Patents by Inventor Monika Gruna

Monika Gruna 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: 8276710
    Abstract: A method for producing a lightweight, sound insulating covering (1, 1?, 1?, 1??) for a body component of a motor vehicle, in particular a lightweight dashboard covering, wherein the covering (1, 1?, 1?, 1??) is produced as a foamed, sound absorbing molded part in a single-stage operation by injecting a reactive mix, comprising polyol and isocyanate, into a cavity (11) of a foaming tool (9), wherein before and/or during the injecting, at least one predetermined surface portion (17), defining the cavity (11) of the foaming tool (9), is temperature-controlled in such a manner that the foamed molded part comprises an integral substantially pore free skin (1.1) with a thickness of at least 0.5 mm on one side, and comprises an open porous surface (1.2) and/or a thinner, sound permeable skin (1.4) on its side opposite to said skin (1.1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Dirk Soltau, Michael Hansen, Thomas Gross, Monika Gruna
  • Publication number: 20120080262
    Abstract: A method for producing a lightweight, sound insulating covering (1, 1?, 1?, 1?) for a body component of a motor vehicle, in particular a lightweight dashboard covering, wherein the covering (1, 1?, 1?, 1?) is produced as a foamed, sound absorbing molded part in a single-stage operation by injecting a reactive mix, comprising polyol and isocyanate, into a cavity (11) of a foaming tool (9), wherein before and/or during the injecting, at least one predetermined surface portion (17), defining the cavity (11) of the foaming tool (9), is temperature-controlled in such a manner that the foamed molded part comprises an integral substantially pore free skin (1.1) with a thickness of at least 0.5 mm on one side, and comprises an open porous surface (1.2) and/or a thinner, sound permeable skin (1.4) on its side opposite to said skin (1.1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: Dirk Soltau, Michael Hansen, Thomas Gross, Monika Gruna