Patents by Inventor Soeren Gutekunst

Soeren Gutekunst 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).

  • Layer having variable strength
    Patent number: 11426491
    Abstract: A layer having individual elements made of an elastic material, with the length thereof exceeding the diameter thereof, which are secured on a carrier at a distance to one another, wherein the elements can be moved towards and away from one another, the elements can contact when moving towards one another, the outer surfaces of the elements provided with a surface modification, and the surface modification containing substances that can form reversible, non-covalent bonds. Also, a method for producing the layer, and the use of the layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Universitaet Heidelberg
    Inventors: Michael Timmermann, Soeren Gutekunst, Christine Selhuber-Unkel, Eckhard Quandt
  • LAYER HAVING VARIABLE STRENGTH
    Publication number: 20190117845
    Abstract: A layer having individual elements made of an elastic material, with the length thereof exceeding the diameter thereof, which are secured on a carrier at a distance to one another, wherein the elements can be moved towards and away from one another, the elements can contact when moving towards one another, the outer surfaces of the elements provided with a surface modification, and the surface modification containing substances that can form reversible, non-covalent bonds. Also, a method for producing the layer, and the use of the layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Timmermann, Soeren Gutekunst, Christine Selhuber-Unkel, Eckhard Quandt