Patents by Inventor Thomas Rölle

Thomas Rölle 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: 20140302425
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing holographic media, wherein a photopolymer formulation comprising matrix polymers, writing monomers, a photoinitiator system, and optionally auxiliary materials and additives as components is provided, the photopolymer formulation is applied as a coating on the surface of a carrier film and the photopolymer formulation is dried on the carrier film at a temperature XX<T>YY DEG C., wherein only those compounds having TGA 95 values >100 DEG C. and at least 30 DEG C. above the temperature T are selected as components for the photopolymer formulation. The invention further relates to a holographic medium that can be obtained by means of the method according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Marc-Stephan Weiser, Thomas Rölle, Dennis Hönel, Friedrich-Karl Bruder, Thomas Fäcke
  • Patent number: 8852829
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyurethane composition comprising A) a polyisocyanate component comprising an exclusively diol-based NCO-terminated polyurethane prepolymer, wherein the NCO groups are bonded in a primary manner, B) an isocyanate-reactive polymer, C) a compound having groups which react by polymerizing with an ethylenically unsaturated compound under the action of actinic radiation (radiation-curing groups) wherein the compound is free of NCO groups, D) a free-radical stabilizer, E) a photoinitiator, F) optionally a catalyst, G) optionally assistants and additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Marc-Stephan Weiser, Thomas Rölle, Friedrich-Karl Bruder, Thomas Fäcke, Dennis Hönel, Sebastian Dörr, Nicolas Stöckel
  • Publication number: 20140295329
    Abstract: This invention relates to a holographic medium comprising a protective layer and a photopolymer film which is bonded to the protective layer and contains polyurethane matrix polymers, acrylate writing monomers and photoinitiators, wherein the protective layer is impermeable to the constituents of the photopolymer film, is optically clear and is transparent to electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength in the range of from 350 to 800 nm. The invention further provides the use of a holographic medium according to the invention in the production of holograms, and a process for the production of a holographic medium according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Marc-Stephan Weiser, Daniel Hentschel, Joachim Petzoldt, Pantea Nazaran, Sebastian Dörr, Dirk Dijkstra, Ute Flemm, Dennis Hönel, Friedrich-Karl Bruder, Thomas Fäcke, Thomas Rölle
  • Publication number: 20140295328
    Abstract: The present invention relates to photopolymer formulations comprising: matrix polymers (A), obtainable by reacting at least one polyisocyanate component (a) and one isocyanate-reactive component (b); a writing monomer (B); a photoinitiator (C); a catalyst (D); and a chain transfer reagent (E). A holographic medium that contains a photopolymer formulation according to the invention or can be obtained by using it, the use of a photopolymer formulation according to the invention for manufacturing holographic media, and a method for producing a holographic medium by using a photopolymer formulation according to the invention are also subject matter of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Marc-Stephan Weiser, Friedrich-Karl Bruder, Thomas Rölle, Thomas Fäcke, Dennis Hönel, Horst Berneth
  • Patent number: 8808946
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel specially substituted urethane acrylates based on tris(p-isocyanatophenyl)thiophosphate having a high refractive index and reduced double bond density, and to a method for the production and use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Thomas Rölle, Friedrich-Karl Bruder, Thomas Fäcke, Marc-Stephan Weiser, Dennis Hönel
  • Patent number: 8771904
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing holographic media, wherein a photopolymer formulation comprising matrix polymers, writing monomers, a photoinitiator system, and optionally auxiliary materials and additives as components is provided, the photopolymer formulation is applied as a coating on the surface of a carrier film and the photopolymer formulation is dried on the carrier film at a temperature XX<T>YY DEG C, wherein only those compounds having TGA 95 values >100 DEG C. and at least 30 DEG C. above the temperature T are selected as components for the photopolymer formulation. The invention further relates to a holographic medium that can be obtained by means of the method according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Marc-Stephan Weiser, Thomas Rölle, Dennis Hönel, Friedrich-Karl Bruder, Thomas Fäcke
  • Patent number: 8771903
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing holographic films, in which a photopolymer formulation is provided which comprises as constituents matrix polymers, writing monomers, a photoinitiatior system, optionally a non-photopolymerizable component and optionally catalysts, radical stabilizers, solvents, additives and other auxiliaries and/or additives. The photopolymer formulation is applied in a planar manner and in the form of a film on a support film and the photopolymer formulation is dried on the support film at a temperature 60<T<120 DEG C, wherein only compounds are selected as components for the photopolymer formulation, the TGA 95 values of which are >100 DEG C and are above the temperature T by at least 30 DEG C, and a photopolymer formulation having a plateau module of =0.030 MPa is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Dennis Hönel, Marc-Stephan Weiser, Friedrich-Karl Bruder, Thomas Rölle, Thomas Fäcke
  • Patent number: 8715889
    Abstract: The invention relates to applying novel photo polymers based on special urethane acrylates as writing monomers in printing methods which are suitable for producing holographic media, in particular for the visual display of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Thomas Rölle, Friedrich-Karl Bruder, Thomas Fäcke, Marc-Stephan Weiser, Dennis Hönel, Roland Künzel
  • Patent number: 8715888
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing novel photopolymers on the basis of prepolymer-based polyurethane compositions that are suitable for producing holographic media, in particular for the visual display of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Dennis Hönel, Marc-Stephan Weiser, Friedrich-Karl Bruder, Thomas Rölle, Thomas Fäcke
  • Patent number: 8685595
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel holographic photopolymer based on prepolymer-based polyurethane compositions, the preparation of said photopolymer and its use for a very wide range of optical applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Marc-Stephan Weiser, Thomas Rölle, Friedrich-Karl Bruder, Thomas Fäcke, Dennis Hönel
  • Publication number: 20140038084
    Abstract: The invention relates to a photopolymer formulation, comprising at least one polyol component, a polyisocyanate component, a write monomer, a photoinitiator, and a catalyst, wherein the photopolymer formulation has an activation temperature >8300 K. The invention further relates to a method for producing a holographic medium, to a holographic medium that can be obtained according to the method according to the invention, and to the use of a holographic medium according to the invention for producing a hologram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Dennis Hönel, Marc-Stephen Weiser, Friedrich-Karl Bruder, Thomas Rölle, Thomas Fäcke, Horst Berneth
  • Patent number: 8609727
    Abstract: The present application relates to novel dicarboxylic acid derivatives, process for their preparation, their use for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, and their use for producing medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, especially for the treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Bartel, Michael Hahn, Wahed Ahmed Moradi, Eva-Maria Becker, Thomas Rölle, Johannes-Peter Stasch, Karl-Heinz Schlemmer, Frank Wunder, Andreas Knorr, Dieter Lang
  • Publication number: 20130252140
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds, of formula (I) in which X is CH3 or hydrogen, Z is a linear or branched C2 to C4 alky radical, R is a linear or branched, optionally heteroatom-substituted aliphatic, aromatic or araliphatic radical, Y in each occurrence is independently hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, n-butyl, tert-butyl, chlorine, bromine, iodine, methylthio, phenyl or phenylthio, n is from 0 to 4 and m is from 0 to 5. The invention further relates to the use of such a compound as writing monomer in a photopolymer formulation. In addition, a photopolymer formulation comprising as least a polyisocyanate component, a polyol component, a photoinitiator and a compound of formula (I) as writing monomer, and also the use of the photopolymer formulation for producing holographic media, are likewise subjects of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE AG
    Inventors: Thomas Fäcke, Friedrich-Karl Bruder, Thomas Röelle, Marc-Stephan Weiser, Dennis Hönel, Horst Berneth
  • Publication number: 20130224634
    Abstract: The invention relates to a photopolymer formulation comprising a polyol component, a polyisocyanate component, a writing monomer, and a photoinitiator, containing a coinitiator and a dye having the formula F An, where F stands for a cationic dye and An? stands for an anion, wherein the dye having the formula F An comprises a water absorption of =5%. The invention further relates to a holographic medium, in particular in the form of a film, containing a photopolymer formulation according to the invention, to the use of such a medium for recording holograms, and to a special dye that can be used in the photopolymer formulation according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Bayer Intellectual Property Gmbh
    Inventors: Horst Berneth, Thomas Rölle, Friedrich-Karl Bruder, Thomas Fäcke, Marc-Stephan Weiser, Dennis Hönel
  • Patent number: 8361678
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel polyurethane compositions which are advantageous for the production of holographic media, inter alia for data storage, but also for optical applications of different types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Marc-Stephan Weiser, Thomas Roelle, Friedrich-Karl Bruder, Thomas Fäcke, Dennis Hönel, Klaus Lorenz, Jörg Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20120321998
    Abstract: The invention relates to a photopolymer formulation comprising polyurethane matrix polymers, writing monomers, and photoinitiators, wherein the writing monomers comprise compounds of formula (I), where R1, R2, R3 independent of each other are each a halogen atom or an organic radical, wherein at least one of the radicals is an organic radical comprising a radiation hardening group. The invention further relates to the use of the photopolymer formulation for producing holographic media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Rölle, Friedrich-Karl Bruder, Thomas Fäcke, Marc-Stephan Weiser, Dennis Hönel
  • Publication number: 20120321997
    Abstract: The invention relates to a photopolymer formulation comprising matrix polymers, writing monomers and photo initiators, to a method for producing said photopolymer formulation, a photopolymer formulation obtained according to said method, a sheeting, a film, a layer, a layer structure or a moulded body made from said photopolymer formulation and to the use of said photopolymer formulation for producing optical elements, in particular for producing holographic elements and images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Rölle, Friedrich-Karl Bruder, Thomas Fäcke, Marc-Stephan Weiser, Dennis Hönel
  • Patent number: 8329773
    Abstract: The invention relates to holographic media containing specific photopolymers, a process for the production thereof, and unsaturated glycidyl ether acrylate urethanes as writing monomers which are suitable for the preparation of photopolymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Thomas Fäcke, Friedrich-Karl Bruder, Marc-Stephan Weiser, Thomas Rölle, Dennis Hönel
  • Publication number: 20120302659
    Abstract: The invention relates to a photopolymer formulation comprising matrix polymers, writing monomers, and photoinitiators, wherein the writing monomers comprise compounds of formula (I), where at least one of the radicals R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 is a radical bonded to the aromatic ring via X of formula (II), where, in formula (II), A is a linear or branched hydrocarbon, optionally comprising oxygen or nitrogen, the remaining radicals R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 are, independent of each other, hydrogen or an organic radical, and R7 is hydrogen or methyl. The invention further relates to the use of the photopolymer formulation for producing holographic media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas Rölle, Friedrich-Karl Bruder, Thomas Fäcke, Marc-Stephan Weiser, Dennis Hönel
  • Publication number: 20120237856
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for selecting compounds which can be used as additives in photopolymer formulations for producing light holographic media, and to photopolymer formulations which contain at least one softener which are selected according to the claimed method. The invention also relates to the use of photopolymer formulations for producing holographic media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Rölle, Friedrich-Karl Bruder, Thomas Fäcke, Marc-Stephan Weiser, Dennis Hönel, Christian Diedrich