Patents by Inventor Stefan Loher

Stefan Loher 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: 20080233356
    Abstract: A roll coating method for preparing a coated substrate with structured surface of the coating is described. Said method comprises application of a polymer based coating fluid to a substrate surface by means of a coating fluid application roll and then curing the applied coating, wherein the polymer based coating fluid is a fluid showing Bingham or Herschel-Bulkley flow behavior with a yield stress ?0>10 dyn cm?2, in particular a fluid having low viscosity at high shear rate, fast viscosity enhancement in the absence of shear stress and a high yield stress. Applications of such produced surfaces are release films, e.g. for pressure sensitive adhesives, controlled release adhesives and self-cleaning surfaces and friction coefficient reducing surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicants: PERLEN CONVERTING AG, ETH ZURICH, ETH TRANSFER
    Inventors: Stefan Loher, Wendelin J. Stark
  • Publication number: 20070196259
    Abstract: Described is a method for the production of metal salts, wherein the cationic metal is preferably selected from Group I to IV metals and mixtures thereof and the anionic group is selected from phosphates, silicates, sulfates, carbonates, hydroxides, fluorides and mixtures thereof, and wherein said method comprises forming a mixture of at least one metal source that is a metal carboxylate with a mean carbon value per carboxylate group of at least 3 and at least one anion source into droplets and oxiding said droplets in a high temperature environment, preferably a flame. This method is especially suited for the production of calcium phosphate biomaterials such as hydroxyapatite (HAp,Cal0(P04)6(OH)2) and tricalcium phosphate (TCP,Ca3(P04)2) that exhibit excellent biocompatibility and osteoconductivity and therefore are widely used for reparation of bony or periodontal defects, coating of metallic implants and bone space fillers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2004
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Wendelin Stark, Sotiris-Emmanuel Pratsinis, Marek Maciejewski, Stefan Loher, Alfons Baiker