Patents Assigned to BASF
  • Nanoparticles for the use as pinning centers in superconductors
    Patent number: 10450199
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of nanoparticles, their preparation and their use as pinning centers in superconductors. In particular the present invention relates to nanoparticles comprising an oxide of Sr, Ba, Y, La, Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, or Ta, wherein the nanoparticles have a weight average diameter of 1 to 30 nm and wherein an organic compound of general formula (I), (II) or (III) or an organic compound containing at least two carboxylic acid groups on the surface of the nanoparticles (I) (II) (III) wherein a is 0 to 5, b and c are independent of each other 1 to 14, n is 1 to 5, f is 0 to 5, p and q are independent of each other 1 to 14, and e and f are independent of each other 0 to 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Maximilian Hemgesberg, Denis Schwall, Thorsten Martin Staudt, Isabel van Driessche, Katrien De Keukeleere, Jonathan De Roo, Till Gruendling, Matthias Maier, Michael Baecker, Jan Bennewitz, Ron Feenstra, Hannes Rijckaert, Hens Zeger
  • Conductive paste comprising a silicone oil
    Patent number: 10453974
    Abstract: The invention relates to a conductive paste comprising from 30 to 97% by weight of electrically conductive particles, from 0 to 20% by weight of a glass frit, from 3 to 70% by weight of an organic medium and from 0.1 to 67% by weight of a silicone oil, each based on the total mass of the paste, wherein the silicone oil has a boiling point or a boiling range in the range between 180° C. and 350° C. The invention further relates to a use of the conductive paste and a process for producing electrodes on a semiconductor substrate using the paste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Markus Fiess, Han Chang Pan, Yu Lin Wang, Chia Chin Cho
  • Cotton variety FM 1911GLT
    Patent number: 10448611
    Abstract: The cotton variety FM 1911GLT is disclosed. The invention relates to seeds, plants, plant cells, plant tissue, harvested products and cotton lint as well as to hybrid cotton plants and seeds obtained by repeatedly crossing plants of variety FM 1911GLT with other plants. The invention also relates to plants and varieties produced by the method of essential derivation from plants of FM 1911GLT and to plants of FM 1911GLT reproduced by vegetative methods, including but not limited to tissue culture of regenerable cells or tissue from FM 1911GLT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS SEED, US LLC
    Inventors: Anna Hall, Margaret Shields
  • Fungal resistant plants expressing ACD
    Patent number: 10450582
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of increasing resistance against fungal pathogens of the family Phacosporaceae in plants and/or plant cells. This is achieved by increasing the expression of an ACD protein or fragment thereof in a plant, plant part and/or plant cell in comparison to wild type plants, wild type plant parts and/or wild type plant cells. Furthermore, the invention relates to transgenic plants, plant parts, and/or plant cells having an increased resistance against fungal pathogens, in particular, pathogens of the family Phacopsoraceae, and to recombinant expression vectors comprising a sequence that is identical or homologous to a sequence encoding an ACD protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBH
    Inventors: Holger Schultheiss, Ralf Flachmann
  • Solublizing agents for UV filters in cosmetic formulations
    Patent number: 10449135
    Abstract: Disclosed is the use of the compounds (A) corresponding to formula wherein R1 represents C6-C24alkyl; R2 is hydrogen; or C1-C4alkyl; R3 is a radical of formula (1a) *—(CH2)n1—R4 R4 is a heterocyclic or aromatic radical comprising 4 to 6 carbon atoms which can contain from 1 to 3 nitrogen and/or oxygen atoms; n1 is a number from 0 to 5; or R2 and R3 together with the linking nitrogen atom form a heterocyclic radical comprising 4 to 6 carbon atoms which can contain one or more oxygen or nitrogen atoms; as solubilizing agent for organic UV filters (B) selected from (B1) benzophenone derivatives, (B2) hydroxyphenyl triazine derivatives; and (B3) trianilino-s-triazine derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Markus Dierker, Jochen Giesinger
  • Compositions comprising recombinant bacillus cells and an insecticide
    Patent number: 10448647
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a) recombinant exosporium-producing Bacillus cells that express a fusion protein comprising: (i) at least one plant growth stimulating protein or peptide and (ii) a targeting sequence that localizes the fusion protein to the exosporium of the Bacillus cells; and b) at least one particular insecticide disclosed herein in a synergistically effective amount. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as well as a method for enhancing plant growth, promoting plant health, and/or reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: BASF CORPORATION
    Inventors: Damian Curtis, Brian Thompson
  • Exhaust gas treatment system
    Patent number: 10450918
    Abstract: Described are exhaust gas treatment systems for treatment of a gasoline engine exhaust gas stream. The exhaust gas treatment systems comprise an ammonia generating and hydrocarbon oxidation catalyst, a TWC catalyst, and an ammonia selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst downstream of the TWC catalyst. The ammonia generating and hydrocarbon oxidation catalyst comprises a refractory metal oxide support, a platinum component, and a palladium component. The ammonia generating and hydrocarbon oxidation catalyst is substantially free of ceria and substantially free of NOx storage components. The platinum and palladium components are present in a platinum to palladium ratio of greater than about 1 to 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Wen-Mei Xue, John K. Hochmuth
  • Process for producing a preparation in powder form containing at least one carotenoid
    Patent number: 10449153
    Abstract: A process for producing a preparation in powder form containing at least one carotenoid. The process contains the following steps: i) suspending one or more carotenoids a) in an aqueous molecular dispersed or colloidal solution of at least one modified starch b) and sucrose c), ii) comminuting the suspended particles, and iii) subsequently converting the suspension optionally in the presence of a coating material into a dry powder; where the suspension contains in process step ii), based on the dry matter of the aqueous suspension, from 1 to 25% by weight of at least one carotenoid, and the ratio of carotenoid a) to sucrose c) is from 1:2 to 1:80 by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nina Musaeus, Carsten Ninn Jensen
  • Reaction products and aqueous basecoat materials comprising said products
    Patent number: 10450477
    Abstract: A pigmented aqueous basecoat material that includes a reaction product obtained by reacting (a) a compound of formula (I) with (b) a compound of formula (II) at a molar ratio of 2.3/0.7 to 1.7/1.6, the reaction product having a number-average molecular weight of 500 to 15,000 g/mol, an acid number of less than 10 mg KOH/g, and a hydroxyl number of 25 to 250 mg KOH/g: X1—Y—X2??(I), wherein: X1 and X2 are each independently an epoxide-reactive functional group, or hydrogen, where at least one of X1 and X2 is the epoxide-reactive functional group; and Y is a divalent aliphatic, aromatic or araliphatic hydrocarbon radical having a number-average molecular weight of 100 to 2,500 g/mol, wherein R is a C3 to C6 alkylene radical and n is selected such that compound (b) possesses an epoxide equivalent weight of 100 to 2,000 g/mol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Steinmetz, Peter Hoffmann, Hardy Reuter
  • Method for the production of absorbent polymer particles by polymerizing drops of a monomer solution
    Patent number: 10450395
    Abstract: A process for preparing water-absorbing polymer beads by polymerizing droplets comprising at least one monomer in a gas phase surrounding the droplets, the droplets being obtained by enveloping a first monomer solution with a second monomer solution and polymerizing the second monomer solution and polymerizing to give a more highly crosslinked polymer than the first monomer solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Dennis Lösch, Matthias Weismantel, Marco Krüger, Antje Ziemer
  • Organic semiconductor composition comprising a liquid medium
    Patent number: 10454037
    Abstract: Disclosed are a novel semiconductor composition comprising at least one organic semiconductor in a liquid medium and the use thereof the production of organic semiconductor devices, in particular organic field effect transistors, organic solar cells, light-emitting diodes and sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Ilja Vladimirov, Jochen Brill, Dieter Freyberg, Thomas Weitz, Thomas Musiol, Silke Annika Koehler
  • Substituted [1,2,4]triazole compounds
    Patent number: 10450279
    Abstract: 1. The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I wherein the variables are defined in the description and claims, their preparation and uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: 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, Marcus Fehr
  • REACTIVE POLYURETHANE HOT-MELT ADHESIVES
    Publication number: 20190316014
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one crosslinkable thermoplastic polyurethane (P) and at least one compound (N) having a conjugated, nitrogen-containing aromatic structure as nucleating agent, wherein the compound (N) is a solid and is present in the composition in an amount within a range from 0.01% to 0.5% by weight, based on the thermoplastic polyurethane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Julio ALBUERNE, Rolf ILLGUTH, Raphael DABBOUS, Elmar POESELT
  • Use of specific derivatives of quaternized nitrogen compounds as additives in fuels and lubricants
    Publication number: 20190316053
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of specific quaternised nitrogen compounds which are also subjected to specific transesterification or amidation, as a fuel and lubricant additive or kerosene additive, such as in particular as a detergent additive, for decreasing or preventing deposits in the injection systems of direct-injection diesel engines, in particular in common rail injection systems, for decreasing the fuel consumption of direct-injection diesel engines, in particular of diesel engines having common rail injection systems, and for minimizing the power loss in direct-injection diesel engines, in particular in diesel engines having common rail injection systems. The invention further relates to the use as an additive for petrol, in particular for operation of DISI engines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Markus HANSCH, Harald BOEHNKE, Wolfgang GRABARSE, Ludwig VOELKEL, Maxim PERETOLCHIN
  • TETRA-FUNCTIONAL CATALYST FOR THE OXIDATION OF NO, THE OXIDATION OF A HYDROCARBON, THE OXIDATION OF NH3 AND THE SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION OF NOx
    Publication number: 20190314795
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst, preferably for the selective catalytic reduction of NOx, for the oxidation of ammonia, for the oxidation of NO and for the oxidation of a hydrocarbon, the catalyst comprising a washcoat comprising one or more layers, the washcoat being disposed on a substrate, wherein the washcoat comprises a platinum group metal supported on a metal oxide support material, and one or more of an oxidic compound of V, an oxidic compound of W and a zeolitic material comprising one or more of Cu and Fe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Robert DORNER, Martin KALWEI, Ansgar WILLE, Kevin David BEARD, Edgar Viktor HUENNEKES
  • Control of pests in maize by ginkgolides and bilobalide
    Patent number: 10440953
    Abstract: Described herein is a method for controlling pests of a maize plant, including the step of contacting the maize plant, parts of the maize plant, or its propagation material with components of the ginkgo tree selected from bilobalide, ginkgolide A, ginkgolide B, ginkgolide C, ginkgolide J, ginkgolide M, and mixtures thereof. Further described herein is the use of the components of the ginkgo tree for controlling pests on the maize plant, parts of the maize plant, or its plant propagation material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Birgit Gockel, Joachim Dickhaut, Daniel Saelinger
  • Process for making membranes
    Patent number: 10441925
    Abstract: Process for making a membrane M comprising the following steps: a) preparing a copolymer C, wherein said copolymer C comprises blocks of at least one polyarylene ether A and blocks of polyalkylene oxide PAO, wherein the content of polyethyleneoxide in copolymer C is 30 to 90% by weight and wherein copolymer C is prepared in a solvent L to yield solution S; b) providing a dope solution D comprising at least one polymer P; c) mixing solution S and dope solution D; d) preparing a membrane by bringing the mixture of solution S and dope solution D into contact with at least one coagulating agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Martin Weber, Nicole Janssen, Hartwig Voss, Jacek Malisz, Martin Heijnen, Edoardo Menozzi
  • Use of substituted oxadiazoles for combating phytopathogenic fungi
    Patent number: 10442777
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of novel oxadiazoles of the formula I or an N-oxide and/or their agriculturally useful salts for controlling phytopathogenic fungi, or to a method for combating phytopathogenic harmful fungi, which process comprises treating the fungi or the materials, plants, the soil or seeds to be protected against fungal attack, with an effective amount of at least one compound of formula I or an N-oxide or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof; and to agrochemical compositions comprising at least one such compound and to agrochemical compositions further comprising seeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Andy Wieja, Christian Winter, Claudia Rosenbaum, Doris Kremzow-Graw, Franz Roehl, Joachim Rheinheimer, Manojkumar Poonoth, Violeta Terteryan, Egon Haden, Ana Escribano Cuesta, Janosch Harald Achenbach, Tobias Mentzel, Christine Wiebe
  • Pipeline system and drainage container for receiving liquid flowing through a pipeline system
    Patent number: 10443897
    Abstract: A pipeline system in a linearly concentrating solar power station comprises at least one pipeline which is connected at one end to a converger and at a second end to a distributor. The converger and the distributor are arranged at a different geodetic height. When the converger lies on top pressurized gas can be fed into the converger and the distributor is connected to a drainage container. When the distributor lies on top pressurized gas can be fed into the distributor and the converger is connected to a drainage container. The drainage container is lower than the converter and the distributor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Jürgen Wortmann, Michael Lutz, Katharina Kaleta, Kerstin Schierle-Arndt, Stephan Maurer, Michael Ladenberger
  • Process for preparing a boron containing zeolitic material having MWW framework structure
    Patent number: 10442697
    Abstract: A process for preparing an aluminum-free boron containing zeolitic material comprising the framework structure MWW (BMWW), comprising (a) hydrothermally synthesizing the BMWW from a synthesis mixture containing water, a silicon source, a boron source, and an MWW template compound obtaining the BMWW in its mother liquor, the mother liquor having a pH above 9; (b) adjusting the pH of the mother liquor, obtained in (a) and containing the BMWW, to a value in the range of from 6 to 9; (c) separating the BMWW from the pH-adjusted mother liquor obtained in (b) by filtration in a filtration device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Ulrich Mueller, Hans-Juergen Luetzel, Georg Uhl, Robert Bayer, Regina Vogelsang, Robert Schlosser, Franky Ruslim, Pawel Czajka