Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Carl W. Battle
  • Acidic monoazo dyestuffs
    Patent number: 5563249
    Abstract: Acidic monoazo dyestuffs of formula I ##STR1## and their salts wherein the symbols R.sub.1 to R.sub.6, which possess the significances given in claim 1. These dyestuffs are suitable for dyeing or printing textile material consisting of natural or synthetic polyamides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1996
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventor: Jacky Dore
  • Phthalocyanine solvent dyes
    Patent number: 5563260
    Abstract: The compounds of general formula I ##STR1## wherein R represents chlorine or hydroxylPc represents a phthalocyanine radicalR.sub.1 may be alkyl and R.sub.2 may be alkyl ammoniumare excellently suitable for dyeing of plastic materials, paper and inks for ball point pens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1996
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventors: Bansi L. Kaul, Dominique Pflieger
  • Use of 4H-3,1-benzoxazin-4-one compounds to improve the light fastness of textile materials
    Patent number: 5560852
    Abstract: A method of improving the light fastness of textile materials using an aqueous dispersion of a compound of formula I, ##STR1## having a first (A) and a second (B) benzoxazine-4-one ring joined by a phenylene bridging member; a variable bond between the first benzoxazine-4-one ring (A) and the phenylene bridging member, said variable bond being meta- or para- to the bond between the second benzoxazine-4-one ring (B) and the bridging member; wherein each R.sub.1 is independently hydrogen, halogen, nitro, C.sub.1-2 alkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, carboxy, sulfonic acid, C.sub.1-3 alkylcarbonyl, benzoyl or C.sub.1-4 alkoxycarbonyl and; R.sub.2 is hydrogen, chlorine, bromine, methyl, C.sub.1-2 alkoxy, phenyl, hydroxy, nitro, carboxy or sulfonic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1996
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventor: Jean-Luc Mura
  • Inflatable balloon signal device
    Patent number: 5555839
    Abstract: An inflatable balloon signalling device having a container which houses a balloon, a pressure vessel containing a lighter-than-air gas, a gas release actuator assembly, a gas release lever arm, a balloon filler connector and tube, and a rotatable spool carrying a tether line connected to the balloon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1996
    Assignee: Distress Signals, Inc.
    Inventors: Dwight M. Staten, Charles M. Staehle
  • Cementitious compositions
    Patent number: 5556458
    Abstract: A cementitious composition comprising(a) a cementitious material;(b) a fly ash which has a calcium oxide content of from 15-45% by weight;(c) a hydroxycarboxylic acid; and(d) a water-soluble source of alkali metal ions.The compositions are useful as concretes, grouts and mortars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1996
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventors: John W. Brook, David F. Factor, Frederick D. Kinney, Celeste L. McCallen, Andrea M. Young
  • Feeding tube retaining strap
    Patent number: 5554140
    Abstract: Retaining device on a single-port feeding tube connector for patient feeding set to prevent unintentional disconnect of the feeding solution supply tube from the feeding tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1996
    Assignee: Sandoz Nutrition Ltd.
    Inventors: Lester D. Michels, Douglas J. Duchon, Norman C. Reid
  • Fibre-reactive disazo dyestuffs
    Patent number: 5554732
    Abstract: Fibre-reactive disazo compounds of the formula ##STR1## which compounds are in free acid or salt form, and mixtures thereof, are useful for dyeing or printing hydroxy group- or nitrogen-containing organic substrates, for example leather and fibre material comprising natural or synthetic polyamides or natural or regenerated cellulose; the most preferred substrate is a textile material comprising cotton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1996
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd
    Inventors: Rainer Nusser, Roland Wald
  • Dyeing process and auxiliary
    Patent number: 5554199
    Abstract: Dyeing of cellulosic substrates with reactive dyes in the presence of at least 20 g/l of sodium chloride, employing auxiliaries (E) of levelling activity, which are methylene-bridge-containing and sulpho-group-containing aromatic compounds, obtainable by condensation of defined sulphonation products with formaldehyde resp. formaldehyde-yielding compounds and optionally salt formation; (E)-contaning compositions that further contain at least one hydrotrope (H) and/or at least one sequestering agent (Q); and novel condensation products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1996
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventor: Hans-Peter Baumann
  • White-rot fungus and uses thereof
    Patent number: 5554535
    Abstract: The white rot fungus Scytinostroma galactinum strain F361 and mutants thereof are particularly effective in selectively grading the lignin component of lignin-containing materials, particularly processed wood pulps including chemical pulps, and also particularly effective in degrading lignin degradation products such as chlorinated degraded lignin by-products as found, for example, in E-1 effluents, and also in degrading chlorine-containing aromatic compounds generally as found in aqueous waste streams containing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1996
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Robert A. Blanchette, Theresa S. Brush, Roberta L. Farrell, Keith A. Krisa, Chittra Mishra
  • Process for the production of resist prints
    Patent number: 5554195
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the production of resist prints on two-dimensional textile materials, which is characterized by the steps of impregnating with a water-repellent those parts of one side of a textile piece which are to be given a resist effect, drying said textile piece and dyeing the textile piece by applying an aqueous liquor to the reverse side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1996
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventor: Georg Robert
  • Azo dyes containing a 2-(arylsulphonylamino)pyrimidine radical
    Patent number: 5554736
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the production of azodyes and their derivatives by diazotization and coupling reactions and optionally further modification reactions, wherein a compound of formula ##STR1## in which E signifies an aromatic bivalent radical,X.sub.1 signifies hydroxy or a primary amino group,Y.sub.1 signifies hydroxy or a primary amino groupand in which the aminogroup linked to the --SO.sub.2 -bound phenyl radical may optionally be acylated,or a mixture of compounds of formula (I), is employed as a coupling component or/and--in the non-acylated form--as a diazo component,the invention in particular relates also to the novel dyes and their use and to the novel intermediates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1996
    Inventors: Jordi B. Barra, Jose R. Sorolla
  • Pinitol and derivatives thereof for the treatment of metabolic disorders
    Patent number: 5550166
    Abstract: Pinitol and derivatives and metabolites thereof are useful in nutritional and medicinal compositions for treating conditions associated with insulin resistance, such as diabetes mellitus and its chronic complications; obesity; hyperlipidemias and dyslipidemias atherosclerosis; hypertension; cardiovascular disease; AIDS; cancer; wasting/cachexia; sepsis; trauma associated with burns, malnutrition, and stress; aging; lupus and other autoimmune diseases; endocrine disease; hyperuricemia, polycystic ovary syndrome and complications arising from athletic activity or inactivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1996
    Inventors: Richard E. Ostlund, William R. Sherman
  • Process for treatment of waste stream using Scytinostroma galactinum fungus ATCC 20966
    Patent number: 5545544
    Abstract: The white rot fungus Scytinostroma galactinum strain F361 and mutants thereof are particularly effective in selectively grading the lignin component of lignin-containing materials, particularly processed wood pulps including chemical pulps, and also particularly effective in degrading lignin degradation products such as chlorinated degraded lignin by-products as found, for example, in E-1 effluents, and also in degrading chlorine-containing aromatic compounds generally as found in aqueous waste streams containing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Assignees: Sandoz Ltd., The Regents of the Univ. of Minnesota
    Inventors: Robert A. Blanchette, Theresa S. Brush, Roberta L. Farrell, Keith A. Krisa, Chittra Mishra
  • Cationically bridged tetrakisazo dyestuffs with variable couplers, their production and use
    Patent number: 5545724
    Abstract: The invention relates to cationically bridged tetrakisazo compounds, corresponding to formula I, ##STR1## wherein the individual symbols are defined as in claim 1, as well as residues and liquid preparations thereof. The compounds and their preparations are used for dyeing and printing hydroxy-group-containing or nitrogen-containing organic substrates by a known method. Preferred substrates are textile materials which consist of or contain cellulose, especially cotton, or also bast fibres, leather and preferably paper or paper pulp products, especially wood-containing paper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventor: Helmut A. Moser
  • .beta.-crystal form of 4,4'-Diamino-3,3'-Dibromo-1,1'-Dianthraquinonyl
    Patent number: 5542975
    Abstract: The new .beta.-modification of the pigment 4,4'-diamino-3,3'-dibromo-1,1'-dianthraquinonyl, having characteristic lines in the X-ray diagram (Guinier/De Wolff, Cu K.alpha..sub.1 -radiation) according to the FIG. 1 has significant dyeing advantages over the known .alpha.-modification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventor: Peter Bitterli
  • Sustained release formulations of water soluble peptides
    Patent number: 5538739
    Abstract: The invention discloses microparticles comprising a polypeptide, preferably somatostatin or an analog or derivative thereof, more preferably octreotide, in a polymeric matrix, preferably poly(lactide-co-glycolide) glucose. The invention also discloses sustained release formulations containing said microparticles and the use of said formulations in treating acromegaly and breast cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventors: David Bodmer, Jones W. Fong, Thomas Kissel, Hawkins V. Maulding, Jr., Oskar Nagele, Jane E. Pearson
  • Process for pretreating a textile material
    Patent number: 5538648
    Abstract: A process for improving the removal of undesired substances from a cellulosic textile material comprisingi) treating the textile material with an aqueous solution comprisinga) citric acid,b) an alkali metal or ammonium salt of a gluconic acid, andc) optionally a mineral acid (preferably in a minor amount).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventors: Dominik B ucheler, Saverio Fornelli
  • Amine curable compositions
    Patent number: 5536775
    Abstract: Amine curable compositions containing a partially acrylated epoxy resin useful for forming protective and/or decorative coatings on a variety of substrates, particularly flooring substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1996
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventors: Benedict S. Curatolo, Frank V. Apicella, Jr., Thomas W. Richardson, Sr.
  • Cementitious compositions containing fly ash
    Patent number: 5536310
    Abstract: A cementitious composition comprising(A) 10-30 parts cementitious material;(B) 50-80 parts fly ash weight; and(C) 1.5-8 parts hydroxycarboxylic acid and/or salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1996
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventors: John W. Brook, David F. Factor, Frederick D. Kinney, Celeste L. McCallen, Andrea M. Young
  • Biological control for wood products
    Patent number: 5532164
    Abstract: Fungi which grow white/colorless and reduce pitch are used to protect structural wood before or after cutting from logs against color staining by staining fungi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert A. Blanchette, Roberta L. Farrell, Chad J. Behrendt