Patents Assigned to BASF
  • Process for obtaining acrylic acid
    Patent number: 9458080
    Abstract: A process for obtaining acrylic acid, comprising (a) providing a liquid stream S7 comprising acetic acid and acrylic acid, where the molar ratio of acetic acid to acrylic acid in stream S7 is greater than 1:1, (b-1) crystallizing a portion of the acetic acid present in stream S7 to obtain solid crystallized acetic acid in its mother liquor, (b-2) separating the mother liquor from the acetic acid crystallized in (b-1) to obtain the solid crystallized acetic acid and a liquid stream S8 comprising acrylic acid and acetic acid, (c) separating stream S8 into at least one stream S10 depleted of acrylic acid compared to S8 and a stream S11 enriched in acrylic acid compared to S8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nicolai Tonio Woerz, Lukas Schulz, Tim Blaschke, Marco Hartmann, Feelly Ruether, Yan Li
  • Post chemical-mechanical-polishing (post-CMP) cleaning composition comprising a specific sulfur-containing compound and a sugar alcohol or a polycarboxylic acid
    Patent number: 9458415
    Abstract: A post chemical-mechanical-polishing (post-CMP) cleaning composition comprising: (A) at least one compound comprising at least one thiol (—SH), thioether (—SR1) or thiocarbonyl (>C?S) group, wherein R1 is alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl or arylalkyl, (B) at least one sugar alcohol which contains at least three hydroxyl (—OH) groups and does not comprise any carboxylic acid (—COOH) or carboxylate (—COO—) groups, and (C) an aqueous medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Yuzhuo Li, Shyam Sundar Venkataraman, Mingjie Zhong
  • Fatty acid desaturases, elongases, elongation components and uses thereof
    Patent number: 9458477
    Abstract: The invention provides isolated nucleic acid molecules which encode a fatty acid desaturase, KCS, KCR, DH and ECR from Nannochloropsis oculata. The invention also provides recombinant expression vectors containing desaturase, KCS, KCR, DH and ECR nucleic acid molecules, host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced, and methods for large-scale production of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs), e.g., ARA, EPA and DHA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: BASF Plant Science Company GmbH
    Inventors: Toralf Senger, Jörg Bauer, Laurent Marty
  • POLYURETHANE SEALANT
    Publication number: 20160280837
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a polyurethane sealant, which comprises mixing (a) polyisocyanate, (b) polyetherpolyols, (c) aliphatic, exclusively amine initiated alkoxylation products having an OH-number of 400 to 1000 mg KOH/g and a functionality of 4, (d) blowing agents and optionally (e) chain extenders and/or crosslinking agents, (f) catalysts and (g) auxiliaries and/or additives to give a reaction mixture and reacting the reaction mixture to give the polyurethane sealant. The present invention further relates to a cast in place polyurethane sealant, obtained according to a process according to the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: YueXia FENG, Cheun Gwo CHEN, Andreas EMGE, Jia Liang DI
  • TIN-CONTAINING ZEOLITIC MATERIAL HAVING A BEA FRAMEWORK STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20160279621
    Abstract: A process for preparing a tin-containing zeolitic material having a BEA framework structure comprising providing a zeolitic material having a BEA framework structure having vacant tetrahedral framework sites, providing a tin-ion source in solid form, incorporating tin into the zeolitic material via solid-state ion exchange, calcining the zeolitic material, and treating the calcined zeolitic material with an aqueous solution having a pH of at most 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Andrei-Nicolae PARVULESCU, Ulrich MÜLLER, Joaquim H. TELES, Nicolas VAUTRAVERS, George UHL, Ive HERMANS, Patrick WOLF, Ceri HAMMOND
  • AQUEOUS DIP-COATING COMPOSITION FOR ELECTROCONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATES, COMPRISING BOTH DISSOLVED AND UNDISSOLVED BISMUTH
    Publication number: 20160280935
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous coating composition (A) having a pH in a range from 4.0 to 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicants: BASF Coatings GmbH, HENKEL AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Franz-Adolf CZIKA, Klaus LEPA, Kristof WAPNER
  • Cosmetic Products
    Publication number: 20160279041
    Abstract: The invention relates to oil concentrates with liquid anionic surfactants selected from the group of the alk(en)yl polyglycol ether citrates and with nonionic surfactants, suitable for producing cosmetic cleansing compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Matthias Hloucha, Esther Kuesters, Jasmin Schorb, Claus Nieendick, Mirella Winzek, Stephanie Seidler
  • RASPBERRY-TYPE METAL OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURES COATED WITH CEO2 NANOPARTICLES FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL PLANARIZATION (CMP)
    Publication number: 20160280963
    Abstract: Raspberry-type coated particles comprising a core selected from the group consisting of metal oxides of Si, Ti, Zr, Al, Zn and mixtures thereof with a core size of from 20 to 100 nm wherein the core is coated with CeO2 particles having a particle size below 10 nm; process for preparing raspberry type coated particles comprising the steps of i) providing a mixture containing a) core particles selected from the group of metal oxides of Si, Ti, Zr, Al, Zn and mixtures thereof, with a particle size of from 20 to 100 nm, b) a water soluble Ce-salt and c) water, ii) adding an organic or inorganic base to the mixture of step i) at temperatures of from 10 to 90° C. and iii) aging the mixture at temperatures of from 10 to 90° C.; and polishing agents containing the particles and their use for polishing surfaces (FIG. 1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Zhihua ZHANG, Vaibhav DALVI, Bir Darbar MEHTA, Andreas FECHTENKOETTER, Yuzhuo LI, Michael LAUTER
  • NOVEL COLOR CONVERTER
    Publication number: 20160284947
    Abstract: Color converter comprising at least one polymer and at least one organic fluorescent dye comprising at least one structural unit of the formula (I) where the structural unit may be mono- or polysubstituted by identical or different substituents and where one or more CH groups of the six-membered ring of the benzimidazole structure shown may be replaced by nitrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Martin KOENEMANN, Gerhard WAGENBLAST, Robert SEND, Sorin IVANOVICI, Gerardus DEKEYZER
  • Aqueous composition comprising dicamba and a drift control agent
    Patent number: 9451767
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous composition comprising dicamba and a drift control agent; to a method for preparing a tank mix, which comprises the step of contacting water and said composition, and optionally further pesticides; to a method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or undesired vegetation and/or unde-sired 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 undesired plants and/or the crop plants and/or their environment; and finally to a use of the alkoxylate of the formula (I) as defined below for reducing the wind drift of an aqueous composition comprising a pesticide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Marc Nolte, Wen Xu, Steven Bowe, Maarten Staal, Terrance M. Cannan
  • Coating compositions for security elements and holograms
    Patent number: 9453132
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating composition, comprising shaped transition metal, especially silver, particles and a binder, wherein the ratio of pigment to binder is such that the resulting coating shows an angle dependent color change. When the coating compositions of the present invention are used in coating a hologram the obtained products show a an angle dependent color change (flip/flop effect), different colors in reflection and transmission, an extremely bright OVD image and extremely strong rainbow effect, high purity and contrast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nikolay A. Grigorenko, Michelle Richert
  • Dehalogenases, nucleic acids encoding them and methods for making and using them
    Patent number: 9453211
    Abstract: The invention relates to haloalkane dehalogenases and to polynucleotides encoding the haloalkane dehalogenases. In addition methods of designing new dehalogenases and method of use thereof are also provided. The dehalogenases have increased activity and stability at increased pH and temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: BASF Enzymes LLC
    Inventors: Jay M. Short, Toby Richardson, Dan E. Robertson, Kevin A. Gray
  • Ethers of bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexanes
    Patent number: 9452962
    Abstract: The present invention relates to ethers of 1,2-, 1,3- and 1,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexanes, to the preparation of such ethers and also to the use of such ethers as fragrances and as formulation auxiliaries in fragrance-comprising preparations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Ralf Pelzer, Roland Merten, Markus Christian Biel, Pierre Fournier
  • Emissions treatment system with lean NOx trap
    Patent number: 9453443
    Abstract: Systems and methods for abating NOx in an exhaust stream are provided. System using a lean NOx trap, an air injector and optional catalysts and filters are described. The emissions treatment system is advantageously used for the treatment of exhaust streams from diesel engines and lean burn gasoline engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Sanath V. Kumar, Stanley A. Roth
  • Crystalline modification of fipronil
    Patent number: 9451772
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel crystalline modification of fipronil, to a process for the preparation of the same, to pesticidal and parasiticidal mixtures and compositions comprising said crystalline modification and to their use for combating pests and parasites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Heidi Emilia Saxell, Peter Erk, Claude Taranta, Thomas Kroehl, Gerhard Cox, Martin Sukopp, Stefan Scherer, Antti Ojala, Gautam R. Desiraju, Rahul Banerjee, Prashant M. Bhatt
  • ORGANIC-INORGANIC HYBRID THIN FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160276241
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic-inorganic hybrid thin film and a method for preparing the same and more specifically to an organic-inorganic hybrid thin film including a stable new functional group and a method for preparing the organic-inorganic hybrid thin film that is formed by the molecular layer deposition method alternately using inorganic precursor and organic precursor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicants: BASF Coatings GmbH, IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
    Inventors: Myung Mo SUNG, Kyu Seok HAN
  • FUNGAL RESISTANT PLANTS EXPRESSING CASAR
    Publication number: 20160272996
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of increasing resistance against fungal pathogens of the order Pucciniales, preferably the family Phacopsoraceae, in plants and/or plant cells. This is achieved by increasing the expression of a CASAR 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 order Pucciniales, preferably the family Phacopsoraceae, and to recombinant expression vectors comprising a sequence that is identical or homologous to a sequence encoding a CASAR protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBH
    Inventors: Holger Schultheiss, Nadine Tresch, Ralf Flachmann
  • TEMPERATURE-STABLE SOFT-MAGNETIC POWDER
    Publication number: 20160276078
    Abstract: The invention relates to a soft-magnetic powder coated with a silicon based coating, wherein the silicon based coating comprises at least one of the following fluorine containing compositions: a) a fluorine containing composition of formula (I) Si1-0,25aM1aO2-0,5bFb??(I) wherein a is in the range of 0.015 to 0.52, b is in the range of 0.015 to 0.52, M1 is H, K, Rb, Cs or NR14, wherein each R1 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1-6 alkyl, phenyl and benzyl; or b) a fluorine containing composition of formula (II) Si1-0,75cM2cO2-0,5dFd??(II) wherein c is in the range of 0.005 to 0.17, d is in the range of 0.015 to 0.52, M2 is B or Al; or c) a fluorine containing composition of formula (III) Si1-1,25ePeO2-0,5fFf??(III) wherein e is in the range of 0.003 to 0.10, f is in the range of 0.015 to 0.52.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: SANDRO PAGANO, Jae Hyung HWANG, Ralf LIEBSCHER, Frank PRECHTL, Oliver KOCH, Otto WATZENBERGER, Volker KLOCK
  • CROSSFLOW TRAY FOR A MASS TRANSFER COLUMN, MASS TRANSFER COLUMN AND USE OF THE MASS TRANSFER COLUMN
    Publication number: 20160271516
    Abstract: The invention relates to a crossflow tray for a mass transfer column (27) in which a gas is conducted in countercurrent to a liquid, the crossflow tray (1) having passage orifices (3) for the gas and at least two downcomers (5), the downcomers (5) projecting beyond the top surface of the crossflow tray (1) and a collecting cup (13) being disposed beneath each downcomer (5). The downcomer (5) projects into the collecting cup (13), the minimum horizontal cross-sectional area of the collecting cup (13) is 1.2 to 4 times greater than the horizontal cross-sectional area of the downcomer (5) at the outlet, and the collecting cup (13) has a circumferential wall (15) having an overflow (19). The invention further relates to a mass transfer column comprising the crossflow trays and to a use of the mass transfer column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Tim BLASCHKE, Ulrich CREMER, Ulrich HAMMON
  • USE OF SPECIFIC DERIVATIVES OF QUATERNIZED NITROGEN COMPOUNDS AS ADDITIVES IN FUELS AND LUBRICANTS
    Publication number: 20160272911
    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: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Markus HANSCH, Harald BOEHNKE, Wolfgang GRABARSE, Ludwig VOELKEL, Maxim PERETOLCHIN