Patents by Inventor Nils Hoeck

Nils Hoeck 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: 7771548
    Abstract: Disclosed is a quenching medium for treating a heated metal part, said medium comprising water and a polyacrylate terpolymer comprising acrylamide and/or methacrylamide monomer units, acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid monomer units and alkyl alkoxylate allyl ether monomer units where the acid groups are in the form of an alkali metal salt and where the alkyl alkoxylate allyl ether monomers are of the formula where n is an integer from 1 to about 30, R is ethylene, propylene or butylene and G is an alkyl group of 8 to 30 carbon atoms. Also disclosed is a method for quenching a heated metal part, which process comprises immersing said metal part in the quenching medium. Also disclosed are the polyacrylate ternary copolymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp.
    Inventors: Robert Cockcroft, David Petty, Frank J. L. Leroy, Francis Mark Prince, Nils Hoeck, Paul Guedj
  • Publication number: 20100065169
    Abstract: Disclosed is a quenching medium for treating a heated metal part, said medium comprising water and a polyacrylate terpolymer comprising acrylamide and/or methacrylamide monomer units, acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid monomer units and alkyl alkoxylate allyl ether monomer units where the acid groups are in the form of an alkali metal salt and where the alkyl alkoxylate allyl ether monomers are of the formula where n is an integer from 1 to about 30, R is ethylene, propylene or butylene and G is an alkyl group of 8 to 30 carbon atoms. Also disclosed is a method for quenching a heated metal part, which process comprises immersing said metal part in the quenching medium. Also disclosed are the polyacrylate ternary copolymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Robert Cockcroft, David Petty, Frank J.L. Leroy, Francis Mark Prince, Nils Hoeck, Paul Guedj
  • Publication number: 20070057227
    Abstract: Disclosed is a quenching medium for treating a heated metal part, said medium comprising water and a polyacrylate terpolymer comprising acrylamide and/or methacrylamide monomer units, acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid monomer units and alkyl alkoxylate allyl ether monomer units where the acid groups are in the form of an alkali metal salt and where the alkyl alkoxylate allyl ether monomers are of the formula where n is an integer from 1 to about 30, R is ethylene, propylene or butylene and G is an alkyl group of 8 to 30 carbon atoms. Also disclosed is a method for quenching a heated metal part, which process comprises immersing said metal part in the quenching medium. Also disclosed are the polyacrylate ternary copolymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Robert Cockcroft, David Petty, Frank Leroy, Francis Prince, Nils Hoeck, Paul Guedj
  • Patent number: 6486228
    Abstract: Photoinitiator combinations comprising at least one compound of formula (I)  wherein R1 is C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4alkoxy or halogen; R2 is hydrogen, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4alkoxy or halogen; R3 is, for example, C1-C20alkyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl-C1-C4alkyl, naphthyl or biphenylyl or an O-, S- or N-containing 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring; and at least one compound of formula (II)  wherein R1 and R2 are as defined above; R9 is, for example, C1-C20alkyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl-C1-C4alkyl, naphthyl, biphenylyl or an O-, S- or N-containing 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring; and R10 is, for example, C1-C20alkyl, C2-C20alkyl interrupted by one or more O atoms, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl-C1-C4alkyl, naphthyl, biphenylyl or an O-, S- or N-containing 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring; are reactive photohardeners causing only a low degree of yellowing in the cured substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Manfred Köhler, Jean-Pierre Wolf, André Litzler, Guido Tolotti, Nils Hoeck
  • Publication number: 20010036978
    Abstract: Photoinitiator combinations comprising
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventors: Manfred Kohler, Jean-Pierre Wolf, Andre Litzler, Guido Tolotti, Nils Hoeck
  • Patent number: 6251963
    Abstract: Photoinitiator combinations comprising at least one compound of formula (I) R1 is C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4alkoxy or halogen; R2 is hydrogen, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4alkoxy or halogen; R3 is, for example, C1-C20alkyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl-C1-C4alkyl, naphthyl or biphenylyl or an O—, S— or N-containing 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring; and at least one compound of formula (II) R1 and R2 are as defined above; R9 is, for example, C1-C20alkyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl-C1-C4alkyl, naphthyl, biphenylyl or an O—, S— or N-containing 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring; and R10 is, for example, C1-C20alkyl, C2-C20alkyl interrupted by one or more O atoms, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl-C1-C4alkyl, naphthyl, biphenylyl or an O—, S— or N-containing 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring; are reactive photo hardeners causing only a low degree of yellowing in the cured substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Manfred Köhler, Jean-Pierre Wolf, André Litzler, Guido Tolotti, Nils Hoeck