Patents by Inventor Uwe Keller

Uwe Keller 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: 20230332020
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite film comprising a polyvinyl acetal with an obscuration area which is provided on a carrier film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Uwe KELLER, Martin STEUER, Shinichi MUGURUMA, Hideki OOMOTO, Florian MUMMY
  • Patent number: 11504951
    Abstract: A polyvinyl acetal resin film for laminated glass, a viscosity of toluene/ethanol=1/1 (by mass ratio) solution of a polyvinyl acetal resin in a resin composition constituting the polyvinyl acetal resin film with a concentration of 10% by mass, measured at 30 rpm and 20° C. by using a Brookfield-type (B-type) viscometer, being more than 200 mPa·s, the polyvinyl acetal resin film comprising a plasticizer in an amount of 0 to 20% by mass based on a total mass of the resin composition constituting the polyvinyl acetal resin film, and the polyvinyl acetal resin film having a thickness of 10 to 350 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: KURARAY EUROPE GMBH
    Inventors: Koichiro Isoue, Hirotaka Yasuda, Jun Koishikawa, Uwe Keller
  • Publication number: 20220363037
    Abstract: Laminated glass having two glass sheets are laminated by an adhesive interlayer film with specific inks having a pH?7 applied to at least one side of the interlayer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: KURARAY EUROPE GMBH
    Inventors: Uwe KELLER, Florian MUMMY, Bastian EBELING
  • Patent number: 11396160
    Abstract: Laminated glass having an opaque frame area is obtained by laminating at least one film A containing polyvinyl acetal PA and optionally at least one plasticiser WA and at least one film B containing a polyvinyl acetal PB and at least one plasticiser WB between two glass sheets, wherein prior to lamination the amount of plasticiser WA in film A is less than 22% by weight the amount of plasticiser WB in film B is at least 22% by weight and film A comprises at least on one surface a non-transparent region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: KURARAY EUROPE GMBH
    Inventors: Charles Butler, Uwe Keller, Niklas Steinbach, Robert Fuss
  • Patent number: 11260628
    Abstract: Laminated glass contains two glass sheets interlayered with at least one polymer film C which is provided with a coating A comprising a polyvinyl acetal PA and optionally at least one plasticiser WA, and at least one film B containing a polyvinyl acetal PB and at least one plasticiser WB wherein coating A comprises less than 16% by weight of plasticiser, film B comprises at least 16% by weight of plasticiser, and film C comprises polyamide, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyvinyl alcohol, polylactic acid, polyethylen furanoate cellulose acetate, polymethyl methacrylates, polyethylene naphthalate, ionomers, or combinations thereof, wherein film C is located between coating A and film B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: KURARAY EUROPE GMBH
    Inventor: Uwe Keller
  • Patent number: 11161327
    Abstract: Penetration resistant laminated glass is obtained by laminating at least one film A containing a polyvinyl acetal PA and optionally at least one plasticiser WA and at least one film B containing a polyvinyl acetal PB and at least one plasticiser WB between two glass sheets, where prior to lamination, the amount of plasticiser WA in film A is less than 16% by weight, the amount of plasticiser WB in film B is at least 16% by weight, and film A comprises at least 7 ppm alkali ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: KURARAY EUROPE GMBH
    Inventor: Uwe Keller
  • Publication number: 20210078299
    Abstract: A laminated glass contains two sheets of glass; laminated with an adhesive film containing a film B of polyvinyl acetal PB and at least one plasticiser WB; and provided with an obscuration area having at least one transparent area embedded herein, wherein the obscuration area is provided by a film A polyvinyl acetal PA and optionally a plasticiser WA wherein film A is positioned in contact with B and wherein prior to combining the two glass sheets, the amount of plasticiser WA in film A is less than 22% by weight and the amount of plasticiser WB in film B is at least 22% by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: KURARAY EUROPE GMBH
    Inventor: Uwe KELLER
  • Patent number: 10946619
    Abstract: Laminated glass consists of two glass sheets interlayered with at least one film A containing a polyvinyl acetal PA and optionally at least one plasticiser WA, at least one film B containing a polyvinyl acetal PB and at least one plasticiser WB and polymer film C, wherein film A comprises less than 16% by weight of plasticiser WA, film B comprises at least 16% by weight of plasticiser WB, film C comprises polyamide, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), polylactic acid (PLA), cellulose acetate or ionomers, and wherein film C is located between film A and film B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: KURARAY EUROPE GMBH
    Inventor: Uwe Keller
  • Patent number: 10891582
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for using a smart shipping to track one or more products contained therein. An embodiment operates by a transporting unit comprising a microcontroller, a transceiver, and a reliever, each of which is in communication with each other. The microcontroller is also in communication with a server external to the transporting unit. The transceiver is configured to o detect a transmitter attached to a product when the product is inside of the transporting unit. The receiver is configured to receive identifying information and a geographical location pertaining to the product. The microcontroller is then configured to send a message containing the identifying information and the geographical location pertaining to the product to the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: SAP SE
    Inventors: Thomas Klingbeil, Sebastian Kliem, Uwe Keller, Andreas Koch, Christophorus Laube
  • Patent number: 10875941
    Abstract: Polyvinyl acetals with a degree of acetalization of 70-84 mol %, and characterized by a molar ratio of the amount of continuous syndiotactic sequences of vinyl alcohol groups with 3 members of at least 0.152, based on the total amount of vinyl alcohol groups in the polyvinyl acetal, have exceptionally low melt flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: KURARAY EUROPE GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Steuer, Daniel Wenzlik, Takeshi Kusudo, Uwe Keller
  • Publication number: 20200215796
    Abstract: Laminated glass having an opaque frame area is obtained by laminating at least one film A containing polyvinyl acetal PA and optionally at least one plasticiser WA and at least one film B containing a polyvinyl acetal PB and at least one plasticiser WB between two glass sheets, wherein prior to lamination the amount of plasticiser WA in film A is less than 22% by weight the amount of plasticiser WB in film B is at least 22% by weight and film A comprises at least on one surface a non-transparent region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: KURARAY EUROPE GMBH
    Inventors: Charles BUTLER, Uwe KELLER, Niklas STEINBACH, Robert FUSS
  • Publication number: 20200126029
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for using a smart shipping to track one or more products contained therein. An embodiment operates by a transporting unit comprising a microcontroller, a transceiver, and a reliever, each of which is in communication with each other. The microcontroller is also in communication with a server external to the transporting unit. The transceiver is configured to o detect a transmitter attached to a product when the product is inside of the transporting unit. The receiver is configured to receive identifying information and a geographical location pertaining to the product. The microcontroller is then configured to send a message containing the identifying information and the geographical location pertaining to the product to the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Klingbeil, Sebastian Kliem, Uwe Keller, Andreas Koch, Christophorus Laube
  • Patent number: 10603882
    Abstract: A multilayer laminating film contains at least one first and one second layer of plasticized polyvinyl acetal, wherein the first layer comprises a first plasticizer and a first polyvinyl acetal with a degree of acetalization of 75.1-84.0 mol % and a molar ratio of continuous sequences of vinyl alcohol groups with 5 members with a stereochemical sequence of rrrr of more than 0.23 based on the total amount of continuous syndiotactic sequences of vinyl alcohol groups with 3 members in the polyvinyl acetal, and the second layer comprises a second plasticizer and a second polyvinyl acetal with a degree of acetalization of 60-84 mol %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: KURARAY EUROPE GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Steuer, Daniel Wenzlik, Takeshi Kusudo, Philipp Lellig, Uwe Keller
  • Publication number: 20200047468
    Abstract: An interlayer film for laminated glazing has at least one first and at least one second layer, each layer containing plasticized polyvinyl acetal, the first layer comprising polyvinyl acetal having a polyvinyl alcohol content from 10 to 16% by weight and a plasticizer content of at least 33% by weight, wherein the interlayer film has a total plasticiser content of at least 29% by weight and, when laminated between two glass panes of 2.1 mm thickness, exhibits after at least 4 weeks aging after lamination, a second mode frequency f2 according to ISO PAS 16940 of less than 720 Hz.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: KURARAY EUROPE GMBH
    Inventors: Uwe KELLER, Jan BEEKHUIZEN, Philipp LELLIG, Michael HAERTH
  • Publication number: 20200023620
    Abstract: A polyvinyl acetal resin film for laminated glass, a viscosity of toluene/ethanol=1/1 (by mass ratio) solution of a polyvinyl acetal resin in a resin composition constituting the polyvinyl acetal resin film with a concentration of 10% by mass, measured at 30 rpm and 20° C. by using a Brookfield-type (B-type) viscometer, being more than 200 mPa·s, the polyvinyl acetal resin film comprising a plasticizer in an amount of 0 to 20% by mass based on a total mass of the resin composition constituting the polyvinyl acetal resin film, and the polyvinyl acetal resin film having a thickness of 10 to 350 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichiro ISOUE, Hirotaka YASUDA, Jun KOISHIKAWA, Uwe KELLER
  • Publication number: 20200017675
    Abstract: A polyvinyl acetal resin film for laminated glass, a viscosity of toluene/ethanol=1/1 (by mass ratio) solution of a polyvinyl acetal resin in a resin composition constituting the polyvinyl acetal resin film with a concentration of 10% by mass, measured at 30 rpm and 20° C. by using a Brookfield-type (B-type) viscometer, being 100 to 1000 mPa·s, the polyvinyl acetal resin film comprising a plasticizer in an amount of 0 to 20% by mass based on a total mass of the resin composition constituting the polyvinyl acetal resin film, the polyvinyl acetal resin film having a thickness of 10 to 350 ?m, the polyvinyl acetal resin film exhibiting a mean spacing Sm value of unevenness of at least one side of 500 ?m or more, and a ratio Sm/Rz of the mean spacing Sm value of unevenness to a value of ten-point average roughness Rz of at least one side of 200 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichiro ISOUE, Jun KOISHIKAWA, Hirotaka YASUDA, Uwe KELLER
  • Publication number: 20190283366
    Abstract: Laminated glass contains two glass sheets interlayered with at least one polymer film C which is provided with a coating A comprising a polyvinyl acetal PA and optionally at least one plasticiser WA, and at least one film B containing a polyvinyl acetal PB and at least one plasticiser WB wherein coating A comprises less than 16% by weight of plasticiser, film B comprises at least 16% by weight of plasticiser, and film C comprises polyamide, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyvinyl alcohol, poly lactic acid, polyethylen furanoate cellulose acetate, polymethyl methacrylates, polyethylene naphthalate, ionomers, or combinations thereof, wherein film C is located between coating A and film B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: KURARAY EUROPE GMBH
    Inventor: Uwe KELLER
  • Patent number: 10363696
    Abstract: Polyvinyl acetal films with less blocking tendency and which allow for escape of gas during laminating to form laminated composities are prepared by a process for embossing a film comprising plasticized polyvinyl acetal with a roughness Rz on at least one surfaces of 20 to 100 ?m by the steps of a. extruding of plasticised polyvinyl acetal to a film with a stochastic roughness of the surfaces of Rz =1 to 70 ?m, b. embossing at least one surface of the film obtained in step a) with channels having a depth of 5-50 ?m, a width of 10-200 ?m and a pitch of 50-2500 ?m, wherein c. the surface roughness of the elevations between the channels is at most 20% lower as obtained in step a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Kuraray Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Keller, Shinichi Muguruma, Detlef Hanning, Jan Denis Rogall, Keisuke Kishimoto
  • Publication number: 20190152208
    Abstract: A multilayer laminating film contains at least one first and one second layer of plasticized polyvinyl acetal, wherein the first layer comprises a first plasticizer and a first polyvinyl acetal with a degree of acetalization of 75.1-84.0 mol % and a molar ratio of continuous sequences of vinyl alcohol groups with 5 members with a stereochemical sequence of rrrr of more than 0.23 based on the total amount of continuous syndiotactic sequences of vinyl alcohol groups with 3 members in the polyvinyl acetal, and the second layer comprises a second plasticizer and a second polyvinyl acetal with a degree of acetalization of 60-84 mol %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: KURARAY EUROPE GMBH
    Inventors: Martin STEUER, Daniel WENZLIK, Takeshi KUSUDO, Philipp LELLIG, Uwe KELLER
  • Patent number: 10293517
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a process for extrusion of mixtures comprising at least one polyvinyl acetal, at least one plasticizer and least one earth alkaline salt of a carboxylic acid, wherein 0.001%-1 wt. % (based on the combined weight of PVB resin and plasticizer) of at least one organic acid having 4 to 30 carbon atoms is added to the mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: KURARAY EUROPE GMBH
    Inventor: Uwe Keller