At the application temperature established, these form a chemical and, where appropriate, also a physical bond to the substrate, and therefore have adhesion-promoting action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Evonik Roehm GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Numrich, Michael Wicker, Achim Neuhaeuser, Christoph Krohmer, Guenther Dickhaut-Bayer
  • Patent number: 8192844
    Abstract: The present invention describes a process for the surface finishing of materials via application of specific polymethacrylate layers. The polymethacrylate layers are composed of blends of at least two (co)polymers of polymethacrylates, and specific “reactive monomers” are present here in a polymerized mixture which forms the polymethacrylate layer. At the application temperature established, these form a chemical and, where appropriate, also a physical bond to the substrate, and therefore have adhesion-promoting action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Evonik Röhm GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Numrich, Michael Wicker, Achim Neuhaeuser, Christoph Krohmer, Guenther Dickhaut-Bayer
  • Publication number: 20120015141
    Abstract: A moulding compound comprises a copolymer (I)a), produced by polymerisation of 90-100% by weight methylmethacrylate, styrene and malic acid anhydride, and optionally 0-10% by weight additional monomers which can be copolymerised with methylmethacrylate, a (co)polymer (II)b), produced by polymerisation of 80-100% by weight methylmethacrylate and optionally 0-20% by weight additional monomers which can be copolymerised with methylmethacrylate, and has a solution viscosity in chloroform at 25° C. (ISO 1628 Part 6) of 50 to 55 ml/g, as well as c) optional conventional additives, auxiliary agents and/or fillers. The moulding compound is characterised in that the copolymer (I) has a solution viscosity in chloroform at 25° C. (ISO 1628 Part) of 55 ml/g or less. Also disclosed are mouldings produced by thermoplastic processing of the moulding compound and their uses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: Evonik Roehm GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Hoess, Michael Wicker, Klaus Schultes, Klaus Albrecht, Martin Mohrmann
  • Publication number: 20110230610
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer mixture, comprising a) a polymer matrix which is composed of a (meth)acrylate (co)polymer or of a mixture of (meth)acrylate (co)polymers with a Vicat softening point VSP (ISO 306-B50) of at least 104° C. and/or of a (meth)acrylimide (co)polymer, b) an impact modifier which is based on crosslinked poly(meth)acrylates and which does not have covalent bonding to the polymer matrix a), c) from 1 to 15% by weight of plastics particles composed of crosslinked polymers based on polymethyl methacrylate, on polystyrene and/or on polysilicones. The polymer mixture can be used to obtain injection mouldings with matt surfaces and Vicat softening points VSPs (ISO 306-B50) of at least 90° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: ROEHM GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Klaus Schultes, Michael Wicker, Peter Kempf, Werner Hoß, Klaus Albrecht, Ursula Golchert, Stefan Nau
  • Patent number: 7879938
    Abstract: Compositions comprising an organic polymer as the matrix and inorganic particles as the filler and exhibiting in mixture a) 20 to 99.9% by wt. of an organic polymer and b) 0.1 to 80% by wt. of inorganic particles, where the sum of the constituents a) and b) amounts to 100% by wt.; and optionally c) 0 to 100 parts by weight of b) of various additives, in which case the content of the additives c) relates to the sum of a) and b), calculated as 100 parts by weight. characterized in that the composition can be obtained by incorporating particles and optionally other additives into the polymer matrix, in which case the particles to be incorporated i) are aggregates of globular primary particles; ii) the size of the primary particles is in a range of 0.5 nm to less than 100 nm; iii) the volume-weighted median value d50 of the particles is in a range of greater than 0.50 ?m to 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Harald Häger, Franz-Erich Baumann, Wolfgang Lortz, Werner Höss, Michael Wicker, Rüdiger Carloff, Uwe Schneider
  • Publication number: 20110009539
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flameproof PMMA moulding material, mouldings produced therefrom and the use thereof. Small amounts of an organo-phosphorus compound are sufficient to increase the glow wire flammability index by 300° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: EVONIK ROEHM GMBH
    Inventors: Thorsten Goldacker, Klaus Koralewski, Michael Wicker
  • Patent number: 7845572
    Abstract: A latent image is incorporated into an apparent solid-color background for representing a desired solid-color background having a target color. An underlying solid-color background is printed on a print medium using a first color composition that differs from the target color. Line-screen patterns embedding a latent image in a visually integrated setting are printed over the solid-color background using a second color composition that differs from both the first color composition and the target color. The visual characteristics of the line-screen patterns forming the latent image and the visually integrated setting are matched for rendering the latent image practically indistinguishable from the visually integrated setting without a visual aid. The print densities of the line-screen patterns and the first and second color compositions are interrelated so that the line-screen patterns in combination with the underlying solid-color background produce the apparent solid-color background in the target color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Document Security Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David Michael Wicker, Michael Scott Caton
  • Publication number: 20100167615
    Abstract: The present invention describes a process for the surface finishing of materials via application of specific polymethacrylate layers. The polymethacrylate layers are composed of blends of at least two (co)polymers of polymethacrylates, and specific “reactive monomers” are present here in a polymerized mixture which forms the polymethacrylate layer. At the application temperature established, these form a chemical and, where appropriate, also a physical bond to the substrate, and therefore have adhesion-promoting action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: Evonik Roehm GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Numrich, Michael Wicker, Achim Neuhaeuser, Christoph Krohmer, Guenther Dickhaut-Bayer
  • Patent number: 7682698
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multilayer film encompassing at least one upper layer a) and one middle layer b) composed of (meth)acrylate copolymers, and also a backing layer c) composed of polycarbonate, where the upper layer a) comprises a light stabilizer and is composed of a (meth)acrylate copolymer which can form semicompatible mixtures with the polycarbonate of the backing layer c), where a test specimen produced from a mixture composed of 20% by weight of (meth)acrylate copolymer and 80% by weight of polycarbonate has a tensile strain at break of at least 75% (ISO 527-2) at 23° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignees: Roehm GmbH, Senoplast Klepsch & Co. GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Schultes, Michael Wicker, Klaus Albrecht, Mona Rueppel, Gabriele Dassinger, Eric Reinheimer, Johann Kappacher, Andreas Hoellebauer
  • Patent number: 7585565
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multilayered film comprising at least one upper layer a), a middle layer b) made of (meth)acrylate copolymer, and a supporting layer c) made of polycarbonate. Upper layer a) contains a light-stability agent and is made of a (meth)acrylate copolymer that, together with the polycarbonate of supporting layer c), can form partially compatible mixtures. A test piece, which is made from a mixture consisting of 20% by weight of (meth)acrylate copolymer and 80% by weight of polycarbonate, has a breaking elongation (ISO 527-2) of at least 75% at 23° C. The middle layer b) contains a colorant and, optionally, a light-stability agent and is made from an identical or different (meth)acrylate copolymer that, together with the polycarbonate of supporting layer c), can form partially compatible mixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignees: Roehm GmbH, Senoplast Klepsch & Co. GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Schultes, Michael Wicker, Klaus Albrecht, Mona Rueppel, Gabriele Dassinger, Eric Reinheimer, Johann Kappacher, Andreas Hollebauer
  • Publication number: 20090215962
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multilayer film encompassing at least one upper layer a) and one middle layer b) composed of (meth)acrylate copolymers, and also a backing layer c) composed of polycarbonate, where the upper layer a) comprises a light stabilizer and is composed of a (meth)acrylate copolymer which can form semicompatible mixtures with the polycarbonate of the backing layer c), where a test specimen produced from a mixture composed of 20% by weight of (meth)acrylate copolymer and 80% by weight of polycarbonate has a tensile strain at break of at least 75% (ISO 527-2) at 23° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicants: Roehm GmbH, SENOPLAST KLEPSCH & CO. GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus SCHULTES, Michael Wicker, Klaus Albrecht, Mona Rueppel, Gabriele Dassinger, Eric Reinheimer, Johann Kappacher, Andreas Hoellebauer
  • Publication number: 20080248298
    Abstract: The present invention describes a process for the surface finishing of materials via application of specific polymethacrylate layers. The polymethacrylate layers are composed of blends of at least two (co)polymers of polymethacrylates, and specific “reactive monomers” are present here in a polymerized mixture which forms the polymethacrylate layer. At the application temperature established, these form a chemical and, where appropriate, also a physical bond to the substrate, and therefore have adhesion-promoting action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2004
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: ROEHM GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Uwe Numrich, Michael Wicker, Achim Neuhaeuser, Christoph Krohmer, Guenther Dickhaut-Bayer
  • Publication number: 20080242782
    Abstract: Compositions comprising an organic polymer as the matrix and inorganic particles as the filler and exhibiting in mixture a) 20 to 99.9% by wt. of an organic polymer and b) 0.1 to 80% by wt. of inorganic particles, where the sum of the constituents a) and b) amounts to 100% by wt.; and optionally c) 0 to 100 parts by weight of b) of various additives, in which case the content of the additives c) relates to the sum of a) and b), calculated as 100 parts by weight. characterized in that the composition can be obtained by incorporating particles and optionally other additives into the polymer matrix, in which case the particles to be incorporated i) are aggregates of globular primary particles; ii) the size of the primary particles is in a range of 0.5 nm to less than 100 nm; iii) the volume-weighted median value d50 of the particles is in a range of greater than 0.50 ?m to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Harald Hager, Franz-Erich Baumann, Wolfgang Lortz, Werner Hoss, Michael Wicker, Rudiger Carloff, Uwe Schneider
  • Publication number: 20080132627
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer mixture, based on the (meth)acrylate (co)polymer components a.), b.), c.) and/or d.) according to claim 1, where a test specimen produced from the polymer mixture simultaneously has the following properties: a tensile modulus (ISO 527) of at least 2 500 MPa, a Vicat softening point VSP (ISO 306-350) of at least 110° C., an impact resistance (ISO 179-2D, flatwise) of at least 30 kJ/m2, and a melt index MVR (ISO 1133, 230° C./3.8 kg) of at least 1.0 cm3/10 at least The invention further relates to injection mouldings and to the use of the polymer mixture for production of injection mouldings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: Roehm GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Schultes, Klaus Albrecht, Eric Reinheimer, Thorsten Goldacker, Werner Hoss, Michael Wicker, Anton Halblander
  • Patent number: 7371795
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer mixture based on the (meth)acrylate (co)polymer components a), b), c), and/or d) according to claim 1, where a test specimen produced from the polymer mixture simultaneously has the following properties: I. a tensile modulus (ISO 527) of at least 2600 MPa, II. a Vicat softening point VSP (ISO 306-B50) of at least 109° C., III. an impact strength (ISO 179-2D, flatwise) of at least 17 kJ/m2, and IV. a melt index MVR (ISO 1133, 230° C./3.8 kg) of at least 1.5 cm3/10 min. The invention further relates to injection mouldings and to the use of the polymer mixture for producing injection-moulded parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Roehm GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Wicker, Klaus Schultes, Klaus Albrecht, Werner Hoess, Mona Rueppel, Eric Reinheimer, Wolfgang Fuchs, Tony Halblaender
  • Publication number: 20070222117
    Abstract: A moulding compound comprises a copolymer (I)a), produced by polymerisation of 90-100% by weight methylmethacrylate, styrene and malic acid anhydride, and optionally 0-10% by weight additional monomers which can be copolymerised with methylmethacrylate, a (co)polymer (II)b), produced by polymerisation of 80-100% by weight methylmethacrylate and optionally 0-20% by weight additional monomers which can be copolymerised with methylmethacrylate, and has a solution viscosity in chloroform at 25° C. (ISO 1628 Part 6) of 50 to 55 ml/g, as well as c) optional conventional additives, auxiliary agents and/or fillers. The moulding compound is characterised in that the copolymer (I) has a solution viscosity in chloroform at 25° C. (ISO 1628 Part) of 55 ml/g or less. Also disclosed are mouldings produced by thermoplastic processing of the moulding compound and their uses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2005
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: ROEHM GMBH
    Inventors: Werner Hoess, Michael Wicker, Klaus Schultes, Klaus Albrecht, Martin Mohrmann
  • Publication number: 20070149697
    Abstract: The invention relates to an elongation-increasing agent which can be processed in an amorphous and thermoplastic manner, is made of radically polymerized, vinylic monomers, and is used for producing synthetic threads from a melt-spinnable fiber-forming matrix polymer that is incompatible with the elongation-increasing agent. The invention is characterized in that the elongation-increasing agent is thermally stabilized by adding an antioxidant substance such that said elongation-increasing agent is provided with a maximum total monomer content of 6 percent by weight after being thermally loaded at 290° C. for 30 minutes in an argon atmosphere. The invention further relates to granular plastic materials containing said elongation-increasing agent and a method for the production thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2004
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: ROEHM GBMH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Alexander Klein, Helmut SCHWIND, Michael WICKER