Patents by Inventor Sergio Grunder

Sergio Grunder 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).

  • Publication number: 20240110085
    Abstract: One-component toughened epoxy structural adhesives contain fibrous mineral fillers that have an aspect ratio of ?6. The presence of the fibrous filler leads to a significant increase in elastic modulus while having little if any adverse effect on other properties such as dynamic impact peel resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: FELIX KOCH, SERGIO GRUNDER, ANDREAS LUTZ
  • Patent number: 11859109
    Abstract: Disclosed are polyurethane adhesive compositions which include (a) one or more urethane prepolymers having isocyanate moieties; (b) a catalytic amount of one or more catalysts; (c) one or more fillers; (d) one or more silane adhesion promoters; and (e) one or more monofunctional polyalkylene glycols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: DDP SPECIALTY ELECTRONIC MATERIALS US, LLC
    Inventors: Dietmar Golombowski, Sergio Grunder
  • Patent number: 11814552
    Abstract: Two-component polyurethane adhesives include a polyol component and a polyisocyanate component. The polyol component includes a high functionality polyether polyol and precipitated calcium carbonate particles having a particle size of up to 200 nm. The adhesive has an excellent combination of a prolonged open time followed by curing to form a strong adhesive bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: DDP SPECIALTY ELECTRONIC MATERIALS US, LLC
    Inventors: Sergio Grunder, Stefan Schmatloch, Joel Kunz
  • Publication number: 20230323174
    Abstract: Provided herein is a two-component thermal interface material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: SERGIO GRUNDER, MARCEL ASCHWANDEN, TOMONORI TAKAHASHI, ANDREAS LUTZ
  • Publication number: 20230060754
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are thermal interface materials comprising thermoset binder component and a mixture of spherically shaped and thermally conductive fillers and the use thereof in battery powered vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Nina Hillesheim, Sergio Grunder, Andreas Lutz, Michelle Kuster, Sophie Lutz, Felix Koch
  • Publication number: 20220411631
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are thermal interface materials (TIM) composition comprising: a) a non-reactive polyurethane prepolymer; b) about 70-95 wt % of aluminum trihydroxide (ATH); c) about 0.15-1.5 wt % of at least one silane terminated urethane prepolymer; and d) about 1-20 wt % of at least one plasticizer, with the total weight of the thermal interface material totaling to 100 wt %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Sergio Grunder, Filippo Ardizzone, Daniel Schneider, Andreas Lutz, Nina Hillesheim
  • Publication number: 20220411625
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are thermal interface material comprising liquid epoxy resin that is free of aromatic groups and high loading of aluminum trihydroxide and the use thereof in battery powered vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Sergio Grunder, Sophie Lutz, Andreas Lutz, Nina Hillesheim, Felix Koch
  • Publication number: 20220251331
    Abstract: The teachings herein relate to new compositions for thermal interface materials that provide improved thermal conductivity without requiring filler materials that are expensive or abrasive. The improved thermal conductivity is achieved using a combination of increased filler loading, selection of a filler having abroad particle size distribution, and selection of filler that is non-abrasive. In order to achieve maximum thermal conductivity, the combination of the liquid matrix material and the filler preferably are chosen to avoid forming bonds between filler particles. Such bonds can also be avoided by including a surface modifier that modifies the surface of the filler particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Sergio Grunder, Nina Hillesheim, Andreas Lutz, Filippo Ardizzone
  • Publication number: 20220228045
    Abstract: Disclosed is an adhesive system and method of use thereof wherein the adhesive composition comprises a moisture curable adhesive comprised of an isocyanate terminated prepolymer and a cure accelerator having two curatives components having different cure kinetics. The cure accelerator is comprised of an isocyanate reactive compound comprising a primary, secondary or tertiary amino group, or a primary thiol group having faster curing kinetics resulting an increase in bead stability within the first minutes and a polyol selected from a diol and/or triol with slower curing kinetics allowing for sufficient open time and yet a fast strength build up. The preferred method of application of the adhesive system is via a 1K application gun.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: FELIX KOCH, STEFAN SCHMATLOCH, EDWIN ZUEGER, GABRIELE TASSELLI, SERGIO GRUNDER, FILIPPO ARDIZZONE, ANDREAS LUTZ
  • Publication number: 20220213249
    Abstract: The teachings herein relate to new compositions for thermal interface materials that provide improved thermal conductivity without requiring filler materials that are expensive or abrasive. The improved thermal conductivity is achieved using a combination of increased filler loading, selection of a filler having abroad particle size distribution, and selection of filler that is non-abrasive. The thermal interface material preferably has a specific gravity of about 4.0 or less, about 3.0 or less, about 2.5 or less, or about 2.4 or less. The thermal interface material may be a two-part composition. In order to achieve maximum thermal conductivity, each part preferably includes a liquid matrix material and dispersed filler. Upon mixing, the first and second parts may react to increase this viscosity (e.g., by polymerizing and/or cross-linking). The first part preferably includes a carbamate-containing compound that reacts with a carbamate-reactive compound, which is preferably in the second component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Sergio Grunder, Daniel Schneider, Andreas Lutz, Marcel Aschwanden, Nina Hillesheim
  • Publication number: 20220209324
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are thermal interface materials comprising non-reactive polyurethane prepolymer and high loading of aluminum trihydroxide and the use thereof in battery powered vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Sergio Grunder, Filippo Ardizzone, Andreas Lutz, Nina Hillesheim
  • Publication number: 20210207012
    Abstract: Disclosed are polyurethane adhesive compositions which include (a) one or more urethane prepolymers having isocyanate moieties; (b) a catalytic amount of one or more catalysts; (c) one or more fillers; (d) one or more silane adhesion promoters; and (e) one or more monofunctional polyalkylene glycols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: DIETMAR GOLOMBOWSKI, SERGIO GRUNDER
  • Publication number: 20210122955
    Abstract: A two-part polyurethane adhesive exhibits excellent adhesion to low surface energy substrates such as polypropylene. The adhesive consists of a polyol component and a polyisocyanate component that are combined and cured to form the adhesive bond. The polyol component is characterized in containing a monoalcohol that has a molecular weight of 100 to 2000. The presence of the monoalcohol promotes strong bonding and a cohesive failure mode that is preferred in vehicular applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: SERGIO GRUNDER, STEFAN SCHMATLOCH, JOEL AMOS KUNZ
  • Publication number: 20210032516
    Abstract: A polyurethane adhesive composition, more specifically a two-component polyurethane adhesive, including (a) at least one isocyanate component, and (b) at least one polyol component, wherein the polyol component (b) includes (bi) at least one first polyol compound, (bii) at least one second polyol compound and (biii) at least one chain extender, and a process for making the above adhesive composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Sergio Grunder, Stefan Schmatloch, Joel Kunz
  • Publication number: 20210009871
    Abstract: One-component toughened epoxy structural adhesives contain fibrous mineral fillers that have an aspect ratio of ?6. The presence of the fibrous filler leads to a significant increase in elastic modulus while having little if any adverse effect on other properties such as dynamic impact peel resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: FELIX KOCH, SERGIO GRUNDER, ANDREAS LUTZ
  • Publication number: 20200407611
    Abstract: A polyurethane adhesive composition, more specifically a two-component polyurethane adhesive, including (a) at least one isocyanate component, wherein the isocyanate component comprises (ai) at least one first polyisocyanate compound, and (aii) at least one second polyisocyanate compound having a functionality of greater than, or equal to, about 2.3; and (b) at least one polyol component; and a process for making the above adhesive composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Huang Wu, Sergio Grunder, Stefan Schmatloch, Joel Kunz
  • Publication number: 20200399513
    Abstract: Two-component polyurethane adhesives include a polyol component and a polyisocyanate component. The polyol component includes a high functionality polyether polyol and precipitated calcium carbonate particles having a particle size of up to 200 nm. The adhesive has an excellent combination of a prolonged open time followed by curing to form a strong adhesive bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Sergio Grunder, Stefan Schmatloch, Joel Kunz
  • Publication number: 20200181404
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a toughener for epoxy adhesives, the toughener comprising both soft and rubber units, and may be described as a capped soft-rubber PU toughener. The invention includes the tougheners and methods of making them, as well as adhesives comprising the inventive tougheners, methods of using the tougheners and adhesives comprising them, and cured inventive adhesives and products comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: ANDREAS LUTZ, DANIEL SCHNEIDER, SERGIO GRUNDER, BINDU KRISHNAN
  • Publication number: 20200131414
    Abstract: Disclosed are latent three-component polyurethane adhesive compositions which includes; (a) a first polyol component comprising (i) one or more polyols having a hydroxyl equivalent weight of 400 to 2000 and a nominal hydroxyl functionality of 2 to 4; (ii) one or more aliphatic diol chain extenders; (iii) from 0.01 to 1 weight percent, based on the total weight of the first polyol component, of one or more latent room temperature organometallic catalysts; and (iv) from 0.01 to 1 weight percent, based on the total weight of the first polyol component, of one or more one or more blocked cyclic amidine compound catalysts or one or more phenol-blocked cyclic amidine compounds catalysts; (b) a second polyol component comprising (i) one or more polyols having a hydroxyl equivalent weight of 400 to 2000 and a nominal hydroxyl functionality of 2 to 4; (ii) one or more aliphatic diol chain extenders; (iii) from 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: DDP SPECIALTY ELECTRONICS MATERIALS US, INC.
    Inventors: Sergio Grunder, Stefan Schmatloch, Joel Kunz
  • Patent number: 10479916
    Abstract: Disclosed are latent two-part polyurethane adhesives that rapidly develop adhesive strength when cured by application of infrared radiation containing a polyol component which includes; one or more polyols having a hydroxyl equivalent weight of 400 to 2000 and a nominal hydroxyl functionality of 2 to 4; one or more aliphatic diol chain extenders; and one or more latent room temperature organometallic catalysts; b) a polyisocyanate component containing one or more polyisocyanate compounds; and v) a carboxylic acid-blocked cyclic amidine compound and vi) a phenol-blocked cyclic amidine compound which each may be located in the polyol component or the isocyanate component. Further disclosed are methods of bonding structures together using the latent two-part polyurethane adhesives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Stefan Schmatloch, Joel Kunz, Sergio Grunder