Patents by Inventor Volker Duecoffre

Volker Duecoffre 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: 7960468
    Abstract: An aqueous coating composition, comprising A) at least one water-dilutable hydroxy-functional binder and B) at least one polyisocyanate crosslinking agent with free isocyanate groups, wherein component A) comprises A1) 40-95 wt. % of at least one water-dilutable hydroxy-functional (meth)acrylic copolymer with a hydroxyl value of 60-250 mg of KOH/g and an acid value of 5-50 mg of KOH/g, which is obtained by free-radical copolymerization performed in a non-aqueous phase, wherein the ratio of primary hydroxyl groups to secondary hydroxyl groups in the (meth)acrylate copolymer A1) is 1:0.1 to 1:1.2 and at least 80% of the secondary hydroxyl groups result from reaction products of a monoepoxy ester and an unsaturated acid-functional monomer, and A2) 5-60 wt. % of at least one water-dilutable polyester oligomer, wherein the total of the weight percentages of component A1) and A2) add up to 100 wt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Wiebke Becker, Volker Duecoffre, Carmen Flosbach, Birgit Kleuser
  • Publication number: 20060069202
    Abstract: An aqueous coating composition, comprising A) at least one water-dilutable hydroxy-functional binder and B) at least one polyisocyanate crosslinking agent with free isocyanate groups, wherein component A) comprises A1) 40-95 wt. % of at least one water-dilutable hydroxy-functional (meth)acrylic copolymer with a hydroxyl value of 60-250 mg of KOH/g and an acid value of 5-50 mg of KOH/g, which is obtained by free-radical copolymerization performed in a non-aqueous phase, wherein the ratio of primary hydroxyl groups to secondary hydroxyl groups in the (meth)acrylate copolymer A1) is 1:0.1 to 1:1.2 and at least 80% of the secondary hydroxyl groups result from reaction products of a monoepoxy ester and an unsaturated acid-functional monomer, and A2) 5-60 wt. % of at least one water-dilutable polyester oligomer, wherein the total of the weight percentages of component A1) and A2) add up to 100 wt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Wiebke Becker, Volker Duecoffre, Carmen Flosbach, Birgit Kleuser
  • Publication number: 20060047065
    Abstract: The invention is directed to aqueous coating composition comprising A) at least one water-dilutable (meth)acrylate copolymer and B) at least one polyisocyanate cross-linking agent with free isocyanate groups, wherein the (meth)acrylate copolymer comprise a) 10-80% by weight of at least one reaction product of a monoepoxyester and an unsaturated acid functional monomer b) 0-40% by weight of at least one hydroxy functional unsaturated monomer which is different from component a), c) 1-8% by weight of at least one unsaturated acid functional monomer and d) 0-70% by weight of at least one other polymerisable unsaturated monomer, wherein the % by weight of components A) and B) and of components a) to d) is adding up to 100% by weight and wherein the (meth)acrylate copolymer is prepared by a skew feed polymerization process with at least two feed streams and wherein one feed stream comprises the main quantity, namely 60-100% by weight of component a), based on the total amount of component a) and the lower amount,
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Wiebke Becker, Volker Duecoffre, George Hendrickx, Josef Huybrechts, Birgit Kleuser, Johan Rommens, Ann Vaes
  • Publication number: 20040161538
    Abstract: A coating agent with resin solids comprising
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Inventors: Angelika Boehme, Volker Duecoffre, Carmen Flosbach, Birgit Kleuser
  • Patent number: 6649672
    Abstract: Binders suitable for coating compositions, obtainable by reaction of one or more epoxy-functional binders with carboxyl-functional nanoparticles, and coating compositions containing them and the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Volker Dücoffre, Carmen Flosbach, Klaus Tännert, Petra Weidenhammer
  • Patent number: 6258874
    Abstract: This invention relates to a binder composition suitable for coating compositions, which binder composition contains one or more carboxy-functional polymers, one or more compounds having an epoxide function in the molecule, one or more polyols having at least two hydroxyl functions in the molecule, which polyols differ from a component A) optionally containing hydroxyl functions, components which crosslink with hydroxyl groups to form ethers and/or a triazine-based crosslinking agent, optionally one or more polyisocyanates, which may optionally be capped, optionally an anhydride component and optionally one or more catalysts for catalysing the reaction of carboxyl and epoxide groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Herberts GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Volker Duecoffre, Walter Schubert
  • Patent number: 6200639
    Abstract: Coating composition suitable for multi-layer lacquerings, with a binder composition which comprises: A) 25 to 75 wt. % of carboxyl-functional (meth)acrylic copolymers and/or carboxyl-functional polyesters, the carboxyl functionality of which corresponds to an acid number of 15 to 300 mg KOH/g, B) 25 to 75 wt. % of epoxide-functionalized crosslinker resins, at least one of which is a (meth)acrylic copolymer which has been prepared co-using tert-butyl (meth)acrylate, C) 0 to 50 wt. % of polyols which have at least two hydroxyl functions in the molecule, D) 0 to 40 wt. % of components which crosslink with hydroxyl groups to form ethers, and/or of a crosslinking agent based on triazine, E) 0 to 40 wt. % of polyisocyanates, F) 0 to 50 wt. % of at least one organic polyanhydride with at least two cyclic carboxylic acid anhydride groups per molecule, G) 0 to 20 wt. % of reactive thinners with an epoxide function, H) 0 to 10 wt. % of one or more catalysts for the reaction of carboxyl and epoxide groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Herberts GmbH., KG
    Inventors: Volker Duecoffre, Walter Schubert, Friedrich Herrmann, Carmen Flosbach, Claudia Leckebusch
  • Patent number: 6063954
    Abstract: This invention relates to non-ionic emulsifiers based on fatty acid esters of polyalkoxylated polyhydric alcohols as fundamental constituents. At least two fundamental constituents are linked to each other by the reaction of hydroxyl groups with a polyisocyanate, with the formation of urethane bonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Herberts Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Wolfgang Diener, Volker Duecoffre, Carmen Flosbach, Gerhard Hey, Walter Schubert
  • Patent number: 6063448
    Abstract: A coating medium suitable for multilayer coatings, containing, as a binder vehicle:______________________________________ A) 10 to 90% by weight of one or more hydroxy-functional (meth)acrylic copolymers, obtained from a1) 20 to 40% by weight of hydroxyalkyl esters of (meth)acrylic acid a2) 10 to 30% by weight of non-functionalised (meth) acrylates a3) 0 to 5% by weight of unsaturated carboyxlic acids a4) 10 to 60% by weight of non-functionalised monomers a5) 0 to 15% by weight of amino-functional monomers, and a6) 0 to 5% by weight of multiply-unsaturated monomers B) 90 to 10% by weight of hydroxy-functional polyesters, C) 0 to 40% by weight of hydroxy-functional binder vehicles D) 5 to 50% by weight of blocked polyisocyanates, E) 5 to 40% by weight of components based on triazine which crosslink with the hydroxyl groups of components A), B) and C) with the formation of ether and/or ester groups, ______________________________________wherein at least 50% by weight of the (meth)acrylic copolymers, with respec
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Herberts GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Duecoffre, Carmen Flosbach, Hermann Kerber, Walter Schubert, Friedrich Herrmann, Heinz-Walter Reifferscheid, Dirk Schild
  • Patent number: 5993911
    Abstract: Aqueous coating compositions suitable for multi-layer lacquer coatings which contain binders based on water-dilutable polyol compounds in the form of hydroxy-functional poly(meth)acrylates, polyurethanes, polyethers, polyesters and/or polyester-modified poly(meth)acrylates together with crosslinking agents based on aminoplastic resins, phenolic resins, free and/or capped polyisocyanates prepared using poly(C.sub.2 -C.sub.3)alkylene glycol di(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)alkyl ethers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Herberts GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Brenke, Volker Duecoffre, Klaus-Peter Doebler, Frank Lieverz, Walter Schubert, Klaus Tannert
  • Patent number: 5739216
    Abstract: Binder composition, coating compositions produced therefrom and use thereof, in particular for multi-layer lacquer coatings. The binder composition contains:A) 25 to 75 wt. % of the reaction product of one or more carboxy-functionalised (meth) acrylic copolymers containing urethane groups and/or of one or more carboxy-functionalised polyesters containing urethane groups, each having an acid value of 30 to 200 mg of KOH/g, with one or more lactones,B) 25 to 75 wt. % of one or more epoxy-functionalised crosslinking agents having at least two epoxy functions per molecule with a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 200 to 10000 g/mol,C) 0 to 60 wt. % of one or more polyols having at least two hydroxyl functions per molecule,D.sub.1) 0 to 20 wt. % of one or more melamine resins,D.sub.2) 0 to 40 wt. % of one or more free or capped polyisocyanates, wherein the sum of the weight percentages of components A), B), C), D.sub.1) and D.sub.2) amounts to 100 wt. %, together withE) 0 to 10 wt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: Herberts Gesellschaft Mit Beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Volker Duecoffre, Carmen Flosbach, Friedrich Herrmann, Heinz-Walter Reifferscheidt, Walter Schubert
  • Patent number: 5686532
    Abstract: A binder composition, a coating composition containing this binder, a process for its production and use to produce single or multi-layer lacquer coatings, particularly in the automotive sector, are described. The binder composition containsA) 25 to 75 wt. % of the reaction product of one or more carboxy-functionalised poly(meth)acrylic copolymers and/or one or more carboxy-functionalised polyesters, each with an acid value of 15 to 200 mg KOH/g, with one or more lactones,B) 25 to 75 wt. % of one or more epoxy-functionalised crosslinking agents with at least two epoxy functional groups per molecule, with a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 200 to 10000 g/mol,C) 0 to 60 wt. % of one or more polyols with at least two hydroxyl functional groups per molecule,D.sub.1) 0 to 20 wt. % of one or more melamine resins,D.sub.2) 0 to 40 wt. % of one or more capped polyisocyanates, wherein the sum of the weight percentages of components A), B), C), D.sub.1) and D.sub.2) is 100 wt. %, together withE) 0 to 10 wt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Assignee: Herberts Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Klaus Bederke, Volker Duecoffre, Carmen Flosbach, Eva Frigge, Walter Schubert, Friedrich Herrmann
  • Patent number: 5480936
    Abstract: Oligoester acrylate resins having a high content of solids and comparatively low viscosity, and aqueous coating agents with a low content of organic solvents for obtaining coatings with high resistance to chemicals, more particularly high resistance to acids and oily soot, and very low tendency to yellowing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Assignee: Herberts Gesellschaft mit beschranker Haftung
    Inventors: Volker Duecoffre, Carmen Flosbach, Walter Schubert, Manfred Krumme, Werner Stephan, Fritz Sadowski
  • Patent number: 5460892
    Abstract: A coating material is described which exhibits high resistance to chemicals and is emulsifier-free. The coating material is useful as a lacquer layer coating on metallic substates such as automobiles. The coating material is based upon a polyester oligomer/polyacrylate wherein the polyacrylate contains hydrophilic and hydrophobic portions and the polyester contains hydroxyl functions. Capped polyisocyanates are also included in the coating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1995
    Assignee: Herberts Gessellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Klaus Bederke, Volker Duecoffre, Carmen Flosbach, Wolfgang Goldner, Walter Schubert