Patents Assigned to BASF
  • Publication number: 20160320489
    Abstract: A target device (110) for use in optical detection of at least one object (112) is disclosed. The target device (110) is adapted for at least one of being integrated into the object (112), being held by the object (112) or being attached to the object (112). The target device (110) has at least one reflective element (114) for reflecting a light beam (118). The target device (110) further has at least one color conversion element (116), the color conversion element (116) being adapted to change at least one spectral property of the light beam (118) during reflecting the light beam (118).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Robert SEND, Ingmar BRUDER, Henrike WONNEBERGER
  • Publication number: 20160321546
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method to determine a formula for a sample color matching a target color, based on an obsolete color formula, based on a given range of tinting bases. According to the proposed method, a color prediction model is used to calculate a distance between respective color parameters of a candidate color formula and the color parameters of the target color, and a genetic algorithm is used to obtain the formula for the sample color out of a population of candidate color formulas, wherein a distance of respective color parameters of a candidate color formula of the population of candidate color formulas to the color parameters of the target color is minimized by the genetic algorithm by iterative steps of mutation/crossing-over and selection of candidate color formulas that fit best to a fitness criterion, until a pre-given stopping criterion is fulfilled which automatically leads to a candidate color formula which is kept as the sample color formula.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: BASF COATINGS GMBH
    Inventors: Benjamin DELESPIERRE, Federic FENOUL, Guido BISCHOFF, Rooger M. SCARBOROUGH, Jiqiong QIU
  • Publication number: 20160319152
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a multicoat paint system on a metallic substrate, in which a basecoat or a plurality of directly successive basecoats are produced directly on a metallic substrate coated with a cured electrocoat, a clearcoat is produced directly on the one basecoat or the uppermost of the plurality of basecoats, and then the one or more basecoats and the clearcoat are jointly cured, and wherein at least one basecoat material used for production of the basecoats comprises at least one aqueous dispersion comprising at least one copolymer, said copolymer being preparable by (i) initially charging an aqueous dispersion of at least one polyurethane, and then (ii) polymerizing a mixture of olefinically unsaturated monomers in the presence of the polyurethane from (i), in which (a) a water-soluble initiator is used, (b) the olefinically unsaturated monomers are metered in such that a concentration of 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: BASF Coatings GmbH
    Inventors: Hardy REUTER, Bernhard STEINMETZ, Matthias BLOHM, Carsten TEICHMANN, Bianca GOEB
  • Publication number: 20160318881
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of the ketone compounds (IA) and their use as intermediates for the preparation of triazole fungicides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: BASF AGRO B.V.
    Inventors: Uwe Josef VOGELBACHER, Joachim GEBHARDT, Michael RACK, Roland GOETZ, Stefan FUELSTER
  • Publication number: 20160319155
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous coating composition comprising at least one aqueous dispersion comprising at least one copolymer (CP), said copolymer (CP) being preparable by (i) initially charging an aqueous dispersion of at least one polyurethane, and then (ii) polymerizing a mixture of olefinically unsaturated monomers in the presence of the polyurethane from (i), in which (a) a water-soluble initiator is used, (b) the olefinically unsaturated monomers are metered in such that a concentration of 6.0% by weight, based on the total amount of olefinically unsaturated monomers used for polymerization, in the reaction solution is not exceeded over the entire reaction time, and (c) the mixture of the olefinically unsaturated monomers comprises at least one polyolefinically unsaturated monomer and at least one linear hydroxy-functional reaction product (R) having an acid number less than 20 mg KOH/g, the preparation of which involves using at least one compound (v) containing two functional groups (v.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: BASF Coatings GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard STEINMETZ, Peggy JANKOWSKI, Nadia LUHMANN, Michael MATURA, Hardy REUTER, Peter HOFFMANN
  • Publication number: 20160319151
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous coating composition comprising at least one aqueous dispersion comprising at least one copolymer (CP), said copolymer (CP) being preparable by (i) initially charging an aqueous dispersion of at least one polyurethane, and then (ii) polymerizing a mixture of olefinically unsaturated monomers in the presence of the polyurethane from (i), in which (a) a water-soluble initiator is used, (b) the olefinically unsaturated monomers are metered in such that a concentration of 6.0% by weight, based on the total amount of olefinically unsaturated monomers used for polymerization, in the reaction solution is not exceeded over the entire reaction time, and (c) the mixture of the olefinically unsaturated monomers comprises at least one polyolefinically unsaturated monomer, at least one linear hydroxy-functional reaction product (R) having an acid number less than 20 mg KOH/g, the preparation of which involves using at least one compound (v) containing two functional groups (v.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: BASF COATINGS GMBH
    Inventors: Bernhard STEINMETZ, Nadia LUHMANN, Peggy JANKOWSKI, Michael MATURA, Hardy REUTER, Peter HOFFMANN
  • Patent number: 9481785
    Abstract: A finely divided, cationic or amphoteric, aqueous polymer dispersion which is obtainable by emulsion polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomers in the presence of a cationic or amphoteric protective colloid, wherein first the cationic or amphoteric protective colloid is prepared by polymerizing a monomer blend in the presence of at least one first polymerization initiator in an organic solvent, and is carried out in a pressurized reactor at a pressure of at least 1720 kPa and at a temperature of at least 150° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Anja Song, Holger Kern, Michele N. Williams-Harry, Petra Arnold, Simone Milazzo
  • Patent number: 9480259
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pyrazolopyran of the general formula I wherein the variables are defined according to the description, including a tautomer, salt, cleavable prodrug, or mixtures thereof, in particular to said pyrazolopyran for use as a medicament and/or an inhibitor of the enzyme serinehydroxymethyltransferase (SHMT). The invention also relates to a process the preparation of a pyrazolopyran of the formula I, to compositions comprising said compound and processes for the preparation of these compositions. Further it relates to use of the pyrazolopyran of formula I as an herbicide as well as to a method of controlling undesired vegetation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Matthias Witschel, Frank Stelzer, Johannes Hutzler, Tao Qu, Thomas Mietzner, Klaus Kreuz, Klaus Grossmann, Raphael Aponte, Hans Wolfgang Hoeffken, Frederick Calo, Thomas Ehrhardt, Anja Simon, Liliana Parra Rapado
  • Patent number: 9484218
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a substantially water-free photoresist stripping composition. Particularly, the present invention relates to a substantially water-free photoresist stripping composition useful in removing the photoresist after ion-implant process, comprising: (a) an amine, (b) an organic solvent A, and (c) a co-solvent, wherein the composition is substantially water-free (<3 wt % H2O). The present invention also provides a process for post-ion implantation stripping by using the composition of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: ChienShin Chen, MeiChin Shen, ChiaHao Chan, Andreas Klipp
  • Patent number: 9481742
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a continuous process for the manufacture of highly-branched homo- or copolymers of C3-C8 ethylenically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid as well as the anhydrides and salts thereof (monomer A) by means of free-radical polymerization of monomer A and optionally water-soluble, monethylenically unsaturated comonomers (monomer B) in an aqueous medium in the presence of at least one water-soluble initiator, wherein the polymerization takes place in at least one tubular reactor segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Christian Schade, Faissal-Ali El-Toufaili, Aaron Flores-Figueroa, Gledison Fonseca, Michaela Heuβler, Christian Schwede, Helmut Witteler
  • Patent number: 9481641
    Abstract: A process for purifying a polycarbodiimide comprising (a) providing a mixture comprising a polycarbodiimide and a carbodiimidization catalyst; (b) separating carbodiimidization catalyst from the polycarbodiimide by subjecting the mixture according to (a) to a first distillation, (c) adding an entrainer to the first bottom product obtained from (b) to obtain a mixture; (d) further separating carbodiimidization catalyst from the polycarbodiimide by subjecting the mixture obtained from (c) to a second distillation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Karl Haeberle, Maria Teresa Hechavarria Fonseca, Lars Rehling, Frank Schaefer, Fatemeh Ahmadnian, Heinrich Bollmann, Markus Bubolz, Carsten Buschmann, Guenter Scholz, Maria Thomas
  • Patent number: 9480968
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing fluid-absorbent cores, comprising mixing a fibrous material and fluid-absorbent polymer particles having low moisture content and low apparent density and pressing the obtained mixture under specific conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Matthias Weismantel, Rüdiger Funk, Ulrich Schröder, Marco Krüger, Sylvia Bertha, John Joseph Louden
  • Patent number: 9480250
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the production of solid solutions of sparingly soluble pesticides, pulverulent products that are obtained by said method and their use for pesticide formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Karl Kolter, Michael Schönherr, Hermann Ascherl, Cedric Dieleman, Torsten Knieriem, Sebastian Koltzenburg, Holger Türk
  • Patent number: 9481719
    Abstract: The present invention relates to repetitive self-assembling precursor proteins, nucleic acid sequences and expression constructs encoding the same, and to methods for recombinant production of peptides using such precursor proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Daniel Hümmerich, Burghard Liebmann, Marcus Fehr, Carsten Schwalb, Heike Brüser
  • Patent number: 9481763
    Abstract: In a method of preparing polyalkyleneimines from alkyleneimines in the presence of a liquid solvent, and a catalyst, the preparing is effected semi-discontinuously in one reaction container. The preparing is optionally effected in the presence of further additives. Polyalkyleneimines obtained by such methods and formulations thereof likewise form part of the subject matter of the invention, especially those having a low proportion of chloride-containing compounds. Such polyalkyleneimines have uses in the field of medical technology, printing media, wastewater treatment, surface treatment, cosmetics, laundry detergents, biotechnology, packaging, electronics, paper, building construction chemistry, textiles, chromatography, ion exchangers, oil industry, ceramics, glass, membrane technology, catalysts, electroplating, biocides or wood protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Stephan Hueffer, Andreas Kramer, Frank Dietsche
  • Publication number: 20160309713
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising dicamba and a drift control agent, wherein the drift control agent comprises at least one fatty alcohol. The present invention further relates to a method for preparing a tank mix and to a method of plant, seed and/or soil treatment. The present invention also relates to the use of at least one fatty alcohol for reducing the wind drift of a composition comprising a pesticide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Terrance CANNAN, Maarten STAAL
  • Publication number: 20160312154
    Abstract: The current invention is directed towards mixtures of compounds, comprising (A) in the range of from 93 to 97% by weight compound of general formula (I) (B) in the range of from 3 to 6.5% by weight compound of general formula (II) (C) in the range of from 0.2 to 0.5% by weight compound of general formula (III) wherein the integers are defined as follows: R1 is —(CH2)nCH3, R2 is —(CH2)n+2CH3, R3 is —(CH2)n+1CH(CH3)2, R4 is —(CH2)n?1CH(CH3)2 G1 selected from monosaccharides with 4 to 6 carbon atoms, x in the range of from 1.1 to 10, n is a number in the range of from 1 to 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Frederic; BAUER, Rainer ESKUCHEN, Jürgen TROPSCH
  • Publication number: 20160312036
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solventborne primer surfacer which comprises at least one additive preparable by reacting at least one alpha,omega-hydroxy-functionalized oligoester which possesses an OH number of 30 to 160 mg KOH/g, a theoretical carbon-carbon double bond content of 1 to 2.5 mmol/g, a number-average molecular weight of 1000 to 3000 g/mol, and a weight-average molecular weight of 2800 to 10 000 g/mol, and at least one alkoxysilane which possesses an OH-reactive functional group, the sum of the weight percentage fractions of all additives of the invention being 0.5 to 10 wt %, based on the total amount of the solventborne primer surfacer. The present invention further relates to a process for producing multicoat paint systems, and to multicoat paint systems producible by means of said process. The invention further relates to the use of the additive identified above in solventborne primer surfacers for improving adhesion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: BASF COATINGS GMBH
    Inventors: Audree ANDERSEN, Cathrin CORTEN, Manuela NIEMEIER, Frederik FOELLING, Simone HESENER, Nicole FREITAG, Stefanie BOSHE-PLOIS
  • Publication number: 20160311203
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a biodegradable polymer mixture comprising: i) from 55 to 90% by weight, based on components i and ii, of a polyglycolic acid (PGA) and ii) from 10 to 45% by weight, based on components i and ii, of at least one bio-degradable polyester formed from aliphatic or from aliphatic and aromatic di-carboxylic acids and from aliphatic diols. The invention further relates to single-or multilayer foils comprising these polymer mixtures, and to the use of the foils for food-or-drink packaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Motonori YAMAMOTO, Siomon A. GRUENER, Maximilian LEHENMEIER
  • Publication number: 20160314883
    Abstract: Use of a composition (A) having a pH of at least 8 at 25° C. containing at least 50 wt.-% x of water or a water containing solvent mixture, at least 0.1 mol/m3 of at least one water x soluble silicate, optionally at least one molybdate, optionally at least one phosphonate, optionally at least one azole, optionally at least one additional freezing point depressing salt, optionally at least one phosphate, and optionally at least one nitrate, as heat carrier medium for magnetocaloric materials of formula (I) (AyB1?y)2+uCwDxEz (I) where: A is Mn or Co, B is Fe, Cr or Ni, C is Ge, As or Si, D is different from C and is selected from P, B, Se, Ge, Ga, Si, Sn, N, As and Sb, E may be same or different from C and D and is selected from P, B, Se, Ge, Ga, Si, Sn, N, As and Sb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Kerstin SCHIERLE-ARNDT, Fabian SEELER, Markus SCHWIND, Jerome FRANCOIS