Patents by Inventor Ralf Kappes

Ralf Kappes 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).

  • HEAT-EMBOSSED NON-WOVEN AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20180290371
    Abstract: A heat-embosssed non-woven that is suitable for producing a decorative layer for a car passenger compartment includes: thermoplastic fibers, being needled and having a maximum tensile elongation of at least 30%; and embossed recesses that have base surfaces at a bottom thereof. A ratio between a thickness of the non-woven in a region of the base surfaces of the recesses and a thickness of the non-woven in a region of the non-embossed regions is at most 0.1. A fraction of a total surface area of the non-woven made up by a total base surface area of the recesses is from 0.5% to 30%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Ralf Kappes, Ansgar Komp, Angela Weik, Sandra Villing-Falusi, Dominic Kramer