Patents by Inventor Walter Simm

Walter Simm 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: 4726521
    Abstract: The spray mist is produced by ejecting the liquid from one or more nozzles (1) in the form of jets (2) disintegrating into drops and the liquid formed from the drops is then conveyed to a spray system (4) which is electrically insulated from the nozzles (1) and a powerful electric field is applied between the nozzles (1) and the spray system (4). A spherical impact electrode or a two-material spray nozzle insulated against earth under a high voltage may be used as spray system. The main advantage is that the smooth jet nozzle (1) and hence also the container for the liquid to be sprayed are at earth potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1988
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Walter Simm, Friedrich-Wilhelm Kremer
  • Patent number: 4668448
    Abstract: The processing by shaping, in particular includes here the moulding, spinning, extrusion, compression and injection moulding of polymers. An electric field thereby influences the flowing polymer melt before and/or during and/or after shaping. The temperature of the melt is maintained at a value between the glass temperature and the isotropic point. Thermotropic liquid-crystalline polymers are used as starting product. Among these are, in principle, all polymers which have mesogenic groups in the main and/or side chain and which can be processed from the liquid-crystalline melt phase. The orientation distribution and thus also the mechanical properties of the end product can be purposefully regulated by the electric field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1987
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gunter Weber, Hans-Rudolf Dicke, Roland Vogelsgesang, Walter Simm, Hermann Brinkmeyer
  • Patent number: 4521505
    Abstract: The suspension developer contains as a toner polymer-sheathed pigment particles in an electrically insulating carrier liquid. The sheath of the pigment particles is formed by precipitation polymerization from various (meth)acrylates, a cross-linker and, optionally, a vinyl or vinylidene monomer. The developer has an outstanding dispersion stability which does not change during use or storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1985
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolfgang Podszun, Walter Simm, John Goossens, Carlhans Suling
  • Patent number: 4383019
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for electrophotographic color image development by which charge images are rendered visible by electrophoretic deposition of color zones on a continuously moving image carrier-band in development stations, using contact electrodes, development electrodes and blocking nozzles for the developer liquid whereby the development of the image in the development station is carried out with a substantial deviation .alpha. of the direction of movement of the image carrier from the horizontal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1983
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Walter Simm
  • Patent number: 4265996
    Abstract: For improving the electrical contact between an insulating image carrier and a conductive support during development of an electrostatic charge image in electrographic recording processes a gas permeable support is used through which gas ions are brought to the back of the carrier while development takes place on the image side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1981
    Assignee: AGFA-Gevaert, A.G.
    Inventors: Walter Simm, Friedrich Bestenreiner
  • Patent number: 4168973
    Abstract: In a process for the transfer printing of charge images the carrier of a primary charge image is covered with an insulating film the backside of which is electrically charged by means of a corona discharge under concentrated gaseous nitrogen, and the film now carrying the secondary charge image is subsequently removed from the carrier of the primary charge image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1979
    Assignee: AGFA-Gevaert, A.G.
    Inventors: Walter Simm, Friedrich Bestenreiner
  • Patent number: 4153836
    Abstract: The recording of half-tone images by electrophotographic and electrographic recording processes can easily be controlled by a method of altering the gradation in electrostatographic recording of latent charge images of half-tone originals wherein a first latent charge image produced on a primary recording material is recorded as a second latent charge image of altered gradation on a secondary recording carrier by means of a charging current which is controlled by a slotted diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1979
    Assignee: AGFA-Gevaert A.G.
    Inventor: Walter Simm
  • Patent number: 4143196
    Abstract: In a process for the production of fibre filters, the fibre material is sprayed electrostatically from the liquid state and deposited as a fibre fleece on a conductive support. The starting materials used are solutions of high polymers in readily volatile solvents. The filters obtained have substantially improved properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1979
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Walter Simm, Claus Gosling, Richard Bonart, Bela VON Falkai
  • Patent number: 4069026
    Abstract: In a process for the production of fibre filters, the fibre material is sprayed electrostatically from the liquid state and deposited as a fibre fleece on a conductive support. The starting materials used are solutions of high polymers in readily volatile solvents. The charged filters obtained have substantially improved properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1973
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1978
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Walter Simm, Claus Gosling, Richard Bonart, Bela VON Falkai
  • Patent number: 3994258
    Abstract: In a process for the production of fiber filters, spinning solutions are electrostatically sprayed and deposited continuously onto a gas-permeable band-form support. The band-form support travels successively through several spray zones and is always guided from one spray zone into the next below the spray electrodes. Row arrangements of rotating rings dipping into the spinning liquid are used as the spray electrodes, the rings of one row lying in one plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1974
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1976
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Walter Simm
  • Patent number: 3979759
    Abstract: In a process for the electrographic recording of images on an insulating recording substrate by means of a corona discharge the imagewise charging is carried out by means of a recording electrode which is in contact with the recording substrate the electrical contact between the recording electrode and insulating recording substrate being established by means of a conductive contact liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1976
    Assignee: AGFA-Gevaert, A.G.
    Inventor: Walter Simm
  • Patent number: 3978492
    Abstract: Process for the electrophotographic recording of charge images on insulating recording material, wherein a gas discharge and the imagewise control of the discharge current which is used for charging the recording material take place in the presence of one or more gases which have an electron affinity of less than 1 eV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1976
    Assignee: AGFA-Gevaert, A.G.
    Inventor: Walter Simm