Patents by Inventor Wilhelm Kupper

Wilhelm Kupper 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: 5292970
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing orthosubstituted alkylphenols, employing a catalyst of increased activity, by reacting phenol or 2-alkylphenols with 2-alkyl-1-alkenes and/or 2-aryl-1-alkenes in the liquid phase, optionally in the presence of inert diluents and/or an excess of the alkene, wherein the reaction is carried out in the presence of modified aluminum-containing catalysts obtained by adding small amounts of polyhalophenols, each having at least 3 like or unlike halogen substituents from the group of the elements fluorine, chlorine, and bromine, serving as cocatalysts, to known aluminum trisphenolate catalysts, wherein the molar ratio between the cocatalysts and the aluminum compound is in the range 0.5:1-8:1.The invention also relates to the catalyst for manufacturing the ortho-alkylated phenols, which catalyst is comprised of the (2-alkyl)phenol undergoing alkylation, an organoaluminum compound, and a polyhalophenol as the (or a) cocatalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Assignee: Huels Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Friedrich-Wilhelm Kupper, Wolfgang Muller
  • Patent number: 5284982
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of cyclooligomerization of 3-hydroxy-1-alkynes having 4-20 C atoms, particularly cyclooligomerization of 3-methyl-1-butyne-3-ol to yield 1,3,5-tris(.alpha.-hydroxyisopropyl)-benzene, with the aid of nickel-containing catalysts formed from a nickel compound, a phosphite of an ortho-substituted phenol, and an organoaluminum compound of formulaA1R.sub.(3-n) X.sub.s,whereR represents alkyl,X represents hydrogen or chlorine, andn=0 or 1,or an alkyllithium or alkylmagnesium compound, in the presence ofan aprotic diluent,(optionally) an unconjugated diene, and(optionally) a portion of the given 3-hydroxy-1-alkyne being oligomerized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1994
    Assignee: Huels Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Friedrich-Wilhelm Kupper, Wolfgang Schroder, Heinz-Werner Voges
  • Patent number: 5185905
    Abstract: A fiber processing roll includes a groove provided in a roll surface helically about a longitudinal roll axis. The groove has at least one side wall which is inclined to a radius of the roll that extends to the inclined side wall. The groove has a top opening and a bottom; and the top opening has a width measured parallel to the axis and being greater than the width of the bottom. The fiber processing roll further has a sawtooth wire extending helically about the axis and forming a clothing on the roll. The sawtooth wire has a base rib received in the groove. The base rib has side walls and a bottom end face. One of the side walls of the base rib is inclined to the roll radius. The width of the base rib measured parallel to the axis decreases toward and is the smallest at the bottom end face of the base rib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Assignee: Trutzschler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wilhelm Kuppers, Hermann Trutzschler
  • Patent number: 5091594
    Abstract: For producing 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol and products therefrom, utilizing small quantities of aluminum tris-(2-tert-butylphenolate as a catalyst by reaction of 2-tert-butylphenol with isobutene in the liquid phase, the reaction is performed in the presence of diluents such as liquid saturated aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbons, C.sub.5 -C.sub.16 alkenes of formula R.sub.1 --CH.dbd.CH.sub.2 or R.sub.2 --CH.dbd.CH--R.sub.3, C.sub.5 to C.sub.12 cycloalkenes, which contain no branching on the C.dbd.C-bond, excess isobutene or mixtures thereof, at temperatures of 0.degree. C. to 80.degree. C., pressures of 0.1 to 11 bars and catalyst amounts of 0.005 to 5 mol %, based on 2-tert-butylphenol. High conversions are obtained with few undesirable trialkylated products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1992
    Assignee: Huels Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Friedrich-Wilhelm Kupper, Wolfgang H. E. Muller, Alfred Oberholz
  • Patent number: 4978081
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for disposing the yarn end of a package in a further handling disposition such as, for example, in the tube of the package, is provided. A preliminarily repositioning device receives packages from a ring spinning machine or the like, some of the packaging having their yarn ends in a preferred preliminary disposition and other of the packages having their yarn ends in a disposition displaced from the preferred preliminary disposition. The preliminarily repositioning device repositions the yarn ends of packages having displaced yarn ends from a displaced disposition to the preferred preliminary disposition. Thereafter, a relocating device relocates the yarn end of each package having its yarn end in the preferred preliminary disposition from that disposition to the further handling disposition. An advancing device advances packages between the preliminarily repositioning device and the relocating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1990
    Assignee: W. Schlafhorst & Co.
    Inventor: Wilhelm Kupper
  • Patent number: 4953799
    Abstract: A cutting assembly for severing trailing yarns on spinning bobbins being transported along a transport route includes a cutting apparatus disposed at a given level on one side of a transport apparatus for transporting spinning bobbins upright on mandrels along a transport route. A feeder is disposed at the given level on the opposite side of the transport apparatus for feeding the trailing yarns to the cutting apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1990
    Assignee: W. Schlafhorst & Co.
    Inventor: Wilhelm Kupper
  • Patent number: 4912249
    Abstract: Useful for the stabilization of polymers, especially polypropylene and polyethylene are esters of 3-tert-butyl or 3-tert-butyl-5-alkyl-4-hydroxyphenyl(alkane) carboxylic acids with oxethylates of bis-(4- or 2-hydroxyphenyl) alkanes, oxides, sulfides or sulfones, with oxethylates of tris-(4-hydroxyphenyl) alkanes, or with oxethylates of 1,3,5-tris-(4-hydroxyphenyl isopropylidene) aryls, the oxethylate preferably comprising a hydroxyethoxy group substituted for each hydroxyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1990
    Assignee: Huels Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Friedrich-Wilhelm Kupper, Heinz-Werner Voges, Werner Patzold, Richard Schaaf
  • Patent number: 4907688
    Abstract: An assembly for the orderly and sequentially timed transport of bobbins includes a bobbin producing machine, at least one conveyor belt with a given load capacity and bobbin carrying capacity downstream of the bobbin producing machine in bobbin travel direction, a switching device for the conveyor belt, a controllable individual bobbin retaining device downstream of the conveyor belt including a bobbin retaining element, a bobbin transporter downstream of the bobbin retaining device with a load capacity and bobbin carrying capacity being smaller than the given capacities, the bobbin transporter including receiving elements for individual bobbins, and a device for operating the bobbin transporter in step with the conveyor belt, such as in the form of a timing device of the bobbin transporter and/or a sensor controlling the switching device of the conveyor belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1990
    Assignee: W. Schlafhorst & Co.
    Inventor: Wilhelm Kupper
  • Patent number: 4906775
    Abstract: Esters of 3-tert-butyl- and 3-tert-butyl-5-alkyl-4-hydroxyphenyl (alkane) carboxylic acids with oxyethylates of polythiols are useful as stabilizers for polymers, especially for polyethylene and polypropylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1990
    Assignee: Huels Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Friedrich-Wilhelm Kupper, Heinz-Werner Voges, Hans-Jurgen Haage
  • Patent number: 4859790
    Abstract: Esters of 3-tert-butyl- and 3-tert-butyl-5-alkyl-4-hydroxyphenyl(alkane) carboxylic acids of Formula I ##STR1## with oxethylates of polyhydroxyaromatics of 2-6 hydroxy groups of general Formulae II and III, containing 1-6 oxethylate units, ##STR2## with X=(CH.sub.2).sub.q OHX'=(CH.sub.2).sub.r OHwherein q, r, s can be 0 or 1, preferably 0,X"=(CH.sub.2).sub.s OHR,R', R"=H, alkyl, halogen, ##STR3## preferably 4-hydroxyphenyl, n=2 to 6 for z or z'=0, preferably 2 or 3, andn=1 to 5 for z or z'.noteq.0, preferably 2 or 3,o+p=n0.ltoreq.a, z.ltoreq.a+z.ltoreq.6-n (in Formula II)0.ltoreq.b, c, z'.ltoreq.4.ltoreq.8-n (in Formula III).are useful for the stabilization of polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1989
    Assignee: Huels Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Friedrich-Wilhelm Kupper, Heinz-Werner Voges, Werner Patzold, Richard Schaaf
  • Patent number: 4830171
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing a constant supply of circulating textile bobbin tubes from a delivery conveyor of a textile winding machine to a return conveyor of a textile spinning machine. A reserve magazine containing textile bobbin tubes is combined with an accumulating magazine through which tubes are received from a winder and discharged for feeding to a spinning machine, with the reserve magazine discharging tubes to a transfer conveyor whenever there is an absence of supply of tubes from the accumulating magazine. An overflow collector collects tubes received from the winder in excess of the number necessary to maintain the accumulating magazine full, with the overflow of tubes being transferred manually or automatically to the reserve magazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1989
    Assignee: W. Schlafhorst & Co.
    Inventor: Wilhelm Kupper
  • Patent number: 4817248
    Abstract: A drawing frame has a housing having an upper part and a lower part telescoping therewith, attachments for securing the parts together at any of a plurality of different vertically offset positions, a turntable in the lower part for supporting a sliver can and for rotating it about an upright axis, and an intake device in the upper part for pulling in and drawing slivers and for depositing the drawn slivers in the can. One of the parts is at least partially within the other part and the one part is formed with a plurality of vertically offset holes. The attachments are bolts engagable through the other part with the holes of the one part. These attachment bolts can simply snap in place, or can actually be screwed into threaded holes in the inner part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1989
    Assignee: Zinser Textilmaschinen GmbH
    Inventor: Wilhelm Kupper
  • Patent number: 4750622
    Abstract: An apparatus for sorting spent tubes as they are carried on an intermittently advancing conveyor with the apparatus having a tube ejecting device that reciprocates along the length of tubes during dwells in conveyor movement and has a tube contacting element that slides along clean surfaces of the tubes without causing ejection but engages any residual windings of yarn on tubes to thereby force the tubes with residual windings to move longitudinally and out off the conveyor. The tube contacting element has a base portion with resilient flat teeth projecting therefrom longitudinally with respect to the tubes and in the direction of tube ejecting movement. The base portion is a flat resilient plate from which the teeth project at an inclination toward the tube surface for resilient biasing thereagainst to facilitate engagement of residual windings thereon and resulting ejection of tubes with yarn windings while allowing clean tubes to remain on the conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1988
    Assignee: W. Schlafhorst & Co.
    Inventor: Wilhelm Kupper
  • Patent number: 4724666
    Abstract: A device for keeping a constant number of bobbin tubes in circulation between at least one spinning machine and at least one winding machine includes a device for circulating bobbin tubes between at least one spinning machine and at least one winding machine, a sorting device for sorting out partially wound bobbin tubes from the circulating device, and a tube input apparatus operatively connected to the sorting device including a tube magazine for introducing empty bobbin tubes into the circulating device in proportion to the number of partially wound bobbin tubes sorted out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1988
    Assignee: W. Schlafhorst & Co.
    Inventor: Wilhelm Kupper
  • Patent number: 4697692
    Abstract: A device for individually and sucessively advancing cops from a cop-producing machine in an orderly manner via conveyor belts to a cyclically stepwise advanceable cop conveyor having take-up mandrels thereon, comprising respective substantially vertical loading shafts located between the conveyor belts and the cop conveyor for delivering cops in upright position onto the take-up mandrels of the cop conveyor, the loading shafts being formed of sidewise deflectable wall elements, an actuating device operatively engageable with the loading shafts, respectively, for deflecting the wall elements thereof sidewise so as to permit the respective delivered cop to be father advanced by the cop conveyor, clock switching devices connected to the conveyor belts for actuating the belts to individually and successively advance the cops in the orderly manner, and a sensor for distinguishing between the absence and presence of a cop on a respective take-up mandrel of the cop conveyor and for enabling and disenabling the clock
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1987
    Assignee: W. Schlafhorst & Co.
    Inventors: Wilhelm Kupper, Helmuth Hensen
  • Patent number: 4681230
    Abstract: A tube transfer device for transferring usable tubes from a tube feeding device to a tube receiving device includes an elevator advancing tubes in a given transport direction from the tube feeding device to the tube receiving device is steps with pauses between the steps, the elevator having receiver elements for individual tubes, a feeler element movable back and forth transverse to the given transport direction during the pauses, the feeler element passing over usable tubes and pushing unusable tubes out of the receiver elements, and a receiver device adjacent the elevator for receiving the unusable tubes from the receiver elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1987
    Assignee: W. Schlafhorst & Co.
    Inventor: Wilhelm Kupper
  • Patent number: 4666095
    Abstract: A method for loading a winding machine with run-off spools required by the winding machine in an irregular sequence from a rhythmically operated loading device including a spool conveyor leading toward the winding machine, and an intermediate magazine downstream of the loading device in travel direction of the spools includes storing individual spools one after the other in given storage locations on the intermediate magazine, automatically discharging the spools from the intermediate magazine in the number requested by the winding machine, and transferring the spools to the spool conveyor at a distance from each other, and an apparatus for carrying out the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1987
    Inventor: Wilhelm Kupper
  • Patent number: 4660368
    Abstract: An installation includes a spinning machine, a winding machine, a bobbin transporting device transporting the bobbins from the spinning machine to the winding machine, and a tube or sleeve transporting device transporting tubes or sleeves from the winding machine to the spinning machine providing a circulation of wound and unwound tubes or sleeves, the bobbin transporting device including at least one automatic yarn steaming device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1987
    Assignee: W. Schlafhorst & Co.
    Inventor: Wilhelm Kupper
  • Patent number: 4651865
    Abstract: Device for unloading textile coils from a coil conveyor provided with take-up mandrels, the textile coils having coil tubes by which the coils are stuck onto the take-up mandrels, includes at an unloading station of the coil conveyor, a fork pivotable about a pivot shaft in a plane perpendicular to the axis of a take-up mandrel thereat and a textile coil stuck thereon for gripping under the lower end of at least one of the coil and the coil tube and supporting the coil tube, the fork being connected to a counterbearing disposed above the textile coil and pivotable in the same rotational sense as the fork, a lifting device connected to the pivot shaft of the fork for lifting the textile coil, a deflector wall located adjacent the coil conveyor, the fork being pivotable with the lifted textile coil and, with upper parts of the textile coil disposed against the counterbearing, until the fork is beneath the deflector wall and the textile coil comes into contact with the deflector wall, the textile coil being slid
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1987
    Assignee: W. Schlafhorst & Co.
    Inventors: Wilhelm Kupper, Helmuth Hensen
  • Patent number: 4634065
    Abstract: A device for inserting the thread end of a textile bobbin into a bobbin sleeve includes a bobbin conveyer, slip-on arbors disposed on the bobbin conveyer, each of the slip-on arbors being a tube with upper and lower open ends for receiving a bobbin sleeve thereon, a first controllable suction nozzle, a device for positioning the first suction nozzle against the lower end of one of the slip-on arbors on which a bobbin sleeve is disposed, a controllable mechanical thread stripper for stripping thread from the bobbin sleeve, a thread clamp, a second controllable suction nozzle connected to the thread stripper and to the thread clamp, a device for moving the second suction nozzle upward and downward into a stop position against the upper end of the bobbin sleeve, a controllable holding device for laterally pressing the base of the bobbin sleeve against the one slip-on arbor, a thread severing device disposed downstream of the second suction nozzle as seen in travel direction of a thread end separated from the bob
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1987
    Inventors: Wilhelm Kupper, Helmuth Hensen