Patents Represented by Attorney Luther A. R. Hall
  • Patent number: 5412008
    Abstract: Hydroxyphenyltriazines of formula I ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkyl, halogen- or C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkoxy-substituted C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkyl, or benzyl, andR' is hydrogen or methyl, are particularly suitable stabilizers for polymethylmethacrylate and copolymers thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1995
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Peter Michaelis
  • Patent number: 5411847
    Abstract: A color-photographic recording material is described which contains a magenta coupler and, as stabilizer, at least one compound of the formula ##STR1## where the radicals are as defined in claim 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1995
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: David G. Leppard, Hugh S. Laver
  • Patent number: 5410048
    Abstract: A UV absorber of formula (1a) ##STR1## in which E.sub.1, E.sub.2 and E.sub.3 are independently substituted alkyl or substituted silyl or siloxyl moieties, are useful in protecting photographic materials from the deleterious effects of actinic light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: David G. Leppard, Vien V. Toan, Mario Slongo
  • Patent number: 5410047
    Abstract: Compounds possessing both a hindered amine moiety, such as a derivative of 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine, and a hydroxylamine moiety where the N-hydroxy group is not attached to a nitrogen atom in a piperidine ring are valuable stabilizers for protecting polymer compositions against the deleterious effects of actinic light and from the adverse effects of high temperature polymer processing environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Suhadolnik, Ramanathan Ravichandran, Valerio Borzatta, Graziano Vignali
  • Patent number: 5405893
    Abstract: The gamma 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 or recrystallizing said compound from an alkanol of 4 to 8 carbon atoms.The gamma crystalline form is an effective process stabilizer for polyolefins, particularly polypropylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen D. Pastor, Sai P. Shum, Paul A. Odorisio
  • Patent number: 5405891
    Abstract: Novel oligomeric compounds of formula I ##STR1## wherein L is a group of formula ##STR2## wherein the oxygen atom in the group L is attached to the phosphorus atom in the structural repeating unit, and R.sub.5 or the carbon atom in 4-position of the piperidinyl ring in the group L is attached to the oxygen atom in the structural repeating unit, and the remaining symbols are as defined in claim 1, are disclosed as stabilizers for protecting organic material against oxidative, thermal or light-induced degradation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Rita Pitteloud
  • Patent number: 5401845
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I ##STR1## in which x is 1, 2 or 3, and, if x=1, R.sup.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.30 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkyl substituted by halogen, --COOR.sup.2, --CN, --NR.sup.3 R.sup.4 or by --CONR.sup.3 R.sup.4, C.sub.2 -C.sub.18 alkyl which is interrupted by --NR.sup.5 --, --O-- or --S--, C.sub.3 -C.sub.18 alkenyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.12 cycloalkyl, phenyl-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, phenyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, halogen, phenyl-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl and/or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, or R.sub.1 is naphthyl, a radical of the formula ##STR2## R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5, independently of one another, are hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.12 cycloalkyl or phenyl-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, R.sup.6 is hydrogen, methyl, allyl or benzyl, R.sup.7 is hydrogen or --OR.sup.9, R.sup.8 is hydrogen or methyl, R.sup.9 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.30 alkyl, R.sup.10 and R.sup.11, independently of one another, are hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1995
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Rita Pitteloud, Peter Hofmann, Rudolf Maul, Volker Schenk, Eduard Troxler, Horst Zinke
  • Patent number: 5399770
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkyl, cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl, and R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, independently of one another, are phenyl which is unsubstituted or monosubstituted to tetrasubstituted by halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl and/or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, with the proviso that R.sub.1 is not decyl if R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are chlorine-substituted phenyl, are suitable for the photopolymerization of compounds containing ethylenically unsaturated double bonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1995
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: David G. Leppard, Manfred Kohler, Ljubomir Misev
  • Patent number: 5399335
    Abstract: Bismuth vanadate (BiVO.sub.4) is prepared by reaction in nitric acid suspension of a solid bismuth-containing compound and a solid vanadium-containing compound while being subjected to milling at a temperature from 20.degree.-100.degree. C. The bismuth vanadate prepared by this process is a bright, high tinting yellow pigment particularly useful in pigmenting polymers and paints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1995
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Robert M. Sullivan
  • Patent number: 5399782
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I ##STR1## wherein n is 0 or 1, p is a number from 1 to 8,q is 2 or 3, andR.sub.1 is unsubstituted phenyl or phenyl which is substituted by one to three halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkoxy, C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 alkoxyalkyl or/and C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylthio, are suitable for use as initiators for photopolymerising compounds containing ethylenically unsaturated double bonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1995
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: David G. Leppard, Ljubomir Misev, Gebhard Hug
  • Patent number: 5391799
    Abstract: 6-Chloro-2,4,8,10-tetrabutyl-dibenzo[d,f][1,3,2]dioxaphosphepin and related phosphorochlorites are prepared by reaction of an appropriate bisphenol with phosphorus trichloride in the presence of a catalytic amount of 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone in toluene followed by heating the solution and stripping off the hydrogen chloride formed by a flow of nitrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen D. Pastor, Sai P. Shum
  • Patent number: 5391808
    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 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph E. Babiarz, Glen T. Cunkle, Werner Rutsch
  • Patent number: 5387687
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel tetramethylpiperidine compounds of the general formula (I) ##STR1## in which X and Y are e.g. a group of the formula (IIa) or (IIb) ##STR2## in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are e.g. hydrogen or methyl. The said compounds are effective stabilizers for organic materials, in particular synthetic polymers, against the action of light, heat and oxidation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1995
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Roberto Scrima, Graziano Zagnoni
  • Patent number: 5387691
    Abstract: 2-(Benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-alkyl-6-(2-hydroxy-3-benzoyl-6-alkoxybenzyl)phenols am prepared by reacting a Mannich base of a 2-(2-hydroxy-5-alkylphenyl)-2H-benzotriazole with a 2-hydroxy-4-alkoxybenzophenone. The hybrid products exhibit outstanding efficacy in protecting organic substrates from light-induced deterioration as well as good resistance to loss by volatilization or exudation during the processing of stabilized compositions at elevated temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1995
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Robert A. Falk, John J. Luzzi, Gregory R. Coughlin
  • Patent number: 5380828
    Abstract: New azodicarboxylic acid derivatives of formula I ##STR1## where R.sub.1 is hydrogen, oxyl, hydroxyl, alkyl, allyl, benzyl, alkoxy or acyl, and X is --O-- or --NR-- where R is hydrogen or alkyl, are useful for the stabilization of polymers, particularly unsaturated elastomers, by being grafted thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Ramanathan Ravichandran, Ambelal R. Patel
  • Patent number: 5376290
    Abstract: Novel compositions are described which comprise an elastomer or a lubricant and at least one compound of the formulae I or II ##STR1## The symbols R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, Z.sub.1 and Z.sub.2 are as defined in claim 1.The compounds of the formula II and some of the compounds of the formula I are novel, and they are used especially as antioxidants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1994
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Hans R. Meier, Samuel Evans, Paul Dubs
  • Patent number: 5376710
    Abstract: Compounds which comprise at least one group of the formula I or II ##STR1## and at least one polyalkylpiperidine group of the formula III ##STR2## in which R and R.sub.1 to R.sub.6 have the meaning indicated in claim 1, are effective stabilizers for organic materials against damage by light, oxygen and heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1994
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Mario Slongo, Jean-Luc Birbaum, Jean Rody, Andreas Valet
  • Patent number: 5374729
    Abstract: N-Methoxy derivatives of the sterically hindered amines 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine and 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidone are prepared from the corresponding N-oxyl hindered amine by combining hydrogen peroxide and a peroxide-decomposing transition metal salt in the presence of dimethyl sulfoxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1994
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: James P. Galbo
  • Patent number: 5372889
    Abstract: A novel coating for glass with an adhesive strength of >45 Kg/cm.sup.2 and improved resistance to moisture and sunlight, which may contain opacifying pigments for decorating glass surfaces, is a hard (Shore D 84), crosslinked siloxane-urea, siloxane-urethane, siloxane-sulfide or siloxane-amide which adheres covalently to the glass surface and is resistant to scratching and delamination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1994
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Harisiades, Kirtland P. Clark
  • Patent number: 5373040
    Abstract: The amorphous solid 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 melting said compound and rapidly cooling the melt.The amorphous solid is an effective process stabilizer for organic materials, especially polyolefins and particularly polypropylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1994
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen D. Pastor, Sai P. Shum