Patents by Inventor Katja Lamm

Katja Lamm 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).

  • Mixtures of itaconic acid or itaconic acid derivatives and primary amines for producing 1,3- and 1,4-alkyl methyl pyrrolidones
    Patent number: 8796472
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mixture comprising itaconic acid or an itaconic acid derivative and a primary amine of the formula (I) R—NH2??(I) where the molar ratio of primary amine to itaconic acid or the itaconic acid derivative is in the range from 0.5:1 to 20:1, wherein the mixture comprises 50 mole percent or less of 4-carboxypyrrolidones of the formula (II), derivatives of the 4-carboxypyrrolidones of the formula (II) and 4-carbamidopyrrolidones of the formula (III) based on the itaconic acid used or the itaconic acid derivative used and in which R is a linear or branched saturated aliphatic radical having 1 to 24 carbon atoms or a saturated cycloaliphatic radical having 3 to 24 carbon atoms. The invention further provides for the use of the inventive mixtures for preparing 1,3-alkylmethylpyrrolidones and/or 1,4-alkylmethylpyrrolidones, and also a process for preparing 1,3-alkylmethylpyrrolidones and/or 1,4-alkylmethylpyrrolidones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Tobias Wabnitz, Rolf Pinkos, Karl Ott, Katja Lamm
  • MIXTURES OF ITACONIC ACID OR ITACONIC ACID DERIVATIVES AND PRIMARY AMINES FOR PRODUCING 1,3- AND 1,4-ALKYL METHYL PYRROLIDONES
    Publication number: 20110251119
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mixture comprising itaconic acid or an itaconic acid derivative and a primary amine of the formula (I) R—NH2??(I) where the molar ratio of primary amine to itaconic acid or the itaconic acid derivative is in the range from 0.5:1 to 20:1, wherein the mixture comprises 50 mole percent or less of 4-carboxypyrrolidones of the formula (II), derivatives of the 4-carboxypyrrolidones of the formula (II) and 4-carbamidopyrrolidones of the formula (III) based on the itaconic acid used or the itaconic acid derivative used and in which R is a linear or branched saturated aliphatic radical having 1 to 24 carbon atoms or a saturated cycloaliphatic radical having 3 to 24 carbon atoms. The invention further provides for the use of the inventive mixtures for preparing 1,3-alkylmethylpyrrolidones and/or 1,4-alkylmethylpyrrolidones, and also a process for preparing 1,3-alkylmethylpyrrolidones and/or 1,4-alkylmethylpyrrolidones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Tobias Wabnitz, Rolf Pinkos, Karl Ott, Katja Lamm