Patents by Inventor Herbert Koenigsmann
Herbert Koenigsmann 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).
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Publication number: 20240018084Abstract: The present disclosure provides a process for removing fluoroorganic acidic compounds from a solution comprising at least one protic solvent, comprising: forming a mixture of a solution comprising at least one fluoroorganic acidic compound comprising less than 15 carbon atoms and protic solvent, wherein the solution has a pH of 4, with an extraction composition comprising at least one trialkylamine and organic solvent; reacting the fluoroorganic acidic compound with the trialkylamine to form a hydrophobic ionic compound comprising the anion of the fluoroorganic acidic compound and the cation of the trialkylamine; separating the mixture into a first phase comprising the protic solvent and at most 50 wt.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Klaus Hintzer, Stefan Huber, Valentina Krupp, Herbert Koenigsmann, Scott D. Schmick, Zhongxing Zhang, Michael D. Barrera, William M. Lamanna, Chetan P. Jariwala, Markus Hirschberg
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Publication number: 20230286839Abstract: The present disclosure provides a process for removing fluoroorganic acidic compounds from an emulsion of fluoroorganic polymer particles, the process comprising the following steps: (i) forming a mixture of a. an emulsion comprising fluoroorganic polymer particles, at least one fluoroorganic acidic compound and at least one protic solvent, with b.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Klaus Hintzer, Herbert Koenigsmann, Stefan Huber, Valentina Krupp, Scott D. Schmick, Zhongxing Zhang
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Publication number: 20210230328Abstract: Method of reducing the amount of a fluorinated acid or its salts from a fluoropolymer, the method comprises: (i) providing a composition containing particles of the fluoropolymer, (ii) contacting the fluoropolymer particles with a treatment composition comprising at least one organic liquid; and, optionally, further comprising (iii) isolating, washing and subjecting the fluoropolymer to drying treatment, and wherein the fluoropolymer contains units derived from tetrafluoroethene (TFE) and is selected from the group of fluoroelastomers and the group of fluoropolymers having a melting point of less than 150° C. Also provided are fluoropolymer and compositions containing such polymers that are essentially free of fluorinated acids and their salts.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2019Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: Klaus Hintzer, Florian D. Jochum, Herbert Koenigsmann, Jens Schrooten, Tilman C. Zipplies, Karl D. Weilandt
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Patent number: 11028198Abstract: A copolymer having tetrafluoroethylene units and second polymerized monomer units in a range from 0.2 to 1 percent by weight, based on the total weight of the copolymer. Rf is a linear or branched perfluoroalkyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and optionally interrupted by one or more —O— groups, n is independently from 1 to 6, and z is 0, 1, or 2. The copolymer has a melt flow index in a range from 0.02 grams per 10 minutes to 19.4 grams per 10 minutes. The copolymer can be extruded to make articles, such as insulated cables. A method of making the copolymer is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2017Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Harald Kaspar, Klaus Hintzer, Markus E. Hirschberg, Herbert Koenigsmann, Karl D. Weilandt, Tilman C. Zipplies
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Publication number: 20190202951Abstract: A copolymer having tetrafluoroethylene units and second polymerized monomer units in a range from 0.2 to 1 percent by weight, based on the total weight of the copolymer. Rf is a linear or branched perfluoroalkyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms and optionally interrupted by one or more —O— groups, n is independently from 1 to 6, and z is 0, 1, or 2. The copolymer has a melt flow index in a range from 0.02 grams per 10 minutes to 19.4 grams per 10 minutes. The copolymer can be extruded to make articles, such as insulated cables. A method of making the copolymer is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2017Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Harald Kaspar, Klaus Hintzer, Markus E. Hirschberg, Herbert Koenigsmann, Karl D. Weilandt, Tilman C. Zipplies
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Publication number: 20190185599Abstract: Disclosed is a tetrafluoroethylene copolymer, methods of making the polymer, and articles comprising the polymer and methods of making the articles.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2017Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Klaus Hintzer, Markus E. Hirschberg, Herbert Koenigsmann, Tilman C. Zipplies, Harald Kaspar
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Patent number: 9938403Abstract: A method of making a highly fluorinated polymers and resulting aqueous mixtures. The method comprising polymerizing one or more perfluorinated monomers in an aqueous emulsion polymerization in the presence of a polymerizable fluorinated emulsifier to form a perfluorinated polymer. The polymerizable fluorinated emulsifier has the formula X2C?CX(CF2)m(CH2)n[O—(CX2)p]q—[O—(CX2)r]s?[O—(CX2—CX2)]t—[(O)w—(CX2)u]v—[CH2]z—Y. The method also provides for isolating the highly fluorinated polymer and post-fluorinating the isolated highly fluorinated polymer.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2016Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Klaus Hintzer, Harald Kaspar, Herbert Koenigsmann, Helmut Traunspurger, Tilman C. Zipplies
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Patent number: 9809658Abstract: Described herein is a method of purifying a product and recycling water comprising the following steps: (i) providing a crude product comprising at least one low molecular weight fluoroorganic compounds wherein the low molecular weight fluoroorganic compounds is partially fluorinated and comprises a polar group and/or a reactive group; (ii) extracting the impurity from the product using water to form an extract, (iii) contacting the extract with a radical-forming process to degrade the low molecular weight fluoroorganic compounds into carbon dioxide, water, fluorine ions, and optionally cations; and (iv) using the water from step (iii) in step (ii)Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2016Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Klaus Hintzer, Michael Juergens, Gunther J. Kaempf, Harald Kaspar, Kai H. Lochhaas, Andre Streiter, Oleg Shyshkov, Tilman C. Zipplies, Herbert Koenigsmann
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Patent number: 9714307Abstract: A method of making a partially fluorinated polymer dispersions and resulting aqueous mixtures. The method comprising polymerizing one or more fluorinated monomers in an aqueous emulsion polymerization in the presence of a polymerizable fluorinated emulsifier to form a fluorinated polymer. The polymerizable fluorinated emulsifier has the formula X2C?CX(CF2)m(CH2)n[O—(CX2)p]q-[O—(CX2)r]s—[O—(CX2—CX2)]t—[(O)w—(CX2)u]v-[CH2]z—Y.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2013Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Klaus Hintzer, Harald Kaspar, Herbert Koenigsmann, Helmut Traunspurger, Tilman C. Zipplies
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Publication number: 20170037166Abstract: The invention provides a method for making a fluoropolymer and a method for preparing a fluorinated surfactant.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Klaus Hintzer, Michael Juergens, Harald Kaspar, Herbert Koenigsmann, Andreas R. Maurer, Werner Schwertfeger, Tilman C. Zipplies
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Publication number: 20160362508Abstract: Described herein is a method of purifying a product and recycling water comprising the following steps: (i) providing a crude product comprising at least one low molecular weight fluoroorganic compounds wherein the low molecular weight fluoroorganic compounds is partially fluorinated and comprises a polar group and/or a reactive group; (ii) extracting the impurity from the product using water to form an extract, (iii) contacting the extract with a radical-forming process to degrade the low molecular weight fluoroorganic compounds into carbon dioxide, water, fluorine ions, and optionally cations; and (iv) using the water from step (iii) in step (ii)Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2016Publication date: December 15, 2016Inventors: Klaus Hintzer, Michael Juergens, Gunther J. Kaempf, Harald Kaspar, Kai H. Lochhaas, Andre Streiter, Oleg Shyshkov, Tilman C. Zipplies, Herbert Koenigsmann
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Patent number: 9453086Abstract: Described herein is a composition comprising an aqueous polymerization reaction product of fluorinated monomers and wherein the polymerization is initiated (i) in the absence of a fluorinated emulsifier and whereby no fluorinated emulsifier is added during polymerization or (ii) in the presence of an fluorinated emulsifier selected from: [Rf—O-L-COO-]i Xi+ (I) wherein L represents a linear or branched, non-fluorinated, partially fluorinated, or fully fluorinated alkylene group, Rf represents a linear or branched partially or fully fluorinated aliphatic group or a linear or branched partially or fully fluorinated aliphatic group interrupted with at least one oxygen atom, Xi+ represents a cation having the valence i and i is 1, 2 or 3; wherein the reaction product and/or the resulting aqueous phase are substantially free of di- and tri-alkylamines and substantially free of low molecular weight fluoroorganic compounds and methods thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2011Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Klaus Hintzer, Michael Juergens, Gunther J. Kaempf, Harald Kaspar, Kai H. Lochhaas, Andre Streiter, Oleg Shyshkov, Tilman C. Zipplies, Herbert Koenigsmann
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Publication number: 20160122522Abstract: A method of making a highly fluorinated polymers and resulting aqueous mixtures. The method comprising polymerizing one or more perfluorinated monomers in an aqueous emulsion polymerization in the presence of a polymerizable fluorinated emulsifier to form a perfluorinated polymer. The polymerizable fluorinated emulsifier has the formula X2C?CX(CF2)m(CH2)n[O—(CX2)p]q—[O—(CX2)r]s?[O—(CX2—CX2)]t—[(O)w—(CX2)u]v—[CH2]z—Y. The method also provides for isolating the highly fluorinated polymer and post-fluorinating the isolated highly fluorinated polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2016Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventors: Klaus Hintzer, Harald Kaspar, Herbert Koenigsmann, Helmut Traunspurger, Tilman C. Zipplies
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Patent number: 9260553Abstract: A method of making a highly fluorinated polymers and resulting aqueous mixtures. The method comprising polymerizing one or more perfluorinated monomers in an aqueous emulsion polymerization in the presence of a polymerizable fluorinated emulsifier to form a perfluorinated polymer. The polymerizable fluorinated emulsifier has the formula X2C?CX(CF2)m(CH2)n[O—(CX2)p]q—[O—(CX2)r]s—[O—(CX2—CX2)]t—[(O)w—(CX2)u]v—[CH2]z—Y. The method also provides for isolating the highly fluorinated polymer and post-fluorinating the isolated highly fluorinated polymer.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2013Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Klaus Hintzer, Harald Kaspar, Herbert Koenigsmann, Helmut Traunspurger, Tilman C. Zipplies
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Publication number: 20150291714Abstract: A method of making a partially fluorinated polymer dispersions and resulting aqueous mixtures. The method comprising polymerizing one or more fluorinated monomers in an aqueous emulsion polymerization in the presence of a polymerizable fluorinated emulsifier to form a fluorinated polymer. The polymerizable fluorinated emulsifier has the formula X2C?CX(CF2)m(CH2)n[0-(CX2)p]q-[O—(CX2)r]s—[O—(CX2—CX2)]t—[(O)w—(CX2)u]v-[CH2]z—Y.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2013Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventors: Klaus Hintzer, Harald Kaspar, Herbert Koenigsmann, Helmut Traunspurger, Tilman C. Zipplies
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Publication number: 20150274868Abstract: A method of making a highly fluorinated polymers and resulting aqueous mixtures. The method comprising polymerizing one or more perfluorinated monomers in an aqueous emulsion polymerization in the presence of a polymerizable fluorinated emulsifier to form a perfluorinated polymer. The polymerizable fluorinated emulsifier has the formula X2C?CX(CF2)m(CH2)n[O—(CX2)p]q—[O—(CX2)r]s—[O—(CX2—CX2)]t—[(O)w—(CX2)u]v—[CH2]z—Y. The method also provides for isolating the highly fluorinated polymer and post-fluorinating the isolated highly fluorinated polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2013Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Klaus Hintzer, Harald Kaspar, Herbert Koenigsmann, Helmut Traunspurger, Tilman C. Zipplies
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Patent number: 8614265Abstract: A method of making a fluoropolymer dispersion by first providing a fluoropolymer dispersion comprising fluoropolymer particles and one or more fluorinated surfactants selected from fluorinated carboxylic acids or salts thereof having the general formula: [Rf—O-L-COO?]iXi+??(I) wherein L represents a linear fully fluorinated alkylene group, Rf represents a linear fully fluorinated aliphatic group or a linear fully fluorinated aliphatic group interrupted with one oxygen atom, Xi+ represents a cation having the valence i and i is 1, 2 or 3; then adding one or more non-fluorinated surfactants selected from anionic and non-ionic surfactants followed by reducing the total amount of the one or more fluorinated surfactants to an amount of not more than 500 ppm, for example not more than 250 ppm based on the total weight of the dispersion while maintaining or increasing the amount of solids in the dispersion.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2012Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Klaus Hintzer, Michael Jürgens, Harald Kaspar, Herbert Koenigsmann, Kai Helmut Lochhaas, Andreas R. Maurer, Werner Schwertfeger, Tilman Zipplies, Ludwig Mayer, Michael C. Dadalas, George G. I. Moore, Jay F. Schulz, Richard M. Flynn
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Publication number: 20130281607Abstract: Described herein is a composition comprising an aqueous polymerization reaction product of fluorinated monomers and wherein the polymerization is initiated (i) in the absence of a fluorinated emulsifier and whereby no fluorinated emulsifier is added during polymerization or (ii) in the presence of an fluorinated emulsifier selected from: [Rf—O-L-COO-]i Xi+ (I) wherein L represents a linear or branched, non-fluorinated, partially fluorinated, or fully fluorinated alkylene group, Rf represents a linear or branched partially or fully fluorinated aliphatic group or a linear or branched partially or fully fluorinated aliphatic group interrupted with at least one oxygen atom, Xi+ represents a cation having the valence i and i is 1, 2 or 3; wherein the reaction product and/or the resulting aqueous phase are substantially free of di- and tri-alkylamines and substantially free of low molecular weight fluoroorganic compounds and methods thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2011Publication date: October 24, 2013Inventors: Klaus Hintzer, Michael Juergens, Gunther J. Kaempf, Harald Kaspar, Kai H. Lochhaas, Andre Streiter, Oleg Shyshkov, Tilman C. Zipplies, Herbert Koenigsmann
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Publication number: 20120252949Abstract: A method of making a fluoropolymer dispersion by first providing a fluoropolymer dispersion comprising fluoropolymer particles and one or more fluorinated surfactants selected from fluorinated carboxylic acids or salts thereof having the general formula: [Rf—O-L-COO?]iXi+??(I) wherein L represents a linear fully fluorinated alkylene group, Rf represents a linear fully fluorinated aliphatic group or a linear fully fluorinated aliphatic group interrupted with one oxygen atom, Xi+ represents a cation having the valence i and i is 1, 2 or 3; then adding one or more non-fluorinated surfactants selected from anionic and non-ionic surfactants followed by reducing the total amount of the one or more fluorinated surfactants to an amount of not more than 500 ppm, for example not more than 250 ppm based on the total weight of the dispersion while maintaining or increasing the amount of solids in the dispersion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Inventors: Klaus Hintzer, Michael JÜRGENS, Harald Kaspar, Herbert Koenigsmann, Kai Helmut Lochhaas, Andreas R. Maurer, Werner Schwertfeger, Tilman Zipplies, Ludwig Mayer, Michael C. Dadalas, George G.I. Moore, Jay F. Schulz, Richard M. Flynn
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Patent number: 8222322Abstract: A method of making a fluoropolymer dispersion by first providing a fluoropolymer dispersion comprising fluoropolymer particles and one or more fluorinated surfactants selected from fluorinated carboxylic acids or salts thereof having the general formula: [Rf—O-L-COO?]iXi+??(I) wherein L represents a linear fully fluorinated alkylene group, Rf represents a linear partially or fully fluorinated aliphatic group or a linear partially or fully fluorinated aliphatic group interrupted with one oxygen atom, Xi+ represents a cation having the valence i and i is 1, 2 or 3; then adding one or more non-fluorinated surfactants selected from anionic and non-ionic surfactants followed by reducing the total amount of the one or more fluorinated surfactants to an amount of not more than 500 ppm, for example not more than 250 ppm based on the total weight of the dispersion while maintaining or increasing the amount of solids in the dispersion.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2010Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Klaus Hintzer, Michael Jürgens, Harald Kaspar, Herbert Koenigsmann, Kai Helmut Lochhaas, Andreas R. Maurer, Werner Schwertfeger, Tilman Zipplies, Ludwig Mayer, Michael C Dadalas, George G. I. Moore, Jay F. Schulz, Richard M. Flynn