Patents by Inventor Athanassios Tzikas

Athanassios Tzikas 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).

  • Publication number: 20040255404
    Abstract: Reactive dyes containing at least one structural unit of formula (I), wherein Y is vinyl or a radical —CH2—CH2-U and U is a group removable under alkaline conditions, are suitable for dyeing cellulosic or amide-group-containing fibre materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Athanassios Tzikas, Bernhard Muller
  • Publication number: 20040143107
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyridone dyes of formula (1), wherein R is a radical —(CR′H)n—W, R′ is hydrogen, C1-C2alkyl or phenyl, Y is cyano, —CONH2 or —CH2SO3H, W is hydrogen, a radical —NR1R2 or a radical —OR3, R1 and R2 are each independently of the other hydrogen, unsubstituted or hydroxy- or phenyl-substituted C1-C6-alkyl, it being possible for the alkyl chain from C3 upwards to be interrupted by one or more oxygen atoms, or a radical of formula (3), (4) or (5), or R1 and R2 together with the nitrogen atom in —NR1R2 form a heterocyclic ring, R3 is hydrogen, unsubstituted or hydroxy-substituted C1-C6alkyl, phenyl or a radical of formula (6), R4 is alkyl or aryl, R5 and R6 are each independently of the other alkyl, aryl or heteroaryl, n is an integer from 2 to 6, and m is an integer from 1 to 6, a process for the preparation thereof and their use in the production of coloured plastics or polymeric colour particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventors: Athanassios Tzikas, Urs Lauk, Romeo Dreier, Antoine Clement
  • Publication number: 20040055098
    Abstract: Reactive dyes of formula 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: Athanassios Tzikas, Hans Reichert, Herbert Klier
  • Publication number: 20040031109
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an azo dye of formula wherein D is the radical of a diazo component of the benzene, naphthalene, diphenyl, thiophene, benzothiazole, benzisothiazole, thiadiazole, indazole, benzotriazole, pyrazole, anthraquinone, naphthalic acid imide, chromone, phthalimide or diphenylene oxide series, R1 is an unsubstituted or substituted aryl radical and R2 is an unsubstituted or substituted aryl radical, with the exception of the compounds of formulae (1a) and (1b) to a process for its preparation and to its use in a process for the production of mass-coloured plastics or polymeric colour particles, and in the dyeing or printing of semi-synthetic or synthetic hydrophobic fibre materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventors: Antoine Clement, Anton Andreoli, Urs Lauk, Athanassios Tzikas
  • Patent number: 6670457
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula in which the variables are as defined in the claims, which are suitable as fiber-reactive dyes for dyeing widely varying fiber materials, are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Rolf Deitz, Bernhard Müller, Athanassios Tzikas
  • Patent number: 6630005
    Abstract: Dye mixtures, which comprise at least one dye of formula (1) together with at least one dye of formula (2), wherein R1, R2, R4 and R5 are each independently of one another hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C1-C4alkyl, (R3)0-2 is 0 to 2 identical or different substituents selected from the group consisting of C2-C4halogen alkanoylamino, C1-C4alkyl or C1-C4alkoxy, A1 and A2 are each independently of the other an unsubstituted or substituted phenylene radical or a C1-C8alkylene radical which may be interrupted by oxygen, D is a radical of formula (3) or (4) wherein is (R6)0-2 0 to 2 identical or different substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, C2-C4alkanoylamino, C1-C4alkyl and C1-C4alkoxy, X1 and X2 are halogen, and Y1 and Y2 are each independently of the other a fiber-reactive radical of formula: —SO2—Z (5a): —CONH—(CH2)m—SO2—Z (5b); —NH—CO—CH(Hal)—CH2—Hal (5c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Giba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Athanassios Tzikas, Urs Lehmann, Herbert Klier
  • Patent number: 6623533
    Abstract: A method of printing cellulosic fiber materials in which the fiber material is brought into contact with reactive dyes of formula: wherein A is the radical of a monoazo, polyazo, metal complex azo, anthraquinone, phthalocyanine, formazan or dioxazine chromophore, R1, R2 and R3 are each independently of the others hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C1-C4alkyl, X1 and X2 are halogen, B is an organic bridging member, T is a reactive radical of formula: R4 is hydrogen, C1-C4alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy, sulfo, sulfato, carboxy or by cyano, or a radical  wherein R5 is as defined hereinbelow, R5 is hydrogen, hydroxy, sulfo, sulfato, carboxy, cyano, halogen, C1-C4alkoxycarbonyl, C1-C4alkanoyloxy, carbamoyl or a group —SO2—Y, R6 is hydrogen or C1-C4alkyl, alk and alk1 are each independently of the other linear or branched C1-C6alkylene, arylene is an unsubstituted or sulfo-, carboxy-, hydroxy-, C1-C4alkyl-, C1-C4al
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Athanassios Tzikas, Hans Reichert, Herbert Klier
  • Patent number: 6537332
    Abstract: Dyes of formula (1) wherein R1 and R2 are each independently of the other hydrogen or C1-C4alkyl, and D1 and D2 are each independently of the other a radical of formula (2)  wherein (R3)0-3 denotes from 0 to 3 identical or different substituents selected from the group halogen, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4alkoxy, carboxy, nitro and sulfo, and X1 is a radical of formula (3a), (3b), (3c), (3d), (3e) or (3f) —SO2—Z  (3a), —NH—CO—(CH2)m—SO2—Z  (3b), —CONH—(CH2)n—SO2—Z  (3c), —NH—CO—CH(Hal)-CH2-Hal  (3d), —NH—CO—C(Hal)=CH2  (3e) or  wherein Y is halogen, T independently thereof has a meaning given for Y or is a non-fiber-reactive substituent or is a fiber-reactive radical of formula (4a), (4b), (4c), (4d) or (4e) —NH—(CH2)2-3—SO2—Z  (4a), —NH—(CH2)
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Ciba Speciality Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Athanassios Tzikas, Herbert Klier
  • Publication number: 20030055230
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventors: Rolf Deitz, Bernhard Muller, Athanassios Tzikas
  • Patent number: 6518409
    Abstract: Reactive dyes of formula wherein R1 and R2 are each independently of the other hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C1-C4alkyl, A is C2-C8alkylene interrupted by oxygen, X is halogen, and Y is a fiber-reactive radical of formula (2) —SO2—Z  (2) wherein Z is vinyl or a radical —CH2—CH2—U and U is a group removable under alkaline conditions, are suitable especially for dyeing cotton and yield dyeings having good allround properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Athanassios Tzikas, Rolf Deitz, Bruno Cortese
  • Patent number: 6518408
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (1) wherein K1 and K2 are each independently of the other the radical of a coupling component from the series benzene, naphthalene, 4-alkyl-6-hydroxypyridone-(2), 2,5-diamino-4-alkylpyridine, 1-arylpyrazolone-(5) and 1-aryl-5-aminopyrazole, at least one of which contains a fiber-reactive group, with the proviso that (i) the fiber-reactive group is not 2-(&bgr;-sulfatoethylsulfonyl)ethylamino when K1 and K2 are phenyl substituted by a fiber-reactive group, and (ii) the fiber-reactive group is not &bgr;-sulfatoethylsulfonyl when K1 and K2 are N-(&bgr;-sulfatoethyl)aniline substituted on the phenyl ring by a fiber-reactive group, are suitable for dyeing a wide variety of fiber materials, especially cellulosic fiber materials, and yield dyeings having good allround properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Athanassios Tzikas, Rolf Deitz
  • Publication number: 20030024435
    Abstract: Black-dyeing aqueous inks comprising
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Urs Lehmann, Athanassios Tzikas, Marcel Frick
  • Patent number: 6504016
    Abstract: Reactive dyes of the formula (1) wherein the variables are as defined in the specification are especially suitable for dyeing cotton and yield dyeings having good all-round fastness properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Athanassios Tzikas, Bruno Cortese
  • Patent number: 6451072
    Abstract: Reactive dyes of formula (1) wherein A is phenyl or naphthyl, each of which is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4alkoxy, carboxy, sulfo or a fiber-reactive group of formula (2a), (2b), (2c), (2d) or (2e) —SO2—Y  (2a), —NH—CO—(CH2)l—SO2—Y  (2b), —CONH—(CH2)m—SO2—Y  (2c), —NH—CO—CH(Hal)—CH2Hal  (2d) or —NH—CO—C(Hal)═CH2  (2e), B is an aliphatic linking group, D is the radical of a diazo component of the benzene or naphthalene series, R1 is hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C1-C4alkyl, R2 is hydrogen, cyano, carbamoyl or sulfomethyl, R3 is hydrogen or C1-C4alkyl, R is hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted C1-C4alkyl or corresponds to a radical of formula (3)  wherein B, D, R2 and R3 have the meanings cited above, X1 is halogen, hydroxy, C1-C4alkoxy, unsubstituted o
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Athanassios Tzikas, Rolf Deitz
  • Publication number: 20020069469
    Abstract: Reactive dyes of formula (1) 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: Athanassios Tzikas, Bruno Cortese
  • Patent number: 6392021
    Abstract: Reactive dyes of formula (1) wherein b is the number 1 or 2, A is the radical of formula (2) or (3) D1, D2, R1, R2, X1, Y, l, m and n are as defined in the specification, are especially suitable for dyeing cotton and wool and yield dyeings having good all round properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Athanassios Tzikas, Rolf Deitz, Herbert Klier
  • Publication number: 20020032318
    Abstract: A method of printing cellulosic fiber materials in which the fiber material is brought into contact with reactive dyes of formula 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Inventors: Athanassios Tzikas, Hans Reichert, Herbert Klier
  • Patent number: 6353094
    Abstract: Dyes of the formula in which Me, R1, X1, A, u and q are as defined in the specification are particularly suitable for dyeing cotton and produce dyeings with good all-round properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Athanassios Tzikas, Herbert Klier
  • Patent number: 6323327
    Abstract: Reactive dyes of formula (1) wherein b is the number 1 or 2, A is the radical of formula (2) or (3) D1 is a radical off formula  or the radical of an azo dye when b is the number 1 or the radical of an aromatic tetraazo component when b is the number 2, D2 is the radical of a diazo component, of the benzene or naphthalene series, R1 and R2 are each independently of the other hydrogen or C1-C4alkyl, (R3)0-2 denotes from 0 to 2 substituents selected from the group C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4alkoxy, halogen and sulfo, X1 is fluorine or chlorine, Y is vinyl or a radical —CH2—CH2—U and U is a group removable under alkaline conditions, l is the number 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, and m and n are each independently of the other the number 0 or 1, wherein when A is a radical of formula (3) and D1 is the radical of an azo dye, at least one of the radicals D1 and D2 contains a fibre-reactive radical of formula (2) with the proviso that A is a radical of f
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Athanassios Tzikas, Rolf Deitz, Herbert Klier
  • Publication number: 20010027582
    Abstract: Reactive dyes of formula 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Publication date: October 11, 2001
    Inventors: Athanassios Tzikas, Rolf Deitz, Bruno Cortese