Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Fisher, Christen & Sabol
  • Disinfectants
    Patent number: 6610248
    Abstract: Disinfectants having N,N-bis(3-aminopropyl)octlyamine as the active substance. The disinfectants are characterized by good activity also against mycobacteria, low efficiency loss under protein load and little foaming. The disinfectants are particularly useful for disinfecting surfaces, containers and pipelines, for instance, in the food industry, and for disinfecting instruments, especially automatic instrument disinfection at low temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Lonza AG
    Inventors: Florian Lichtenberg, Michael Lützeler, Volker Ranft
  • Process for preparing 1-(6-methylpyridin-3-yl)-2-[4-(methylsulfony)phenyl]ethanone
    Patent number: 6600046
    Abstract: The process for preparing 1-(6-methylpyridin-3-yl)-2-[(4-methlsulfonyl)-phenyl]ethanone of the formula I: In a first step, 4-(methylthio)phenylacetonitrile is condensed with a 6-methylnicotinic ester to give 3-[2-(4-(methlthio)phenyl)-2-cyanoacetyl](6-methyl)pyridine of the formula II: In a second step, the compound of formula II is hydrolyzed and decarboxylated under acidic conditions using a mixture of acetic acid and a mineral acid, to give 3-[2-(4-(methylthio)phenyl)acetyl](6-methyl)pyridine of the formula III: Finally, in a last step, the compound of formula III is oxidized to give the end product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignees: Merck & Co., Inc., Lonza AG
    Inventors: Yves Bessard, James Edward Leresche
  • Packaging container
    Patent number: 6589616
    Abstract: Packaging containers produced from a composite shaped by cold-forming, the term “packaging containers” including base or lid parts or base or lid parts shaped by cold-forming. The base or lid parts can be shaped by cold-forming, and a lid foil or base foil, respectively, can form the corresponding closure for the packaging container. In addition, both the base and the lid part can be shaped by cold-forming, the depressions formed in the base and lid parts advantageously lying opposite one another. Examples of these packaging containers are strip packing or blister packaging for pharmaceutical products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Alcan Technology & Management Ltd.
    Inventors: Olivier Yves A. Muggli, Erwin Pasbrig
  • Acetoacetarylamides
    Patent number: 6586631
    Abstract: Novel acetoacetarylamides in the form of a solidified melt which are in a form which can be used in industry and is easy to handle and which has a water content of from 3 to 15 percent by weight. These novel acetoacetarylamides have been used for the preparation of colored pigments or agrochemical active ingredients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Lonza, Ltd.
    Inventors: Bernard Balmer, Sven Hafkesbrink, Max Lauwiner
  • Coating film-forming method
    Patent number: 6582575
    Abstract: A coating film-forming method that includes a first step that involves coating a cationic electrodeposition coating composition (A) containing an electrically conducting agent, followed by washing with water and heat curing and drying to form a cured cationic electrodeposition coating film. A second step that involves coating such an anionic electrodeposition coating composition (B). The coating film formed therefrom has a chromatic color or a white color as an achromatic color onto the cured cationic electrodeposition coating film. This is followed by washing with water, and removing water by preheating or air blowing to form a non-cured anionic electrodeposition coating film. A third step that involves coating a topcoating composition (C) thereonto to form a non-cured topcoating film, and heat curing and drying a resulting laminated coating film simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Miyatake, Akira Tominaga, Hidehiko Haneishi
  • Process for preparing 2-amino-4-(4-fluorphenyl)-6-alkylpyrimidine-5-carboxylate
    Patent number: 6579984
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of a compound of the formula: wherein the variables are herein below defined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Lonza AG
    Inventor: Ulrich Veith
  • Water based coating composition
    Patent number: 6576689
    Abstract: A water based coating composition prepared by reacting an epoxy resin (A) having a bisphenol A skeletal structure and a carboxyl group-containing acrylic resin (B) in the presence of an amine compound to form an acrylic-modified epoxy resin (C), and neutralizing, and dispersing the acrylic-modified epoxy resin (C) into an aqueous medium, an amount of a quaternary ammonium salt in the acrylic-modified epoxy resin (C) being in the range of 3.0×10−4 mol or less per one gram of the resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sumio Noda, Reijiro Nishida, Makoto Asakura, Masaki Murase
  • Tracheal catheter
    Patent number: 6575166
    Abstract: A ventilation tube incorporating an aspiration probe for aspirating pulmonary phlegm for a patient under artificial ventilation. The probe has a channel permanently blowing a pressurized breathing mixture through a distal orifice laterally disposed and sufficiently distant from the distal end of the probe to be located opposite the ventilation tube inner wall so as to diffuse the blown air. The probe is connected to an aspiration device to aspirate the phlegm from the pulmonary system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Inventor: Georges Boussignac
  • Surface-modified filling material composition
    Patent number: 6576160
    Abstract: Surface-modified filling material composition for thermoplastic, duroplastic or elastomeric materials, which is a halogen-free, flame-retardant filling material. The filling material is surface-treated with organotitanates and/or with organozirconates and with a siloxane derivative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Inventors: Hans-Jurgen Eichler, Michael Palmer, Rene Herbiet
  • Inorganic film-forming coating composition, preparation method thereof and inorganic film-forming method
    Patent number: 6565641
    Abstract: An inorganic film-forming coating composition prepared by reacting a titanium monomer and/or a low condensation product thereof containing a group hydrolized to form hydroxyl group with a hydrogen peroxide water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Osamu Isozaki
  • Process for preparing 1-(6-methylpyridin-3-yl)-2-[4-methylsulphonyl)-phenyl]ethanone
    Patent number: 6566527
    Abstract: A five-step process for preparing 1-(6-methylpyridin-3-yl)-2-[4-methylsulfonyl)phenyl]ethanone of formula (I): The process involves the following steps: (a) 4-(methylthio)benzyl alcohol is converted into 4-(methylthio)benzyl chloride; (b) 4-(methylthio)benzyl chloride is converted with an alkali metal cyanide into 4-(methylthio)phenylacetonitrile; (c) 4-(methylthio)phenylacetonitrile is condensed with a 6-methyinicotinic ester to give 3-[2-(2-(methylthio)phenyl)-2-cyanoacetyl](6-methyl)pyridine; (d) 3-[2-(4-(methylthio)phenyl-2-cyanoacetyl](6-methyl)pyridine is hydrolyzed and decarboxylated under acidic conditions to give 3-[2-(4-(methylthio)-phenyl)acetyl](6-methyl)pyridine is hydrolyzed and decarboxylated under acidic conditions to give 3-[2-(4-(methylthio)phenyl)acetyl(6-methyl)pyridine; and (e) 3-[2(4-(methylthio)phenyl)acetyl](6-methyl)pyridine is oxidized to give the end product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignees: Merck & Co., Inc., Lonza AG
    Inventors: Yves Bessard, James Edward Leresche
  • Positive type actinic-ray-curable dry film and pattern-forming method by use of the same
    Patent number: 6555286
    Abstract: A positive type actinic ray-developable dry film having, on the surface of a nonactinic ray-developable substrate, a solid positive type actinic ray-developable urethane resin layer formed by coating and heat-crosslinking (1) a resin composition containing (A1) an unsaturated compound, (B1) an acid group-containing urethane resin and (C) a photo-acid generator, (2) a resin composition containing (A2) an unsaturated urethane based compound, (B2) at least one resin selected from the group consisting of (a) a carboxyl group and hydroxyphenyl group-containing polymer, (b) a carboxyl group-containing polymer and (c) a hydroxyphenyl group-containing polymer, and (C) a photo-acid generator, or (3) a resin composition containing (A2) an unsaturated urethane based compound, (B1) an acid group-containing urethane resin, and (C) a photo-acid generator. A method of forming a pattern therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Genji Imai, Takeya Hasegawa
  • Process for manufacturing packaging film
    Patent number: 6548108
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing a packaging film that is transparent to UV light and has a barrier action against water vapor and gases. The packaging film includes a substrate film of a polyolefin or polyamide with a ceramic coating layer of SiOx, where x is a number from 1.5 to 1.8. The thickness of the ceramic coating layer is 10 nm to 2 &mgr;m. The ceramic coating layer of SiOx is deposited onto the polyolefin or polyamide substrate film using a vacuum thin film deposition process by depositing silicon oxide (SiO2) and elementary silicon (Si) simultaneously in vacuum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Alcan Technology & Management Ltd.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Lohwasser, Olaf Frei, Olivier Y. Muggli
  • Patient activated mouth moisturizer
    Patent number: 6536423
    Abstract: A patient recovering from major surgery often suffers from cracked lips and parched palate. The patient usually frequently contacts the nursing staff and requests that they provide the patient with cool water and/or cracked ice. The amount of water and/or cracked ice which the patient can have has to be very limited in order to prevent debilitating vomiting by the patient. The patient's discomfort and suffering is greatly reduced by the mouth moisturizer which via an atomizer supplies a controlled amount of water mist to the lips and palate of the patient. Also, the nurses have more time to devote to their other duties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Inventor: Patrick J Conway
  • Device for respiratory assistance
    Patent number: 6516801
    Abstract: A device for respiratory assistance which comprises a tube (4) having at least one auxiliary channel (8) connected to a source of respirable gas (25). The conduit (28) connects the source of respirable gas (25) to the auxiliary channel (8). The device further includes: toward the source (25), a device for loss of head (30) which is able to impose on the jet of respirable gas a predetermined flow rate value and a predetermined pressure value; and toward said auxiliary channel (8), a calibrated exhaust valve (32) which is able to bring the conduit (28) into communication with the atmosphere when the pressure in the conduit (28) exceeds said predetermined pressure value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Inventor: Georges Boussignac
  • Thermally stable aluminum hydroxide
    Patent number: 6514477
    Abstract: Printed circuit board laminates which have improved thermal stability. The improved properties are attributed to the use of a novel aluminium hydroxide which is described by the molecular representation: Al2O3·nH2O where n>2.6 and <2.9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Inventors: Neil Brown, Michael Aggleton
  • Microcellular thermoset foams and method for producing the same
    Patent number: 6506808
    Abstract: Microcellular rigid foams with a matrix consisting of cross-linked duromers, especially of polytriazine resins, and with an apparent density of 20 to 95 percent of the density of the compact matrix material. The rigid foams are highly stable and highly temperature resistant and are suitable for use, e.g., as material for aircraft lining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Lonza AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Daum, Dietmar Rakutt
  • Object with an optical effect
    Patent number: 6494491
    Abstract: An item with a surface area creating an optical effect is such that the surface area with the optical effect exhibits at least two images (12, 14) separated a distance (d) from each other by means of a transparent layer of material (10). The distance (d) between the images 12, 14) and the distance (a) between two neighboring elements (16) forming the images (12, 14) are adjusted with respect to each other such that on altering the viewing angle (&agr;) the perceived overall image formed by the overlapping of the images (12, 14) is altered. A preferred application for the item lies in forms of packaging, packaging material, an aid to packaging, bonds or entry tickets with forgery-proof surface area and/or surface areas that have to meet high demands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Alcan Technology & Management Ltd.
    Inventors: Patrik Zeiter, Markus Lüthi, Wolfgang Lohwasser
  • Braided tubular Structure for a composite part its construction and its applications
    Patent number: 6495227
    Abstract: Braided tubular structure (11) including longitudinal elongate elements (9) distributed on a plurality of collars coaxial with the structure and braiding threads (8) forming two grids of directions oblique in relation to the longitudinal elongate elements and interlaced with the longitudinal elongate elements. The braiding threads following paths which cause them pass between the longitudinal elongate elements. In the tubular structure, the braiding threads (8) of each one of the grids form an assembly of superposed layers in which the braiding threads (8) are parallel from one layer to the next.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Aerospatiale Societe Nationale Industrielle
    Inventor: Georges Jean Joseph Antoine Cahuzac
  • Process for the production of gamma-butyrolactone
    Patent number: 6492535
    Abstract: A process for the production of gamma-butyrolactone. Starting from maleic and/or succinic anhydride the conversion takes place in the vapor phase of a Cu/Cr catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: Lonza S.p.A.
    Inventors: Gian Luca Castiglioni, Carlo Fumagalli