Patents by Inventor Volker Erb

Volker Erb 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: 8895669
    Abstract: The invention relates to a controlled polymerization method for producing ABA-triblock copolymers on the basis of (meth)acrylate with A-blocks which have a narrow, monomodal molecular weight distribution and a B-block which has a bimodal molecular weight distribution, and to the use thereof as binders in glues and sealing materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignees: Evonik Roehm GmbH, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Sven Balk, Holger Kautz, Stephan Fengler, Christine Troemer, Monika Maerz, Lars Zander, Jens Lueckert, Johann Klein, Thomas Moeller, Volker Erb
  • Patent number: 8829117
    Abstract: The invention relates to a controlled polymerization method for producing ABA-triblock copolymers on the basis of (meth)acrylate with A-blocks having a narrow, monomodal molecular weight distribution, and a B-block having a wide, monomodal molecular weight distribution. The invention further relates to the use thereof as binders in glues or sealing compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignees: Evonik Roehm GmbH, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Sven Balk, Holger Kautz, Stephan Fengler, Monika Maerz, Christine Troemer, Lars Zander, Jens Lueckert, Johann Klein, Thomas Moeller, Volker Erb
  • Patent number: 8816011
    Abstract: The invention relates to a controlled polymerization process for preparing (meth)acrylate-based AB diblock copolymers with a B block which has a narrow monomodal molecular weight distribution, and an A block which has a broad monomodal molecular weight distribution, and to the use thereof, for example, as a binder in adhesives or sealants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignees: Evonik Röhm GmbH, Henkel AG & Co. KGAA
    Inventors: Holger Kautz, Sven Balk, Stephan Fengler, Dorothea Staschik, Christine Miess, Lars Zander, Jens Lueckert, Johann Klein, Thomas Moeller, Volker Erb
  • Patent number: 8802785
    Abstract: The invention relates to a controlled polymerization process for preparing (meth)acrylate-based AB diblock copolymers with a B block which has a narrow monomodal molecular weight distribution, and an A block which has a broad bimodal molecular weight distribution, and to the use thereof, for example, as a binder in adhesives or sealants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignees: Evonik Röhm GmbH, Henkel AG & Co. KGAA
    Inventors: Holger Kautz, Sven Balk, Stephan Fengler, Dorothea Staschik, Christine Miess, Lars Zander, Jens Lueckert, Johann Klein, Thomas Moeller, Volker Erb
  • Patent number: 8399105
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer latex made by free-radical emulsion polymerization comprising polymer particles containing structural units derived from at least one conjugated diene component, whereby said polymer particles comprise at least one hard phase segment and at least one soft phase segment, wherein the polymer latex is particularly suitable for the production of dip-molded articles. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process for making such a polymer latex, to the use of said polymer latex for the production of dip-molded articles, to a compounded polymer latex composition that is suitable for the production of dip-molded articles, to a method for making dip-molded latex articles, as well as to the latex articles obtained thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Polymer Latex GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Soren Butz, Volker Erb, Katja Siepen, Hans-Gunter Vogt
  • Patent number: 8163833
    Abstract: Melt adhesive containing 5 to 40 wt.-% of at least one ethylene-based copolymer and at least one C3 to C20-?-olefin obtained through metallocene-catalyzed polymerization, 10 to 65 wt.-% of at least one tackifying resin, 0 to 35 wt.-% of a plasticizer, 0.01 to 30 wt.-% additives and additional ingredients selected from stabilizers, adhesion promoters, fillers or pigments, waxes and/or other polymers, wherein the total should amount to 100%, characterized in that copolymer A is a block copolymer that exhibits a substantially even elastic behavior in the range of 0° C. to 25° C., measured as the ratio of the storage modulus E? according to (E?0C?E?25C)/E?25C<1.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Thomas Moeller, Volker Erb, Marcus Heemann, Dirk Kasper, Eckhard Puerkner, Bernhard Herlfterkamp
  • Publication number: 20120028525
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer latex made by free-radical emulsion polymerization comprising polymer particles containing structural units derived from at least one conjugated diene component, whereby said polymer particles comprise at least one hard phase segment and at least one soft phase segment, wherein the polymer latex is particularly suitable for the production of dip-molded articles. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process for making such a polymer latex, to the use of said polymer latex for the production of dip-molded articles, to a compounded polymer latex composition that is suitable for the production of dip-molded articles, to a method for making dip-molded latex articles, as well as to the latex articles obtained thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: POLYMER LATEX GmbH & CO. KG
    Inventors: SOREN BUTZ, Volker Erb, Katja Siepen, Hans-Gunter Vogt
  • Patent number: 8076422
    Abstract: A hot-melt adhesive for resealable packaging, containing 30 to 90 wt. % of at least one copolymer based on ethylene and/or propylene together with C4 to C12-?-olefins, which is obtainable by metallocene-catalyzed polymerization, with a melt index of 5 to 100 g/10 min (DIN ISO 1133), 5 to 50 wt. % of tackifier resins with a softening point of 80 to 140° C., 0 to 15 wt. % of waxes with a melting point of 120 to 170° C., 0.1 to 20 wt. % of additives and auxiliaries, the adhesive having a viscosity of 25,000 mPa·s to 250,000 mPa·s, measured at a temperature of 170 to 190° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Marcus Heemann, Eckhard Pürkner, Volker Erb, Maja Schroeder, Dirk Vianden
  • Publication number: 20110282007
    Abstract: The invention relates to a controlled polymerization method for producing ABA-triblock copolymers on the basis of (meth)acrylate with A-blocks having a narrow, monomodal molecular weight distribution, and a B-block having a wide, monomodal molecular weight distribution. The invention further relates to the use thereof as binders in glues or sealing compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicants: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Evonik Roehm GMBH
    Inventors: Sven Balk, Holger Kautz, Stephan Fengler, Monika Maerz, Christine Troemer, Lars Zander, Jens Lueckert, Johann Klein, Thomas Moeller, Volker Erb
  • Publication number: 20110281999
    Abstract: The invention relates to a controlled polymerization process for preparing (meth)acrylate-based AB diblock copolymers with a B block which has a narrow monomodal molecular weight distribution, and an A block which has a broad monomodal molecular weight distribution, and to the use thereof, for example, as a binder in adhesives or sealants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicants: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Evonik Roehm GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Kautz, Sven Balk, Stephan Fengler, Dorothea Staschik, Christine Miess, Lars Zander, Jens Lueckert, Johann Klein, Thomas Moeller, Volker Erb
  • Publication number: 20110269913
    Abstract: The invention relates to a controlled polymerization method for producing telechelics on the basis of (meth)acrylate, which have a wide, monomodal molecular weight distribution, and to the use thereof as binders in glues or sealing materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicants: Henkel Ag & Co. KGAA, EVONIK ROEHM GMBH
    Inventors: Sven Balk, Holger Kautz, Gerd Loehden, Lars Zander, Jens Lueckert, Johann Klein, Thomas Moeller, Volker Erb
  • Patent number: 8034879
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing CABAC or ACBCA pentablock copolymers based on (meth)acrylate with an OH functionalization of the A blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignees: Evonik Roehm GmbH, Henkel AG&Co. HGAA
    Inventors: Sven Balk, Gerd Loehden, Holger Kautz, Volker Erb, Uwe Franken, Georg Kinzelmann, Thomas Moeller
  • Publication number: 20110224359
    Abstract: The invention relates to a controlled polymerization process for preparing (meth)acrylate-based AB diblock copolymers with a B block which has a narrow monomodal molecular weight distribution, and an A block which has a broad bimodal molecular weight distribution, and to the use thereof, for example, as a binder in adhesives or sealants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicants: Evonik Riehm GmbH, Henkel AG & Co. KGAA
    Inventors: Holger Kautz, Sven Balk, Stephan Fengler, Dorothea Staschik, Christine Miess, Lars Zander, Jens Lückert, Johann Klein, Thomas Möller, Volker Erb
  • Publication number: 20110213091
    Abstract: The invention relates to a controlled polymerization method for producing telechelics on the basis of (meth)acrylate, which have a bimodal molecular weight distribution, and to the use thereof as binders in glues or sealing compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: Evonik Roehm Gmbh
    Inventors: Sven Balk, Stephan Fengler, Holger Kautz, Karola Dworak, Christine Troemer, Lars Zander, Jens Lueckert, Johann Klein, Thomas Moeller, Volker Erb
  • Publication number: 20110213067
    Abstract: Melt adhesive containing 5 to 40 wt.-% of at least one ethylene-based copolymer and at least one C3 to C20 -?-olefin obtained through metallocene-catalyzed polymerization, 10 to 65 wt.-% of at least one tackifying resin, 0 to 35 wt.-% of a plasticizer, 0.01 to 30 wt.-% additives and additional ingredients selected from stabilizers, adhesion promoters, fillers or pigments, waxes and/or other polymers, wherein the total should amount to 100%, characterized in that copolymer A is a block copolymer that exhibits a substantially even elastic behavior in the range of 0° C. to 25° C., measured as the ratio of the storage modulus E? according to (E?0C?E?25C)/E?25C<1.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Thomas Moeller, Volker Erb, Marcus Heemann, Dirk Kasper, Eckhard Puerkner, Bernhard Herlfterkamp
  • Publication number: 20110207876
    Abstract: The invention relates to a controlled polymerization method for producing ABA-triblock copolymers on the basis of (meth)acrylate with A-blocks which have a narrow, monomodal molecular weight distribution and a B-block which has a bimodal molecular weight distribution, and to the use thereof as binders in glues and sealing materials
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicants: EVONIK ROEHM GMBH, Henkel AG & Co. KGAA
    Inventors: Sven Balk, Holger Kautz, Stephan Fengler, Christine Troemer, Monika Maerz, Lars Zander, Jens Lueckert, Johann Klein, Thomas Moeller, Volker Erb
  • Publication number: 20110178246
    Abstract: The invention relates to block copolymers produced by means of controlled polymerization and that have at least one block A or B comprising (meth)acrylate monomers and copolymerizable monomers, and a block P on the basis of functionalized polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Thomas Moeller, Volker Erb, Uwe Franken, Lars Zander, Hans-Georg Kinzelmann, Holger Kautz, Sven Balk, Dirk Kuppert, Stephan Fengler, Dorothea Staschik, Rebecca Pieroth
  • Publication number: 20110034623
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing CABAC or ACBCA pentablock copolymers based on (meth)acrylate with an OH functionalization of the A blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicants: Evonik Roehm GmbH, Henkel Ag & Co. KGAA
    Inventors: Sven Balk, Gerd Loehden, Holger Kautz, Volker Erb, Uwe Franken, Georg Kinzelmann, Thomas Moeller
  • Publication number: 20100256274
    Abstract: A hot-melt adhesive for resealable packaging, containing 30 to 90 wt. % of at least one copolymer based on ethylene and/or propylene together with C4 to C12-?-olefins, which is obtainable by metallocene-catalyzed polymerization, with a melt index of 5 to 100 g/10 min (DIN ISO 1133), 5 to 50 wt. % of tackifier resins with a softening point of 80 to 140° C., 0 to 15 wt. % of waxes with a melting point of 120 to 170° C., 0.1 to 20 wt. % of additives and auxiliaries, the adhesive having a viscosity of 25,000 mPa·s to 250,000 mPa·s, measured at a temperature of 170 to 190° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Marcus Heemann, Eckhard Pürkner, Volker Erb, Maja Schroeder, Dirk Vianden
  • Publication number: 20100086712
    Abstract: A radiation curable hot-melt adhesive is provided which contains a polyurethane polymer. This polyurethane polymer is prepared from A) a reactive polyurethane prepolymer which contains at least two NCO groups, B) a low molecular weight compound which comprises a free-radically polymerizable double bond and a functional group which reacts with a NCO group; C) a compound which comprises a functional group which reacts with a NCO group, but does not comprise a functional group polymerizable under free-radical condition; and D) a free-radical photoinitiator which contains a primary or secondary alcohol functional group. The radiation curable hot-melt adhesive is suitable as tapes, films, labels or articles for medical use with pressure-sensitively adhesive layers, in particular, for adhesively bonding shrinkable labels on rotationally symmetrical containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: THOMAS MOLLER, Volker Erb, Melanie Lack