Patents by Inventor Robert Groten
Robert Groten 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).
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Patent number: 10406565Abstract: A cleaning cloth has a microfiber composite fleece material in which a first and a second fiber component are arranged in the form of alternating layers, wherein at least one first layer A has the first fiber component in the form of composite filaments which are melt-spun and deposited into a fleece and which are at least partially split into elementary filaments having an average titer of less than 0.1 dtex, preferably between 0.03 dtex and 0.06 dtex, and solidified, and wherein at least one layer B is arranged on the first layer A, wherein the layer B has the second fiber component in the form of fibers deposited into a fleece and solidified and having an average titer of 0.1 to 3 dtex, at least one second layer A is arranged on the layer B.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2015Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: CARL FREUDENBERG KGInventors: Robert Groten, Andreas Eisenhut, Joerg Dunkel, Thorsten Gleich
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Publication number: 20180245252Abstract: In an embodiment, the present invention provides a method for producing a structured microfilament non-woven, including: forming a non-woven by spinning microfilaments and/or composite filaments that can be split into microfilaments to form at least one fiber layer, stretching the at least one fiber layer, and laying the at least one fiber layer; thermally pre-bonding the non-woven; treating the thermally pre-bonded non-woven using a pressurized medium in order to break the thermal pre-bonding at least in part; and further applying a pressurized medium to the non-woven while the non-woven is resting on a structure-producing surface, so as to obtain a structured microfilament non-woven.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2016Publication date: August 30, 2018Inventors: Robert Groten, Benedicte Beck, Ulrich Jahn, Abdelkader Ameur, Jean-Francois Kerhault
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Publication number: 20180057984Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a microfilament fabric comprising at least one layer A which comprises a fiber component in the form of microfilaments, which are laid down to produce a nonwoven and are bonded by jets of fluid, and have an average titer of less than 0.15 dtex, in the form of melt-spun microfilaments which are laid down to produce a nonwoven, and/or in the form of composite filaments which are split and bonded by fluid-jet bonding at least to some extent to produce elementary filaments having an average titer of less than 0.15 dtex, as a technical packaging material. The invention also relates to a microfilament composite fabric which comprises a microfilament fabric of this type, and also relates to a method for the production thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventor: Robert Groten
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Publication number: 20170182735Abstract: A microfiber nonwoven composite has a first and a second fiber component arranged in form of alternating layers, wherein—at least a first layer A has the first fiber component in form of composite filaments melt-spun and deposited as a nonwoven fabric which are at least partially slit and solidified to form elementary filaments having an average titer of less than 0.1 dtex, preferably between 0.03 dtex and 0.06 dtex,—at least one layer B is arranged over layer A, wherein the layer B has the second fiber component in form of fibers deposited and solidified as a nonwoven fabric having an average titer of from 0.1 to 3 dtex—at least one second layer A is arranged on layer B.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2015Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventors: Robert Groten, Andreas Eisenhut, Georges Riboulet, Wolfgang Neithardt, Peter Dengel
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Publication number: 20170130378Abstract: A use of a nonwoven fabric made of continuous filaments for preventing the escape of down from a textile product filled with down, wherein the nonwoven fabric is obtained by a spinning method, in which multi-component fibers are deposited to form a nonwoven, whereby the multi-component fibers are split into continuous filaments with a titer of less than 0.15 dtex and the nonwoven is mechanically bonded to form a nonwoven fabric, the nonwoven fabric not being thermally or chemically bonded over the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2016Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventors: Robert Groten, Guenter Schmitt
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Publication number: 20170050220Abstract: A cleaning cloth has a microfiber composite fleece material in which a first and a second fiber component are arranged in the form of alternating layers, wherein at least one first layer A has the first fiber component in the form of composite filaments which are melt-spun and deposited into a fleece and which are at least partially split into elementary filaments having an average titer of less than 0.1 dtex, preferably between 0.03 dtex and 0.06 dtex, and solidified, and wherein at least one layer B is arranged on the first layer A, wherein the layer B has the second fiber component in the form of fibers deposited into a fleece and solidified and having an average titer of 0.1 to 3 dtex, at least one second layer A is arranged on the layer B.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2015Publication date: February 23, 2017Inventors: Robert Groten, Andreas Eisenhut, Joerg Dunkel, Thorsten Gleich
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Publication number: 20160263618Abstract: A method of protecting a textile material from light involves combining at least one crystallization auxiliary with a micro-filament non-woven fabric having a surface weight of 20 to 300 g/m2, wherein the non-woven fabric comprises composite filaments that are melt-spun and plaited as a non-woven fabric having a titer of 1.5 to 5 decitex and the composite filaments are split into at least 80% of elementary filaments having a titer of 0.05 to 2.0 and are solidified, and wherein the elementary filaments have the at least one crystallization auxiliary including titanium dioxide, silicon dioxide, magnesium silicate hydrate, in particular in the form of talcum and/or aluminum silicate, in particular in the form of kaolin, in each case in an amount of 0.2 to 5 wt %.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Robert Groten, Guenter Schmitt
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Publication number: 20160222557Abstract: A fabric sheet, with low-cost production, has high thermal and light stability, is recyclable, has a high mechanical load-bearing capacity, and is elastically compliant, wherein the fabric sheet has a main body composed of at least one ply, wherein the at least one ply contains first fibers comprising a first polymer and second fibers with a second polymer or wherein the at least one ply has one and the same fibers that contain a first and a second polymer, wherein a cold crystallization temperature of the first polymer lies at the softening temperature of the second polymer or below the softening temperature of the second polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2014Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Gerald JARRE, Robert GROTEN, Anke BOLD, SungYong RYU, Denis REIBEL
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Patent number: 9180394Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-layer composite for use in an air filter, comprising at least one upstream ply and a support ply that is connected to the upstream ply. The upstream ply is made of a non-woven fabric and has a finer porosity than the support ply. The aim of the invention is to form and further develop a multi-layer composite for use in an air filter, in particular in a filter bag in such a manner that the upstream ply can be connected in a stable and economical manner to the support ply. The invention is characterised in that the upstream ply is embodied as a spun bonded non-woven, the continuous filaments of which are at least partially twisted or interwoven with the support ply.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2008Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: CARL FREUDENBERG KGInventors: Heiko Manstein, Robert Groten, Anthony Hollingsworth, Ingrid Ewald, Joachim Hendler, Klaus Veeser
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Patent number: 8999868Abstract: A non-woven product containing organic and/or mineral particles has a volume density less than 1 and has at least two layers of synthetic fibers or filaments superposed in the Z direction perpendicular to the XY plane of the product, having undergone at least one needling operation, where the non-woven product integrates particulate feedstocks of mineral and/or organic particles distributed in a monomodal or multimodal manner in the product and at least partially coated or encapsulated by binding material that can point-connect the filaments or fibers to one another. At least one population or fraction of organic and/or mineral particles, has a size such that: 3×(?{square root over (SMf)})3?v, preferably 5×(?{square root over (SMf)})3?v, where SMf corresponds to the mean cross-section of the fibers or filaments that form the layers, and v represents the mean individual volume of the organic or mineral particles.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2011Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Freudenberg Politex SA (Societe Anonyme)Inventors: Frédéric Rosé, Georges Riboulet, Massimo Migliavacca, Jean-Marc Losser, Robert Groten
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Publication number: 20150017401Abstract: A textile light-protection material having a micro-filament non-woven fabric with a surface weight of 20 to 300 g/m2, wherein the non-woven fabric has composite filaments that are melt-spun and plaited as a non-woven fabric having a titer of 1.5 to 5 decitex and the composite filaments are split into at least 80% of elementary filaments having a titer of 0.05 to 2.0 and are solidified, and wherein the elementary filaments have at least one crystallization auxiliary means selected from titanium dioxide, silicon dioxide, magnesium silicate hydrate, in particular in the form of talcum and/or aluminum silicate, in particular in the form of kaolin, in each case in an amount of 0.2 to 5 wt %.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2013Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Robert Groten, Guenter Schmitt
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Patent number: 8382926Abstract: A method with which a textile sheet having good mechanical properties in respect to relatively high values regarding tear propagation resistance can be produced. The textile sheets are used in areas that require relatively high tear propagation resistance. The textile sheets also have relatively high peak tensile values and/or elongation at break values. The method for the production of a tear propagation-resistant textile sheet comprises providing a starting textile sheet made of yarns, fibers or filaments formed of at least two elementary filaments and having an arrangement in cross-section like orange segments or pie slices with the segments or slices made of different polymers, and exposing the starting textile sheet to a compressing heat treatment, wherein the polymer segments are permeated and a substantially non-adhesive bond is achieved between the polymer segments. The textile sheet may comprise nonwoven materials having a specific tear propagation resistance of equal to or greater than 0.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2008Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Carl Freudenberg KGInventors: Robert Groten, Ulrich Jahn, Georges Riboulet, Michael Hess, Ameur Abdelkader
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Publication number: 20120015574Abstract: A method for production of a reactive polyurethane emulsion for use in impregnating and coating a textile fabric includes reacting polyols alone or in combination with at least one of diols and triols with a substoichiometric amount of diisocyanates so as to form medium-viscosity, OH-terminated prepolymers. The prepolymers are mixed with an external emulsifier. At least one of a diisocyanate, a triisocyanate and a polyisocyanate are added so as to bring about a crosslinking of the prepolymers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2010Publication date: January 19, 2012Applicant: CARL FREUDENBERG KGInventors: Birgit Severich, Thomas Schauber, Horst Muehlfeld, Robert Groten, Bjoern Hellbach, Ansgar Komp, Christian Waschinski
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Publication number: 20110230112Abstract: This invention has as its object a non-woven product that contains organic and/or mineral particles and its process for production.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2011Publication date: September 22, 2011Applicant: FREUDENBERG POLITEX SAInventors: Frédéric ROSÉ, Georges RIBOULET, Massimo MIGLIAVACCA, Jean-Marc LOSSER, Robert GROTEN
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Patent number: 8021997Abstract: A multicomponent spunbonded nonwoven is provided which is composed of at least two polymers which form interfaces toward one another, which are produced by at least one spinning machine having uniform spinning nozzle apertures, and which are hydrodynamically drawn, lapped in a sheet-like manner, and bonded, the multicomponent spunbonded nonwoven being composed of different filaments which contain at least two polymers, or it being composed of a mixture of multicomponent filaments and monocomponent filaments which each contain only one of the polymers, the multicomponent filament being composed of at least two elementary filaments and the titer of the individual filaments varying by the number of elementary filaments contained in the filaments.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2005Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: Carl Freudenberg KGInventors: Robert Groten, Ulrich Jahn, Georges Riboulet
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Publication number: 20100209684Abstract: A method with which a textile sheet having good mechanical properties in respect to relatively high values regarding tear propagation resistance can be produced. The textile sheets are used in areas that require relatively high tear propagation resistance. The textile sheets also have relatively high peak tensile values and/or elongation at break values. The method for the production of a tear propagation-resistant textile sheet comprises providing a starting textile sheet made of yarns, fibers or filaments formed of at least two elementary filaments and having an arrangement in cross-section like orange segments or pie slices with the segments or slices made of different polymers, and exposing the starting textile sheet to a compressing heat treatment, wherein the polymer segments are permeated and a substantially non-adhesive bond is achieved between the polymer segments. The textile sheet may comprise nonwoven materials having a specific tear propagation resistance of equal to or greater than 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2008Publication date: August 19, 2010Applicant: CARL FREUDENBERG KGInventors: Robert Groten, Ulrich Jahn, Georges Riboulet, Michael Hess, Ameur Abdelkader
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Publication number: 20090176063Abstract: Disclosed are liquid impregnated sheets containing a combination of split-fibres and/or meltblown fibres with regular fibres of thermoplastic polymers. The sheets can be monolayers or multilayers with non-wovens of split-fibres on the outer portions of the multilayered sheets. The sheets possess good storage and release characteristics for a liquid and can be used as cleansing sheets for personal care or for polishing purposes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2008Publication date: July 9, 2009Applicants: CARL FREUDENBERG KG, JACOB HOLM MANAGEMENT GMBHInventors: Dirk SCHUBERT, Robert GROTEN, Michael HEB, Nick SIMPSON, Peter OPPERMANN, Eric MARIANI
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Publication number: 20070184741Abstract: The invention relates to non-woven fabrics comprising threads not produced with the spun-bonding method, for example made of non-melt spinnable thread-forming materials. The use of these fibers, optionally in combination with filaments produced using the spun-bonding method, allows the production of novel non-woven fabrics with novel property combinations. The production can be carried on conventional spun-bonding equipment, wherein part of the extruding devices are used as conveyors for the threads not produced with the spun-bonding method.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2006Publication date: August 9, 2007Applicant: CARL FREUDENBERG KGInventors: Robert Groten, Christoph Josefiak, Georges Riboulet, Peter Dengel
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Publication number: 20060205310Abstract: Disclosed are liquid impregnated sheets containing a combination of split-fibres and/or meltblown fibres with regular fibres of thermoplastic polymers. The sheets can be monolayers or multilayers with non-wovens of split-fibres on the outer portions of the multilayered sheets. The sheets possess good storage and release characteristics for a liquid and can be used as cleansing sheets for personal care or for polishing purposes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2006Publication date: September 14, 2006Inventors: Dirk Schubert, Robert Groten, Michael Heb, Nick Simpson, Peter Oppermann, Eric Mariani
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Publication number: 20060019570Abstract: A multicomponent spunbonded nonwoven is provided which is composed of at least two polymers which form interfaces toward one another, which are produced by at least one spinning machine having uniform spinning nozzle apertures, and which are hydrodynamically drawn, lapped in a sheet-like manner, and bonded, the multicomponent spunbonded nonwoven being composed of different filaments which contain at least two polymers, or it being composed of a mixture of multicomponent filaments and monocomponent filaments which each contain only one of the polymers, the multicomponent filament being composed of at least two elementary filaments and the titer of the individual filaments varying by the number of elementary filaments contained in the filaments.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2005Publication date: January 26, 2006Applicant: Carl Freudenberg KGInventors: Robert Groten, Ulrich Jahn, Georges Riboulet