Patents Assigned to BASF
  • Publication number: 20190092946
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mixture (M) which can be used as curing agent and as adhesion promoter and which comprises at least two components (M1) and (M2), which are different from one another and have in each case independently of one another free and/or blocked isocyanate groups, and which optionally comprises a further component (M3) different from (M1) and (M2); component (M1) comprises at least one aliphatic polyisocyanate, and component (M2) comprises at least one aliphatic polyisocyanate having polyether units, wherein the relative weight ratio of (M1) and (M2) in (M) to one another is in a range from 25:1 to 3:1, based in each case on the solids content of (M1) and (M2), and at least one of the components (M1), (M2), and optionally (M3) present in (M) has hydrolyzable silane groups, to a use of (M) as curing agent and adhesion promoter in a coating composition, to such a coating composition, and to methods for at least partly coating a substrate with a surfacer coat and for at least partly co
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: BASF Coatings GmbH
    Inventors: Audree ANDERSEN, Manuela NIEMEIER, Simone HESENER
  • Publication number: 20190094192
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the determination of a concentration (C) of a polyacrylic acid (PAA) in an aqueous medium (AM) wherein the determination is performed photometrically in the presence of a dye (I). The present invention furthermore, relates to a method for the determination of a concentration (C) of a polyacrylic acid (PAA) in an aqueous medium (AM) wherein at least two different transmittance values are measured using at least two different wavelengths and wherein the at least two different transmittance values are analyzed to determine the concentration (C) of the polyacrylic acid (PAA). The present invention also relates to the use of a dye (I) for the determination of the concentration (C) of a polyacrylic acid (PAA).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Hans-Peter KAUB, Patrick KELLER, Sujandi SUJANDI, Stephan NIED
  • Publication number: 20190092903
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polyalkylene imine based polymers, which have aliphatic polyester groups attached to the polyalkylenimine backbone via an carboxamide group. The novel polymers are particularly useful as dispersants for pigments, in particular as dispersants for pigments in non-aqueous compositions. The polyalkylene imine based polymers are characterized by having a) a polyalkylene imine backbone; b) at least one aromatic moiety P.1, which is bound to a nitrogen atom of the polyalkylene imine backbone via an carboxamide or carboximide group; and c) at least one aliphatic polyester moiety P.2, which is bound to a nitrogen atom of the polyalkylene imine backbone via an carboxamide group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Huiguang KOU, Clemens AUSCHRA, Matthias MAIER, Steffen ONCLIN
  • Publication number: 20190092943
    Abstract: Solution comprising a sulfone polymer and a N-acyl-pyrrolidine of formula I wherein R1 to R9 independently from each other are a hydrogen atom or a methyl group. The solution is applied in membrane formation with polyvinylpyrrolidone as optional component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Oliver GRONWALD, Martin WEBER, Ulrich KARL, Ulrich ABEL, Thomas REISSNER, Nicolas MARION
  • Patent number: 10239818
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a terephthalic diester by reacting terephthalic acid with at least one alcohol, wherein terephthalic acid is suspended in the alcohol in a dispersing tank, the preliminary suspension is passed from the dispersing tank into a reactor and converted in the presence of an esterification catalyst, a reaction suspension is drawn off from a region between the upper region and the lower region of the reactor, a first stream of the reaction suspension is recycled into the upper region of the reactor and a second stream of the reaction suspension is introduced into the lower region of the reactor, and the reaction suspension is thus mixed, wherein the stream drawn off and/or the first stream is passed through a heat exchanger outside the reactor and heated; and water of reaction is distilled off together with the vapor as alcohol-water azeotrope, the vapor is at least partly condensed, the condensate is separated into an aqueous phase and an organic phase and the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Armin Schraut, Martin Kaller, Rob Bronneberg, Jasmin Stammer, Martin Das, Gerrit Harnischmacher
  • Patent number: 10240110
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel polyurethanes and to mixtures of such polyurethanes, to processes for their preparation, to their use for producing preparations comprising water and to preparations which comprise the polyurethanes. In particular, the invention relates to water-dispersible polyurethane with an essentially linear backbone composed of alternating hydrophilic and hydrophobic sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Holger Türk, Volker Wendel
  • Patent number: 10240071
    Abstract: Described are aqueous adhesive dispersions comprising dispersed polyurethanes and also ethoxylated fatty alcohols as emulsifiers. The polyurethanes are constructed from certain organic diisocyanates, dihydroxy compounds selected from certain polyester diols and polyether diols, and compounds having groups reactive toward isocyanate groups and having at least one ionic group. The adhesive dispersions can be used as laminating adhesives, for example for composite film lamination or for the lamination of rigid moldings with flexible decorative foils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Schumacher, Gemma Sanders, Kimberly Simancas, Oliver Hartz
  • Patent number: 10243240
    Abstract: A metal hydride battery comprising at least one negative electrode, at least one positive electrode, a casing having said electrodes positioned therein and an electrolyte composition, where the electrolyte composition comprises an ionic compound selected from the group consisting of protic acids, protic ammonium compounds, protic oxonium compounds, aprotic ammonium compounds, aprotic oxonium compounds, aprotic phosphonium compounds and alkali or alkali earth metal salts; or where the electrolyte composition comprises an ionic compound selected from the group consisting of alkali or alkali earth metal hydroxides and alkali or alkali earth metal alkoxides and an organic solvent; or where the electrolyte composition comprises an alkali metal hydroxide, water and one or more further components selected from the group consisting of organic solvents, further ionic compounds and additives; or where the electrolyte composition comprises an ionic compound selected from the group consisting of carboxylate compounds and
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Kwo Young, Jean Nei, Diana Wong, Wentao Li, Lixin Wang
  • Patent number: 10240216
    Abstract: The present invention relates to fungal strains, which are a member of the genus Penicillium and have antifungal activity, and to cell-free extracts of said strains, culture media obtainable by culturing said strains and extrolites produced by said strains, all of which have fungicidal activity. The present invention further relates to compositions comprising said strains, extracts, culture media and extrolites, and their uses in the agrochemical field and the field of controlling phytopathogenic fungi in particular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Isabella Siepe, Thorsten Jabs, Anja Schueffler, Louis Pergaud Sandjo, Heidrun Anke, Eckhard Thines, Till Opatz
  • Patent number: 10242369
    Abstract: A method and associated system for establishing an agricultural pedigree for at least one agricultural product with integrated farm equipment comprises the steps of: a) Providing an open communication network accessible information storage device adapted to receive input of data relating to at least one of the agricultural product's production, harvesting, distribution, processing and consumption, from at least one and preferably from multiple sources; b) Inputting one or more contemporaneous inputs into the information storage device over time throughout at least the production of the agricultural product, wherein the inputting includes automated contemporaneous uploading of inputs from farm equipment engaged in the production of the agricultural product; c) Storing and said data; and d) Providing access to at least a portion of said data via the open communication network. The method may further include predicting at least one sustainability measurement of the agricultural product utilizing said data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventor: Maris Klavins
  • Patent number: 10241399
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymerizable composition comprising at least one ethylenically unsaturated, polymerizable compound and at least one oxime sulfonate compound of the formula I QAaBbCc??(I) where a is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6, b is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6, and c is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6, where the sum of a+b+c is 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6 where A is a group B is a group C is a group where # denotes the point of attachment to Q; X is S or NR14 and Q, R1, R2, R3 and R14 are as defined in claim 1 and in the description. The present invention also relates to the use of the this composition, to novel oxime sulfonates and the use of the oxime sulfonates as thermal curing promoter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Kunimoto, Kaori Sameshima, Yuki Matsuoka, Hisatoshi Kura
  • Patent number: 10239033
    Abstract: A reactor system (1) having a reactor 3, at least one cooler (5) connected to the reactor (3), at least one pump (7) for circulating at least some of a liquid heat-transfer medium (9), wherein the pump (7) is connected to the reactor (3) and/or the at least one cooler (5), and a container (11) for collecting the liquid heat-transfer medium (9) is provided. The container (11) is connected to the reactor (3) and/or the at least one cooler (5) and is disposed substantially below the reactor (3) and/or the at least one cooler (5). Also provided are exothermic reactions which are conducted in the reactor system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Ulrich Hammon, Thomas Walter
  • Patent number: 10243202
    Abstract: Electrode structures and electrochemical cells are provided. The electrode structures and/or electrochemical cells described herein may include one or more protective layers comprising a polymer layer and/or a gel polymer electrolyte layer. The polymer layer may be formed from the copolymerization of an olefinic monomer comprising at least one electron withdrawing group and an olefinic comonomer comprising at least one electron donating group. Methods for forming polymer layers are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignees: Sion Power Corporation, BASF SE
    Inventors: Sven Fleischmann, Tobias Petsch, Andrea Misske, Ruediger Schmidt, Veronika G. Viner, Bala Sankaran
  • Patent number: 10240100
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel uses of corrosion inhibitors in fuels and lubricants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Jochen Mezger, Maxim Peretolchin, Aaron Flores-Figueroa, Markus Hansch, Ludwig Voelkel, Ivette Garcia Castro, Klaus Muehlbach, Harald Boehnke
  • Patent number: 10240020
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing porous materials, which comprises providing a mixture comprising a composition (A) comprising components suitable to form an organic gel and a solvent mixture (B), reacting the components in the composition (A) in the presence of the solvent mixture (B) to form a gel and drying of the gel, wherein the solvent mixture (B) is a mixture of at least two solvents and the solvent mixture has a Hansen solubility parameter ?H in the range of 3.0 to 5.0 MPa-1, determined using the parameter ?H of each solvent of the solvent mixture (B). The invention further relates to the porous materials which can be obtained in this way and the use of the porous materials as thermal insulation material and in vacuum insulation panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Marc Fricke, Dirk Weinrich
  • Patent number: 10238106
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an agrochemical composition comprising a pesticide and an alkoxylate of the formula (I) as defined below. The invention further relates to said alkoxylate. The invention further relates to a method of preparing said composition by bringing the alkoxylate and the pesticide into contact. Finally, the invention relates to a method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or undesired plant growth and/or undesired insect or mite attack and/or for regulating the growth of plants, wherein said composition is allowed to act on the respective pests, their environment or the crop plants to be protected from the respective pest, on the soil and/or on undesired plants and/or on the crop plants and/or on their environment; and to seed containing said composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Bjorn Thomas Hahn, Rainer Berghaus, Martin Semar, Hans-Christian Raths
  • Publication number: 20190088958
    Abstract: Articles and methods involving protective membranes for electrochemical cells are generally provided. In some embodiments, a composite protective layer comprising particles and a polymeric binder may be disposed on an electroactive material. The particles may be reactive with lithium, may capable of intercalating lithium, and/or may comprise intercalated lithium. In some embodiments, the electroactive material may be in the form of a first electroactive layer, and a second electroactive layer may be disposed on the composite protective layer. Certain embodiments relate to activating a composite protective layer by intercalating lithium into particles within the layer and/or by reacting the particles with lithium metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicants: Sion Power Corporation, BASF SE
    Inventors: Veronika G. Viner, David L. Coleman, Michael G. Laramie, Yuriy V. Mikhaylik, Holger Schneider, Klaus Leitner, Joern Kulisch, Marina Safont-Sempere, Thomas Weiss, Li Qun Ren
  • Publication number: 20190085179
    Abstract: Described is a method of preparing a product comprising an amount of surface modified silver nanowires, the method comprising the following steps: preparing or providing a first surface agent compound having one or more functional groups selected from the group consisting of thiol and amine, for attaching the first surface agent compound to the surface of a silver nanowire, preparing or providing an amount of silver nanowires, attaching said first surface agent compound prepared or provided in step (a) to the surface of said silver nanowires prepared or provided in step (b), so that surface modified silver nanowires result, and optionally (d) adding one or more further constituents and/or conducting one or more further steps so that said product results. Also described are a corresponding product, corresponding uses and a method of coating the surface of an article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Fangfang CHU, Herve DIETSCH, Thomas STURM, Danny SEYFRIED
  • Publication number: 20190084922
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel quaternized ammonium salts of hydrocarbyl epoxides, to the preparation thereof and to the use thereof as a fuel additive and lubricant additive, such as, more particularly, as a detergent additive; for reducing or preventing deposits in the injection systems of direct injection diesel engines, especially in common rail injection systems, for reducing the fuel consumption of direct injection diesel engines, especially of diesel engines with common rail injection systems, and for minimizing power loss in direct injection diesel engines, especially in diesel engines with common rail injection systems; and as an additive for gasoline fuels, especially for operation of DISI engines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Markus Hansch, Harald Boehnke, Wolfgang Grabarse, Hannah Maria Koenig, Arno Lange, Ludwig Voelkel
  • Patent number: 10233272
    Abstract: A process for preparing water-soluble homo- or copolymers comprising (meth)acrylamide by free-radical polymerization of an aqueous solution of monoethylenically unsaturated monomers comprising at least (meth)acrylamide in the presence of at least one stabilizer for prevention of polymer degradation by molecular oxygen. The stabilizer is preferably one selected from the group of sulfur compounds, sterically hindered amines, N-oxides, nitroso compounds, aromatic hydroxyl compounds and ketones, more preferably 2-mercaptobenzothiazole or a salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventor: Björn Langlotz