Patents by Inventor Martin Sicken

Martin Sicken 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: 9505904
    Abstract: The invention relates to mixtures of aluminum hydrogenphosphites of the formula (I) Al2.00(HPO3)v(H2PO3)yx(H2O)z??(I) and aluminum salts comprising 91 to 99.9% aluminum hydrogenphosphites of the formula (I) 0.1 to 9% aluminum salts and 0 to 50% water (of crystallization), where v in formula (I) is 2 to 2.99, y is 2 to 0.01 and z is 0 to 4, to processes for preparation thereof and to the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: CLARIANT INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: Harald Bauer, Sebastian Hoerold, Martin Sicken
  • Publication number: 20160340588
    Abstract: A halogen-free flame retardant mixture containing between 1-99 wt. % of a component A and between 1-99 wt. % of a component B. Component A comprises between 85-99.995 wt.-% of a solid diethylphosphinic acid salt of the metals Mg, Ca, Al, Sb, SN, Ge, Ti, Fe, Zr, Zn, Ce, Bi, Sr, Mn, Li, Na, K and/or a protonated nitrogen base and between 0.005-15 wt.-% of non-combustible additives and component B is in the form of an aluminum phosphite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: CLARIANT INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: Harald BAUER, Sebastian HOEROLD, Martin SICKEN
  • Patent number: 9481831
    Abstract: The invention relates to flame retardant mixtures comprising flame retardant and aluminum phosphites, to processes for preparation thereof and to the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Clariant International Ltd.
    Inventors: Harald Bauer, Sebastian Hoerold, Martin Sicken
  • Patent number: 9279085
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing monofunctionalized dialkylphosphinic acids, esters, and salts, characterized in that a phosphinic acid source (I) is reacted with olefins (IV) in the presence of a catalyst A to obtain an alkylphosphonous acid, the salt or ester thereof, whereupon said alkylphosphonous acid, the salt or ester (II) thereof is reacted with compounds containing C?C, C?O, or C?N double bonds to obtain compounds of type (III), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 are identical or different from each other and independently represent, inter alia, H, C1-C18-alkyl, C6-C18-aryl, C6-C18-aralkyl, X represents, inter alia, H, C1-C18-alkyl, C6-C18-aryl, and/or Mg, Ca, Al, Sb, Sn, Ge, Ti, Fe, Zr, Zn, Ce, Bi, Sr, Mn, Cu, Ni, Li, Na, K, H, and wherein A represents OH, NH2, NHR, NR2, or O—CO—R8, and W represents a mineral acid, carboxylic acid, Lewis acid, or organic acid, wherein n is a whole or a fractional number from 0 to 4, and catalyst A represents transition metals and/or transition metal compo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Michael Hill, Harald Bauer, Werner Krause, Martin Sicken
  • Publication number: 20160009918
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flame-retardant polyamide composition, containing as component A 1 to 96% by weight of one or more thermoplastic polyamides, as component B 2 to 25% by weight of dialkylphosphinic salt of the formula (I) and/or a diphosphinic salt of the formula (II) and/or the polymers thereof, wherein R1, R2 are the same or different C1-C6 alkyl, linear or branched or H: R3 C1-C10 alkylene, linear or branched, C6-C10 arylene, C7-C20 alkylarylene or C7-C20 arylalkylene; M Mg, Ca, Al, Sb, Sn, Ge, Ti, Zn, Fe, Zr, Ce, Bi, Sr, Mn, Li, Na, K and/or a protonized nitrogen base; m is 1 to 4; n is 1 to 4; x is 1 to 4, as component C 1 to 20% by weight salt of the phosphorous acid, as component D 1 to 50% by weight of filler or reinforcing material, as component E 0 to 2% by weight of a carboxyl ester amide, as component F 0 to 1% of a phosphonite or a mixture of a phosphonite and a phosphate, and as component G 0 to 1% by weight of an ester or salt of long-chain aliphatic carboxylic acids (fatty acids), whi
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Sebastian HOEROLD, Harald BAUER, Martin SICKEN
  • Patent number: 9181487
    Abstract: A process for preparing ethylenedialkylphosphinic acids, ethylenedialkylphosphinic esters and ethylenedialkylphosphinic salts, wherein a) a phosphinic acid source (I) is reacted with olefins (IV) in the presence of a catalyst A to give an alkylphosphonous acid, its salt or ester (II), b) the resultant alkylphosphonous acid, its salt or ester (II) is reacted with an acetylenic compound (V) in the presence of a catalyst B, to give the ethylenedialkylphosphinic acid derivative (III), and the catalyst A comprises transition metals, transition-metal compounds and/or catalyst systems which are composed of a transition metal and/or a transition-metal compound and at least one ligand, and the catalyst B comprises peroxide-forming compounds, peroxo compounds and/or azo compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Michael Hill, Werner Krause, Martin Sicken
  • Publication number: 20150299419
    Abstract: The invention relates to mixtures of aluminum hydrogenphosphites of the formula (I) Al2.00(HPO3)v(H2PO3)yx(H2O)z??(I) and aluminum salts comprising 91 to 99.9% aluminum hydrogenphosphites of the formula (I) 0.1 to 9% aluminum salts and 0 to 50% water (of crystallization), where v in formula (I) is 2 to 2.99, y is 2 to 0.01 and z is 0 to 4, to processes for preparation thereof and to the use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED
    Inventors: Harald Bauer, Sebastian Hoerold, Martin Sicken
  • Patent number: 9139714
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing mono-carboxyfunctionalized dialkylphosphinic acids and esters and salts thereof, characterized in that a) a phosphinic acid source (I) is reacted with olefins (IV) to yield an alkylphosphonic acid, salt or ester (II) thereof in the presence of a catalyst A, b) the thus obtained alkyl phosphonic acid, salt, salt or ester (II) thereof is reacted with compounds of formula (V) and/or (VI?) to yield mono-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acid derivatives (VI) and/or (VI?) in the presence of a catalyst B, and c) the thus obtained mono-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acid derivatives (VI) and/or (VI?) are reacted to yield a mono-carboxyfunctionalized dialkylphosphinic acid derivative (III) in the presence of a catalyst C, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 are the same or different and stand independently of each other, among other things, for H1 C1-C18 alkyl, C6-C18 aryl, C6-C18 aralkyl, C6-C18 alkylaryl, and X and Y are the same or different and stand independently o
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Michael Hill, Werner Krause, Martin Sicken
  • Patent number: 9085734
    Abstract: A process for preparing mono-carboxy-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acids, dialkylphosphinic esters and dialkylphosphinic salts by means of alkylene oxides, characterized in that a) a phosphinic acid source (I) is reacted with olefins (IV) in the presence of a catalyst A to form an alkylphosphonous acid, its salt or ester (II), b) the resultant alkylphosphonous acid, its salt or ester (II) is reacted with alkylene oxides of the formula (V) in the presence of a catalyst B, to give a mono-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acid derivative (VI), and c) the resultant mono-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acid derivative (VI) is reacted in the presence of a catalyst C to give the mono-carboxy-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acid derivative (III), and the catalysts A and C are transition metals and/or transition-metal compounds and/or catalyst systems which are composed of a transition metal and/or a transition-metal compound and at least one ligand, and the catalyst B is a Lewis acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Michael Hill, Mathias Dietz, Werner Krause, Martin Sicken
  • Patent number: 9068119
    Abstract: A method for producing mono-hydroxy-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acids, esters and salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Michael Hill, Werner Krause, Martin Sicken
  • Patent number: 9035088
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing mono-aminofunctionalized dialkylphosphinic acids and esters and salts thereof by means of acrylnitriles, characterized in that a) a phosphinic acid source (I) is reacted with olefins (IV) to yield an alkylphosphonic acid, salt or ester (II) thereof in the presence of a catalyst A, b) the thus obtained alkylphosphonic acid, salt or ester (II) thereof is reacted with an acrylnitrile of formula (V) to yield a mono-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acid derivative (VI) in the presence of a catalyst B, and c) the thus obtained mono-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acid derivative (VI) is reacted to yield a mono-aminofunctionalized dialkylphosphinic acid derivative (III) in the presence of a catalyst C or a reduction agent, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 are the same or different and stand independently of each other, among other things, for H, C1-C18 alkyl, C6-C18 aryl, C6-C18 aralkyl, C6-C18 alkylaryl and X stands for H, C1-C18 alkyl, C6-C18 aryl, C6-C18 aralkyl,
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Michael Hill, Werner Krause, Martin Sicken
  • Patent number: 9018413
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing monocarboxy-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acids, esters, and salts, characterized in that a) a phosphinic acid source (I) is reacted with olefins (IV) in the presence of a catalyst A to obtain an alkylphosphonous acid, the salt or ester (II) thereof, and b) the obtained alkylphosphonous acid, the salt or ester (II) thereof is reacted with an oxidizing agent or with an oxidizing agent and water or with oxygen and water in the presence of a catalyst B to obtain the alkylphosphonic acid derivative (III), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 are identical or different from each other and independently represent, inter alia, H, C1-C18-alkyl, C6-C18-aryl, C6-C18-aralkyl, C6-C18-alkylaryl, X and Y are identical or different from each other and independently represent H, C1-C18-alkyl, C6-C18-aryl, C6-C18-aralkyl, C6-C18-alkylaryl, Mg, Ca, Al, Sb, Sn, Ge, Ti, Fe, Zr, Zn, Ce, Bi, Sr, Mn, Cu, Ni, Li, Na, K and/or a protonated nitrogenous base, and catalysts A and B are transition met
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Michael Hill, Werner Krause, Martin Sicken
  • Patent number: 8987489
    Abstract: A method for producing mono-carboxy-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acids, esters and salts using a vinyl ether. The method is characterized by the following steps: a) reacting a phosphinic acid source (I) with olefins (IV) in the presence of a catalyst A to give an alkylphosphonous acid, the salt or the ester (II) thereof, b) reacting the alkylphosphonous acid so obtained, the salt or the ester (II) thereof with a vinyl ether of formula (V) in the presence of a catalyst B to give a mono-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acid derivative (VI) and c) reacting this derivative (VI) with an oxidant or in the presence of a catalyst C to give a mono-carboxy-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acid derivative (III), wherein the catalysts A and C are transition metals and/or transition metal compounds, and the catalyst B is a peroxide-forming compound and/or a peroxo compound and/or an azo compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Michael Hill, Mathias Dietz, Werner Krause, Martin Sicken
  • Patent number: 8987490
    Abstract: A method for producing monohydroxy-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acids, esters, and salts, characterized in that a) a phosphinic acid source (I) is reacted with olefins (IV) in the presence of a catalyst A to obtain an alkylphosphonous acid, the salt or ester (II) thereof, b) the obtained alkylphosphonous acid, the salt or ester (II) thereof is reacted with alkylene oxides of formula (V) in the presence of a catalyst B to obtain a monofunctionalized dialkylphosphinic acid derivative (III), catalyst A represents transition metals and/or transition metal compounds and/or catalyst systems composed of a transition metal and/or a transition metal compound and at least one ligand, and catalyst B is a Lewis acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Michael Hill, Werner Krause, Martin Sicken
  • Publication number: 20150018464
    Abstract: The invention relates to mixed alkali-aluminum phosphites of the formula (I) Al2.00Mz(HPO3)y(OH)vx(H2O)w??(I) in which M represents alkali metal ions, z is 0.01 to 1.5, y is 2.63 to 3.5, v is 0 to 2, w is 0 to 4; to a process for preparation thereof and to the use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED
    Inventors: Harald Bauer, Sebastian Hoerold, Martin Sicken
  • Publication number: 20150005421
    Abstract: The invention relates to mixtures of at least one diphosphinic acid of the formula (I) in which R1, R2 are the same or different and are each independently H, C1-C18-alkyl, C2-C18-alkenyl, C6-C18-aryl, C7-C18-alkylaryl, R5 is C1-C18-alkylene, C2-C18-alkenylene, C6-C18-arylene, C7-C18-alkylarylene with at least one dialkylphosphinic acid of the formula (II) in which R3, R4 are the same or different and are each independently C1-C18-alkyl, C2-C18-alkenyl, C6-C18-aryl and/or C7-C18-alkylaryl. The invention also relates to a process for preparing these mixtures and to the use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2012
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED
    Inventors: Fabian Schneider, Frank Osterod, Harald Bauer, Martin Sicken
  • Publication number: 20150005427
    Abstract: Mixtures of aluminum phosphite with sparingly soluble aluminum salts and extraneous ions, process for preparation thereof and use thereof The invention relates to mixtures of aluminum phosphite with sparingly soluble aluminum salts and nitrogen-free extraneous ions, comprising 80 to 99.898% by weight of aluminum phosphite of the formula (I) Al2(HPO3)3×H2O??(I) in which x is 0 to 4, 0.1 to 10% by weight of sparingly soluble aluminum salts and 0.002 to 10% by weight of nitrogen-free extraneous ions; to a process for preparation thereof and use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED
    Inventors: Harald Bauer, Sebastian Hoerold, Martin Sicken
  • Publication number: 20140371361
    Abstract: The invention relates to aluminum hydrogenphosphites of the formula (I) Al2.00(HPO3)v(H2PO3)y×(H2O)??(I) in which v is 2 to 2.99, y is 2 to 0.01 and z 0 to 4; to a process for preparation thereof and to the use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Harald Bauer, Sebastian Hoerold, Martin Sicken
  • Publication number: 20140350149
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mixture of at least one dialkylphosphinic acid of the formula (I) in which R1, R2 are the same or different and are each C1-C18-alkyl, C2-C18-alkenyl, C6-C18-aryl, C7-C18-alkylaryl, with at least one different dialkylphosphinic acid of the formula (II) in which R3, R4 are the same or different and are each C1-C18-alkyl, C2-C18-alkenyl, C6-C18-aryl and/or C7-C18-alkylaryl, with the proviso that at least one of the R3 and R4 radicals is different than R1 and R2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED
    Inventors: Fabian Schneider, Frank Osterod, Harald Bauer, Martin Sicken
  • Patent number: 8889772
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing mixtures of alkylphosphonous acid and dialkylphosphinic acid salts, characterized in that a) a phosphinic acid source (I) is reacted with olefins (II) in the presence of a catalyst A to obtain a mixture of alkylphosphonous acid (III) and dialkylphosphinic acid (IV) or salts or esters thereof, and b) the thus obtained mixture of alkylphosphonous acid (III) and dialkylphosphinic acid (IV) or the salts or esters thereof is reacted with metal compounds of Mg, Ca, Al, Sb, Sn, Ge, Ti, Fe, Zr, Zn, Ce, Bi, Sr, Mn, Li, Na, K and/or a protonated nitrogen base to obtain the corresponding mixtures of alkylphosphonous acid salt (V) and dialkylphosphinic acid salt (VI) of said metals and/or a nitrogen compound, (V) (VI), wherein Y represents Mg, Ca, AI, Sb, Sn, Ge, Ti, Fe, Zr, Zn, Ce, Bi, Sr, Mn, Li, Na; K and/or a nitrogen compound and n represents ¼, ?, ½, 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Michael Hill, Sebastian Hoerold, Werner Krause, Martin Sicken