Patents Represented by Attorney Miles B. Dearth
  • Patent number: 6156825
    Abstract: The invention relates to halogen-free and flame-retardant unsaturated polyester resins which contain, as flame retardants, a combination of aluminum hydroxide, at least one nitrogen component and red phosphorus, to a process for their preparation and to their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Clariant GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian Horold, Guido Arnsmann
  • Patent number: 6153723
    Abstract: The invention relates to oligoesters obtained by polycondensation ofa) from 40 to 52 mol %, preferably from 45 to 50 mol %, of one or more dicarboxylic acids or esters thereof,b) from 10 to 40 mol %, preferably from 20 to 35 mol %, of ethylene glycol and/or propylene glycol,c) from 3 to 20 mol %, preferably from 10 to 15 mol %, of polyethylene glycol,d) from 0.5 to 10 mol %, preferably from 1 to 7.5 mol %, of a water-soluble addition product of from 5 to 80 mol of an alkylene oxide with 1 mol of C.sub.1 -C.sub.24 -alcohols, C.sub.6 -C.sub.18 -alkylphenols or C.sub.8 -C.sub.24 -alkylamines ande) from 0.4 to 10 mol %, preferably from 0.5 to 8 mol %, of one or more polyols having from 3 to 6 hydroxyl groups.These oligoesters are used as soil release polymers in detergents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Clariant GmbH
    Inventors: Frank-Peter Lang, Johannes Becherer, Michael Wessling, Alexander Lerch
  • Patent number: 6153676
    Abstract: The subject matter of the invention is the use of certain piperidine compounds of formula I ##STR1## optionally in combination with an oxalanide UV absorber for the stabilization of pigmented or unpigmented polyolefins against the negative consequences of UV radiation. The invention also relates to compositions comprising a piperidine compound of formula I, a polyolefin, and an oxalanide UV absorber and compositions comprising a compound of formula I and a second HALS compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Lajos Avar, Gilbert Ligner, Joseph R. Webster
  • Patent number: 6140265
    Abstract: A catalyst system, in particular for carrying out cross-coupling reactions is obtainable by reactinga) a palladium(II) compound withb) a water-soluble phosphine ligand andc) a sulfoxide or polyhydric alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Clariant GmbH
    Inventors: Steffen Haber, Norbert Egger
  • Patent number: 6139769
    Abstract: Compounds of the following formula are suitable as activators for peroxy compounds in laundry detergents and cleaning products:[L.sub.n M.sub.m X.sub.p ].sup.z Y.sub.q (1)in whichM is manganese in oxidation stage II, III, IV, V and/or VI or cobalt in oxidation stage II and/or III,X is a coordination group or bridging group,Y is a counterion in the corresponding stoichiometric amount to balance a charge z present, wherez as the metal complex charge, can be positive, zero or negative,n and m, independently of one another, are integers of from 1 to 4,p is an integer from 0 to 15,q is z/charge of YL is a ligand of the formula (2) ##STR1## in which substituents R.sup.1 to R.sup.8 are as defined in the description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Clariant GmbH
    Inventor: Bernd Nestler
  • Patent number: 6133216
    Abstract: The invention relates to coated bleach activator granules of ammonium nitriles, which have been obtained by coating ammonium nitrile base granules with a water-soluble coating substance. The base granules are preferably thermally conditioned during or after the coating with the coating substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Clariant GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Loffler, Gerd Reinhardt
  • Patent number: 6130330
    Abstract: What is claimed is a process for preparing macropolycyclic polyamines of the formula ##STR1## where A.sup.1, A.sup.2, A.sup.3 and A.sup.4 are as defined in the description. These compounds are prepared by a novel improved process by reacting a cyclic amine of the formula ##STR2## with a compound of the formula X--A.sup.2 --Y or X--A.sup.3 --Y where A.sup.1, A.sup.2, A.sup.3 and A.sup.4 are as defined in the description and X and Y are a leaving group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Clariant GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Nestler, Michael Seebach
  • Patent number: 6120557
    Abstract: Use of compounds of the formula ##STR1## where the radicals R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and A are as defined in the description, as bleach activators in bleaching detergents and cleaners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Clariant GmbH
    Inventor: Bernd Nestler
  • Patent number: 6110238
    Abstract: A process for improving the cold flow properties of fuel oils comprising the addition to fuel oil of an additive comprising copolymers of lower olefins and vinyl esters and a terpolymer of 4-methylpentene-1 and an additive composition comprising copolymers of lower olefins and vinyl esters and a terpolymer of 4-methylpentene-1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Clariant GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Krull, Werner Reimann
  • Patent number: 6107500
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of mixtures which comprise mostly sorbitol monoesters, sorbitol diesters and partial glycerides, sorbitol being reacted with triglycerides in the presence of at least one alkaline catalyst, is described, wherein the cocatalyst used for the reaction is:a) a part amount of the product of the above reaction as a self-emulsifier and/orb) an amidoamine of the following formula (I) ##STR1## in which in which: R.sup.1 is an alkyl or alkenyl group having 6 to 13 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an H atom, R.sup.3 is an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms and n is a number from 1 to 6. The novel process gives purer products and leads to a considerably improved space/time yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Clariant GmbH
    Inventors: Gunter Prossel, Bernd Papenfuhs
  • Patent number: 6102986
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method for inhibiting gas hydrate formation, which involves the addition to the aqueous phase, in the case of multiphase mixtures comprising water, gas and possibly condensate, of an amine oxide or salts thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: CLARIANT GmbH
    Inventor: Peter Klug
  • Patent number: 6099595
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of crystalline sodium silicates having a sheet structure and high .delta. phase content from water glass, which has been prepared hydrothermally, by dehydration of the water glass and subsequent crystallization at elevated temperature, which comprises treating the water glass at temperatures of from 50 to 140.degree. C. prior to dehydration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: Clariant GmbH
    Inventors: Josef Holz, Gunther Schimmel, Alexander Tapper, Volker Thewes
  • Patent number: 6093341
    Abstract: The invention relates to a concentrate for a heat transfer medium for solar units, comprisinga) from 45 to 98% by weight of triethylene glycol and/or tetraethylene glycol,b) from 1 to 55% by weight of 1,2-propylene glycol and/or ethylene glycol, andc) from 1 to 6% by weight of corrosion inhibitors.The concentrate is used in admixture with water for heat transport in solar units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignee: Clariant GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Minks, Johann Schuster, Knud Pulletz
  • Patent number: 6093766
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the preparation of heterogeneous, water-resistant polyvinyl ester dispersions having a film-forming temperature of below 10.degree. C., comprising the formation of a homo- or copolymer A, having a glass transistion temperature of more that 20.degree. C., by seed polymerization of a monomer mixture comprising 85-100% by weight of a vinyl ester of carboxylic acids having 1 to 18 carbon atoms,0-10% by weight of an .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or of an N-functional compound and0-5% by weight of a polyethylenically unsaturated monomer in the presence of a seed base comprising a copolymer B having a glass transition temperature of below 20.degree. C., comprising45-98% by weight of a vinyl ester of carboxylic acids having 1 to 18 carbon atoms,2-50% by weight of an .alpha.-olefin having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and0-5% by weight of a polyethylenically unsaturated monomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignee: Clariant GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Jakob, Werner Prass
  • Patent number: 6093839
    Abstract: Process for the preparation of acylglutamate solutions by reaction of a glutamic acid salt with an acid chloride in water and in the presence of an anionic or zwitterionic surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignee: Clariant GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Hingott, Joachim Hess
  • Patent number: 6072063
    Abstract: Ester quats of the formula (1) below are described: ##STR1## where RCO is an aliphatic acyl radical having 6 to 22 carbon atoms, R.sup.1 is a methyl radical, R.sup.2 is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl radical, R.sup.3 is a C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -alkyl radical and X.sup.- is a halogen anion. They are prepared by quaternizing the corresponding carboxylic acid ethanolamine ester compound with a methyl halide in the absence or presence of solvents. The ester quats of the invention have a low melting point. Furthermore, even in high concentration they are highly water soluble and, on account of their preparation, are obtained in high purity and free from toxic contents. These ester quats can be used in many ways and are suitable, for example, for preparing solid or aqueous formulations having a high surfactant effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Clariant GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Eyrisch, Rudolf Aigner
  • Patent number: 6066753
    Abstract: The invention relates to mixtures of long-chain alkyl phosphates of the formula ##STR1## in which R is a mixture of C.sub.12 -C.sub.22, preferably C.sub.14 -C.sub.20, straight-chain alkyl radicals and C.sub.12 -C.sub.22, preferably C.sub.14 -C.sub.20, .beta.-branched alkyl radicals, and X and Y are identical or different and are hydrogen, alkali metal or an equivalent of an alkaline earth metal, ammonium, mono-, di- or tri-alkylammonium or an organic base, or X and/or Y are as defined under R. These esters are suitable as emulsifiers, in particular for oil-in-water emulsions of a cosmetic pharmaceutical nature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: Clariant GmbH
    Inventors: Angelika Turowski-Wanke, Matthias Loffler, Oliver Eyrisch
  • Patent number: 6063750
    Abstract: The invention relates to bleach activator granules of ammonium nitrile and phyllosilicate, obtained by mixing the two components, compressing them and comminuting the resulting agglomerates to the desired particle size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Clariant GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Loffler, Gerd Reinhardt
  • Patent number: 6063753
    Abstract: Surfactant mixtures based on acyloxyalkanesulfonates prepared by reacting more than one mole of one or more fatty acids with one mole of a mixture of alkali metal and/or alkanline earth metal hydroxyalkanesulfonate and ammonium hydroxyalkanesulfonate in the presence of an esterification catalyst at a temperature from 100 to 260.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Clariant GmbH
    Inventor: Bernd Nestler
  • Patent number: 6063843
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for stabilizing polyamides against the damage effected by light, heat and/or oxidation while improving the differential dyeability, and processing stability therefore, comprising incorporating therein by melt-processing a synergistic additive system resulting in a uniform and intimate mixture with said polyamide, said additive system is selected from the group consisting of (I), (II) and (III)(I) is from 0.01% to 1% by weight of a sterically hindered phenylphosphonite (Ia) with from 0.05% to 5% by weight of oxanilide (Ib) or said (Ia) together with from 0.05% to 5% by weight of an aromatic di- or tri-carbonyl compound containing at least one, and preferably two hindered amine moieties (Ic);(II) is from 0.05% to 5% by weight of oxanilide (IIa) together with from 0.05% to 5% by weight of a aromatic di- or tri-carbonyl compound (IIb) containing at least one hindered amine moieties;(III) is from 0.01% to 1% by weight of a sterically hindered phenyl phosphonite (Ia), from 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Mohamed Sidqi, Klaus Stoll, Jan Malik, Joseph Reni Webster