Patents by Inventor Nicolaas De Bruin

Nicolaas De Bruin 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: 11680184
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an anti-stick processing aid for use in a process for producing water-absorbing polymers, comprising the steps of: i) mixing (?1) 0.1 to 99.999% by weight of polymerizable, ethylenically unsaturated monomers containing acid groups, or salts thereof, (?2) 0 to 70% by weight of monomers copolymerizable with (?1), (?3) 0.001 to 10% by weight of crosslinkers, (?4) 0 to 30% by weight of polymers, (?5) 0 to 80% by weight of water, and (?6) 0 to 20% by weight of assistants, (ii) free-radical polymerization with crosslinking to form a hydrogel polymer, (iii) drying the hydrogel polymer, (iv) grinding and sieving the hydrogel polymer, (v) surface postcrosslinking the hydrogel polymer and (vi) drying and finishing the water-absorbing polymer, wherein the anti-stick processing aid is used before and/or in steps (iii).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Evonik Superabsorber GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Loick, Scott Smith, Anne Ix-Mund, Nicolaas De Bruin, Laurent Wattebled, Michael Azad, Frank Loeker
  • Publication number: 20160024332
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an anti-stick processing aid for use in a process for producing water-absorbing polymers, comprising the steps of: i) mixing (?1) 0.1 to 99.999% by weight of polymerizable, ethylenically unsaturated monomers containing acid groups, or salts thereof, (?2) 0 to 70% by weight of polymerizable, ethylenically unsaturated monomers copolymerizable with (?l), (?3) 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Christoph Loick, Scott Smith, Anne Ix-Mund, Nicolaas De Bruin, Laurent Wattebled, Michael Azad, Frank Loeker
  • Publication number: 20140339469
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a method for the production of a superabsorbent composition comprising the process steps: i. production of a hydrogel by radical polymerization of an aqueous monomer solution containing at least one monomer ii. drying the hydrogel to obtain a water-absorbing polymer structure iii. surface crosslinking of the water-absorbing polymer structure to obtain a surface-crosslinked water-absorbing polymer structure, iv. incorporation of a starch compound in one or at least two of the variants V1 to V6, V1. in process step i. into the monomer solution V2. after process step i. and prior to process step ii. into the hydrogel V3. in process step ii. V4. after process step ii. and prior to process step iii. into the water-absorbing polymer structure V5. in process step iii V6. after process step iii onto the surface-crosslinked water-absorbing polymer structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH
    Inventors: Franck Furno, Harald Schmidt, Nicolaas De Bruin
  • Patent number: 8829107
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a method for the production of a superabsorbent composition comprising the process steps: i. production of a hydrogel by radical polymerization of an aqueous monomer solution containing at least one monomer ii. drying the hydrogel to obtain a water-absorbing polymer structure iii. surface crosslinking of the water-absorbing polymer structure to obtain a surface-crosslinked water-absorbing polymer structure, and iv. incorporating a starch compound into the method. The present invention also relates to a superabsorbent composition obtainable according to this method, a particulate superabsorbent composition and a composite, a sanitary article core and a sanitary item, furthermore chemical products and also the use of this superabsorbent composition in chemical products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Franck Furno, Harald Schmidt, Nicolaas De Bruin
  • Publication number: 20100057027
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a method for the production of a superabsorbent composition comprising the process steps: i. production of a hydrogel by radical polymerization of an aqueous monomer solution containing at least one monomer ii. drying the hydrogel to obtain a water-absorbing polymer structure iii. surface crosslinking of the water-absorbing polymer structure to obtain a surface-crosslinked water-absorbing polymer structure, and iv. incorporating a starch compound into the method. The present invention also relates to a superabsorbent composition obtainable according to this method, a particulate superabsorbent composition and a composite, a sanitary article core and a sanitary item, furthermore chemical products and also the use of this superabsorbent composition in chemical products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Franck Furno, Harald Schmidt, Nicolaas De Bruin