Patents by Inventor Claudia Houben

Claudia Houben 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: 20230134448
    Abstract: The invention relates to a thermoplastic polyurethane obtainable by the reaction of at least the following formation components: one or more aliphatic diisocyanates A) having a molecular weight of 140 g/mol to 170 g/mol and one or more aliphatic diols B) having a molecular weight of 62 g/mol to 120 g/mol, wherein the formation components used to produce the thermoplastic polyurethane consist to an extent of at least 95% by weight of one or more aliphatic diisocyanates A) and one or more aliphatic diols B), based on the total mass of the formation components used, wherein the one or more aliphatic diisocyanates A) and the one or more aliphatic diols B) are used in a molar ratio in the range from 1.0:0.95 to 0.95:1.0, characterized in that the Mz/Mpeak ratio of the thermoplastic polyurethane is within a range from 3 to 15, and to a process for preparation thereof, and to compositions, mouldings, films and/or fibres comprising the thermoplastic polyurethane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Mathias MATNER, Thomas KOENIG, Bernd GARSKA, Rainer BELLINGHAUSEN, Thomas PRENVEILLE, Claudia HOUBEN
  • Publication number: 20220411570
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a thermoplastic polyurethane (G) using a reactive extrusion process, having the steps of: a) mixing a polyisocyanate stream (A) and a polyol stream (B) in a first mixing device (7) such that a mixture stream (C) is obtained, the mass flow rates of the polyisocyanate stream (A) and the polyol stream (B) being set such that the isocyanate index in the mixture stream (C) ranges from 55 to 85, b) introducing the mixture stream (C) into a circulating stream (D) which is conducted in a circular flow, the monomers of the polyisocyanates stream (A) and the polyol stream (B) in the circulating stream (D) being further reacted into OH-functional pre-polymers, c) separating a sub-stream from the circulating stream (D) as a prepolymer stream (E) and introducing same into an extruder (18), d) introducing an isocyanate feed stream (F) into the extruder (18) downstream of the introduction point of the prepolymer stream (E) in the extruder working direction, wherein the introdu
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Bernd GARSKA, Daniel RAPS, Thomas KOENIG, Rainer BELLINGHAUSEN, Thomas PRENVEILLE, Claudia HOUBEN, Mathias MATNER
  • Publication number: 20220403088
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hydroxy-terminated polyurethane prepolymers that consist to an extent of at least 90% by weight of the product of the reaction of hexamethylene 1,6-diisocyanate with butane-1,4-diol and have an allophanate content of ?1.00 mol %, to a process for the production thereof, to compositions comprising such polyurethane prepolymers and to the use of said polyurethane prepolymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Koenig, Mathias MATNER, Bernd GARSKA, Rainer BELLINGHAUSEN, Claudia HOUBEN, Stephan SCHUBERT
  • Publication number: 20220396655
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-stage process for the continuous preparation of thermoplastic polyurethanes by reacting one or more aliphatic, cycloaliphatic and/or araliphatic diols with one or more aliphatic, cycloaliphatic and/or araliphatic diisocyanates, wherein the total reaction enthalpy is ??500 kJ/kg over all the process stages at a molar ratio of diol to diisocyanate of 1.0:1.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Mathias MATNER, Thomas KOENIG, Bernd GARSKA, Stephan SCHUBERT, Dirk ACHTEN, Rainer BELLINGHAUSEN, Claudia HOUBEN
  • Publication number: 20220380518
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for continuous production of thermoplastic polyurethane by reacting the components (A) one or more cycloaliphatic, aliphatic and/or araliphatic polyisocyanates and (B) one or more cycloaliphatic, aliphatic and/or araliphatic polyols, wherein the entirety of component (B) has a hydroxyl number of 600 mg KOH/g to 1830 mg KOH/g as determined according to DIN EN ISO 4629-2:2016. The process comprises the process steps of: a) preparing a mixture of a portion of component (A), a portion of or the entirety of component (B) and optionally a portion or the entirety of component (C), where in process step a) there is a molar ratio of component (A) to component (B) in the range from 0.6:1.0 to 0.95:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas KOENIG, Dirk ACHTEN, Bernd GARSKA, Rainer BELLINGHAUSEN, Claudia HOUBEN, Stephan SCHUBERT, Mathias MATNER
  • Patent number: 11359045
    Abstract: The invention relates to a continuous method for producing an isocyanurate-containing isocyanate mixture, in which in a step a) a mixture of a first and a second isocyanate component and an isocyanate group trimerization catalyst is provided; in a step b) the mixture obtained in step a) is reacted in a first residence time zone at an elevated temperature; in a step c), the reaction mixture obtained in step b) is further heated in a second residence time zone, optionally after adding a stopper; and in a step d), the reaction mixture obtained in step c) is cooled down in a third residence time zone by way of lowering the temperature, thus obtaining the desired isocyanurate-containing isocyanate mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Christian Hahn, Hans-Detlef Arntz, Stephan Schubert, Ernst Felske, Claudia Houben, Frank Behrendt
  • Publication number: 20210171699
    Abstract: The invention relates to a continuous method for producing an isocyanurate-containing isocyanate mixture, in which in a step a) a mixture of a first and a second isocyanate component and an isocyanate group trimerization catalyst is provided; in a step b) the mixture obtained in step a) is reacted in a first residence time zone at an elevated temperature; in a step c), the reaction mixture obtained in step b) is further heated in a second residence time zone, optionally after adding a stopper; and in a step d), the reaction mixture obtained in step c) is cooled down in a third residence time zone by way of lowering the temperature, thus obtaining the desired isocyanurate-containing isocyanate mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Christian Hahn, Hans-Detlef Arntz, Stephan Schubert, Ernst Felske, Claudia Houben, Frank Behrendt