1. Patents for all
Elastic epoxy containing foils
A new doorway in technology
Source pictures via internet
2. 26 March 2014 our patent for epoxy containing foils has
been granted.
This patent is the result of approximately 50 years
experience and effort of Jacob Woudsma who has written
this patent. Due to his experience he build up at his previous
employers (Dow, Akzo, Shell, Arkema) he could start his
own business in renovation and local preservation of
wooden windows and doors. From 2008 until now he has
been busy to create this patent with the help of his son
Vincent Woudsma. The foil must be seen as a new material,
regardless application, regardless substrate. Even every
combined resin product is protected.
3. Epoxy resin products have proven themselves in many applications
but:
When a flexible property (shore harness of D47 or lower) is needed,
most epoxy based products that are sold as flexible, turn out to be just
temporarily flexible.
External influences can cause many other defects.
Fluctuations of and extreme temperatures have strong negative
influence on the curing time of resin products.
Drips, wrinkles, stains, uneven surfaces, air-bubbles, variable
uncontrolled quality, cracks due to insufficient elasticity.
Etc.
These quality problems results in unwanted stagnation of projects,
unreliable curing times, high application costs, unstable quality.
Quality inspection is necessary to create a certain level of quality.
4. Ecoflex® bv is owner of:
patents in Europe (UK/ The Netherlands/ Belgium/
Germany/ France/ Spain/ Italy),
Patent in China (granted)
Patent in USA (still pending)
background knowledge of the inventions
proven systems and formulations for products for repairing,
filling, protecting materials like wood. (also suitable for
paper, metal, plastic, masonry and glass)
These points are the base wherewith a category of
permanent elastic epoxy containing thermo hardening
foils, spin off products and systems can be created
10. Look at it as:
1. an elastic epoxy containing material
2. a NEW material
11. The patent protects every
elastic foil
with a thickness between 0.01-1.5mm (claim 1)
as a multilayer (claim 5)
as a modified reaction product (aromatic, aliphatic or
hybride) (claim 1)
where the hardener is selected from polyols, polyether
amines, modified cycloaliphatic polyamines,
polymercaptanes, polysulfides polyaminecyanide, or
combinations thereof
this means that the foil can be combined with other
embodiments resulting in a composition of the different
materials for the different surfaces.
12. with a shore hardness D of 47 or lower (viscoelastic) (claim 4)
that contains epoxy in over or under ratio with polysulphide,
silicone and/or rubber (claim 9)
that is combined with it directly or indirectly (paragraph 0017)
regardless application or substrate (claim 13) wood concrete stone
glass metal plastic textiles paper, etcetera
Etcetera
The word “etcetera” is redundant and is pure for extra
information.
13. New solution solves many
existing problems
Elastic epoxy containing foils - in combination with the
spinoff of the other embodiments - and application
methods for applying these products offers a solution
for these problems.
It is possible to connect all systems to one fully
chemically bonded end result. The fluctuations of
temperatures have nearly no impact anymore on the
resin curing- and dryingtime due the possibility that no
waiting time is needed before you can start the next
application step.
14. Examples
Elastic coating as a foil
Elastic sealant as a foil
Elastic seals that contain epoxy can be cut out of a foil
Elastic foils that contain electronics
Elastic foils that contain magnets
Elastic foils that contain batteries
15. Elastic foils on floors, window frames etc. to protect and
speed up the process.
After applying a primer, apply the foil. Than you can put
on the 3rd top layer without having to wait for the drying
times.
After repairing wood with the epoxy resin version, you can
directly apply a foil version over the repaired surface.
Existing foils of other polymers will become more chemically
stable by adding epoxy.
Elastic magnetic foils like rubber/ epoxy are more stable
than rubber foil alone.
Elastic silicone/epoxy enhances the chemical bonding to
other substrates
16. Visco elastic polymers can have a better performance
for the protection against corrosion.
Visco elastic polymers can become self-healing by
adding a UV curing epoxy in between 2 layers.
Multilayer foils for creating specific properties.
Reactive foils
Elastic foils can be created in all possible colours.
Designed foils are possible that can be exported.
17. Foils are used on different surfaces
WOOD STEEL
CONCRETE PLASTICS
18. Types of epoxy embodiments
Resins
for coatings, adhesives
Gel-coatings/ prepegs
For composites
Pastes
For repair fillers, sealers, adhesives, composites
Foils
for adhesives, composites, sealants, repairs, coatings
Foams, etc.
22. Other types of epoxy foil
• Adheasives
• Composites
• Sealants
• Repairs
• Coatings
• Paints
• Protecting layers
• Electronic carriers
• Self healing layers
• Multi functional
• Etc.
23. Future epoxy foil decorations
Elastic epoxy foil, solvent free, non-toxic compound, specifically to finish
flexible and gummy surfaces. Ideal choice to obtain floorings and coatings
intended for kindergartens, children bedrooms, gyms, multifunction facilities
and any spaces where smooth and elastic surfaces are required.
Source www.gobbetto.com
30. Why epoxy foil?
It’s the missing link in development
Patented and therefore a high ROI
The Elastofoil technology enables a wide range of possibilities:
thicknesses
elasticity
reactivity
adhesive properties
colors
surface textures
self healing properties
The Elastofoil foils can also be:
shaped/machined
repaired
coated
31. Which problems does the epoxy
foil solve?
New doorway to new application possibilities
No curing time needed
Controlled performance
Controlled layer thickness
No health risks for applicators
Environmentally safe
SO2 + N2O+ CO2 + H2O after burning
32. POSSIBILITIES
A few other possible types of foil are:
single multifunctional foils in combination with itself, epoxy-
epoxy / pu-epoxy / polyester-epoxy / PVC-epoxy / epdm-
epoxy / acrylate or methacrylate-epoxy / butyl rubber-epoxy
/ silicone-epoxy / polyethylene or polypropylene or
polyisobutylene or polybutylene, etc.-epoxy/ recycled
plastic-epoxy / rubber-epoxy, and/or combinations with the
different embodiments.
Also waterbased epoxy in combination with the above.
33. Patent-status
EUROPE (granted)
UK, Netherlands, Belgium,
Germany, France, Spain, Italy
CHINA (granted)
USA (pending)
PPH granted by USPTO
Present patent-owner is Ecoflex BV
36. QUESTIONS
manufacturing technology and economics (i.e. cost
advantage)
quality / performance metrics
durability
comparisons with currently available films
37. 1. Manufacturing technology
and economics
Our patents protects:
All the methods which are making elastic, reactive and/or
non-reactive, epoxy containing foils.
38. There are a few manufacturing
technologies in the market:
Using the Basf foil technology.
paper used as substrate in combination with paint and
heat or light curing the components or drying the water
based epoxypaints.
These epoxy containing products e.g. of epoxyacrylates
applied on wood by premade sheets for the furniture
industry like Ikea.
39. In China epoxy containing foils are already produced.
40. System like the SFP film or Special Foil Protection
made from polyurethane foils are used in the car and
some other industries.
Using the combination of liquid systems together with
solid systems result in a monopoly, which will give you
great economics advantages.
41. 2. Quality technology and
economics
The epoxy technology can be divided in:
A. the properties that have to be used.
B. the process technology of the manufacturing.
C. the application of the products
42. Epoxies are little or not sensitive for reactivity in
general. The combination with other foils direct by
laminating or indirect by mixing can easily result in
multifunctional foils which has enormous advantages.
43. all thinkable properties can be created by laminating or
mixing the different polymers resulting in endless
possibilities.
very economical due to the fact that one patent covers
all application possibilities.
every applied foil containing this new material
on the first place on a elastic epoxy based or
secondly on a aromatic or aliphatic polymer or
bio based is protected by our patent.
44. 3. Durability and economics
The epoxyfoil is chemically dependent on his Mol
weight of the applied epoxy in general. We can say that
this is complete dependent of required demands.
The epoxyfoils in the embodiment of a coating is in
general smaller than 700 mol weight.
For composites this Mol weight will be higher than 700
45. In our patent the range of epoxy molecules for all
concerning foils are protected by our patents. In case
we are making combination with other foils used as
harders or other thinners (reactive or not) we can claim
all epoxy based foils in the whole range of the
molecules.
46. Our knowhow is much more than epoxy foils alone
It is also based on adhesives, composites, sealants,
repairs, coatings, paints, etc.
If one of the above is used to make an elastic epoxy
containing foil it will be protected by our patent.
47. The durability of the applied elastic epoxyfoils is
amongst others derived from the adhesives/ repair
which have been applied in practice already for about
25 years.
48. An epoxyfoil is produced in a controlled environment
and has therefore a controlled quality before it is
applied.
When a liquid form is applied the quality is more
depending on the conditions of the environment.
The ROI/Return on investment will become therefor
very high.
49. 4. Comparable with the other
foils and economics
We can divide the existing elastic foils in two main
groups
the thermoplastic types of foils like:
PVC, polyethylene, polypropylene, EPDM, NBR rubber etc.
the thermosetting types of foils like:
polyurethane
and now for the first time: elastic epoxy containing foils
50. From the thermoplastic types of wood the bad
performance of PVC and the danger for the
environment applied on wood for example is a great
problem.
Some suppliers are waiting on our first elastic epoxy
foils because the PVC is a danger for the environment.
elastic epoxy containing foils can exchange PVC
51. Unique opportunity
we would like to sell our knowhow to a leading foil
producer like 3M, Sabic, BASF because they are
capable to lead this disruptive technology.
