Patents by Inventor Nils RICKERTSEN

Nils RICKERTSEN 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).

  • Expanded, micronized surface treated aluminosilicate volcanic glass as lamellar functional filler for plastics and special coatings
    Patent number: 10125046
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition comprising an expanded and micronized volcanic glass (EMVG) and at least one chemical agent, wherein the at least one chemical agent is coated on the surface of the volcanic glass. The present disclosure also relates to an improved process to remove mineral impurities and to coat the surface of the EMVG. The disclosed composition can be used a functional reinforcing filler to improve the mechanical properties of plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: S & B Industrial Minerals S.A.
    Inventors: Athanasios Karalis, Ioannis Poulakis, Salvatore Peter Larosa, Christina Kapralou, Gary Charles Phillips, Nils Rickertsen, Christos Dedeloudis, Doukas Efstathiadis
  • EXPANDED, MICRONIZED SURFACE TREATED ALUMINOSILICATE VOLCANIC GLASS AS LAMELLAR FUNCTIONAL FILLER FOR PLASTICS AND SPECIAL COATINGS
    Publication number: 20160257609
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition comprising an expanded and micronized volcanic glass (EMVG) and at least one chemical agent, wherein the at least one chemical agent is coated on the surface of the volcanic glass. The present disclosure also relates to an improved process to remove mineral impurities and to coat the surface of the EMVG. The disclosed composition can be used a functional reinforcing filler to improve the mechanical properties of plastic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Athanasios KARALIS, Ioannis POULAKIS, Salvatore Peter LAROSA, Christina KAPRALOU, Gary Charles PHILLIPS, Nils RICKERTSEN, Christos DEDELOUDIS, Doukas EFSTATHIADIS