Patents Represented by Attorney Jacob M. Levine
  • Patent number: 5958086
    Abstract: Dye mixtures, which comprise at least one dye of formula ##STR1## and at least one dye of formulae (2) and (3) ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 R.sub.5, R.sub.6 R.sub.7, X.sub.1, X.sub.2, A.sub.1, A.sub.2, A.sub.3 and A.sub.4 are as defined in claim 1.The dye mixtures according to this invention are particularly suitable for dyeing or printing natural or synthetic polyamide fiber material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Adam, Rudolf Hurter
  • Patent number: 5958663
    Abstract: The invention relates to a colour-photographic recording material which comprises a magenta coupler and, as stabilizer, at least one compound of the formula ##STR1## where the radicals are as defined in claim 1, and to the novel stabilizers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventor: Suruliappa Jeganathan
  • Patent number: 5958650
    Abstract: This invention relates to an optical recording medium, comprising a substrate, a recording layer and a reflecting layer, where the recording layer comprises at least one dye of formula ##STR1## wherein A.sub.1 and A.sub.2 are each independently of the other C(CH.sub.3).sub.2, O, S, Se, or CH.dbd.CH which is unsubstituted or substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl or benzyl;M.sub.1 and M.sub.2 are each independently of the other Cr.sup.3+ or Co.sup.3+ ;L.sub.1 and L.sub.1 ' are each independently of the other a ligand of formula ##STR2## L.sub.2 and L.sub.2 ' are each independently of the other and independently of L.sub.1 and L.sub.1 ' a ligand of formula (II), (III) or ##STR3## m is a number from 0.2 to 1.0; and n, depending on m, is a number from 0.0 to 0.8, so that the sum of m and n equals 1.0;p and q are each independently of the other 0 or 1; andQ is CR.sub.15, CR.sub.15 --CR.sub.16 .dbd.CR.sub.17 or CR.sub.15 --CR.sub.16 .dbd.CR.sub.17 --CR.sub.18 .dbd.CR.sub.19.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Heinz Wolleb, Beat Schmidhalter
  • Patent number: 5955060
    Abstract: There are described bis(resorcinyl)triazines of the formula ##STR1## The compounds according to the invention are particularly suitable as sunscreens in cosmetic, pharmaceutical and veterinary medicinal preparations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Dietmar Huglin, Elek Borsos, Helmut Luther, Bernd Herzog, Frank Bachmann
  • Patent number: 5944855
    Abstract: Process for dichromatic or trichromatic dyeing or printing of natural or synthetic polyamide fiber material, which comprises using at least one blue-dyeing fiber-reactive anthraquinone dye of the formula in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently of one another are hydrogen or substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, X.sub.1 is halogen, B.sub.1 is an organic bridge member and V.sub.1 is an aliphatic or aromatic amine containing a fibre-reactive group, together with at least one fiber-reactive sulfo group containing yellow- or orange-dyeing dye or together with at least one fiber-reactive sulfo group containing red-dyeing dye. Level dyeings with good fastness properties are obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Urs Lehmann, Marcel Frick, Klaus Hannemann
  • Patent number: 5942371
    Abstract: Photopolymerisable compositions are described which comprisea) 20 to 80% by weight of a specific film-forming, acid group-containing acrylate of higher molecular weight which is neutralised with ammonia or an amine or an inorganic base, at least 10% by weight of component a) consisting of a acrylate of higher molecular weight which is derived from a reaction product of a polymolecular epoxy resin that is advanced with a bisphenol and an ethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acid and after subsequent reaction with a cyclic anhydride of an organic polycarboxylic acid,b) 0.1 to 15% by weight of a photoinitiator,c) 1 to 25% by weight of optional components, andd) water, as well ase) at least one additional optional (meth)acrylate monomer or (meth)acrylate oligomer or a vinyl compound that can be crosslinked with light.The compositions contain no additional polymolecular polymer binders and which can be used as aqueous applicable photoresist compositions, preferably for coating printed circuit boards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp.
    Inventors: Roger Pierre-Elie Salvin, Martin Roth
  • Patent number: 5939579
    Abstract: Disperse dyes of formula wherein R is nitro or cyano, R.sub.1 is halogen, R.sub.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkoxy, halogen, cyano or phenyl, R.sub.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, R.sub.4 is methyl or ethyl, R.sub.5 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, and R.sub.6 is methyl or ethyl, with the proviso that R.sub.5 is not hydrogen if R is nitro, R.sub.1 is halogen and R.sub.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl.These dyes are particularly suitable for dyeing and printing textile materials consisting of polyester fibres.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Herzig, Antoine Clement, Alfons Arquint
  • Patent number: 5939242
    Abstract: Positive photoresist compositions which can be developed in aqueous-alkaline media, comprising(a) at least one homopolymer or copolymer containing acid-labile .alpha.-alkoxyalkyl ester groups,(b) at least one carboxyl-containing copolymer in which the content of carboxyl groups is from 0.40 to 5.50 mol/kg,(c) at least one compound which forms an acid on exposure to actinic radiation, and(d) an organic solvent,have high photosensitivity, a long shelf life of the components and of coatings produced therefrom and are particularly suitable as etch resists for the production of printed circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Qian Tang, Martin Roth
  • Patent number: 5938793
    Abstract: 050234814The present invention relates to a process for increasing the sun protection factor of cellulosic fiber materials, which comprises treating the cellulosic fiber materials with at least one reactive dye and at least one reactive UV absorber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Gerhard Reinert, Francesco Fuso, Rolf Hilfiker
  • Patent number: 5936072
    Abstract: A description is given of reactive dyes of formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each independently of the other hydrogen, sulfo, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy or halogen,X is fluoro or chloro, andY is a --CHT--CH.sub.2 T or --CT.dbd.CH.sub.2 group, and T is bromo or chloro. The reactive dyes of formula (1) are particularly suitable for dyeing or printing cellulosic fiber materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Athanassios Tzikas, Herbert Klier
  • Patent number: 5935274
    Abstract: Dye mixtures comprising:A) a dye of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl,R.sub.2 is the radical (CH.sub.2).sub.n O--R.sub.5,R.sub.5, independently of R.sub.1, is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl andn is the number 1, 2 or 3 andB) a dye of the formula ##STR2## in which R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 independently of one another are C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, which are suitable for dyeing or printing textile fiber materials and give dyeings with good allround properties, are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventor: Jurgen Schaetzer
  • Patent number: 5931975
    Abstract: Dyes of the formula ##STR1## in which A.sub.1 and A.sub.2 independently of one another are the radical of a monoazo, polyazo, metal complex azo, anthraquinone, phthalocyanine, formazan, azomethine, dioxazine, phenazine, stilbene, triphenylmethane, xanthene, thioxanthone, nitroaryl, naphthoquinone, pyrenequinone or perylenetetracarbimide dye,R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 independently of one another are hydrogen or substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl,Y.sub.1 and Y.sub.2 independently of one another are halogen, carboxypyridinium, substituted or unsubstituted amino or a heterocyclic radical bonded via a nitrogen atom andn is a number from 1 to 7,are particularly suitable for dyeing or printing fiber materials containing hydroxyl groups or nitrogen. Dyeings with good fastness properties are obtained with a high dyeing yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Bernhard Muller, Patric Nowack
  • Patent number: 5929216
    Abstract: Disclosed are dyes having the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy or chlorine,R.sub.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl,R.sub.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl,R.sub.4 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl,R.sub.5 is hydroxyethyl or hydroxypropyl, andAn.sup..crclbar. is an anion, in which R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are not both ethyl at the same time, compositions containing the dyes and methods of using and preparing the dyes. The dyes are especially useful for dyeing polyacrylonitrile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Wilfried Herter, Josef Koller
  • Patent number: 5928386
    Abstract: A process for dyeing or printing natural or synthetic polyamide fiber material by the trichromatic technique, which comprises using at least one blue-dyeing dye of formula ##STR1## together with at least one red-dyeing dye of formula ##STR2## together with at least one yellow- or orange-dyeing dye of formula ##STR3##
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Rudolf Hurter, Jean-Marie Adam, Francine Casi
  • Patent number: 5928387
    Abstract: Dye mixtures comprising at least one dye of formulae ##STR1## wherein A is hydrogen or a substituent, R and R.sub.1 are hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, X is halogen and L is an aliphatic linking group containing 1 to 12 carbon atoms, are suitable for dyeing cellulosic fiber materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Edmond Ruhlmann, Laszlo Fekete
  • Patent number: 5925746
    Abstract: Azo dyes of the formula (1) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 independently of one another are each hydrogen or substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl,R.sub.5, R.sub.6, R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 independently of one another are each hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, halogen or sulfo,D.sub.1 and D.sub.2 independently of one another are each a radical of the benzene or naphthalene series, andY.sub.1 and Y.sub.2 independently of one another are each halogen, substituted or unsubstituted amino, morpholino or piperidin-1-yl or are piperazin-1-yl which is unsubstituted or substituted on the nitrogen,with the proviso that D.sub.1 and D.sub.2 are not both sulfophenyl if Y.sub.1 and Y.sub.2 are chlorine and R.sub.5, R.sub.6, R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 are hydrogen, are dyes for various substrates, especially cellulosic fibre materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Urs Lauk, Patric Nowack
  • Patent number: 5922865
    Abstract: Process for dyeing natural or synthetic polyamide fibre materials, which comprises dyeing these fibre materials with at least one anionic acid dye of the formula ##STR1## and treating the fibre material mentioned, during or after the dyeing process, with a colourless fixing agent which contains sulfo or sulfato groups and contains at least two fibre-reactive groups, whereR.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently of one another are hydrogen or substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl,X.sub.1 is substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl, phenyl or naphthyl,or the radical of the formula --N(R.sub.2)--X.sub.1 is a ring, which may contain further heteroatoms,Y.sub.1 is a radical of the formula ##STR2## in which B.sub.1 is a colourless organic bridge member,R.sub.3 is hydrogen or substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl andR.sub.4 is hydrogen or substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl, phenyl or naphthyl, andA.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Adam, Jean-Pierre Bacher, Francine Casi
  • Patent number: 5919944
    Abstract: Diketopyrrolopyrroles of formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a radical of formula II--Y--X--Z--Q (II),whereinY is --CR.sub.3 R.sub.4, --SO.sub.2 --, --CO--, --Si(Hal).sub.2 --, --POHal--, wherein R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are each independently of the other hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, and Hal is halogen,X is an unsubstituted or substituted carbocylic or heterocyclic arylene group, Z is a single bond, uninterrupted linear or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.30 alkylene, or linear or branched C.sub.2 -C.sub.30 alkylene which is interrupted once or more than once by a hetero atom, --CH.dbd.CH--, --C.tbd.C--, --N.dbd.CH--, --CH.dbd.N-- or --NH--, or is C.sub.5 -C.sub.12 cycloalkylene,Q is a polyreactive functional group, andR.sub.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, ##STR2## or R.sub.1, and R.sub.7 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventor: Sameer Eldin
  • Patent number: 5912376
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of a metal carbene, in which a metal salt is first reacted in the presence of a base and a secondary or tertiary alcohol with a tertiary phosphine or phosphite or a ditertiary diphosphine or diphosphite and then reacted in the presence of an acid with an alkyne and, if desired, an alkene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1999
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Adriaan Van Der Schaaf, Roman Kolly, Andreas Hafner, Andreas Muhlebach
  • Patent number: 5905111
    Abstract: Process for preparing pigment preparations by mixing a colored composition with monomers and simultaneously polymerizing the monomers in an extruder at elevated temperatures, whereby the following steps are carried out:(A) introducing continuously into an extruder(a) from 40 to 90% by weight of a pigment,(b) from 60 to 10% by weight of at least a monomer, selected from the group consisting of an acrylate and a methacrylate, whereby the amounts of pigment and monomer sum up to 100%, and, if desired,(c) from 0 to 10% by weight, based on the amount of component (b), of an initiator, and(B) mixing the components (a), (b), and, if desired, (c) therein, and(C) withdrawing continuously the obtained reaction mixture from the extruder, and a high molecular organic material pigmented with the pigment preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Johannes Leugs, Johan Victor Marie Winteraeken, Gerben Pieter Algra, Maria Gerardus Legnardus Delamboy, Adrianus Hendrikus Van Rooijen