Patents Assigned to BASF SE
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Patent number: 9814233Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a pesticide, a surfactant and an alkoxylate. Moreover, the invention relates to a concentrate comprising the surfactant and the alkoxylate; and to a process for preparing the composition by bringing into contact the concentrate and a pesticide; or by bringing into contact the pesticide, the surfactant and the alkoxylate; and to the use of the surfactant by addition to a mixture comprising the pesticide and the alkoxylate. The invention furthermore relates to a method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or undesired vegetation and/or undesired insect or mite attack and/or for regulating the growth of plants, wherein the composition is allowed to act on the respective pests, their environment or the plants to be protected from the respective pest, on the soil and/or on undesirable plants and/or the crop plants and/or their environment. Furthermore, the invention relates to seed comprising the composition.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2012Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Gerhard Schnabel, Paul Klingelhoefer, Marc Nolte, Richard Roger Evans, Gerd Kraemer, Silke Zeyer, Matthias Pfenning
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Patent number: 9815980Abstract: 1. Thermoplastic molding composition comprising A) from 30 to 99.99% by weight of a polyester composed of from 50 to 100% by weight of at least one polyalkylene terephthalate A1), based on A), and from 0 to 50% by weight of a polyester A2), differing from A1), B) from 0.01 to 2% by weight of an acrylic acid polymer, composed of B1) from 70 to 100% by weight of acrylic acid, B2) from 0 to 30% by weight of at least one other ethylenically unsaturated monomer copolymerizable with acrylic acid, selected from the group of monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids, and C) from 0 to 70% by weight of other additional substances, where the total of the percentages by weight of components A) to C) is 100%.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2014Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Anna Karina Moeller, Simon Kniesel
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Patent number: 9814634Abstract: The present invention relates to fluid-absorbent articles, comprising a fluid-absorbent core comprising at least 60% by weight of fluid-absorbent polymer particles and not more than 40% by weight of cellulose based fibers and an acquisition-distribution layer comprising at least 90% by weight of synthetic non-cellulose based fibers and not more than 10% by weight of cellulose based fibers. The thickness deviation of the bi-folded fluid-absorbent article in longitudinal direction is less than 10%. More particularly, the present invention relates to folding and packaging of disposable fluid-absorbent articles such as diapers, training pants.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2012Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Ulrich Schröder, Rüdiger Funk, John Joseph Louden
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Patent number: 9815970Abstract: A high chroma effect pigment includes a platelet substrate and an optical coating formed on the platelet substrate. The optical coating includes a first high refractive index layer, a second high refractive index layer on the first high refractive index layer, and a diffused third material having a range of diffusion between 100% to partial diffusion in the first high refractive index layer, the second high refractive index layer, or both the first and the second high refractive index layers. The first and second high refractive index layers independently have a refractive index of about >1.65. The diffused third material is SiO2 or a metal oxide is different than the first and second high refractive index layers.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2015Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Steven Jones, Meaghan Clark McGuire, James Sioss, Christopher Sichmeller, Martin Saltzman
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Patent number: 9815931Abstract: A process for producing a rigid polymer foam comprises reacting components A to C in the presence of component D or an isocyanate-functional prepolymer of components A and B with component C in the presence of component D, the total amount of which is 100 wt %, (A) 35 to 65 wt % of at least one polyisocyanate component A, (B) 5 to 50 wt % of at least one polyol component B, (C) 1 to 59 wt % of at least one polycarboxylic acid component C, and (D) 0.01 to 3 wt % of at least one Lewis base component D, wherein the reaction takes place with release of carbon dioxide.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2013Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Frank Prissok, Michael Harms
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Patent number: 9815984Abstract: A non-carboxylated styrene-butadiene copolymer, preparation method and use thereof are provided. The non-carboxylated styrene-butadiene copolymer is prepared by hot polymerization in the absence of acid monomers and is used in asphalt-based systems such as asphalt emulsions.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2016Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Kostas S. Avramidis, William J. Kirk
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Patent number: 9815798Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I and their use as fungicides, wherein the variables are defined as described in the claims and the specification.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2015Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Wassilios Grammenos, Nadege Boudet, Bernd Mueller, Maria Angelica Quintero Palomar, Ana Escribano Cuesta, Erica May Cambeis, Jan Klaas Lohmann, Thomas Grote, Manuel Kretschmer, Ian Robert Craig
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Publication number: 20170320983Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing water-absorbent polymer particles by polymerizing droplets of a monomer solution comprising less than 0.3% by weight of persulfate and at least 0.05% by weight of azo initiator and thermal aftertreatment of the formed polymer particles at less than 100° C. in a fluidized bed for 60 to 300 minutes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Thomas Daniel, Norbert Herfert, Stephan Bauer, Katrin Baumann, Birgit Reinhard, Jürgen Freiberg, Rudolf Schliwa
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Publication number: 20170321008Abstract: Compositions including polyaspartic acid and methods for preparing polyaspartic acid using a precondensate of aspartic acid and polyaspartimide are provided herein. Uses for such compositions are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2015Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Gazi Tuerkoglu, Juergen Detering, Dietrich Fehringer, Christian Benz
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Publication number: 20170321147Abstract: A lubricant composition for improving fuel economy of a vehicle having an internal combustion engine includes a base oil and a friction-reducing compound. The friction reducing compound has the following general formula: wherein R is an alkyl or alkenyl group having 8 or more carbon atoms, each le is an independently selected hydrocarbon group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, and n is 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Jeffrey Alan Levine, Si Wu, David E. Chasan, Philippe Rabbat, Ryan J. Fenton, Glenn C. Phillips
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Publication number: 20170321031Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing polyarylethersulfone-polyalkylene oxide block copolymers (PPC) comprising the polycondensation of a reaction mixture (RG) comprising the components: (A1) at least one aromatic dihalogen compound, (B1) at least one aromatic dihydroxyl compound, (B2) at least one polyalkylene oxide having at least two hydroxyl groups, (C) at least one aprotic polar solvent and (D) at least one metal carbonate, where the reaction mixture (RG) does not comprise any substance which forms an azeotrope with water.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Martin WEBER, Christian MALETZKO, Thomas WEISS, Joerg ERBES, Bastiaan Bram Pieter STAAL
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Patent number: 9809686Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing polyarylene ether beads from a polyarylene ether solution, comprising the steps of i) dividing the polyarylene ether solution in a division apparatus which is made to vibrate with a frequency of 10 to 1400 Hz to obtain droplets, ii) transferring the droplets into a precipitation bath to form polyarylene ether beads in the precipitation bath which (A) comprises at least one aprotic solvent (component (1)) and at least one protic solvent (component (2)), (B) has a temperature of 0° C. to Tc, where the critical temperature Tc in [° C.] can be determined by the numerical equation Tc=(77?c)/0.58 in which c is the concentration of component (1) in the precipitation bath in [% by weight] and (C) has component (1) in concentrations of 5% by weight to cc, where the critical concentration cc in [% by weight] can be determined by the numerical equation cc=77?0.58*T in which T is the temperature in the precipitation bath in [° C.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2014Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Joerg Erbes, Stefan Muessig, Tobias Kortekamp, Marco Krueger, Markus Steffen, Angela Ulzhoefer, Cecile Schneider, Alexandra Wiedemann, Simon Gramlich
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Patent number: 9809724Abstract: Described are radiation-curable formulations which produce coatings having high adhesion to sheets and low contraction. Also described is use of the radiation-curable formulations, and processes for coating sheets by means of these formulations.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2013Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Axel Becker, Erich Beck, Manfred Biehler
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Patent number: 9809526Abstract: The invention relates to a process for dehydrating aqueous 3-hydroxypropionic acid to acrylic acid, wherein an aqueous mixture of 3-hydroxypropionic acid and oligomeric 3-hydroxypropionic acid is converted to acrylic acid in the liquid phase in a first step and aqueous acrylic acid is distilled out of the liquid phase, and the aqueous acrylic acid is separated by distillation into an acrylic acid-rich phase and a water-rich phase in a second step.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2015Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Tim Blaschke, Ortmund Lang, Marta Zajaczkowski-Fischer, Marco Hartmann
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Patent number: 9809727Abstract: A titanium-oxo-chelate catalyst formulation, comprising: (i) at least one compound of the formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11 and R12 independently of each other are for example hydrogen, halogen, C1-C20alkyl, C6-C14aryl which is unsubstituted or substituted; or R1, R2 and R3 and/or R4, R5 and R6 and/or R7, R8 and R9 and/or R10, R11 and R12 together with the C-atom to which they are attached each form a C6-C14aryl group which is unsubstituted or substituted; or R1 and R2 and/or R4 and R5 and/or R7 and R8 and/or R10 and R11 together with the C-atom to which they are attached form a 5- to 7-membered carbocyclic ring; at least one chelate ligand compound of the formula (IIa), (IIb) or (IIc), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are defined as above for formula (I), is suitable as photolatent catalyst formulation for polymerizing compounds, which are capable to crosslink in the presence of a Lewis acid.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2012Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Tobias Hintermann, Antoine Carroy, Caroline Lordelot, Didier Bauer, Rachel Kohli Steck, Marc Faller
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Patent number: 9808415Abstract: This application is directed to hair and skin conditioning compositions which contain specific polyoxyalkylene substituted alkylene diamines. The polyoxyalkylene substituted alkylene diamines function as conditioning agents on hair and skin via cloud point deposition. The polyoxyalkylene substituted alkylene diamines in addition to functioning as conditioning agents on skin and hair by themselves also function to enhance deposition of lipophilic benefit agents such as for example fatty alcohols, esters of fatty acids, hydrophobic vitamin or vitamin complexes, natural or synthetic triglycerides including glyceryl esters and derivative, pearlescent waxes, hydrocarbon oils, siloxanes of silicones, perfume oils, super-fatting agents, water insoluble or slightly soluble organic sunscreens, micronized sunscreens, plant extracts, essential oils and hydrophobically modified pigments.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2013Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Manuel Gamez-Garcia, Joel Basilan, Amber Octavia Evans, Heather Lee Bochnovich
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Patent number: 9809517Abstract: A process for decomposing formates in formate-containing compositions of matter comprises reacting formate-containing compositions of matter in the presence of at least one heterogeneous catalyst comprising lanthanum and at a temperature of from 80 to 180° C. and a pressure of from 0.1 to 60 bar, the formate-containing compositions of matter having a pH of from 6.5 to 10.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2015Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Rolf Pinkos, Nicolas Marion, Helmut Kronemayer
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Patent number: 9809685Abstract: Process for producing polyarylene ether beads from a polyarylene ether solution, comprising the steps of i) dividing the polyarylene ether solution into droplets, ii) transferring the droplets into a precipitation bath to form polyarylene ether beads in the precipitation bath which (A) comprises at least one aprotic solvent (component (1)) and at least one protic solvent (component (2)), (B) has a temperature of 0° C. to Tc, where the critical temperature Tc in [° C.] can be determined by the numerical equation Tc=(99?c)/0.61 in which c is the concentration of component (1) in the precipitation bath in [% by weight] and (C) has component (1) in concentrations of 5% by weight to cc, where the critical concentration cc in [% by weight] can be determined by the numerical equation cc=99?0.61*T in which T is the temperature in the precipitation bath in [° C.], where the percentages by weight are each based on the sum of the percentages by weight of component (1) and of component (2) in the precipitation bath.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2014Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Joerg Erbes, Gerhard Lange, Tobias Kortekamp, Cecile Schneider
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Patent number: 9812725Abstract: A membrane obtainable by A) mixing: (vii) aromatic tetraamino compounds and (viii) aromatic carboxylic acids or esters thereof which contain at least two acid groups per carboxylic acid monomer, or (ix) aromatic and/or heteroaromatic diaminocarboxylic acids, in polyphosphoric acid to form a solution and/or dispersion B) heating the mixture from step A), and polymerizing until an intrinsic viscosity of at least 0.8 dl/g, is obtained for the polymer being formed, C) adding polyazole polymers, D) heating the mixture from step C), E) applying a membrane layer using the mixture according to step D) on a carrier or an electrode, F) treating the membrane formed in the presence of water and/or moisture, G) removing the membrane from the carrier; wherein the content of all polyazole polymers in the membrane is between 5% to 25% by weight and wherein the membrane has a Young Modulus is at least 2.0 MPa.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2013Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Brian Benicewicz, Sigmar Bräuninger, Gordon Calundann, Guoqing Qian
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Publication number: 20170312148Abstract: The present invention relates to a fluid-absorbent article, comprising a fluid-absorbent core, comprising from 0 to 90% by weight fibrous material and from 10 to 100% by weight water-absorbent polymer particles having a mean sphericity (SPHT) from 0.8 to 0.95, based on the sum of water-absorbent polymer particles and fibrous material; and an acquisition-distribution layer between having a three dimensional apertured structure having a femal side (5) and a male side (6), wherein the femal side presents a multiplicity of openings extending in the form of through holes in the direction of a lower surface of the same structure being the male side, wherein the quantity of the water absorbent polymer particles within the fluid absorbent core is at least 3 g.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2015Publication date: November 2, 2017Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Katarzyna Dobrosielska-Oura, Christophe Bauduin, Markus Tönnessen, Mark Elliott, Markus Vogt, Thomas Daniel, Norbert Herfert, Marc Haefner, Alexandra Faubel