Patents by Inventor Dieter Wittmann

Dieter Wittmann 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).

  • Patent number: 6784232
    Abstract: A thermoplastic molding composition that contains a resinous blend with phosphonate amine is disclosed. The resinous blend contains polycarbonate and a graft polymer having a graft substrate rubber selected from among silicone, EP(D)M and acrylate rubbers. The composition exhibits exceptional flame resistance and good mechanical properties such as stress cracking resistance and ease of flow while exhibiting high heat resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Zobel, Thomas Eckel, Torsten Derr, Dieter Wittmann
  • Patent number: 6767944
    Abstract: A flame retardant, chemical and impact resistant, thermoplastic molding composition is disclosed. The composition that contains (A) an aromatic polycarbonate and/or polyester carbonate, (B) a graft polymer, (C) an oligophosphate conforming to a specific formulaEINBETTEN, (D) an anti-drip agent, and (E) a polyhydroxy ether is suitable for preparing molded articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Zobel, Andreas Seidel, Thomas Eckel, Torsten Derr, Dieter Wittmann
  • Patent number: 6767943
    Abstract: Flame resistant graft polymer-modified polycarbonate molding compositions are described. The polycarbonate molding compositions comprise phosphorous compounds, and a coagulated mixture of flourinated polyolefins or precompound fluorinated polyolefins. Polycarbonate molding compositions according the present invention are flame retardant, and have desirable mechanical properties, e.g., notched impact strength and elongation at break.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Eckel, Michael Zobel, Dieter Wittmann, Torsten Derr, Bernd Keller
  • Patent number: 6762228
    Abstract: An impact-resistant modified, flame-resistant and mineral-reinforced polycarbonate composition is disclosed. The composition has a flow line strength of greater than 6 kJ/m2 measured according to ISO 179/IeU and is preferably reinforced with wollastonite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Seidel, Thomas Eckel, Uwe Peucker, Dieter Wittmann
  • Patent number: 6756433
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polycarbonate moulding compositions provided with phosphonate amines and phosphorus compounds, which moulding compositions exhibit excellent flame protection and very good mechanical properties, such as joint line strength or modulus of elasticity, and a good crude shade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Zobel, Thomas Eckel, Torsten Derr, Dieter Wittmann
  • Patent number: 6753366
    Abstract: A thermoplastic, flame-retardant moulding composition having improved mechanical properties is disclosed. The composition contains 40 to 99 parts by weight of a thermoplastic polycarbonate or polyester carbonate, 0.5 to 60 parts by weight of a graft polymer, 0 to 45 parts by weight of a thermoplastic vinyl copolymer, 0.5 to 20 parts by weight of a mixture of at least one mono- and at least one oligo-phosphorus conforming to the general formula and 0.05 to 5 parts by weight of a fluorinated polyolefine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Eckel, Dieter Wittmann, Herbert Eichenauer, Heinrich Alberts
  • Patent number: 6753364
    Abstract: A flame retardant molding composition is disclosed. The composition that contains polycarbonate and/or polyester carbonate and a phosphonate amines is characterized by its good level of mechanical properties, especially a high heat resistance, and exhibits low-juicing. An embodiment wherein the composition further contains a graft polymer is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Zobel, Thomas Eckel, Torsten Derr, Dieter Wittmann
  • Publication number: 20040110879
    Abstract: A flame resistant poly(ester)carbonate composition is disclosed. The composition contains at least one phosphorus-silicon compound, the compound has a phosphorus content of 1 to 20% and a silicon content of 1 to 20%, and is characterized in that its weight loss (assessed by thermogravimetric analysis under nitrogen inert gas at a heating rate of 20° K/min,) at 280° C. is less than 30%. The preferred phosphorus-silicon compound is produced by thermal oligomerization from phosphorylated silanes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Andreas Seidel, Michael Wagner, Jochen Endtner, Wolfgang Ebenbeck, Thomas Eckel, Dieter Wittmann
  • Patent number: 6747078
    Abstract: The present invention relates to thermoplastic polycarbonate molding compositions which contain phosphazenes and special graft polymers produced by means of redox initiator systems and are distinguished by substantially improved mechanical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Eckel, Michael Zobel, Dieter Wittmann
  • Patent number: 6740695
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polycarbonate/ABS moulding compositions with incorporated phosphazenes which exhibit excellent flame resistance and very good processing characteristics, wherein the graft polymer is produced by bulk, solution or bulk/suspension polymerization processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Eckel, Michael Zobel, Dieter Wittmann
  • Patent number: 6737465
    Abstract: A thermoplastic molding composition comprising polycarbonate, an impact modifier, a phosphorus-containing flameproofing agent, and high purity talc is disclosed. The composition offers flame resistance for molded parts having small wall thickness, improved rigidity and resistance to stress cracking. The talc has MgO content of 30.5 to 32 wt. %, SiO2 content of 60 to 62.5 wt. % and Al2O3 content lower than 0.7 wt. % and d50 value less than or equal to 2.5 &mgr;m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Seidel, Thomas Eckel, Michael Zobel, Torsten Derr, Dieter Wittmann
  • Patent number: 6737454
    Abstract: Impact-resistant polycarbonate and/or polyester carbonate compositions containing at least one oxalate compound selected from the group consisting of metal oxalates, metal hydroxy oxalates, oxalic acid esters and metal salts of oxalic acid esters in quantities of 0.1 to 5 parts by weight (based on 100 parts by weight of the total composition) display an advantageous combination of flow line strength and stress-cracking resistance on exposure to chemicals combined with high thermal stability and good processing properties and they are also flame-resistant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Seidel, Thomas Eckel, Dieter Wittmann
  • Patent number: 6727301
    Abstract: A graft polymer-modified thermoplastic polycarbonate molding composition is described. The thermoplastic polycarbonate molding composition comprises a phosphorous compound or a mixture of phosphorous compounds. Thermoplastic molding compositions according to the present invention are flame resistant, and have desirable mechanical properties and elevated heat resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Eckel, Michael Zobel, Dieter Wittmann, Torsten Derr, Manfred Öller
  • Patent number: 6713544
    Abstract: Compositions containing: I. at least two components selected from the group comprising aromatic poly(ester) carbonates, graft polymers of one or more vinyl monomers on one or more graft bases having a glass transition temperature of <10° C., a thermoplastic vinyl (co)polymer, or poly(alkylene terephthalate) as well as II. 0.5 to 25 parts by weight of a mixture of phosphorus compounds of the general formula (I) with the proviso that the composition contains at least 2 phosphorus compounds of the formula (I) in which X or one or more radicals R1, R2, R3 and R4 is/are different and wherein the sum of the parts by weight of the components is 100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Eckel, Andreas Seidel, Dieter Wittmann, Uwe Peucker
  • Publication number: 20040059031
    Abstract: A thermoplastic molding composition having good flame resistance, melt flowability, resistance to chemicals and creep is disclosed. The composition contains A) at least one member having weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 25,000 to 35,000 g/mol, selected from the group consisting of aromatic polycarbonate and polyestercarbonate B) ABS graft polymer produced by the mass polymerization process and characterized in (i) having a butadiene content of 8 to 15% in relation to the weight of the graft polymer, (ii) having an acrylic acid derivative content of 15 to 30% in relation to the total weight of the acrylic derivative and styrene monomer, and (iii) containing styrene monomer-acrylic acid derivative copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of 5·104 to 14·104 g/mol. The composition may further contain one or more of halogen-free phosphorus compounds, fluorinated polyolefin, a polymer containing acrylate monomer and an inorganic material in particulate form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: Andreas Seidel, Thomas Eckel, Dieter Wittmann, Dirk Kurzidim
  • Patent number: 6706788
    Abstract: Flame-resistant, thermoplastic moulding compositions containing A) 70 to 98 parts by weight of an aromatic polycarbonate, B) 0.5 to 20 parts by weight of a graft polymer, C) 0.5 to 5 parts by weight of a mixture of C.1) 10 to 90 parts by weight, based on C, of a monophosphorus compound of formula (I) C.2) 90 to 10 wt. %, based on C, of a phosphorus compound of formula (II) D) 0.05 to 5 parts by weight of a fluorinated polyolefin with an average particle diameter of 0.05 to 1000 &mgr;m, a density of 1.2 to 2.3 g/m3 and a fluorine content of 65 to 76 wt. %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Eckel, Michael Bödiger, Dieter Wittmann, Heinrich Alberts, Klaus Horn
  • Publication number: 20040039090
    Abstract: A thermoplastic molding composition that features improved properties is: disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Andreas Seidel, Thomas Eckel, Dieter Wittmann
  • Publication number: 20040039091
    Abstract: A flame resistant thermoplastic molding composition having improved mechanical properties is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas Eckel, Andreas Seidel, Juan Gonzalez-Blanco, Dieter Wittmann
  • Patent number: 6686404
    Abstract: Flame-retardant thermoplastic moulding compositions containing an aromatic polycarbonate or polyestercarbonate, a graft polymer, a thermoplastic vinyl copolymer, a fluorinated polyolefin, 0.5 to 20 parts by weight of at least one phosphorus compound of general formula (I) wherein the average degree of polycondensation N of component D is always >5, a very finely divided inorganic powder with an average diameter of 0.1 to 200 nm and/or a monophosphorus compound, wherein the sum of the parts by weight of all the components is 100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Eckel, Michael Zobel, Dieter Wittmann, Nikolaus Janke
  • Publication number: 20030189014
    Abstract: The invention relates to homo- and copolymers that contain less than 400 particles with >200 &mgr;m per m2 surface, to thermoplastic molding compounds that contain said homo- and/or copolymers and to the use of the homo- and/or copolymers and of the molding compounds for producing molded bodies. The invention further relates to the molded bodies themselves and to a method for producing the homo- and/or copolymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Alfred Eitel, Michael Konig, Dorothy Rose, Hans-Bernhard Hauertmann, Heinrich Alberts, Dieter Wittmann