Patents by Inventor Rainer Gras

Rainer Gras 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: 5719240
    Abstract: A compound containing cyclic amidine groups and uretdione groups, having the formula: ##STR1## wherein X is O or NR.sup.2, R is the hydrocarbon radical of isophorone diisocyanate: ##STR2## R.sup.1 is a substituted (cyclo)alkylene radical which is substituted with O-3 CH.sub.3 groups and has 2-14 carbon atoms @R.sup.2 and R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: Huels Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Gras, Elmar Wolf
  • Patent number: 5646228
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of totally or partially blocked polyisocyanates based on a blocking agent and on a polyisocyanate containing at least two free NCO groups, if desired in the presence of a chain extender, in which the totally or partially blocked polyisocyanates are prepared by a solvent-free and continuous procedure. This reaction is carried out in a static mixer or intensive kneading apparatus or extruder. The invention furthermore relates to the use of the totally or partially blocked polyisocyanates for PUR powder coatings and solvent-containing, one-component PUR stoving enamels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Assignee: Huels Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Gras, Siegfried Brandt
  • Patent number: 5633336
    Abstract: Low-viscosity (cyclo)-aliphatic polyamines containing urea groups and having more than two amino groups may be prepared by reacting (cyclo)aliphatic diamines with polyisocyanates containing isocyanurate groups or biuret groups. Such polyamines are useful as components in PUR reaction finishes and coating and adhesive compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1997
    Assignee: Huels Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Gras, Elmar Wolf
  • Patent number: 5616658
    Abstract: A curing agent for a composition useful for the production of matt epoxy resin and hybrid powder coatings, comprising a mixture ofa) salts of phthalic acid, isophthalic acid and terephthalic acid with the following amines ##STR1## in which R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are identical or different aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon radicals having 1-20 carbon atoms and in which one or more CH.sub.2 groups in the carbon chain may be replaced by 0 atoms, by NR.sub.4 groups where R.sub.4 =C.sub.1-6 -alkyl, CH--OH groups, and/or one or more terminal methyl groups may be replaced by dialkyl-substituted amino groups having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 may form a joint ring in which one CH.sub.2 group may be replaced by an O atom or by an NR.sub.4 group, and R.sub.1 =R.sub.2 =R.sub.3 --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 -- attached via a common nitrogen atom, and n=3-11, and 0.5-2 mol of amine A)-C) per mole of acid, andb) pyromellitic acid and/or trimellitic acid, 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Assignee: Huels Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Gras, Elmar Wolf
  • Patent number: 5608016
    Abstract: The invention relates to salts of pyromellitic acid which comprise 1 mol of pyromellitic acid and 0.5 to 2 mol of a guanidine of the following composition: ##STR1## in which R, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are identical or different radicals from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl and aromatic hydrocarbon residues having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may form a joint ring which may contain an oxygen atom as heteroatom. Also claimed are the preparation of the salts and their use for matt epoxide and hybrid powder coatings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1997
    Assignee: Huels Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Gras, Elmar Wolf
  • Patent number: 5556937
    Abstract: The invention relates to salts of pyromellitic acid which comprise 1 mol of pyromellitic acid and 0.5. to 2 mol of a guanidine of the following composition: ##STR1## in which R, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are identical or different radicals from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl and aromatic hydrocarbon residues having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may form a joint ring which may contain an oxygen atom as heteroatom. Also claimed are the preparation of the salts and their use for matt epoxide and hybrid powder coatings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1996
    Assignee: Huels Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Gras, Elmar Wolf
  • Patent number: 5550206
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel polyamines containing urea groups and a process for the preparation of these polyamines, represented by the general formula: ##STR1## where n is: 2.ltoreq.n.gtoreq.1; and R denotes an alkylene radical having 2-14 C atoms which may optionally be substituted by 1-3 CH.sub.3 or C.sub.2 H.sub.5 groups, or 1-3 CH.sub.2 groups of the alkylene radical R may be substituted by --O--, --NH-- or --NCH.sub.3 --.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1996
    Assignee: Huels Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Gras, Elmar Wolf
  • Patent number: 5541279
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of totally or partially blocked polyisocyanates based on a blocking agent and on a polyisocyanate containing at least two free NCO groups, if desired in the presence of a chain extender, in which the totally or partially blocked polyisocyanates are prepared by a solvent-free and continuous procedure. This reaction is carried out in a static mixer or intensive kneading apparatus or extruder. The invention furthermore relates to the use of the totally or partially blocked polyisocyanates for PUR powder coatings and solvent-containing, one-component PUR stoving enamels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Assignee: Huels Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Gras, Siegfried Brandt
  • Patent number: 5506334
    Abstract: The invention relates to new salts of pyromellitic acid, to a process for their preparation and to their use for the production of matt epoxide and hybrid powder coatings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1996
    Assignee: Huels Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Gras, Elmar Wolf
  • Patent number: 5494994
    Abstract: The invention relates to new salts of pyromellitic acid, to a process for their preparation and to their use for the production of matt epoxide and hybrid powder coatings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1996
    Assignee: Huels Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Gras, Elmar Wolf
  • Patent number: 5449528
    Abstract: A curing agent for a composition for the production of matt epoxide and hybrid powder coatings which is a mixture comprising:a) salts of phthalic, isophthalic and terephthalic acid and the following guanidines. ##STR1## wherein R, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may be identical or different radicals selected from the group consisting of H, (cyclo)alkyl and aromatic hydrocarbon radicals having 1-9 carbon atoms and where R.sup.1 with R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 with R.sup.4 each form a ring which contains an oxygen atom as heteroatom, and 0.5-2 mol of the guanidine A) react per mole of acid, andb) pyromellitic acid and/or trimellitic acid, 0.25-2 mol of b) employed per mole of a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1995
    Assignee: Huels Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Gras, Elmar Wolf
  • Patent number: 5331078
    Abstract: A blocked highly functional polyisocyanate adduct is described with a melting point of <128.degree. C., preferably 80.degree.-110.degree. C., which is characterized in that the blocked polyisocyanate adduct with a functionality >2 contains 1.1-2 mol of blocking agent per blocked NCO group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Assignee: Huls Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Gras, Elmar Wolf
  • Patent number: 5218040
    Abstract: The invention relates to light-stabile, reactive two-component PUR paints which cure at room temperature and are comprised of:a) isocyanate prepolymers blocked with certain sterically hindered piperidine derivatives; andb) (cyclo)aliphatic polyamines and/or aminoamides;wherewith 1-1.4 blocked NCO groups are brought to reaction per amino group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1993
    Assignee: Huels Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Gras, Elmar Wolf
  • Patent number: 5173560
    Abstract: Cold-curing, solvent-free, duroplastic two- and one-component polyurethane-polyurea compounds, comprisinga) a (cyclo)aliphatic polyisocyanate, with NCO groups blocked with specific, sterically-hindered piperidine derivative,b) a primary and/or secondary di- and/or polyamine, where --in the case of one-component systems--the primary amino groups are present in blocked form as ketimines andc) polyester- and/or polyether polyols are useful for coating, sealing and encapsulating compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1992
    Assignee: Huels Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Gras, Elmar Wolf
  • Patent number: 5153296
    Abstract: The invention relates to epoxide resin mixtures hardenable at room temperature, comprised of:(A) Polyepoxides with more than one epoxide group per molecular;(B) Aliphatic or cycloaliphatic polyamines with more than two active hydrogen atoms bound to the nitrogen of the amino groups;(C) A reaction product having mean m.w. 500-8,000 of:(c1) a polyalkylene ether polyol prepared from alkylene oxides and one member selected from the group consisting of di-functional alcohols, polyfunctional alcohols, or mixtures thereof, and(c2) an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic diisocyanate, wherein the NCO : OH ratio is 2:1, and wherein said reaction product is blocked with a certain sterically hindered piperidine derivative; and optionally(D) Customary fillers, pigments, reaction accelerators, and viscosity regulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1992
    Assignee: Huels Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Gras, Elmar Wolf
  • Patent number: 5149805
    Abstract: Monoblocked diisocyanates which contain little free and diblocked diisocyanate are obtained by a process which involves adding 1 mole of a blocking agent to a diisocyanate which is present in excess and subsequently removing the excess diisocyanate by thin film evaporation. The compounds produced are useful for the production of cataphoresis resins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1992
    Assignee: Huels Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Gras, Elmar Wolf, Josef Disteldorf, Werner Huebel, Horst Schnurbusch
  • Patent number: 4970306
    Abstract: The invention relates to trans-cyclohexane-1,4-diisocyanate which is completely or partially blocked with epsilon-caprolactam and a method of manufacturing the same wherein 1 mole trans-cyclohexane-1,4-diisocyanate is reacted with 1 to 2 moles epsilon-caprolactam, without or with the presence of solvents. These blocked diisocyanates are used for polyurethane powders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 13, 1990
    Assignee: Huels Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Gras, Elmar Wolf
  • Patent number: 4952632
    Abstract: The invention relates to trans-cyclohexane-1,4-diisocyanate which is completely or partially blocked with epsilon-caprolactam and a method of manufacturing the same wherein 1 mole trans-cyclohexane-1,4-diisocyanate is reacted with 1 to 2 moles epsilon-coprolactam, without or with the presence of solvents. These blocked diisocyanates are used for polyurethane powders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1990
    Assignee: Huels Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Gras, Elmar Wolf
  • Patent number: 4925974
    Abstract: A process for the production of a blocked urea group-containing polyisocyanate from a partially blocked polyisocyanate and polyamine, comprising the steps of:(i) reacting a partially blocked polyisocyanate, said polyisocyanate being made substantially free of monomeric polyisocyanate, by vacuum thin layer evaporation with a primary polyamine, secondary polyamine, or mixtures thereof, in relative proportions such that the ratio of isocyanate groups to amino groups is in the range from about 1:1 to 1.3:1, and(ii) isolating said urea group-containing polyisocyanate by wherein the vacuum boiling point of said polyisocyanate is lower than the deblocking temperature of said urea group-containing polyisocyanate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1990
    Assignee: Huels Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Rainer Gras
  • Patent number: 4920173
    Abstract: PUR powder paints with matt surfaces that level well after baking are obtained when polymers containing hydroxyl groups with more than 2 OH groups in the molecule are reacted with blocked polyisocyanate-urea adducts of polyisocyanates and polyamines with an NCO content of 8 to 15 wt. % and a free NCO content of up to 4 wt. %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1990
    Assignee: Huels Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Rainer Gras