Patents Assigned to BASF
  • Thermoplastic molding composition
    Patent number: 8716381
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a molding composition for producing a feed container consisting essentially of a copolymer composed of (A) from 5 to 60% by weight of units of the formula (I) (B) from 40 to 95% by weight of units of the formula (II) where the total of the proportions by weight is 100% by weight, based on the copolymer, and where the demolding force of the molding composition is from 1800 to 2800 N.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Claudia Mettlach, Martin Weber, Christian Maletzko, Bernd Trotte
  • Liquid aqueous crop protection formulations
    Patent number: 8716182
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel liquid aqueous plant protection formulation which comprises a) at least one organic plant protectant with a water solubility of less than 5 g/l at 20° C.; b) at least one organic solvent with a water solubility of over 100 g/l at 20° C.; c) at least one organic solvent with a water solubility of from 2 to 100 g/l at 20° C.; d) at least one organic solvent with a water solubility of less than 2 g/l at 20° C.; e) at least one nonionic surfactant; f) at least one anionic surfactant; and g) water. The invention also relates to the use of the plant protection formulation for the treatment of plants and seed, to corresponding methods, and to treated seed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Ulf Schlotterbeck, Claude Taranta, Ralf Lurtz, Jurith Montag
  • Method for producing diisocyanates by gas-phase phosgenation
    Patent number: 8716517
    Abstract: A process for preparing diisocyanates by gas-phase phosgenation starting out from a feed stream comprising the corresponding diamines and a phosgene-comprising feed stream, in which the feed streams are separately converted into the gas phase and preheated to the reaction temperature of the gas-phase phosgenation, wherein the waste heat from a plant for preparing chlorine by heterogeneously catalyzed oxidation of hydrogen chloride by the Deacon process is utilized for this purpose, is proposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Torsten Mattke, Gerhard Olbert, Carsten Knoesche, Heiner Schelling
  • Thermoplastic polyurethane with antistatic properties
    Patent number: 8715799
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antistatic, thermoplastic polyurethane comprising ethylmethylimidazole ethyl sulfate, to a process for production of antistatic, thermoplastic polyurethane comprising ethylmethylimidazole ethyl sulfate, and to the use of ethylmethylimidazole ethyl sulfate for the production of antistatic, thermoplastic polyurethane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Frank Prissok, Frank Schaefer, Gitta Egbers, Ruediger Krech, Carsten Guenther
  • Process for preparing 4-hydroxypyridines
    Patent number: 8716487
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing 4-hydroxypyridines of formula I wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 have the meanings defined in the description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Volker Maywald, Frederik Menges, Uwe Josef Vogelbacher, Michael Rack, Michael Keil, Wassilios Grammenos, Marianna Vrettou-Schultes, Jan Klaas Lohmann, Bernd Mueller, Thorsten Jabs
  • Pigment preparations comprising nonionic surface-active additives
    Patent number: 8716390
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid pigment preparation comprising, each percentage being based on the total weight of the preparation, (A) at least 60% by weight of a pigment component comprising one or more pigments and optionally a filler; (B) 1% by weight to 39% by weight of at least one nonionic water-soluble surface-active additive based on polyethers having an HLB value of greater than 10, (C) 1% by weight to 39% by weight of at least one nonionic surface-active additive based on polyethers having an HLB value of less than 10; (D) 0% by weight to 10% by weight of an additive component comprising at least one further additive, the sum total of the weight fractions not exceeding 100% by weight. The present invention further relates to processes for production thereof and to processes for coloring macromolecular materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Hans Ulrich Reisacher, Uwe Mauthe
  • Doped lead tellurides for thermoelectric applications
    Patent number: 8716589
    Abstract: A p- or n-conductive semiconductor material comprises a compound of the general formula (I) Pb1?(x1+x2+ . . . +xn)A1x1A2x2 . . . AnxnTe1+z??(I) where: in each case independently n is the number of chemical elements different from Pb and Te 1 ppm?x1 . . . xn?0.05 ?0.05?z?0.05 and n?2 A1 . . . An are different from one another and are selected from the group of the elements Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Al, Ga, In, Tl, Si, Ge, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, S, Se, Br, I, Sc, Y, La, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Re, Fe, Ru, Os, Co, Rh, Ir, Ni, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, Au, Zn, Cd, Hg, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu or n=1 A1 is selected from Ti, Zr, Ag, Hf, Cu, Gr, Nb, Ta.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Frank Haass
  • Multicomponent crystalline system of rosuvastatin calcium salt and vanillin
    Patent number: 8716305
    Abstract: A novel solid form of Rosuvastatin comprises as the active ingredient a salt of bis[(E)-7-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-isopropyl-2-[methyl(methylsulfonyl)-amino]pyrimidin-5-yl]-(3R,5S)-3,5-dihydroxyhept-6-enoic acid] and vanillin or vanillin derivatives. The crystal comprising the two components, and minor amounts of water, shows improved properties such as crystallization behavior stability and decreased hydroscopic behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Andreas Hafner, Fritz Blatter, Martin Szelagiewicz, Bernd Siebenhaar
  • Method for evaluating mechanical tests of a coating
    Patent number: 8717440
    Abstract: In a method for evaluating mechanical tests of a coating on a substrate, in a first step a mechanical stress is applied onto the coating, in a second step the substrate having the coating is isothermally clamped, in a third step an infrared photograph is generated of the region in which the mechanical stress is applied onto the coating in the first step, and in a fourth step the infrared photograph is evaluated. A device is arranged for carrying out the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH, BASF AG
    Inventors: Eva Wagner, Thomas Brinz, Thomas Geiger, Jane Lewis, Markus Tiefenbacher, Tobias Burk, Sebastian Koltzenburg, Wolfgang Schrof
  • Prefabricated Wall Assembly Having An Outer Foam Layer
    Publication number: 20140115989
    Abstract: A prefabricated wall assembly receives an exterior covering of a building. The prefabricated wall assembly comprises a frame assembly and an outer foam layer. The outer foam layer is coupled to the frame assembly. The outer foam layer extends from the frame assembly to an exterior surface of the outer foam layer. The exterior surface of the outer foam layer is configured to receive the exterior covering of the building. The outer foam layer comprises a plurality of particles and a binder that define a plurality of pathways. The pathways extend vertically through the prefabricated wall assembly from the top member to the bottom member of the frame assembly for allowing airflow and drainage between the frame assembly and the exterior covering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Basf SE
    Inventors: Michael J. Sievers, Michael J. McNulty, Michael Drewery, Rick Davenport, Mary Poma, Paul J. Fox, Colby A. Swanson
  • FLEXIBLE POLYURETHANE FOAM AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME
    Publication number: 20140121290
    Abstract: A flexible polyurethane foam comprises the reaction product of an isocyanate component and an isocyanate-reactive component in the presence of a blowing agent. The isocyanate component comprises a polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate component and a monomeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate component. The monomeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate component comprises 2,4?-diphenylmethane diisocyanate and 4,4?-diphenylmethane diisocyanate. The flexible polyurethane foam is substantially free of supplemental flame retardant additives and exhibits flame retardance under flammability tests according to California Technical Bulletin 117 regulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Raymond A. Neff, Theodore M. Smiecinski
  • COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING FUNGICIDAL SUBSTITUTED DITHIINES AND FURTHER ACTIVES
    Publication number: 20140121103
    Abstract: The present invention relates to synergistic mixtures comprising at least one compound I and at least one active compound II as defined herein and to the use of these mixtures for combating phytopathogenic fungi, and to seeds coated with at least one such mixture. The invention also relates methods for combating harmful fungi using such mixtures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nadege Boudet, Wassilios Grammenos, Jochen Dietz, Egon Haden, Richard Riggs, Bernd Müller, Jan Klaas Lohmann, Jurith Montag, Ian Robert Craig
  • Plants Having Enhanced Yield-Related Traits and Method for Making the Same
    Publication number: 20140123343
    Abstract: Provided is a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a variant synovial sarcoma translocation (SYT) polypeptide comprising or consisting of any one or more of the following domains: an SNH domain; a Met-rich domain; and a QG-rich domain. Also provided are plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding such a variant SYT polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits compared with control plants. Constructs useful in the method are provided as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science Company GmbH
    Inventors: Valerie Frankard, Marieke Louwers
  • Plants Having Enhanced Yield-Related Traits and Method for Making the Same
    Publication number: 20140123344
    Abstract: Provided is a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression of a nucleic acid encoding a PtMYB12L polypeptide in a plant. Also provided are plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a PtMYB12L polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits compared with control plants. Also provided are PtMYB12L-encoding nucleic acids, and constructs comprising the same, useful in enhancing yield-related traits in plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science Company GmbH
    Inventor: Christophe Reuzeau
  • PROCESS FOR THE ACTIVATION OF A COPPER-, ZINC- AND ZIRCONIUM OXIDE-COMPRISING ADSORPTION COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20140117281
    Abstract: A process for the activation of a copper, zinc and zirconium oxide-comprising adsorption composition for the adsorptive removal of carbon monoxide from substance streams comprising carbon monoxide and at least one olefin wherein: (i) in a first activation step an activation gas mixture comprising the olefin and an inert gas is passed through the adsorption composition; and (ii) in a second activation step the adsorption composition is heated to a temperature in the range from 180 to 300° C. and an inert gas is passed through it, wherein the steps (i) and (ii) can each be performed several times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Guido Henze, Lothar Karrer, David J. Artrip, Heiko Urtel, Stephan Hatscher
  • PROCESS AND INSTALLATION FOR MAKING PROTECTED CATALYST BODIES BY MEANS OF A MOLTEN ORGANIC SUBSTANCE
    Publication number: 20140120005
    Abstract: A process for handling an active catalyst includes introducing a mixture of active catalyst particles and a molten organic substance, which is at a temperature T1, and which sets at a lower temperature T2 so that T2<T1, into a mould. The mould is submerged in a cooling liquid, so as to cool the organic substance down to a temperature T3, where T3?T2. In this fashion, a casting comprising an organic substance matrix in which the active catalyst particles are dispersed, is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicants: BASF NEDERLAND B.V., SASOL TECHNOLOGY (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED
    Inventor: Zofia Anna Brodziak
  • PROCESS FOR MINERAL OIL PRODUCTION USING SURFACTANTS BASED ON ANIONIC ALKYL ALKOXYLATES WHICH HAVE BEEN FORMED FROM GLYCIDYL ETHERS
    Publication number: 20140116689
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a surfactant mixture comprising at least one surfactant of the general formula (I) R1O—(CH2CH(CH2OR2)O)p-(D)n-(B)m-(A)l-(X)k—Y?1/bMb+??(I) where R1, R2, p, D, n, B, m, A, l, X, k, Y?, b, Mb+ are each as defined in the claims and the description. The invention further relates to processes for mineral oil production by means of Winsor type III microemulsion flooding using a surfactant formulation comprising the surfactant mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Christian Bittner, Günter Oetter, Jack Tinsley, Christian Spindler, Gabriela Alvarez-Jürgenson, Sophie Maitro-Vogel
  • PE WAX DISPERSIONS IN THE COATING OF PLASTICS
    Publication number: 20140116294
    Abstract: An aqueous paint formulation having an aqueous basecoat and an aqueous dispersion having an at least partially neutralized ethylene copolymer wax, wherein the ethylene copolymer wax contains as comonomers in copolymerized form (A) 12-40 wt % of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid of formula (I), (B) 60-88 wt % of ethylene, and (C) 0-10 wt % of a further comonomer; or the ethylene copolymer was contains as comonomers in copolymerized form (A?) 5-50 wt % of a comonomer of formula (II), (B?) 50-95 wt % of ethylene, and (C?) 0-20 wt % of a further comonomer; wherein the ethylene copolymer wax comprising the comonomers (A), (B), and optionally (C) has a molecular weight Mw of 10000 to 150000 g/mol, and the ethylene copolymer wax comprising the comonomers (A?), (B?), and optionally (C?) has a molecular weight Mw of 5000 to 40000 g/mol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Szilard CSIHONY, Ivette Garcia Castro, Heike Pfistner, Eva Wagner, Pia Baum, Christian Hubert Weidl
  • PROCESS FOR MINERAL OIL PRODUCTION USING SURFACTANTS AT LEAST COMPRISING A SECONDARY ALKANESULFONATE AS A COSURFACTANT
    Publication number: 20140116690
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a surfactant mixture comprising at least one secondary alkanesulfonate having 14 to 17 carbon atoms of the general formula (I) and at least one anionic surfactant of the general formula (II) where R1, R2, R3, R4, A0, k, X, o, Y, a, b, M are each as defined in the description and the claims. The invention further relates to the use and production thereof, and to aqueous surfactant formulations comprising the surfactant mixture, and to processes for producing mineral oil by means of Winsor type III microemulsion flooding, in which the aqueous surfactant formulation is injected through injection wells into a mineral oil deposit and crude oil is withdrawn through production wells from the deposit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Christian Bittner, Günter Oetter, Jack Tinsley, Christian Spindler, Gabriela Alvarez-Juergenson, Sophie Maitro-Vogel
  • TREATMENT OF SHAPED BODIES COMPRISING COPPER WITH A MIXTURE COMPRISING CHLORINE-FREE ACIDS AND OXIDIZING AGENT
    Publication number: 20140121145
    Abstract: A process for treatment of shaped bodies comprising copper, wherein an aqueous mixture (M) comprising (a.) chlorine-free acids without carboxyl groups, (b.) oxidizing agents, (c.) aqueous solvent and optionally additional additives is contacted with the shaped body. Another characteristic feature of the process is that the aqueous mixture (M) after the etching or pickling additionally comprises (e.) dissolved copper and is separated from the solid. Also encompassed is a process for workup of the aqueous mixture (M) which has been separated and additionally comprises dissolved copper by electrolysis. Further provided are mixtures (MI) comprising (a.) from 10 to 40% by weight of methanesulfonic acid, (b.) from 10 to 20% by weight of hydrogen peroxide and (c.) from 40 to 80% by weight of water, and the use thereof for etching or pickling of shaped bodies comprising copper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Thomas Paasche, Henning Urch