Patents by Inventor Philipp IMMICH

Philipp IMMICH 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).

  • BAKEWARE, COOKWARE AND/OR GRILLWARE ITEM, METHOD OF COATING A BAKEWARE, COOKWARE AND/OR GRILLWARE ITEM, CARRIER FOR A COATING DEVICE, AND COATING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20250143508
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bakeware, cookware and/or grillware item comprising a base, a heating side (14) arranged at a first side of the base (B), and a cooking side (12) arranged at a second side of the base (B), with the cooking side (12) being oppositely disposed to the heating side (14), wherein at least the cooking side (12) comprises a layer structure (LS) comprising at least a functional layer (FL), with the functional layer (FL) comprising a composition of CrXN1-X, where 0.5<X?0.95 and a hardness selected in the range of 10 to 30 GPa, and a thickness selected in the range of 0.1 to 5 ?m. The invention further relates to a method of coating bakeware, cookware and/or grillware items, a carrier for a coating device (100) for coating bakeware, cookware and/or grillware items and a coating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Philipp IMMICH, Dave DOERWALD, Ruud JACOBS, Geert-Jan FRANSEN, Marijn GELTEN, Jan WEMMENHOVE, Xiaowei SONG
  • Method of coating one or more metal components of a fuel cell stack, component of a fuel cell stack and apparatus for coating one or more components of a fuel cell stack
    Patent number: 12272845
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of coating one or more metal components of a fuel cell stack, such as a bipolar plate, an electrode, gaskets etc., the method comprising the steps of providing an uncoated metal component; etching said uncoated metal component; optionally depositing an adhesion layer on the etched uncoated metal component; and depositing a carbon coating on either the adhesion layer or on the etched uncoated metal component, with the adhesion layer and the carbon coating respectively being deposited by means of one of a physical vapor deposition process, an arc ion plating process, a sputtering process, and a Hipims process. The invention further relates to a component of a fuel cell stack and to an apparatus for coating one or more components of a fuel cell stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: IHI HAUZER TECHNO COATING B.V.
    Inventors: Ruud Jacobs, Kenji Fuchigami, Roel Bosch, Dave Doerwald, Philipp Immich
  • METHOD OF COATING ONE OR MORE METAL COMPONENTS OF A FUEL CELL STACK, COMPONENT OF A FUEL CELL STACK AND APPARATUS FOR COATING ONE OR MORE COMPONENTS OF A FUEL CELL STACK
    Publication number: 20220384820
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of coating one or more metal components of a fuel cell stack, such as a bipolar plate, an electrode, gaskets etc., the method comprising the steps of providing an uncoated metal component; etching said uncoated metal component; optionally depositing an adhesion layer on the etched uncoated metal component; and depositing a carbon coating on either the adhesion layer or on the etched uncoated metal component, with the adhesion layer and the carbon coating respectively being deposited by means of one of a physical vapor deposition process, an arc ion plating process, a sputtering process, and a Hipims process. The invention further relates to a component of a fuel cell stack and to an apparatus for coating one or more components of a fuel cell stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Ruud JACOBS, Kenji FUCHIGAMI, Roel BOSCH, Dave DOERWALD, Philipp IMMICH