Patents by Inventor Oliver Bedford

Oliver Bedford 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: 11958979
    Abstract: This invention deals with effect pigment mixture comprising platelet-like aluminum effect pigments obtained by grinding of aluminum or aluminum based alloy shot and silvery pearlescent pigments, wherein the silvery pearlescent pigments are taken from the group consisting of: a) pearlescent pigments comprising a transparent substrate which is coated with a high-refractive index layer with n>1.8, which comprises or consists of an iron-oxide with Fe(II)-ions, b) pearlescent pigments comprising a transparent substrate which is coated with a high-refractive index layer with n>1.8, which comprises or consists of titanium suboxide or a pearlescent pigment comprising a substrate with a high-refractive index with n>1.8 layer, which comprises or consists of a titanium suboxide that is optionally coated with a high-refractive index layer with n>1.8, c) pearlescent pigments comprising a transparent substrate which is coated with a high-refractive index layer with n>1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Eckart GmbH
    Inventors: Carolin Brendel, Klaus Greiwe, Robert Maul, Oliver Bedford, Gunter Kaupp
  • Publication number: 20240059088
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of printing onto the surface of a substrate, which method comprises a. coating a donor surface with individual particles, b. treating the surface of the substrate to render the affinity of the particles to at least selected regions of the surface of the substrate greater than the affinity of the particles to the donor surface, and c. contacting the surface of the substrate with the donor surface to cause particles to transfer from the donor surface only to the treated selected regions of the surface of the substrate, thereby exposing regions of the donor surface from which particles are transferred to the corresponding regions on the substrate, and wherein that at least 50 wt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Oliver BEDFORD, Dieter PRÖLSS, Oliver STRUCK, Maximilian BOEHMER
  • Publication number: 20220363907
    Abstract: This invention deals with effect pigment mixture comprising platelet-like aluminum effect pigments obtained by grinding of aluminum or aluminum based alloy shot and silvery pearlescent pigments, wherein the silvery pearlescent pigments are taken from the group consisting of: a) pearlescent pigments comprising a transparent substrate which is coated with a high-refractive index layer with n>1.8, which comprises or consists of an iron-oxide with Fe(II)-ions, b) pearlescent pigments comprising a transparent substrate which is coated with a high-refractive index layer with n>1.8, which comprises or consists of titanium suboxide or a pearlescent pigment comprising a substrate with a high-refractive index with n>1.8 layer, which comprises or consists of a titanium suboxide that is optionally coated with a high-refractive index layer with n>1.8, c) pearlescent pigments comprising a transparent substrate which is coated with a high-refractive index layer with n>1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Carolin Brendel, Klaus Greiwe, Robert Maul, Oliver Bedford, Gunter Kaupp
  • Patent number: 11421111
    Abstract: This invention deals with effect pigment mixture comprising platelet-like aluminum effect pigments obtained by grinding of aluminum or aluminum based alloy shot and silvery pearlescent pigments, wherein the silvery pearlescent pigments are taken from the group consisting of: a) pearlescent pigments comprising a transparent substrate which is coated with a high-refractive index layer with n>1.8, which comprises or consists of an iron-oxide with Fe(II)-ions, b) pearlescent pigments comprising a transparent substrate which is coated with a high-refractive index layer with n>1.8, which comprises or consists of titanium suboxide or a pearlescent pigment comprising a substrate with a high-refractive index with n>1.8 layer, which comprises or consists of a titanium suboxide that is optionally coated with a high-refractive index layer with n>1.8, c) pearlescent pigments comprising a transparent substrate which is coated with a high-refractive index layer with n>1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Eckart GmbH
    Inventors: Carolin Brendel, Klaus Greiwe, Robert Maul, Oliver Bedford, Günter Kaupp
  • Publication number: 20220145082
    Abstract: This invention deals with effect pigment mixture comprising platelet-like aluminum effect pigments obtained by grinding of aluminum or aluminum based alloy shot and silvery pearlescent pigments, wherein the silvery pearlescent pigments are taken from the group consisting of: a) pearlescent pigments comprising a transparent substrate which is coated with a high-refractive index layer with n>1.8, which comprises or consists of an iron-oxide with Fe(II)-ions, b) pearlescent pigments comprising a transparent substrate which is coated with a high-refractive index layer with n>1.8, which comprises or consists of titanium suboxide or a pearlescent pigment comprising a substrate with a high-refractive index with n>1.8 layer, which comprises or consists of a titanium suboxide that is optionally coated with a high-refractive index layer with n>1.8, c) pearlescent pigments comprising a transparent substrate which is coated with a high-refractive index layer with n>1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Carolin Brendel, Klaus Greiwe, Robert Maul, Oliver Bedford, Günter Kaupp
  • Publication number: 20210171776
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a plate-like PVD aluminum pigment with a protective encapsulation, wherein said protective encapsulation comprises a) a continuous encapsulating silicon oxide containing coating (a), wherein said silicon oxide containing coating comprises at least 60 wt.-% silicon oxide, based on the total weight of said silicon oxide containing coating, and b) a layer (b) of metal oxide, wherein said metal oxide is selected from the group consisting of molybdenum oxide, molybdenum hydroxide, molybdenum oxide hydrate, tungsten oxide, tungsten hydroxide, tungsten oxide hydrate and mixtures thereof, and c) optionally an outer organic-chemical modification layer. The invention is further directed to method for producing the plate-like metal pigment as well as the use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Oliver Bedford, Frank Hippmann, Johannes Zitzmann, Robert Maul
  • Patent number: 10557037
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a particularly effective protective coating for metallic objects, the coating method, and the special applications thereof. The particularly high protective effect is achieved by the adaptation of the inorganic fraction and the organic polymer fraction of the coating to the specific surface of the object. Further adjustments of the coating can be used for further optimization, for example of the protection properties or other product properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: ECKART GMBH
    Inventors: Simone Kreppner, Oliver Bedford, Oliver Struck, Ralph Schneider
  • Publication number: 20180021240
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a particularly effective protective coating for metallic objects, the coating method, and the special applications thereof. The particularly high protective effect is achieved by the adaptation of the inorganic fraction and the organic polymer fraction of the coating to the specific surface of the object. Further adjustments of the coating can be used for further optimization, for example of the protection properties or other product properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Simone Stein-Hofmann, Oliver Bedford, Oliver Struck, Ralph Schneider
  • Patent number: 9624378
    Abstract: The present invention concerns coated metal pigments, the production thereof, and the use thereof. The present invention also concerns coating agents containing the aforementioned metal pigments, as well as objects coated with such coating agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: ECKART GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Hippmann, Sebastian Hoefener, Oliver Struck, Oliver Bedford, Dirk Schumacher
  • Publication number: 20160304721
    Abstract: The present invention concerns coated metal pigments, the production thereof, and the use thereof. The present invention also concerns coating agents containing the aforementioned metal pigments, as well as objects coated with such coating agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: Eckart GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Hippmann, Sebastian Hoefener, Oliver Struck, Oliver Bedford, Dirk Schumacher
  • Publication number: 20110251118
    Abstract: In order to separate dyes from aqueous solutions, an improved adsorption agent is proposed, which can be produced according to a method, wherein in a first reaction step, a multifunctional alcohol is reacted with an alkylene oxide into a star-shaped OH-terminated polyether.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co., KGaA
    Inventors: Oliver Bedford, Daniela Kropp, Marina Glesius, Olaf Musolf