Patents by Inventor Hans-Josef Laas

Hans-Josef Laas 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: 20240010784
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing hydrophilically modified polyisocyanates having a very low content of monomeric diisocyanates, to the polyisocyanates obtainable or obtained by said process and to the use thereof for producing polyurethane plastics. The invention further relates to coating compositions containing the nonionically hydrophilized polyisocyanates and to the substrates coated with these coating compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Hans-Josef Laas, Claudine Stoye, Patrick Franke
  • Publication number: 20240010783
    Abstract: The invention relates to a water-dispersible modified polyisocyanate and use thereof, especially as a crosslinking component in water-soluble or water-dispersible coating compositions. The water-dispersible modified polyisocyanate can be obtained by the reaction of a system comprising a water-dispersible polyisocyanate and an isocyanate-reactive component; wherein the viscosity of the water-dispersible modified polyisocyanate is 3000 mPa·s-11000 mPa·s, which is measured with a MV-DIN rotor according to DIN EN ISO 3219:1994-10 at 23° C. and a shear rate of 10 s?1. The modified polyisocyanate according to the present invention has good manual stirring behavior and good dispersibility, and the coating formed by the coating composition containing the modified polyisocyanate has high gloss and good transparency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Hao Liu, Yaguang Ma, Na Xu, Tian Xia, Karsten Danielmeier, Raul Pires, Hans-Josef Laas
  • Patent number: 11834545
    Abstract: A method for producing polyurethanes containing alkoxysilane groups comprises the step of reacting a compound containing at least one NCO group with a compound containing at least one Zerewitinoff-active H atom in the presence of a catalyst component, wherein the compound containing at least one NCO group and/or the compound containing at least one Zerewitinoff-active H atom contain at least one alkoxysilane group, to obtain a polyurethane containing alkoxysilane groups. The invention also relates to a polymer containing alkoxysilane groups, a method for producing a curable polymer, a curable polymer, a cured polymer, and the use thereof. The polymers contain a complex of a lanthanide with at least one beta-diketonate ligand, preferably Yb(acac)3, and are free from organic tin compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Christoph Thiebes, Florian Stempfle, Hans-Josef Laas, Beate Baumbach, Ute Nattke
  • Patent number: 11795266
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a mixed silane-terminated polymer by reacting a polyol component A) with a diisocyanate component B) comprising 1-isocyanato-3,3,5-trimethyl-5-isocyanatomethylcyclohexane (isophorone diisocyanate), at least one isocyanatosilane C) and an aminosilane E), in which the urethanization reaction is carried out in the presence of at least one catalyst D) which is free of organically bonded tin. The invention further relates to the use of the polymers thus obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Covestro Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Florian Stempfle, Hans-Josef Laas, Christoph Thiebes
  • Patent number: 11795262
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyether-modified polyisocyanate composition, which is obtainable by reacting a system containing the following components: a) a polyisocyanate having an isocyanate group functionality of 2-4.5; b) a polyoxyalkylene monoether alcohol; and c) optionally a catalyst; the polyoxyalkylene monoether alcohol has a number-average molecular weight of 900 g/mol-2000 g/mol and an oxypropylene group content of 45 wt. %-100 wt. %, relative to the total weight of the oxyalkylene group of the polyoxyalkylene monoether alcohol; the system has an equivalent ratio of isocyanate group to hydroxyl group of 5:1-110:1; the polyisocyanate composition has the following characteristics: i) the average isocyanate functionality is 1.8-4.1; ii) the isocyanate group content is 8-20 wt. %; and iii) the amount of the polyoxyalkylene monoether structure is greater than 10 wt. % and less than 50 wt. %, for characteristics ii) and iii), relative to the total weight of the polyisocyanate composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Hans-Josef Laas, Raul Pires, Hao Liu, Yaguang Ma, Jianping Shen, Junchao Zheng
  • Publication number: 20230192941
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions containing A) at least one component having at least one uretdione group, B) at least one component having at least one hydroxyl group, C1) of at least one catalyst, containing a structural element of the general formula (I) and/or (II), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 independently of each other represent the same or different radicals meaning saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic or aromatic organic radicals with 1 to 18 carbon atoms that are substituted or unsubstituted and/or have heteroatoms in the chain, the radicals being capable of forming, even when combined with each other and optionally together with an additional heteroatom, rings with 3 to 8 carbon atoms that can optionally be further substituted, wherein R3, R4, R5 and R6 independently of each other can also represent hydrogen, and R7 represents hydrogen or a carboxylate anion (COO?), and C2) at least one catalyst containing at least one N,N,N?-trisubstituted
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Irene Cristina Latorre Martinez, Hans-Josef Laas, Raul Pires, Laura Woods, Ralph-Georg Born, Florian Golling
  • Publication number: 20230192937
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyether-modified polyisocyanate composition, which is obtainable by reacting a system containing the following components: a) a polyisocyanate having an isocyanate group functionality of 2-4.5; b) a polyoxyalkylene monoether alcohol; and c) optionally a catalyst; the polyoxyalkylene monoether alcohol has a number-average molecular weight of 900 g/mol-2000 g/mol and an oxypropylene group content of 45 wt. %-100 wt. %, relative to the total weight of the oxyalkylene group of the polyoxyalkylene monoether alcohol; the system has an equivalent ratio of isocyanate group to hydroxyl group of 5:1-110:1; the polyisocyanate composition has the following characteristics: i) the average isocyanate functionality is 1.8-4.1; ii) the isocyanate group content is 8-20 wt. %; and iii) the amount of the polyoxyalkylene monoether structure is greater than 10 wt. % and less than 50 wt. %, for characteristics ii) and iii), relative to the total weight of the polyisocyanate composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Hans-Josef Laas, Raul Pires, Hao Liu, Yaguang Ma, Jianping Shen, Junchao Zheng
  • Patent number: 11664491
    Abstract: An anode for an electrochemical cell comprises a lithium metal or lithium metal alloy, and a polymer coating deposited on the lithium metal or lithium metal alloy. The polymer coating is doped with lithium ions and comprises a polyisocyanurate material. The polyisocyanurate material contains ether- and/or silicone-containing further groups. The ether-containing group is a polyether, and/or wherein the silicone-containing group is a siloxane group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC
    Inventors: Thomas Klimmasch, Jan Weikard, Hans-Josef Laas, Jürgen Köcher, David Ainsworth, Stephen Rowlands, Justyna Katarzyna Kreis, Stephen Lawes, Sebastien Desilani
  • Publication number: 20230080775
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polyisocyanate preparation containing at least one polyisocyanate component A) hydrophilically modified with at least one ionic emulsifier and a solvent component E) consisting of at least one organic solvent, characterized in that the solvent component E) has a content of peroxides of not more than 70 mg/l of H2O2 equivalents, wherein this value is the average peroxide content of all organic solvents present in the solvent component E) and the polyisocyanate component A) and the solvent component E) are present in amounts such that the calculated peroxide content of the polyisocyanate preparation based on the sum of A) and E) is not more than 20 mg/l of H2O2. The invention further relates to the use thereof and to coating compositions and substrates coated with these coating compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Hans-Josef Laas, Eva Tejada Rosales
  • Patent number: 11504906
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a three-dimensional object by means of a powder-based additive production method from at least one first powdery material, wherein the at least one first powdery material comprises at least one first compound having a first reactive group a). The first reactive group a) is selected from the group consisting of an isocyanate group, a blocked isocyanate group, or a mixture thereof. The invention further relates to a component produced using the method according to the invention, and to powdery material that is suited for the method according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Dirk Achten, Thomas Buesgen, Thomas Faecke, Bettina Mettmann, Joerg Buechner, Hans-Josef Laas, Ting Liu
  • Publication number: 20220363943
    Abstract: The invention relates to coating agents containing A) at least one polyol component, B) at least one crosslinking component which is obtained by reacting at least one polyisocyanate with at least one amino functional alkoxy silane and which comprises free and/or blocked isocyanate groups, optionally (C) at least one catalyst for crosslinking silane groups, and D) optionally additional auxiliary agents and additives. The invention is characterized in that the polyol component A) comprises at least one polyester polyol A1) that has been produced using a 2,2,4,4-tetraalkylcyclobutane-1,3-diol (TACD) of the general formula (I), in which independently of one another the groups R1, R2, R3, and R4 represent linear or branched alkyl groups with up to 8 carbon atoms. The invention additionally relates to the use of the coating agents and to substrates which are coated with the coating agents according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Hans-Josef Laas, Tanja Hebestreit, Yvonne Reimann
  • Publication number: 20220363809
    Abstract: The invention relates to polymerizable compositions that are suitable for preparing polyisocyanurate-based plastics and have an extended worklife as compared to the compositions conventionally used for this purpose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Richard Daniel Matthias Meisenheimer, Paul Heinz, Dirk Achten, Florian Golling, Hans-Josef Laas, Dieter Mager
  • Publication number: 20220348708
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process of preparing allophanate- and/or thioallophanate group-containing compounds comprising the following steps: reacting A) at least one component having at least one uretdione group with B) at least one component having at least one hydroxyl and/or thiol group, in the presence C) of at least one catalyst, containing a structural element of the general formulae (I) and/or (II), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 independently of each other represent the same or different radicals meaning saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic or aromatic organic radicals with 1 to 18 carbon atoms that are substituted or unsubstituted and/or have heteroatoms in the chain, the radicals being capable of forming, even when combined with each other and optionally together with an additional heteroatom, rings with 3 to 8 carbon atoms that can optionally be further substituted, wherein R3, R4, R5 and R6 independently of each other also can represent hydrogen
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Hans-Josef Laas, Florian Stempfle, Kai Laemmerhold, Saskia Beuck, Raul Pires, Christoph Guertler, Nusret Yuva, Ralph-Georg Born, Daniel Thiel, Tuba Fatma Bayram, Sureshbabu Guduguntla, Walter Leitner
  • Publication number: 20220251280
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process of preparing allophanate- and/or thioallophanate group-containing compounds comprising the following steps: reacting A) at least one component having at least one uretdione group with B) at least one component having at least one hydroxyl and/or thiol group, in the presence C) of at least one catalyst, containing a structural element of the general formulae (I) and/or (II), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 independently of each other represent the same or different radicals meaning saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic or aromatic organic radicals with 1 to 18 carbon atoms that are substituted or unsubstituted and/or have heteroatoms in the chain, the radicals being capable of forming, even when combined with each other and optionally together with an additional heteroatom, rings with 3 to 8 carbon atoms that can optionally be further substituted, wherein R3, R4, R5 and R6 independently of each other also can represent hydrogen
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Hans-Josef Laas, Florian Stempfle, Kai Laemmerhold, Saskia Beuck, Raul Pires, Christoph Guertler, Nusret Yuva, Ralph-Georg Born, Daniel Thiel, Sureshbabu Guduguntla, Walter Leitner
  • Patent number: 11407852
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a modified polyisocyanate and use thereof, in particular as a crosslinking component of water-soluble or water-dispersible coatings. The modified polyisocyanate is obtained by a reaction of a system comprising the following components: at least an aminosulfonic acid; at least a polyisocyanate; at least a tertiary amine; and optionally a polyether alcohol containing an ethylene oxide group. The modified polyisocyanate comprises at least an iminooxadiazinedione structure and at least an isocyanurate structure, the weight ratio of the iminooxadiazinedione structure to the isocyanurate structure being 1:300 to 1:5. The amount of sulfonate group of the modified polyisocyanate is 0.75% by weight to 1.1% by weight, based on the amount of the modified polyisocyanate as 100% by weight. The viscosity thereof is 500 mPa·s to 10000 mPa·s, as determined according to DIN EN ISO 3219:1994-10 at a temperature of 23° C. and a shear rate of 10 s?1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Covestro Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Hans-Josef Laas, Hao Liu, Na Xu, Guoping Shi, Yaguang Ma, Tian Xia
  • Patent number: 11390707
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel polyisocyanurate plastics which are obtainable by catalytic trimerization of a polyisocyanate composition A) which contains oligomeric polyisocyanates and is low in monomeric diisocyanates. “Low in monomeric diisocyanates” means that the polyisocyanate composition A) has a content of monomeric diisocyanates of at most 20% by weight. The invention further relates to the use of these polyisocyanurate plastics for production of coatings, films, semi-finished products and mouldings, and to a process for producing polyisocyanurate plastics comprising the following steps: (a) providing a polyisocyanate composition A) which contains oligomeric polyisocyanates and is low in monomeric diisocyanates, “low in monomeric diisocyanates” meaning that the polyisocyanate composition A) has a content of monomeric diisocyanates of at most 20% by weight; (b) catalytically trimerizing the polyisocyanate composition A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Hans-Josef Laas, Dieter Mager, Mathias Matner, Dirk Achten, Heiko Hocke
  • Publication number: 20220204683
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a mixed silane-terminated polymer by reacting a polyol component A) with a diisocyanate component B) comprising 1-isocyanato-3,3,5-trimethyl-5-isocyanatomethylcyclohexane (isophorone diisocyanate), at least one isocyanatosilane C) and an aminosilane E), in which the urethanization reaction is carried out in the presence of at least one catalyst D) which is free of organically bonded tin. The invention further relates to the use of the polymers thus obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Florian Stempfte, Hans-Josef Laas, Christoph Thiebes
  • Patent number: 11365277
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing polyisocyanates containing sulfonate groups, the products obtainable or obtained by said process and also to the use thereof as starting component for producing polyurethane plastics. The invention further relates to coating compositions comprising polyisocyanates containing sulfonate groups and also to the substrates coated with said coating compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Covestro Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Hans-Josef Laas
  • Publication number: 20220177751
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of solid polycarbodiimide resins having a softening temperature of >+30° C. as cross-linking agents for adhesive dispersions polymers. The mixtures from at least one solid polycarbodiimide resin and at least one polymer dispersion are suitable for producing storage stable latent-reactive adhesive dispersions, latent-reactive adhesive layers, self-supporting latent reactive adhesive films or latent-reactive adhesive powders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Hans-Josef Laas, Harald Kraus, Martin Melchiors
  • Patent number: 11319402
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a polyisocyanate polymer and to the polyisocyanate polymer obtainable from the method and to the use thereof as part of a two-stage method for producing a polyisocyanurate plastic, in particular for producing coatings, films, semi-finished products or molded parts containing such a polyisocyanurate plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: COVESTRO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Heiko Hocke, Mathias Matner, Dirk Achten, Hans-Josef Laas, Dieter Mager