Patents by Inventor Rolf Espe

Rolf Espe 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: 11628642
    Abstract: A thread made from extruded silicone rubber that is cross-linked after the extrusion and woven into a fabric having warp threads and/or weft threads and a coating including cross-linked silicone rubber, the thread or the coating including a fluorinated rubber portion. The invention also relates to a method for producing such threads and woven fabrics. The object of the invention is to improve thermal and chemical resistance. To this end the fluorinated rubber part is produced only by surface fluorination of the cross-linked thread or the coating by means of a fluorinated gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: HUECK Rheinische GmbH
    Inventor: Rolf Espe
  • Publication number: 20220001636
    Abstract: A press pad for a hydraulic single or multi-level hot press, the press pad including a flat support structure; and a plurality of metal spring elements connected with the flat support structure and arranged distributed therein or thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventor: Rolf Espe
  • Patent number: 10773481
    Abstract: A single or multi-level hot press including at least one heat plate; at least one press plate; and at least one press pad arranged between the heat plate (8) and the press plate, wherein the at least one press pad a carrier material provided as a metal fabric and a pad layer made from a FKM rubber material, wherein the at least one press pad is introduced into the single or multi-level hot press in a condition where the pad layer includes a partially cross linked or a partially vulcanized FKM rubber material, and wherein a final cross linking or final vulcanization of the at least one press pad is performed in the single or multi-level hot press under pressure and temperature between the heat plate and the press plate so that the press pad is able to adapt to properties of the press arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: HUECK Rheinische GmbH
    Inventor: Rolf Espe
  • Publication number: 20200171772
    Abstract: A thread made from extruded silicone rubber that is cross-linked after the extrusion and woven into a fabric having warp threads and/or weft threads and a coating including cross-linked silicone rubber, the thread or the coating including a fluorinated rubber portion. The invention also relates to a method for producing such threads and woven fabrics. The object of the invention is to improve thermal and chemical resistance. To this end the fluorinated rubber part is produced only by surface fluorination of the cross-linked thread or the coating by means of a fluorinated gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventor: Rolf Espe
  • Publication number: 20200171771
    Abstract: A thread made from extruded silicone rubber that is crosslinked after extrusion, wherein the thread includes a fluor rubber portion exclusively at a surface of the thread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventor: Rolf Espe
  • Patent number: 10246829
    Abstract: Finishing of decorative and/or overlay papers impregnated with aminoplast resin which are used for coating composite wood panels and form an abrasion-resistant, easy clean and hydrophobic surface, wherein after resin impregnation, the impregnated papers are coated in a second application step with a sol-gel preparation containing dissolved metal alkoxides and fullerene-like nanostructures and nanotubes made of metal disulfides of the metals molybdenum and/or tungsten and, after drying and final condensation, the surfaces are formed in a hydraulic heating press.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: HUECK Rheinische GmbH
    Inventor: Rolf Espe
  • Publication number: 20190077043
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pressing tool for coating wood panels in hydraulic hot presses, which is designed as a press platen (1) made of a high temperature-resistant polyether ether ketone (PEEK)-type synthetic material and the surface (2) of which is structured or smooth with different degrees of gloss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: HUECK Rheinische GmbH
    Inventor: Rolf ESPE
  • Publication number: 20190001603
    Abstract: A press pad for a hydraulic single- or multi-stage heating press, the press pad comprising: a support fabric advantageously including metal threads; and an elastomeric material application made from a crosslinked rubber material, characterized in that the elastomeric material application is applied by a 3-D printing method to the support fabric by a printing arrangement, wherein the application is performed as a function of predetermined digitized data of a 3-D topography of the desired elastomeric material application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventor: Rolf Espe
  • Publication number: 20180236740
    Abstract: A single or multi-level hot press including at least one heat plate; at least one press plate; and at least one press pad arranged between the heat plate (8) and the press plate, wherein the at least one press pad a carrier material provided as a metal fabric and a pad layer made from a FKM rubber material, wherein the at least one press pad is introduced into the single or multi-level hot press in a condition where the pad layer includes a partially cross linked or a partially vulcanized FKM rubber material, and wherein a final cross linking or final vulcanization of the at least one press pad is performed in the single or multi-level hot press under pressure and temperature between the heat plate and the press plate so that the press pad is able to adapt to properties of the press arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventor: Rolf Espe
  • Publication number: 20180187378
    Abstract: Finishing of decorative and/or overlay papers impregnated with aminoplast resin which are used for coating composite wood panels and form an abrasion-resistant, easy clean and hydrophobic surface, wherein after resin impregnation, the impregnated papers are coated in a second application step with a sol-gel preparation containing dissolved metal alkoxides and fullerene-like nanostructures and nanotubes made of metal disulfides of the metals molybdenum and/or tungsten and, after drying and final condensation, the surfaces are formed in a hydraulic heating press.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: HUECK Rheinische GmbH
    Inventor: Rolf ESPE
  • Patent number: 9610748
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a press platen (1) or endless belt for embossing materials, in particular wooden materials or plastics materials. In order to considerably reduce the production costs and the use of material, it is proposed according to the invention that use is made of a sandwich body which consists of a carrier body (10) and an embossing body (11), wherein said bodies are connected together in a firm and planar manner via a magnetically active and/or metallic adhesive agent (12). As a result of the selection of the adhesive agent, for example in the form of a magnetic film or magnetic materials, a hard or soft solder or a soldering paste, it is thus possible to break the connection in a reversible manner at any time and thus to exchange the embossing body (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Hueck Rheinische GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Espe, Rolf Espe
  • Patent number: 9446622
    Abstract: A method for producing a surface structure for a metallic press plate, endless belt or a cylindrical embossing roller through at least one laser and a device for using the method. In order to provide a cost effective production for the surface structure while using environmentally friendly techniques, it is proposed to use a laser which produces the entire surface structure through partial removal of a surface of a metallic press plate, endless belt or embossing roller to be processed. Thus, the laser is controlled by a provided 3D topography, wherein control of the laser is performed through obtained x, y and z coordinates in order to produce a depth structure, so that high portions and low portions are formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Hueck Rheinische GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Espe, Rolf Espe
  • Publication number: 20140196283
    Abstract: The invention relates to a press cushion for a one level or multi level heating press including a flat contexture made from threads or fibers; and a silicon elastomeric material made by crosslinking silicon rubber and/or a copolymer made by crosslinking silicon rubber and fluor silicon rubber and/or a copolymer made by crosslinking silicon rubber and fluor rubber. In order to overcome quality issues and to comply with stringent cleanliness requirements when producing circuit boards for electrical applications it is proposed that the silicon elastomeric material and/or the copolymer are addition crosslinked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Inventor: Rolf Espe
  • Publication number: 20140099395
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a press platen (1) or endless belt for embossing materials, in particular wooden materials or plastics materials. In order to considerably reduce the production costs and the use of material, it is proposed according to the invention that use is made of a sandwich body which consists of a carrier body (10) and an embossing body (11), wherein said bodies are connected together in a firm and planar manner via a magnetically active and/or metallic adhesive agent (12). As a result of the selection of the adhesive agent, for example in the form of a magnetic film or magnetic materials, a hard or soft solder or a soldering paste, it is thus possible to break the connection in a reversible manner at any time and thus to exchange the embossing body (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventors: Oliver Espe, Rolf Espe
  • Patent number: 8261803
    Abstract: A plate press (1), in particular a one-level or multilevel cycle press, including at least one heating plate (2), at least one press plate (5) and at least one press cushion, disposed between the press plate (5) and the heating plate (2), which press cushion comprises a cushion layer (4) which is liquid at least at the operating temperature of the plate press (1), which cushion layer is defined on one side by a fluid tight membrane (3), wherein the press plate is disposed on a side facing the press blank and the membrane (3) includes a flexible polymeric material. The membrane (3) is connected to the press plate (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: HUECK Rheinische GmbH
    Inventor: Rolf Espe
  • Publication number: 20110048254
    Abstract: A method for producing a surface structure for a metallic press plate, endless belt or a cylindrical embossing roller through at least one laser and a device for using the method. In order to provide a cost effective production for the surface structure while using environmentally friendly techniques, it is proposed to use a laser which produces the entire surface structure through partial removal of a surface of a metallic press plate, endless belt or embossing roller to be processed. Thus, the laser is controlled by a provided 3D topography, wherein control of the laser is performed through obtained x, y and z coordinates in order to produce a depth structure, so that high portions and low portions are formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Oliver Espe, Rolf Espe
  • Publication number: 20100200172
    Abstract: A plate press (1), in particular a one-level or multilevel cycle press, including at least one heating plate (2), at least one press plate (5) and at least one press cushion, disposed between the press plate (5) and the heating plate (2), which press cushion comprises a cushion layer (4) which is liquid at least at the operating temperature of the plate press (1), which cushion layer is defined on one side by a fluid tight membrane (3), wherein the press plate is disposed on a side facing the press blank and the membrane (3) includes a flexible polymeric material. The membrane (3) is connected to the press plate (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventor: Rolf Espe
  • Patent number: 7311869
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for processing and producing a surface of a material with a reproducible degree of lustre and to a press for carrying out said method. The aim of the invention is to increase the stability of the press. To achieve this, a press is provided with a coating that consists of carbon with diamond-like layers and that adheres to the surface of the press. Said coating has a layer thickness of between 0.1 and 10 ?m and a surface hardness in excess of 1800 HV (Vickers). The attrition of the surface of the press is thus significantly reduced during the processing of abrasion-resistant materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Hueck Engraving GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rolf Espe, Oliver Espe
  • Publication number: 20070099529
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pressure equalization fabric (6), particularly a pressing cushion, for use in hydraulic hot pressing facilities, comprising metal threads (1), both as warp threads and also as weft threads of the pressing cushion, and high-temperature-resistant elastomer threads (3), preferably having stabilizing core threads (4), which are situated alternating with the metal threads (1) either as warp threads or as weft threads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventor: Rolf Espe
  • Publication number: 20040239003
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for processing and producing a surface of a material with a reproducible degree of lustre and to a press for carrying out said method. The aim of the invention is to increase the stability of the press. To achieve this, a press is provided with a coating that consists of carbon with diamond-like layers and that adheres to the surface of the press. Said coating has a layer thickness of between 0.1 and 10 &mgr;m and a surface hardness in excess of 1800 HV (Vickers). The attrition of the surface of the press is thus significantly reduced during the processing of abrasion-resistant materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Rolf Espe, Oliver Espe