Covestro Deutschland Ag

Bayer Materialscience Ag

Bayer Intellectual Property Gmbh

Covestro Intellectual Property Gmbh & Co. Kg

Covestro Polymers (china) Co., Ltd.

Timo Kuhlmann

Thomas Eckel

Rolf Wehrmann

Alexander Meyer

Klaus Horn

Rafael Oser

Dirk Hinzmann

Heinz Pudleiner

Klaus Meyer

Ulrich Liesenfelder

Ralf Hufen

Serguei Kostromine

Helmut Werner Heuer

Ulrich Grosser

Michael Erkelenz

Sven Hobeika

Peter Capellen

Michael Wagner

Thomas Grimm

Yu Ren

Peter Schwarz

Erhard Luehmann

Johannes Scherer

Birte Sämisch

Diethelm Rappen

Terry G Davis

Jan Helmig

Emmanuel Bral

Leith Wang

Matthias Walker

Stefan Merli

Ignacio Osio

Peter Rolf

Andreas Schulz

The invention relates to transparent multilayer structures and glazings or glazing elements comprising said multilayer structures, which are suitable for screening an indoor space from a radiation source, comprising, in this order a) optionally a protective layer a, b) a substrate layer based on a thermoplastic polymer, especially an aromatic polycarbonate, having a luminous transmittance in the range of 380 to 780 nm of at least 0.3%, determined at a layer thickness of 4 mm according to DIN ISO 13468-2:2006 (D65, 10&#xb0;), and a TDS value of less than 40%, determined according to ISO 13837:2008 at a layer thickness of 4 mm, the substrate layer containing at least 0.001 wt. % of an IR absorber different from carbon black, c) if necessary, another layer c based on a thermoplastic polymer with a maximum thickness of 600 &#x3bc;m, d) at least one metal layer d, containing at least one element selected from the group including Ag, Al, Au, Pt, Fe, Cr, Sn, In, Ti, Pd, Nb, Cu, V or their alloys, the sum of thicknesses of all metal layers being 1 nm to not more than 30 nm, and e) optionally a protective layer e, at least 60% of the substrate layer b being covered by metal layer d, the layers following layer d, including the protective layer e, when added up, having a thickness of not more than 100 nm and the metal layer being applied to the side of the substrate layer b designed to be on the face of the multilayer structure facing away from the radiation source.

Transparent multilayer structure for thermal management

The invention relates to a vehicle body part, comprising a multi-layer body, comprising, in this order, a) optionally a protective layer a, b) a substrate layer b based on a thermoplastic polymer, having a light transmittance of less than 1.0% in the range of 380 to 780 nm, determined at a layer thickness of 4 mm in accordance with DIN ISO 13468-2:2006 (D65, 10&#xb0;), and an energy transmittance TDS of less than 40%, determined in accordance with ISO 13837:2008 at a layer thickness of 4 mm, c) optionally a further layer c based on a thermoplastic polymer having a maximum thickness of 600 &#x3bc;m, d) a metal layer d, containing at least one element selected from Ag, Al, Au, Pt, Fe, Cr, Sn, In, Ti, Pd, Nb, Cu, V, stainless steel or alloys thereof, having a thickness of 40 nm to 500 &#x3bc;m, and e) optionally a protective layer e, wherein the metal layer d is arranged on the side of the multi-layer body that is intended to be oriented toward the vehicle interior and wherein the layers following the layer d), including the protective layer e, have a total thickness of at most 50 nm.

Opaque multi-layer body of polycarbonate for heat management

The present invention relates to a composite material comprising one or more fibre layers of a fibre material, and a silicon-containing copolycarbonate as matrix material. The fibre layer(s) is/are embedded in the matrix material. The present invention further relates to a process for producing these composite materials and to the use thereof for production of construction or housing parts, and to the construction or housing parts themselves.

Multi-layer composite material containing special copolycarbonates as a matrix material

The present invention relates to a multilayer construction containing a support or frame composed of a nontransparent polymer as layer c) and a transparent layer b) based on a thermoplastic polymer having a solar transmittance TDS of more than 20%, determined in accordance with ISO 13837:2008 at a layer thickness of 4 mm, and a siloxane-based protective layer a) which is applied to layer c) and layer b), wherein the siloxane layer a) is selectively postcured in selected regions by means of ultrashort-wave UV radiation, and to a method for selective surface treatment.

Transparently coated polycarbonate component, its production and use

Compositions are provided comprising A) at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of aromatic polycarbonate and aromatic polyester carbonate, B) at least one mixture comprising at least one butadiene-based graft polymer prepared by emulsion, suspension or solution polymerization and at least one polybutadiene-free vinyl (co)polymer, and C) at least one polymer additive, where the polybutadiene content based on the sum total of the parts by weight of components A and B is 10% to 20% by weight, and where the total content of butadiene-free vinyl (co)polymer from component B based on the sum total of the parts by weight of components A and B is 12% to 23% by weight. Composite components formed from these compositions and a polyurethane layer, which are notable for improved adhesion between the two layers, and a process for producing the composite components are also provided.

Polycarbonate compositions having improved adhesion to polyurethane layers

The present invention relates to flame-retardant moulding compositions comprising glass fibre and siloxane-containing polycarbonate block cocondensate, and also to a process for the production of these moulding compositions. The invention further relates to the use of these flame-retardant moulding compositions in injection-moulding and extrusion applications.

Flame-retardant, glass fiber-containing molding compounds containing siloxane-containing polycarbonate block co-condensate

The present invention relates to flame-retardant moulding compositions comprising siloxane-containing polycarbonate block cocondensate, and also to a process for the production of these moulding compositions. The invention further relates to the use of these flame-retardant moulding compositions in injection-moulding and extrusion applications.

Flame-retardant molding compounds containing siloxane-containing polycarbonate block co-condensate

The present invention relates to compositions and composite components formed from these compositions and a polyurethane layer, which are notable for improved adhesion between the two layers, and a process for producing the composite components.

A multilayer structure comprising a base layer comprising at least one transparent thermoplastic and a specific inorganic infra-red absorber as well as an IR-reflecting multi-ply layer, the production of such a multilayer structure and the use thereof for the production of glazing made of plastic in buildings, automobiles, rail vehicles and aircraft.

Multilayer plastic structure having low energy transmission

The invention relates to at least partly transparent or translucent molded plastic parts for producing noise protection walls, facade components, and glazings which ensure effective bird protection. In particular, the invention relates to molded plastic parts comprising g) at least one substrate layer (matrix/base layer) containing at least one thermoplastic polymer, wherein the substrate layer comprises a base layer and a coextrusion layer adjoining said base layer, said coextrusion layer comprising at least one IR absorber; a) optionally at least one cover layer on at least one face of the substrate layer; and b) optionally a primer or an intermediate layer between the layers a) and b). The invention is characterized in that the molded plastic part has markings in the substrate layer, said markings reducing the transparency of the molded part in the wavelength range of 380 to 780 nm in the marked regions.

Bird protection glazing

The invention relates to thermally conductive thermoplastic compositions with balanced processing capacity, i.e. with a balanced proportion of melt volume flow rate to heat distortion resistance, comprising a thermoplastic, an expanded graphite, at least one phosphorus compound, and also ethylene/alkyl (meth)acrylate copolymer.

Thermally conductive thermoplastic compositions featuring balanced processability

The present invention relates to organic UV absorbers which have two or more polymerizable acrylate or methacrylate groups in the molecule, to coating compositions comprising such UV absorbers, and also to coatings produced therefrom and to substrates coated therewith.

Special UV absorbers for curable UV-protective coatings

The present invention relates to a method for producing a multi-layer product comprising a) a substrate containing at least one thermoplastic substrate layer and b) at least one protective layer made of a coating composition comprising compounds with at least two functional groups, characterized in that the protective layer(s) are/is applied inline after the production of the substrate containing the substrate layer.

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Timo Kuhlmann