Patents by Inventor Roland Caps

Roland Caps 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: 11634264
    Abstract: A foil-wrapped vacuum insulation panel having a core, and an air-tight envelope in the form of a wrapping foil surrounding the core made of powder or granulate, wherein between the core made of powder or granulate and the air-tight wrapping foil, there is provided at least one intermediate layer of cardboard and/or paperboard, which completely envelopes the core made of powder or granulate in a powder-tight manner and is formed cuboid box which has approximately the same shape as the finished vacuum insulation element, wherein the powder or granulate is filled into the cuboid box in such an amount that the body is completely filled up to its very top, and the shape of the vacuum insulation element is acquired only via the cuboid box and not by the powder or granulate, while the structural integrity of the core is not sufficient to retain the shape of the core on its own without the surrounding cardboard or paperboard box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Inventor: Roland Caps
  • Patent number: 11535443
    Abstract: Insert container for a shipment carrier, which insert container comprises at least one side wall and a bottom, which enclose a receiving space which can be closed with a lid, the at least one side wall and/or the bottom having a multilayer wall structure comprising at least one layer of at least one vacuum insulation panel and at least one layer of a particle foam, such as in particular expanded polypropylene (EPP), and wherein the at least one layer of particle foam is formed at each point with a thickness in the range from 2 mm to 12 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: va-Q-tec AG
    Inventor: Roland Caps
  • Publication number: 20220064939
    Abstract: A temperature-stable vacuum insulation element 1 for use over a wide temperature range of high or low temperatures including a core material 2 of fumed silica in a proportion by weight in the range from 30% to 90%, a fiber material 3 in a proportion by weight in the range from 1% to 10%, an opacifier in a proportion by weight in the range from 5% to 50%; and a vacuum-tight envelope of the core material 2 of at least one stainless steel foil 4a, 4b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Roland Caps, Sebastian Gralla, Stefan Roth
  • Publication number: 20210362460
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vacuum insulation element for use as a pressure- and impact-resistant, self-supporting element comprising a supporting body and a foil casing surrounding the supporting body, and wherein the foil casing, at least in sections, comprises a fiber composite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Tobias Bock, Roland Caps, Hendrik Feuerstein, Jasper Laug
  • Publication number: 20210086980
    Abstract: Insert container for a shipment carrier, which insert container comprises at least one side wall and a bottom, which enclose a receiving space which can be closed with a lid, the at least one side wall and/or the bottom having a multilayer wall structure comprising at least one layer of at least one vacuum insulation panel and at least one layer of a particle foam, such as in particular expanded polypropylene (EPP), and wherein the at least one layer of particle foam is formed at each point with a thickness in the range from 2 mm to 12 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: Roland Caps
  • Publication number: 20200079574
    Abstract: A foil-wrapped vacuum insulation panel having a core, and an air-tight envelope in the form of a wrapping foil surrounding the core made of powder or granulate, wherein between the core made of powder or granulate and the air-tight wrapping foil, there is provided at least one intermediate layer of cardboard and/or paperboard, which completely envelopes the core made of powder or granulate in a powder-tight manner and is formed cuboid box which has approximately the same shape as the finished vacuum insulation element, wherein the powder or granulate is filled into the cuboid box in such an amount that the body is completely filled up to its very top, and the shape of the vacuum insulation element is acquired only via the cuboid box and not by the powder or granulate, while the structural integrity of the core is not sufficient to retain the shape of the core on its own without the surrounding cardboard or paperboard box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventor: Roland Caps
  • Publication number: 20190316345
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum insulation panel, having a core (1) of open-pore material and having a casing (2), which encloses the core (1) tightly, completely and in a gas-tight manner on all sides, wherein the casing (2) has at least one gas-tight barrier layer (3). Said vacuum insulation panel is characterized in that the casing (2) has a protective layer (6) of a heat-resistant material in at least one region of the outer surface of the vacuum insulation panel on the outside of the barrier layer (3) or on an intermediate layer (4) located on the outside of the barrier layer (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Roland CAPS, Tobias BOCK, Ivo NEMETZ, Janek BINZEN
  • Patent number: 10006581
    Abstract: A method is for producing a vacuum insulating body (vacuum insulation panel; VIP) made of a vacuum-tight foil or foil connection and a flat filter material, in particular a single-layer or multi-layer non-woven material, which is air-permeable but is not permeable for a powdered filling material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: VA-Q-TEC AG
    Inventors: Joachim Kuhn, Roland Caps
  • Patent number: 9975686
    Abstract: A vacuum insulation panel comprises a planar core having an open-pored material and an enclosure that surrounds the core on all sides in a close-fitting, complete and gas-tight manner. The enclosure has at least the following layers, listed in order from the inner layer next to the core to the outer layer: a sealing layer of polyethylene; a barrier layer assembly arranged thereon, the assembly comprising at least one metallized polyester film, EVOH film, metallized EVOH film, metallized PP film, or plastic film coated with alumina or silicon oxide; and at least one paper layer arranged on said assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: VA-Q-TEC AG
    Inventor: Roland Caps
  • Patent number: 9688048
    Abstract: The invention relates to a film-coated vacuum insulation panel comprising at least one inner core, at least one outer film which encloses the inner core, an inner film situated between the inner core and the outer film, and from which the outer film is raised at least in areas, preferably on all sides, by means of a shell material, the inner film and/or outer film being designed as an air-tight barrier film, wherein a) at least the inner film includes at least one ply made of an ethene-vinyl alcohol copolymer, preferably metallized, in particular having a permeation value of 0.003 cm3/(m2*d) or less under standard conditions (23° C., 50% external relative humidity), and b) wherein the shell material includes a drying agent which is present with a surface density of at least 100 g/m2 relative to the base area of the vacuum insulation panel, and whose water vapor adsorption isotherm ?H2O=?H2O(PH2O)|T=23° C. at a temperature of T=23° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: va-Q-tec AG
    Inventor: Roland Caps
  • Publication number: 20170015488
    Abstract: A vacuum insulation panel comprises a planar core having an open-pored material and an enclosure that surrounds the core on all sides in a close-fitting, complete and gas-tight manner. The enclosure has at least the following layers, listed in order from the inner layer next to the core to the outer layer: a sealing layer of polyethylene; a barrier layer assembly arranged thereon, the assembly comprising at least one metallized polyester film, EVOH film, metallized EVOH film, metallized PP film, or plastic film coated with alumina or silicon oxide; and at least one paper layer arranged on said assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: VA-Q-TEC AG
    Inventor: Roland Caps
  • Publication number: 20160236452
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a foil-wrapped vacuum insulation element having a core and an air-tight shell surrounding the core. One or more layers of paper, cardboard, and/or paperboard are also provided between the core and the shell, and these layers completely envelop the core, preferably in a powder-tight manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventor: Roland Caps
  • Publication number: 20160129660
    Abstract: The invention relates to a film-coated vacuum insulation panel comprising at least one inner core, at least one outer film which encloses the inner core, an inner film situated between the inner core and the outer film, and from which the outer film is raised at least in areas, preferably on all sides, by means of a shell material, the inner film and/or outer film being designed as an air-tight barrier film, wherein a) at least the inner film includes at least one ply made of an ethene-vinyl alcohol copolymer, preferably metallized, in particular having a permeation value of 0.003 cm3/(m2*d) or less under standard conditions (23° C., 50% external relative humidity), and b) wherein the shell material includes a drying agent which is present with a surface density of at least 100 g/m2 relative to the base area of the vacuum insulation panel, and whose water vapor adsorption isotherm ?H2O=?H2O(PH2O)|T=23° C. at a temperature of T=23° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventor: Roland CAPS
  • Patent number: 9321237
    Abstract: A sheet material for thermal insulation, comprising a flat core of an open-pored material having two parallel extending surfaces, and a circumferential region inter-connecting the surfaces; a first barrier film in contact with a first surface of the core and comprising a sealing layer, and a fully circumferential protrusion of the first barrier film; a flat filter material in contact with a second surface of the open-pored core and disposed oppositely first barrier film and providing a fully circumferential protrusion a second barrier film in contact with the outer face of the flat filter material and comprising at least one sealing layer facing the flat filter material, and a fully circumferential protrusion of said second barrier film; a sealing seam extending circumferentially along the protrusion of the two films and fixing the two films to each other; wherein the filter material is welded circumferentially into the sealing seam, and wherein the volume between the two barrier films and the sealing seam is
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: va-Q-tec AG
    Inventors: Jochen Hiemeyer, Roland Caps, Stefan Roth
  • Publication number: 20160084424
    Abstract: A method is for producing a vacuum insulating body (vacuum insulation panel; VIP) made of a vacuum-tight foil or foil connection and a flat filter material, in particular a single-layer or multi-layer non-woven material, which is air-permeable but is not permeable for a powdered filling material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: VA-Q-TEC AG
    Inventors: Joachim Kuhn, Roland Caps
  • Publication number: 20130149481
    Abstract: A sheet material for thermal insulation, comprising a flat core of an open-pored material having two parallel extending surfaces, and a circumferential region inter-connecting the surfaces; a first barrier film in contact with a first surface of the core and comprising a sealing layer, and a fully circumferential protrusion of the first barrier film; a flat filter material in contact with a second surface of the open-pored core and disposed oppositely first barrier film and providing a fully circumferential protrusion a second barrier film in contact with the outer face of the flat filter material and comprising at least one sealing layer facing the flat filter material, and a fully circumferential protrusion of said second barrier film; a sealing seam extending circumferentially along the protrusion of the two films and fixing the two films to each other; wherein the filter material is welded circumferentially into the sealing seam, and wherein the volume between the two barrier films and the sealing seam is
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: va-Q-tec AG
    Inventors: Jochen Hiemeyer, Roland Caps, Stefan Roth
  • Patent number: 8281558
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an especially panel-shaped vacuum insulation element which is wrapped in a film and is filled with a powder. According to the method, the unmolded, loose powder is filled, particularly poured, into the opening of a bag which is formed from a high-barrier film and is open on one side. A filter material that is permeable to air and impermeable to powder dust is fixed to the internal face of the film bag in the area of the opening of the filled film bag such that the interior of the bag is closed in a dust-tight manner while air can still be discharged. The interior of the dust-tightly closed film bag is then evacuated and the evacuated film bag is air-tightly closed in a vacuum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: VA-Q-TEC AG
    Inventors: Jochen Hiemeyer, Roland Caps
  • Patent number: 8047058
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method and a system for using a thermal measurement method to determine the gas pressure in a vacuum element or in an evacuated body having an envelope and comprising on its exterior a flap delimited by two film faces that are joined together in the region of the free edge of the flap; the system according to the invention is characterized, on the one hand, by the fact that the space between the two film faces of the flap communicates with the space inside the envelope of the vacuum element and is at least partially filled with an open-pored, thin material layer, and, on the other hand, by a device for measuring the gas-pressure-dependent heat exchange coefficient of the flap at the location of the material layer; the invention also relates to the manner of operation of this measuring device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: va-Q-tec AG
    Inventor: Roland Caps
  • Publication number: 20110120620
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an especially panel-shaped vacuum insulation element which is wrapped in a film and is filled with a powder. According to said method, the unmolded, loose powder is filled, particularly poured, into the opening of a bag which is formed from a high-barrier film and is open on one side; a filter material that is permeable to air and impermeable to powder dust is fixed to the internal face of the film bag in the area of the opening of the filled film bag in such a way that the interior of the bag is closed in a dust-tight manner while air can still be discharged; the interior of the dust-tightly closed film bag is then evacuated; and the evacuated film bag is finally air-tightly closed in a vacuum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Jochen Hiemeyer, Roland Caps
  • Publication number: 20100116061
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method and a system for using a thermal measurement method to determine the gas pressure in a vacuum element or in an evacuated body having an envelope and comprising on its exterior a flap delimited by two film faces that are joined together in the region of the free edge of the flap; the system according to the invention is characterized, on the one hand, by the fact that the space between the two film faces of the flap communicates with the space inside the envelope of the vacuum element and is at least partially filled with an open-pored, thin material layer, and, on the other hand, by a device for measuring the gas-pressure-dependent heat exchange coefficient of the flap at the location of the material layer; the invention also relates to the manner of operation of this measuring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventor: Roland Caps