Patents Assigned to BASF
  • Oxidative dehydrogenation of methanol to formaldehyde over silver-containing knits
    Patent number: 8569546
    Abstract: In a process for producing C1-C10 aldehydes by oxidative dehydrogenation of C1-C10 alcohols over a shaped catalyst body obtainable by three-dimensional shaping and/or arranging in space of silver-containing fibers and/or threads, the average diameter or the average diagonal length of an essentially rectangular or square cross section of these silver-containing fibers and/or threads is in the range from 30 ?m to 200 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Christian Baltes, Grigorios Kolios, Peter Resch, Ulrike Wegerle, Torsten Mäurer
  • Additive mixtures for styrenic polymers
    Patent number: 8569405
    Abstract: The invention describes a process for reducing the amount of saturated or unsaturated monomers and oligomers during production and processing of styrenic polymers comprising a mixture of at least two components selected from the group consisting of a) phenol thioethers, b) phenol acrylates, c) 3-arylbenzofuran-2-ones and d) 1,1-di-substituted ethylenes or tri-substituted ethylenes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Alex Wegmann, Sunghee Kim, Michèle Gerster
  • Internal and external donor compounds for olefin polymerization catalysts II
    Patent number: 8569195
    Abstract: The present invention relates to catalyst systems containing solid catalyst components comprising titanium, magnesium, halogen and an internal electron donor compound having at least one ether group and at least one ketone group; organoaluminum compounds and alkyl benzoate derivatives as external electron donors. The present invention also relates to methods of making the catalyst systems, and methods of polymerizing or copolymerizing alpha-olefins using the catalyst systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventor: Main Chang
  • Semiconductor materials and methods of preparation and use thereof
    Patent number: 8569501
    Abstract: Disclosed are new semiconductor materials prepared from dimeric perylene compounds. Such compounds can exhibit high n-type carrier mobility and/or good current modulation characteristics. In addition, the compounds of the present teachings can possess certain processing advantages such as solution-processability and/or good stability at ambient conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignees: BASF SE, Polyera Corporation
    Inventors: Antonio Facchetti, Zhihua Chen, Florian Doetz, Marcel Kastler, Tobin J. Marks, He Yan, Yan Zheng
  • Coating agents having high scratch resistance and weathering stability
    Patent number: 8569438
    Abstract: Disclosed are coating compositions comprising (a) at least one hydroxyl-containing compound (A), (b) at least one compound (B) having isocyanate groups, and (c) at least one catalyst (D) for the crosslinking of silane groups, said catalyst (D) comprising phosphorus. It is an aspect of the disclosed coating compositions that (i) one or more constituents of the coating composition contain hydrolyzable silane groups and (ii) the coating composition can be finally cured to a coating which has statistically distributed regions of an Si—O—Si network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbH
    Inventors: Matthijs Groenewolt, Andreas Poppe, Guenter Klein, Manuela Niemeier, Elke Westhoff, Wilfried Stuebbe, Simone Hesener
  • Diesel oxidation catalyst composites
    Patent number: 8568674
    Abstract: Oxidation catalyst composites for the treatment of exhaust gas emissions, such as the abatement of unburned hydrocarbons (HC), and carbon monoxide (CO) and the oxidation of NO to NO2 are disclosed The catalyst composites comprise two washcoat layers containing two different compositions of platinum group metals to optimize the NO2 exiting the catalyst composite. The key to improvement in NO oxidation is to have one catalyst layer that contains Pt while being substantially free of Pd. Methods and systems utilizing the catalyst composites are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Shiang Sung, Stanley A. Roth, Claudia Wendt, Susanne Stiebels, Helke Doering
  • Biodegradable material composed of a polymer comprising a porous metal-organic framework
    Patent number: 8569407
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a biodegradable material in the form of a foil or a film, where the material comprises a polymer comprising at least one porous metal-organic framework and the at least one porous metal-organic framework comprises at least one at least bidentate organic compound coordinated to at least one metal ion. The invention further relates to food packaging comprising such a material and also its use for the packaging of foods and the use of a porous metal-organic framework for the absorption of ethene in food packaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Emi Leung, Ulrich Müller, Jan Kurt Walter Sandler, Gabriel Skupin, Motonori Yamamoto, Antje Van der Net
  • Method of passivating metallic surfaces by means of copolymers having phosphoric acid and/or phosphonic acid groups
    Patent number: 8568522
    Abstract: Process for passivating metallic surfaces, and a preparation suitable for implementing the process, comprising at least water, an acid, and a copolymer of functionalized (meth)acrylic esters, monomers containing phosphoric and/or phosphonic acid groups, monomers having COOH groups, and, if appropriate, further monomers. Copolymer which comprises said monomers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Frank Klippel, Alexander Göthlich, Gunnar Schornick, Dietrich Fehringer, Thomas Heidenfelder, Helmut Witteler, Walter Bertkau
  • Ultrathin fluid-absorbent cores
    Patent number: 8569569
    Abstract: The present invention relates to ultrathin fluid-absorbent cores comprising a substrate layer, water-absorbent polymer particles and an adhesive, wherein the wet SAP shake out of water-absorbent polymer particles out of the fluid-absorbent core is less than 10% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Xiaomin Zhang, Olaf Hoeller, Kathleen Goebel
  • Pharmaceutical formulation for the production of rapidly disintegrating tablets
    Patent number: 8568780
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical formulation in the form of compacts comprising A) an agglomerated excipient content composed of a1) 60-97% by weight of sugar or sugar alcohols, a2) 1-25% by weight of a disintegrant, selected from the group consisting of crospovidone, croscarmellose, sodium carboxymethylstarch and L-hydroxypropylcellulose, a3) 1-15% by weight of water-insoluble, film-forming polymers a4) 0-15% by weight of water-soluble polymers and a5) 0-15% by weight of further pharmaceutically customary excipients, the total of the components a1) to a5) being 100% by weight, B) at least one active ingredient, C) 0 to 10% by weight, based on the total amount of A) to D), of a lubricant or mold release agent, and D), if appropriate, further pharmaceutical excipients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Karl Kolter, Michael Schönherr, Silke Gebert, Kathrin Meyer-Böhm, Angelika Maschke
  • Terrylene and quaterrylene derivatives
    Patent number: 8569500
    Abstract: A process for preparing a rylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride, or a salt thereof having application formula Ib by subjecting a rylenetetracarboximide of application formula II to a hydrolysis under alkaline conditions in the presence of a polar organic solvent and removing the rylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride Ib from any rylenetetracarboxylic monoimide monoanhydride of application formula Ia which is formed to form the rylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride, or the salt thereof having formula Ib; or hydrolyzing the rylenetetracarboximide of application formula II under conditions that form the compound of application formula Ib and substantially no rylenetetracarboxylic monoimide monoanhydride of application formula Ia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Neil Gregory Pschirer, Jianqiang Qu, Martin Koenemann
  • Palladium-supported catalyst composites
    Patent number: 8568675
    Abstract: Provided are catalyst composites that can be used in methods for treating exhaust gas from internal combustion engines, including diesel and gasoline engines, systems including such catalyst composites and methods of using the catalyst composites to treat internal combustion engine exhaust. The catalyst composites may provide diesel oxidation catalysts and three-way catalysts. A catalyst composite is provided which a catalytic material on a carrier, the catalytic material including a palladium component dispersed on a first support comprising at least 60% by weight of a zirconia component, and one or more rare earth oxides selected from the group consisting of lanthana, neodymia, praseodymia, yttria, the first support optionally containing no more than 15% by weight ceria, and being free of alumina. Layered catalyst composites having one or more washcoats on the carrier are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Michel Deeba, Tian Luo, Josephine Ramos
  • P/S-TM-comprising zeolites for decomposition of NO
    Patent number: 8568677
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a zeolite catalyst comprising at least one transition metal and in addition sulfur and/or phosphorus atoms for reducing the content of nitrogen oxides in a gas, and also to a process for reducing the content of nitrogen oxides in a gas by bringing this gas into contact with such a zeolite catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Stephan Deuerlein, Tobias Rosendahl
  • PROCESS FOR PREPARING BRANCHED ALCOHOLS
    Publication number: 20130281696
    Abstract: Process for preparing branched alcohols of the general formula (I) where the groups R1 are different or identical and selected from C2-C3-alkyl, linear or branched, using at least one alcohol of the formula (II) R1—CH2—CH2—OH??(II) in homogeneous phase in the presence of at least one base, wherein at least one Ru(II)-containing complex compound is used in which the Ru(II) has at least one ligand L1 which is at least bidentate, where at least one coordination site of L1 is a nitrogen atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Thomas SCHAUB, Pepa Dimitrova, Rocco Paciello, Frederic Bauer
  • FOUNTAIN SOLUTION AND FOUNTAIN SOLUTION CONCENTRATES
    Publication number: 20130280499
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fountain solution concentrate for offset printing comprising tert.-amyl alcohol. The present invention also refers to a fountain solution obtained by the addition of water to the fountain solution concentrate. Another aspect of the present invention is a method for offset printing wherein a fountain solution according to the present invention is applied to the image plate to desensitize the non-image areas of the image plate and the printed media obtainable thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Kanno, Yoshihisa Fujii, Motoyuki Setoguchi, Masahiko Shinnishi
  • ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES FABRICATED FROM SULFONATED POLYPHENYLENESULFONES
    Publication number: 20130277318
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to ultrafiltration membranes comprising a membrane substrate layer (S) based on a sulfonated polyaryleneethersulfone polymer and to a method for their preparation. Furthermore, the present invention is directed to ultrafiltration processes making use of said membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicants: National University of Singapore, BASF SE
    Inventors: Martin Weber, Christian Maletzko, Natalia Widjojo, Peishan Zhong, Tai-Shung Chung
  • USE OF ADDITIVES WITH DETERGENT ACTION FOR FURTHER INCREASING THE CETANE NUMBER OF FUEL OILS
    Publication number: 20130276362
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of additives with detergent action selected from: (i) compounds with moieties derived from succinic anhydride and having hydroxyl and/or amino and/or amido and/or imido groups; (ii) nitrogen compounds quaternized in an acid-free manner, obtainable by addition of a compound comprising an oxygen- or nitrogen-containing group reactive with an anhydride and additionally a quaternizable amino group onto a polycarboxylic anhydride compound and subsequent quaternization; (iii) polytetrahydrobenzoxazines and bistetrahydrobenzoxazines for further increasing the cetane number of fuel oils which comprise cetane number improvers; furthermore, it relates to a fuel additive concentrate consisting of additives (i) to (iii), cetane number improvers, organic diluents or solvents and possibly customary co-additives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventor: Harald BOEHNKE
  • PROCESS FOR PREPARING POLYURETHANE-POLYACRYLATE HYBRID DISPERSIONS
    Publication number: 20130281636
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new process for preparing polyurethane-polyacrylate hybrid dispersions, and to the resulting dispersions and their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Jens Hartig, Manfred Dargatz, Maria Teresa Hechavarria Fonseca, Bas Lohmeijer
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR APPLYING LIQUID REACTION MIXTURES TO A COVER LAYER
    Publication number: 20130280538
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for applying liquid reaction mixtures to a cover layer, the cover layer being moved continuously and the liquid reaction mixture being applied to the cover layer, the device consisting of at least one pipe (a) which is preferably immovably arranged and which is provided with openings (b) in the direction of the cover layer, and which is mounted above the cover layer parallel to the cover layer plane and at a right angle to the direction of motion of the cover layer, the outer openings being located on the side of the pipe that is above the edge of the cover layer, at an angle of 1 to 50° in the direction of the edge of the cover layer. The invention further relates to the use of said device to produce composite elements and to apply liquid reaction mixtures to a cover layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Michael Thater, Ansgar Schmit
  • 2-[1-cyanopropyl)carbamoyl]-5-chloromethyl nicotinic acids and the use thereof in manufacturing herbicidal imidazolinones
    Patent number: 8563734
    Abstract: 2-[(1-cyanopropyl)carbamoyl]-5-chloromethyl nicotinic acids of formula (I) where Z is hydrogen or halogen; Z1 is hydrogen, halogen, cyano or nitro; R1 is C1-C4 alkyl; R2 is C1-C4 alkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl or R1 and R2, when taken together with the atom to which they are attached, represent a C3-C6 cycloalkyl group optionally substituted with methyl, and R3 is hydrogen or a cation preferably selected from the group consisting of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, manganese, copper, iron, zinc, cobalt, lead, silver, nickel, ammonium and organic ammonium; are useful intermediates for the synthesis of herbicidal imidazolinones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Frederik Menges, Joachim Gebhardt, Michael Rack, Michael Keil, Rodney F. Klima, David Cortes, Robert Leicht, Helmut Zech, Jochen Schröder