Patents by Inventor Volkmar Gillich

Volkmar Gillich 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).

  • Aluminum surfaces
    Patent number: 5527572
    Abstract: Articles of aluminum containing at least one unanodized surface or parts of at least one unanodized surface which are suitable for the deposition of layers or layer systems from the gas phase on said unanodized surfaces, the unanodized surfaces being of a refined aluminum with a degree of purity of equal to, or greater than, 98.3% by weight or aluminum alloys of said aluminum with at least one of the elements from the series comprising Si, Mg, Mn, Cu, Zn or Fe, and the surfaces have a peak-to-valley height Ra of equal to, or less than, 1 .mu.m, and the layer or the layer system is a reflective layer, in particular for radiations in the optical range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1996
    Assignee: Alusuisse-Lonza Services Ltd.
    Inventors: Marcus Textor, Roman Fuchs, Volkmar Gillich, Erich Simon
  • Aluminum surfaces
    Patent number: 5403657
    Abstract: Articles of aluminum containing at least one unanodized surface or parts of at least one unanodized surface which are suitable for the deposition of layers or layer systems from the gas phase on said unanodized surfaces, the unanodized surfaces being of a refined aluminum with a degree of purity of equal to, or greater than, 98.3% by weight or aluminum alloys of said aluminum with at least one of the elements from the series comprising Si, Mg, Mn, Cu, Zn or Fe, and the surfaces have a peak-to-valley height Ra of equal to, or less than, 1 .mu.m, and the layer or the layer system is a reflective layer, in particular for radiations in the optical range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1995
    Assignee: Alusuisse-Lonza Services Ltd.
    Inventors: Marcus Textor, Roman Fuchs, Volkmar Gillich, Erich Simon