Patents Represented by Attorney Vincent J. Cavalieri
  • Patent number: 4070367
    Abstract: Isoindolinone pigments of the formula ##STR1## WHEREIN R represents an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic radical, a cycloaliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic radical to which the oxygen atoms are attached through alkyl or alkoxy groups, V.sub.1 and V.sub.2 represent hydrogen or halogen atoms, alkyl or alkoxy groups of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, X represents a halogen atom, Y and Z represent halogen atoms, alkoxy or alkylmercapto groups of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, cycloalkoxy groups of 5 to 6 carbon atoms, aralkoxy, aryloxy or arylmercapto groups, and n is an integer from 2 to 6, are valuable pigments coloring plastics, lacquers and printing inks in various yellow shades of excellent fastness properties and high color strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1978
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Ernst Model
  • Patent number: 4070353
    Abstract: Diazo pigments of the formula ##STR1## wherein R denotes an alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, aryl or heterocyclic radical, X denotes a hydrogen or halogen atom, an alkyl or alkoxy group containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl or carboxylic acid ester group, and Y denotes a hydrogen or halogen atom, an alkyl or alkoxy group containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl or carboxylic acid ester group, are useful for coloring plastics and printing inks in fast yellow to orange shades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1978
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Georg Cseh, Karl Ronco
  • Patent number: 4070334
    Abstract: A method of making a shaped article from particulate solid material, such as a foundry mould or core from sand, comprisesI. forming a mixture of the particles and an anaerobically-curing adhesive containing, as a curing accelerator, either an aliphatic amine having at least two primary aliphatic amino groups or a condensation product of such an amine with a ketone or with an aldehyde,Ii. forming the mixture into the desired shape, andIii. in the presence of water, causing the adhesive to cure and to bond the particles together by displacing air or other oxygen-containing gas in the environment of the shaped article with an inert gas or vapor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1978
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: George Edward Green
  • Patent number: 4066595
    Abstract: A water-soluble dye containing composition which comprises of a dye which is soluble in a water-miscible solvent and is insoluble in water alone, a water-miscible solvent and a water-soluble resin. These compositions may be prepared by first dissolving a dye in a water-miscible solvent and thereafter adding the dye solution to an aqueous solution of a resin. The resulting compositions are useful to color aqueous resin emulsions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1978
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Hans-Henning Bunge
  • Patent number: 4065481
    Abstract: 1:1-Metal complexes of azomethines of the formula I ##STR1## wherein A and B are isocyclic or heterocyclic aromatic radicals, with however only one of the radicals A and B being a benzene ring, R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or an aryl radical, and the complexing metal ions are bivalent cations of the transition metals, zinc ions or cadmium ions which are useful for pigmenting high molecular organic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1977
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Francois L'Eplattenier, Laurent Vuitel
  • Patent number: 4065462
    Abstract: Iminoisoindolinone metal complexes of formula ##STR1## wherein A represents a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic radical which contains at least one further heteroatom and can be fused or doubled with benzene nuclei, M represents a divalent metal atom excluding the alkaline earth metals, X represents a hydrogen atom, Y represents a halogen atom, Z represents a nitro group, an alkoxycarbonyl group of 2 to 6 carbon atoms or a group of formula RY.sub.2 --, wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms which is substituted by an aryl radical or is unsubstituted, a cycloalkyl group of 5 to 6 carbon atoms, or represents an aryl group, and Y.sub.2 represents an oxygen or a sulphur atom, m and n are 0 to 4, p is 0 to 2, and the sum of m+n+p must be 4, which are useful for pigmenting high molecular organic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1977
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Christoph Frey, Jost VON DER Crone
  • Patent number: 4062838
    Abstract: Disazo pigments of the formula ##STR1## wherein A denotes a phenylene or naphthylene radical, R denotes an aryl, alkyl or alkenyl group optionally substituted by halogen atoms, by hydroxyl, alkoxy or alkylmercapto groups containing 1-6 C atoms, by alkoxycarbonyl groups containing 2-6 C atoms or cyano, aryl, aryloxy, arylmercapto or heterocyclic radicals, or denotes a heterocyclic radical, and the X and Y denote H atoms or substituents which do not confer solubility in water are useful for coloring plastics lacquers and printing inks in yellow to orange shade of good fastness properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1976
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1977
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Georg Cseh, Stefan Hari
  • Patent number: 4060525
    Abstract: New mono- or dialcohols of mononuclear, five-membered or six-membered, unsubstituted or substituted N-heterocyclic compounds which contain two NH-groups in the molecule, by reaction of mononuclear, five-membered or six-membered, unsubstituted or substituted N-heterocyclic compounds, for example hydantoin, barbituric acid, uracil, dihydrouracil, parabanic acid and the corresponding derivatives, with butene oxid, 1,2-cyclopentene oxide or 1,2-cyclohexene oxide to give monoalcohols or dialcohols. These compounds are useful as intermediates for the preparation of diglycidyl compounds as set forth in German Offenlegungsschrift No. 2,104,259.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1977
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy AG
    Inventors: Hans Batzer, Juergen Habermeier, Daniel Porret
  • Patent number: 4057664
    Abstract: The invention relates to the production of chemically resistant epoxide resin layers on solid surfaces. The liquid component (A) which contains an epoxide compound is preferably mixed, and applied, together with the component (B) containing the curing agent, in a spraying apparatus. The coating is then cured. The curing agent contained in (B) consists essentially of Zn(BF.sub.4).sub.2, quite specific ethers or thioethers, an acid ester of the phosphoric or pyrophosphoric acids or a certain phosphonic acid ester and water. The system is characterized by a short is preferably mixed, and applied, together with the component (b) containing the curing agent, in a spraying apparatus. The coating is then cured. The curing agent contained in (B) consists essentially of ZN(BF.sub.4).sub.2, quite specific ethers or thioethers, an acid ester of th phosphoric or pyrophosphoric acids or a certain phosphonic acid ester and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1977
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Thaddeus Audykowski
  • Patent number: 4055559
    Abstract: A disazo pigment of the formula ##STR1## WHEREIN X and Y are hydrogen, chlorine, alkyl of 1 - 4 C-atoms or one of X and Y can be alkoxy of 1 - 4 C-atoms and Z is chlorine or methyl, which is useful for pigmenting high molecular organic material and shows excellent fastness to light and weather.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1977
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Georg Cseh, Willy Mueller
  • Patent number: 4055439
    Abstract: A process for the manufacture of an easily isolatable, dustless, readily dispersible pigment granulate which comprises subjecting a suspension of a finely dispersed organic pigment or pigment preparation, in the presence of water-insoluble granulating assistants belonging to the class of natural, synthetic or semi-synthetic resins, esters of dicarboxylic acids, of arylcarboxylic acids, of arylsulphonic acids, of phosphoric and phosphorous acid, phenylsulphonamides or the alkaline salts of fatty acids containing 12 to 14 carbon atoms, but in the absence of wetting agents, in a two-phase system consisting of an aqueous phase and a second liquid phase which consists substantially of an organic solvent that is virtually insoluble in water and in which the granulating assistant is at least partially soluble, to a turbulent mixing until a granulate has formed, then isolating said granulate, which consists substantially of pigment or pigment preparation, granulating assistant and organic solvent, and removing the so
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1977
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Fridolin Babler, Hans Mollet, Gunther Zwahlen
  • Patent number: 4055440
    Abstract: A phthalocyanine pigment composition comprising a phthalocyanine pigment and a sulphonated phthalocyanine derivative formed from sulphonated phthalocyanine dyestuffs having the formula: ##STR1## AND A SUFFICIENT QUANTITY OF DEHYDROABIETYLAMINE HAVING THE FORMULA ##STR2## to substantially neutralize the free sulphonic acid groups, wherein R represents a C.sub.1 -C.sub.22 cyclic or acyclic alkyl group, aryl, aralkyl group or a dehydroabietylamine residue; and R.sub.1 represents hydrogen or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.22 cyclic or acyclic alkyl group, an aryl or an aralkyl group; the alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl groups, R and R.sub.1 may be optionally substituted with one or more hydroxyl groups; x is from 1 to 4, y is 0 or from 1 to 3 and the sum of x + y is from 1 to 4 gives printing inks and paint media having improved tinctorial strength, gloss and especially improved rheological properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1976
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1977
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Ian Robert Wheeler, George Heddle Robertson
  • Patent number: 4053464
    Abstract: New disazo pigments of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 denotes a benzene radical, R.sub.2 denotes an aromatic radical, X and X' denote hydrogen or chlorine atoms, alkyl or alkoxy groups containing 1-6 carbon atoms, or aryloxy groups, R.sub.3 denotes an alkyl group containing 1-6 carbon atoms, or an aryl radical, and Z denotes a hydrogen or halogen atom, an alkoxy group containing 1-4 carbon atoms, or a nitro or nitrile group which are useful for pigmenting high molecular organic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1974
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1977
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Armand Roueche
  • Patent number: 4052366
    Abstract: The polyglycidyl compounds according to the invention can be manufactured by reacting epihalogenohydrin with compounds of the formula IV ##STR1## or the formula V ##STR2## in which (1) n denotes 2, 3 or 4, (2) A represents a 2-valent, 3-valent or 4-valent organic radical which either contains a N-heterocyclic or cycloaliphatic ring or 2 N-heterocyclic rings or 2 phenylene rings, (3) either D denotes the --CH.sub.2.O.CO-- radical and m denotes the number 1, or D denotes the radical ##STR3## and m denotes O, and (4) R.sup.1 represents a divalent radical, which contains at least one hydantoin ring or uracil ring. During the reaction hydrogen halide splits off. From curable mixtures containing polyglycidyl compounds according to the invention and a curing agent such as hexahydrophthalic anhydride or phthalic anhydride are obtained products with good mechanical and electrical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1977
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Jurgen Habermeier, Hans Batzer, Daniel Porret
  • Patent number: 4052410
    Abstract: Iminoisoindolinone pigments of the formula ##STR1## wherein X represents halogen atoms,Y represents a halogen atom, an alkoxy, cycloalkoxy, aralkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio or arylthio group,R represents an aromatic radical containing a cyclic bound -CONH group, andQ represents an O-atom or the group .dbd.N-Rare useful for coloring plastics and lacquers in yellow shades having excellent fastness properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1976
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1977
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Jost von der Crone, Andre Pugin, Rudolf Mory
  • Patent number: 4051122
    Abstract: Disazo pigments of the formula ##STR1## wherein R represents alkyl containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, cyclohexyl or phenyl, and X and Y represent hydrogen, halogen, alkyl or alkoxy groups containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms which are useful for pigmenting high molecular organic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1977
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Karl Ronco
  • Patent number: 4051099
    Abstract: Process for the dyeing of thermoplastics in the melt, which process comprises the use of dyestuffs of the formula ##STR1## wherein X.sub.1 - X.sub.4 represents H-atoms or halogen atoms, or one or two of the radicals X.sub.1 - X.sub.4 represent alkyl, alkoxy, phenyl or phenoxy groups, and those remaining represent H-atoms, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represent radicals of methylene-active compounds, or radicals of the formula .dbd.N--A wherein A stands for the radical of an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic amine or hydrazine, whereby, provided that R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represent radicals of the formula .dbd.N--A, one A represents a heterocyclic radical containing N-atoms, optionally together with O- or S-atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1977
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Jost von der Crone
  • Patent number: 4049615
    Abstract: A process for the distortion-free dope coloration of polyolefins with organic pigments, wherein the organic pigment is coated with a melamine-formaldehyde resin which is then cured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1977
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Anton Elsener, Hans Harald Gehrt, Bernhard Medinger, Volkhard Wiese
  • Patent number: 4048170
    Abstract: The invention relates to 3-dialkoxyphosphonoalkyl-dihydrouracils. These compounds are manufactured by reacting dihydrouracils substituted in the 3-position by a halogenalkyl group with a trialkyl phosphite. The compounds are useful as flame retardants which may be incorporated into polymeric materials or their starting substances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1977
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Porret, Jurgen Habermeier
  • Patent number: 4046755
    Abstract: Disazo pigments of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is 2-nitro-5-chlorophenyl or 1-nitronaphthyl-2, R.sub.2 is naphthalene in which the azo, hydroxyl and --CO--group are in the 1,2,3-position and R.sub.4 is a phenylene or naphthalene group are prepared. The disazo pigments may be used for pigmenting high molecular organic materials such as cellulose ethers, polyamides, polyurethanes and acrylic. The pigments have very good fastness to migration, heat and to light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1977
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Rudolf Mory, Rolf Muller