Patents Represented by Attorney Luther A. R. Hall
  • Patent number: 5541274
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds obtainable by polymerization of esters or phenol ethers of the formula V ##STR1## and/or of the formula VI ##STR2## in which m and n are each 0 or 1, and A, E, R.sup.1 to R.sup.6 and X are as defined in claim 1, and up to 50 mol % of other, ethylenically unsaturated compounds. The homopolymers and copolymers according to the invention can advantageously be employed for the stabilization of organic polymers against the harmful effect of light, oxygen and/or heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Alfred Steinmann
  • Patent number: 5534618
    Abstract: The invention relates to polyethers containing recurring units of the formula I ##STR1## in which A is --CH.sub.2 -- or --CO--, and, when A is methylene, E is ##STR2## and when A is carbonyl, E is ##STR3## R.sup.1 is hydrogen, and R.sup.2 is likewise hydrogen or an aromatic, aliphatic or araliphatic carbonyloxy radical or a corresponding radical of an ether or tertiary amine, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together are a.dbd.O substituent or together with the carbon atom to which they are bonded are a five- or six-membered, substituted, oxygen- and/or nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring, andR.sup.17 is a hydrocarbon radical having a maximum of 18 carbon atoms.The polyethers according to the invention can advantageously be employed for the stabilization of organic material against the harmful effect of light, oxygen and/or heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Alfred Steinmann
  • Patent number: 5534646
    Abstract: Substituted 1,3,2,4-diazadiphosphetidines of formula I ##STR1## where preferably, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are branched alkyl or aryl, m and n are 1, p and q are 0, and YR.sub.3 and XR.sub.4 are substituted --O--phenyl or --N(alkyl).sub.2, are excellent stabilizers for organic materials, particularly polyolefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Sai P. Shum
  • Patent number: 5532287
    Abstract: This invention pertains to cross-linked hydrophilic polymeric films, the process of making such films, and their use. The films of this invention are produced by solubilizing a water-soluble polymer with a photosensitive or light degradable catalyst, optionally drying said solution, and exposing the solution to an energy source, particularly light. These films are suitable for use as a carrier for biologically active agents, such as pharmaceuticals, both human and veterinary, insecticides, and fertilizers; as hydrophilic membranes for separation processes; as bandages for wound treatment; as body implants or as coatings for such implants; and as coatings on glass, metal, wood or ceramics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Gary V. Savage, James M. Clevenger
  • Patent number: 5525685
    Abstract: Free-flowing powdery compositions comprising: (A) liquid or semi-solid epoxy resins; and (B) solid colloidal condensation polymers of urea or melamine and formaldehyde having a pore volume greater than 1 cm .sup.3 /g and a specific surface area greater than 5 m.sup.2 /g. The novel compositions can be typically used as powder coating compositions, adhesives, casting resins and molding compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1996
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Alfred Renner, Jacques-Alain Cotting
  • Patent number: 5521237
    Abstract: Selected alkanolamine esters of acyclic phosphites are particularly effective as process stabilizers for polyolefins providing for melt flow stabilization and resistance to discoloration during said processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond Seltzer, Wha Chen, Roswell E. King, III, Paul Odorisio, Rita Pitteloud, Sai P. Shum
  • Patent number: 5518796
    Abstract: A honeycomb sandwich panel modified by the controlled incursion of a foaming fiber-filled adhesive into the upper region of the honeycomb provides a panel having increased durability when the upper surface is subjected to localized compressive loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1996
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas K. Tsotsis
  • Patent number: 5516920
    Abstract: The invention described novel compounds of formula ##STR1## wherein the general symbols are as defined in claim 1, as stabilisers for protecting organic materials, in particular polymers and lubricants, against thermal, oxidative or light-induced degradation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1996
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Nesvadba, Samuel Evans, Christoph Krohnke, Jurg Zingg
  • Patent number: 5516914
    Abstract: 2-(2-Hydroxyphenyl)-2H-benzotriazole UV-absorbers substituted at the 5-position of the benzo ring by a thioether group exhibit enhanced absorption in the near visible range (over 350 nm) allowing said compounds to be particularly effective in protecting polymer systems which are prone to degradation caused by actinic irradiation with wavelengths over 350 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1996
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Roland A. E. Winter, Volker H. von Ahn, Tyler A. Stevenson, Mark S. Holt, Ramanathan Ravichandran
  • Patent number: 5516827
    Abstract: Compositions comprising a chlorine-containing polymer and a stabilizer mixture comprising:a) at least one tin alcoholate or tin carboxylate of the formula[(R.sub.2).sub.2 Sn(OR')].sub.2 O (Ia);[(R.sub.2)Sn(OR').sub.2 ].sub.2 O (Ib);(R.sub.2)Sn(OR')O (Ic);[-(R.sub.2)Sn(OR')O--].sub.m (Id);[-(R.sub.1 CO.sub.2 Sn(R.sub.2).sub.2 ].sub.2 O (IIa);or[-(R.sub.2).sub.2 Sn--O.sub.2 C--R.sub.3 --CO.sub.2 --{(R.sub.2).sub.2 SnO{(R.sub.2).sub.2 SnO}.sub.i -].sub.n (IIb);b) at least one organic zinc carboxylate, zinc phenoxide or a tin chloride of the formula[(R.sub.1 CO.sub.2).sub.x (R.sub.2).sub.y CL.sub.z Sn].sub.n O.sub.n-1 (III)andc) at least one thiophosphate or thiophosphite of the formula(R.sub.6 S).sub.3 P.dbd.X.sub.b (IV)where the individual radicals are as defined in claim 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1996
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Johannes Kaufhold, Horst Zinke
  • Patent number: 5514738
    Abstract: New stabilizers of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which m+n is a number from 1 to 100 and n varies from zero to 90% of the sum of m+n,A is --O-- or ##STR2## where R.sub.6 is e.g. hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkyl, R.sub.1 and R.sub.4 which can be identical or different are C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl, phenyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkoxy, OH, ONa or OK,R.sub.2 is C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 alkylene or also a direct bond if A is --O-- and R.sub.1 and R.sub.4 are C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl or phenyl,R.sub.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.12 cycloalkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.18 alkenyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.12 cycloalkenyl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.12 aralkyl, a saturated or unsaturated radical of a bicyclic or tricyclic C.sub.7 -C.sub.12 hydrocarbon or C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 aryl which is unsubstituted or substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl,R.sub.5 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.12 cycloalkyl or phenyl,X.sub.1 is as defined for R.sub.1 or is a group (R.sub.7).sub.3 SiO-- with R.sub.7 being C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl,X.sub.2 is e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1996
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Valerio Borzatta, Primo Carrozza, Ramanathan Ravichandran
  • Patent number: 5512621
    Abstract: The alpha crystalline modification of 2,2',2"-nitrilo triethyl-tris-(3,3',5,5'-tetra-tert-butyl-1,1'-biphenyl-2, 2'-diyl)phosphite! is obtained by crystallizing said compound from selected solvents, preferably from a mixture of an aromatic hydrocarbon solvent and a lower alkanol.The alpha crystalline form is an effective process stabilizer for polyolefins, particularly polypropylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen D. Pastor, Sai P. Shum, Paul A. Odorisio
  • Patent number: 5510402
    Abstract: The novel compounds of the formula I ##STR1## in which n is an integer from the range from 4 to 8 and m is an integer from the range from 1 to 4,A is the aliphatic, aromatic, araliphatic or heterocyclic radical of a monobasic to tetrabasic carboxylic acid, andR.sup.1 and R.sup.1', independently of one another, are C.sub.1 -C.sub.24 alkyl or C.sub.5 -C.sub.8 cycloalkyl, are suitable for stabilizing organic material against thermal, oxidative or actinic degradation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Dubs, Rita Pitteloud
  • Patent number: 5509957
    Abstract: The invention relates to ink compositions, in particular for ink-jet printing, containing as stabiliser a water-soluble compound of formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, L, M and n are as defined in claim 1, to said compounds and to recording materials containing them, and to a process for stabilising ink-jet prints, the stabiliser being a compound of formula (I) or (II).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Vien V. Toan, Hugh S. Laver, David G. Leppard
  • Patent number: 5503936
    Abstract: N-Alkyl-N'-aryl-p-phenylenediamines, when added at 2.5 to 12.5% by weight, based on the total weight of the epoxy resin and hardener, cause the epoxy resin after curing to exhibit substantial increases in physical properties, such as strength, stiffness, toughness and hot/wet properties, compared to the properties of the cured, but unmodified epoxy resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1996
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Yefim Blyakhman
  • Patent number: 5496875
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel piperidine compounds of the formula (I) V5 V pV ##STR1## in which R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are as defined in the text. The compounds of the invention can be used as fight stabilizers, heat stabilizers and oxidation stabilizers for organic materials, in particular synthetic polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Valerio Borzatta, Roberto Scrima, Primo Carrozza
  • Patent number: 5492949
    Abstract: Use of an inorganic or organic zinc compound and a terminal epoxide compound, optionally with chalk, gives a high level of stabilization of PVC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Rolf Drewes, Markus Kolb, Karl Kuhn, Wolfgang Wehner
  • Patent number: 5492954
    Abstract: N,N,N',N'-Tetrasubstituted 1,4-diamino-2-butenes where the substituents are alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, aryl or mixtures thereof provide effective antioxidant protection to lubricants and/or synthetic polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph E. Babiarz, Glen T. Cunkle, Werner Rutsch
  • Patent number: 5489635
    Abstract: The new crystalline modification of 1,1',1"-nitrilo{tri-2-propyl-tris[2,2'-ethylidene-bis(4,6-di-tert-butylphe nyl)]phosphite} is obtained by crystallizing said compound from the melt at elevated temperatures.This crystalline form is an effective process stabilizer for polyolefins, particularly polypropylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1996
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Sai P. Shum, Stephen D. Pastor
  • Patent number: 5489636
    Abstract: The new amorphous modification of 1,1',1"-nitrilo{tri-2-propyl-tris-[2,2'-ethylidene-bis(4,6-di-tert-butylph enyl)]phosphite } is obtained by cooling rapidly said compound from the melt to ambient temperature.This amorphous form is an effective process stabilizer for polyolefins, particularly polypropylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1996
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Sai P. Shum, Stephen D. Pastor