Patents by Inventor Thorsten Kiehne

Thorsten Kiehne 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: 9206295
    Abstract: A white coated polyester film is provided which has excellent adhesion to the ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) typically used as an encapsulation material in solar modules. The good adhesion properties are achieved with a polymeric coating which includes at least one polyurethane and a crosslinker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Kiehne, Masato Fujita
  • Patent number: 8652642
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polyester film which is excellent in hydrolysis resistance of a base film, is hardly deteriorated in adhesion property to various members or top-coating agents, and can suitably used, for example, as a film for a protective member for protecting a back surface of solar cells. The present invention relates to a biaxially oriented polyester film in the form of a laminated film comprising a biaxially oriented polyester base film having a phosphorus element content of 0 to 170 ppm and a terminal carboxylic acid content of not more than 26 equivalents/t, and a coating layer formed on at least one surface of the biaxially oriented polyester base film which comprises a polyurethane having a polycarbonate skeleton or a polyether skeleton and a crosslinking agent, wherein the laminated film has a haze value of not more than 10%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Narihiro Masuda, Takaaki Kojima, Thorsten Kiehne
  • Publication number: 20130065063
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polyester film for a protective material for protecting a back surface of photovoltaic cell which exhibits a good hydrolysis resistance and an excellent adhesion property to a sealing resin for photovoltaic cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc
    Inventors: Narihiro Masuda, Koutarou Nozawa, Thorsten Kiehne
  • Publication number: 20120177932
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polyester film which is excellent in hydrolysis resistance of a base film, is hardly deteriorated in adhesion property to various members or top-coating agents, and can suitably used, for example, as a film for a protective member for protecting a back surface of solar cells. The present invention relates to a biaxially oriented polyester film in the form of a laminated film comprising a biaxially oriented polyester base film having a phosphorus element content of 0 to 170 ppm and a terminal carboxylic acid content of not more than 26 equivalents/t, and a coating layer formed on at least one surface of the biaxially oriented polyester base film which comprises a polyurethane having a polycarbonate skeleton or a polyether skeleton and a crosslinking agent, wherein the laminated film has a haze value of not more than 10%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI PLASTICS ,INC.
    Inventors: Narihiro Masuda, Takaaki Kojima, Thorsten Kiehne
  • Publication number: 20100215902
    Abstract: A white coated polyester film is provided which has excellent adhesion to the ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) typically used as an encapsulation material in solar modules. The good adhesion properties are achieved with a polymeric coating which includes at least one polyurethane and a crosslinker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: Thorsten Kiehne, Masato Fujita
  • Patent number: 7534487
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transparent, electrically conductive, biaxially oriented, single- or multilayer polyester film which includes a coating composed of (a) conductive (ITO) indium tin oxide particles or (ATO) antimony tin oxide particles, or of a mixture of these. The film further include other conductive components (b). The other conductive components (b) may be present either in the coating including ITO particles and/or ATO particles or in a layer in contact therewith. The conductive component (b) may also be a metal layer in contact with the ITO and/or ATO. The film is only oriented or relaxed prior to application of the ITO and/or ATO coating. The invention further relates to a process for the production of the film, and its use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Dagmar Klein, Holger Kliesch, Thorsten Kiehne, Bodo Kuhmann, Franz Hora, Gottfried Hilkert, Manfred Wiederhold
  • Patent number: 7396587
    Abstract: This invention relates to a single- or multilayer, oriented film formed from polyester and at least one inorganic black pigment. The inventive films include at least one layer which has, alongside polyester, an amount of from 0.5 to 75% by weight of particles incorporating iron oxide as black pigment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Kliesch, Thorsten Kiehne, Franz Hora, Ingo Fischer
  • Publication number: 20070248803
    Abstract: The invention relates to a single-layer or multilayer, oriented film made of a thermoplastic polymer which contains at least one nanoparticulate metal oxide as an IR active component that is used for IR shielding, with the metal oxide being largely transparent in the visible range. Also disclosed are a method for producing the film and the use thereof as an insulating material, e.g. in window applications and as a shield for all sorts of electrical components. The invention further relates to a method for producing the raw material containing the nanoparticulate transparent metal oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventors: Holger Kliesch, Bodo Kuhmann, Thorsten Kiehne, Franz Hora
  • Patent number: 7285322
    Abstract: The invention relates to an at least two-layer polyester film with a total thickness of from 5 to 200 ?m which comprises, alongside polyethylene terephthalate, from 2 to 20% by weight—based on the weight of the entire film—of polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), where at least one outer layer comprises less than 0.1% by weight of PEN (based on the weight of this outer layer).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Kliesch, Thorsten Kiehne, Bart Janssens, Christine Schmiedeskamp
  • Patent number: 7261944
    Abstract: The invention relates to a single- or multilayer, oriented, film coated with an aminosilane compound and composed of polyester which comprises an additive which, on irradiation with electromagnetic radiation, forms metal nuclei on which further metal can be deposited in further steps of the process. The invention further relates to a process for producing this film and to its use in printed circuit boards, ribbon cables, smart cards, RFID labels, membrane keyboards, and film-based circuits of any type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Kliesch, Thorsten Kiehne, Gottfried Hilkert, Ingo Fischer
  • Patent number: 7241507
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydrolysis-stable polyester whose thickness is preferably in the range from 0.4 to 500 ?m. The film comprises polyester and at least one hydrolysis stabilizer and is distinguished by its low hydrolysis rate. The invention furthermore relates to a process for the production of the film and its use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH, Schaefer Additivsysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Kliesch, Bodo Kuhmann, Thorsten Kiehne, Ingo Fischer, Gottfried Hilkert, Volker Schaefer
  • Patent number: 7238417
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polyester film with a thickness of from about 4 to about 23 ?m, which comprises, alongside polyethylene terephthalate as main constituent, from about 2 to about 20% by weight of polyethylene naphthalate (based on the weight of the film), and has fewer than 30 pinholes per 100 m2. The invention further relates to a process for producing these films, and to the use of the films in packaging composites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Kliesch, Ursula Murschall, Thorsten Kiehne, Gottfried Hilkert, Bart Janssens
  • Patent number: 7229697
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydrolysis-stable polyester film comprising a polyester, whose thickness is preferably in the range from 0.4 to 500 ?m. The film comprises polyester and at least one hydrolysis stabilizer and is distinguished by its low hydrolysis rate. The invention furthermore relates to a process for the production of the film and its use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Kliesch, Bodo Kuhmann, Thorsten Kiehne, Ingo Fischer, Gottfried Hilkert
  • Patent number: 7189451
    Abstract: Multilayer, biaxially oriented polyester films which include as a constituent of the base layer B, a crystallizable polyester with increased diethylehe glycol content and/or increased polyethylene glycol content, and/or increased isophthalic acid content, preferably polyethylene terephthalate. The outer layers of the inventive films advantageously include at least one IR-reflective pigment and one UV stabilizer. The inventive films advantageously feature adjustable mattness, diffuse scattering power for visible light, high light transmittance, IR reflectance, and good thermoformability, and are suitable for thermally protective coatings or thermally protective packaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Kiehne, Ursula Murschall, Holger Kliesch
  • Patent number: 7189452
    Abstract: Biaxially oriented polyester films formed from a crystallizable polyester having increased diethylene glycol content and/or increased polyethylene glycol content, and/or increased isophthalic acid content, preferably polyethylene terephthalate. The films of the invention further include at least one IR-reflective pigment and one UV stabilizer. The inventive films feature adjustable mattness, diffuse scattering power for visible light, high light transmittance and IR reflectance and good thermoformability, and are suitable for thermally protective coatings or thermally protective packaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Kiehne, Ursula Murschall, Holger Kliesch
  • Patent number: 7147925
    Abstract: The invention relates to a single- or multilayer, white, biaxially oriented polyester film. Films of the invention are formed from thermoplastic polyester and are coated on at least one side with a water-soluble adhesion-promoting layer that includes a hydrolyzed amino-functional silane. The invention further relates to the use of the film and to a process for its production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Kiehne, Herbert Peiffer, Gottfried Hilkert
  • Publication number: 20060246306
    Abstract: This invention relates to a single- or multilayer, oriented film formed from polyester and at least one inorganic black pigment. The inventive films include at least one layer which has, alongside polyester, an amount of from 0.5 to 75% by weight of particles incorporating iron oxide as black pigment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Holger Kliesch, Thorsten Kiehne, Franz Hora, Ingo Fischer
  • Patent number: 7112365
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multilayer, oriented film, in which at least one layer comprises a polyester which comprises an additive which, on irradiation with electromagnetic radiation, forms metal nuclei on which further metal can be deposited in further steps of the process. The invention further relates to a process for the production of this film and to its use in printed circuit boards, ribbon cables, smart cards, RFID labels, membrane keyboards, and film-based circuits of any type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Kliesch, Thorsten Kiehne, Gottfried Hilkert, Franz Hora
  • Patent number: 7105223
    Abstract: The invention relates to a single-layer, oriented polyester film where the polyester comprises an additive which on irradiation with electromagnetic radiation forms metal nuclei on which further metal can be accumulated during further steps of the process. The invention further relates to a process for producing this film and to its use in printed circuit boards, ribbon cables, smart cards, RFID labels, membrane keyboards, and film-based circuits, of any type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Kliesch, Thorsten Kiehne, Gottfried Hilkert, Bodo Kuhmann
  • Patent number: 7101605
    Abstract: White, biaxially oriented polyester films which have a base layer B which comprises a thermoplastic polyester such as polyethylene terephthalate, and which comprise substantially only TiO2 as a white pigment, whose R value is less than 43 daN/mm2, whose emax ratio is less than 2.5 and at least one of whose two surfaces of the film has been provided with an acrylate-containing coating, are particularly tear-resistant and do not tend to delamination and are therefore suitable in particular as lid films for food containers, for example yoghurt cups. A process is described for producing the films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Kiehne, Herbert Peiffer, Bodo Kuhmann