Patents Assigned to BASF
  • EMULSIONS CONTAINING POLYMERIC CATIONIC EMULSIFIERS, SUBSTANCE AND PROCESS
    Publication number: 20130123372
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to stable emulsions comprising oils and a polymeric cationic emulsifier, the process to obtain said emulsions and the use of said emulsions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventor: BASF SE
  • SILVER VANADIUM PHOSPHATES
    Publication number: 20130123517
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel silver vanadium phosphates, catalysts based on these silver vanadium phosphates and the use of these catalysts for carrying out organic reactions in the gas phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Andrey Karpov, Cornelia Katharina Dobner, Frank Rosowski, Patrick Hubach, Robert Glaum, Stephan Schunk, Gerhard Cox
  • POLYURETHANE SPRAYING SYSTEM USED TO MINIMIZE EMISSIONS OF A POLYISOCYANATE
    Publication number: 20130119152
    Abstract: A polyurethane spraying system minimizes emissions of a polyisocyanate while spraying a mixture of a polyisocyanate and a resin composition onto a surface. The system includes a first reactant supply tank including the resin composition. The system also includes a second reactant supply tank including the polyisocyanate. The system further includes a non-gaseous pump that is coupled with the first and second reactant supply tanks, a mixing apparatus that is coupled with the first and second reactant supply tanks for mixing the resin composition and the polyisocyanate prior to spraying, and a particular spray nozzle that is coupled with the mixing apparatus. The polyurethane spraying system produces less than 50 parts of the polyisocyanate per one billion parts of air according to the NIOSH 5521 Impingement Method while spraying the mixture onto the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventor: BASF SE
  • METAL FREE BLEACHING COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20130117941
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a composition comprising specific a-amino-ketones, H2O2, a H2O2 precursor or a peracid and optionally an activator as a bleaching mixture for textile materials or dishes either manually or in an automatic washing machine or dish washer. Further aspects of the invention are the composition comprising specific a-aminoketones and H2O2, a H2O2 precursor or a peracid and a process for bleaching of stains or of soiling on textile materials or dishes in the context of a washing process either manually or in an automatic washing machine or dish washer. Also aspects of the invention are detergent formulations comprising such a composition and novel compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Markus Frey, Hauke Rohwer, Frédérique Wendeborn, Menno Hazenkamp
  • Use Of Polyether-Based And Vinyl Monomer-Based Copolymers As Binders For Dosing Forms Comprising Solid Active Ingredients
    Publication number: 20130123373
    Abstract: The use of water-soluble or water-dispersible copolymers which are obtained by free radical-initiated polymerization of a mixture of i) 30 to 80% by weight N-vinyllactam, ii) 10 to 50% by weight vinylacetate and iii) 10 to 50% by weight of a polyether, with the proviso that the total of i), ii) and iii) is equal to 100% by weight, as binders for producing solid active ingredient-containing dosage forms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2013
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventor: BASF SE
  • Method for producing tetraethylenepentamine
    Patent number: 8440852
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing tetraethylenepentamine (TEPA) by hydrogenation of diethylenetriaminediacetonitrile (DETDN) over a catalyst. If appropriate, DETDN can also be present as a constituent of an amino nitrile mixture which additionally comprises diethylenetriaminemonoacetonitrile (DETMN).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Kirsten Dahmen, Alfred Oftring, Randolf Hugo, Thilo Hahn, Katrin Baumann, Johann-Peter Melder
  • Olefin isomerization and metathesis catalyst
    Patent number: 8440874
    Abstract: A process for the production of propylene, the process including: contacting ethylene and a hydrocarbon stream comprising 1-butene and 2-butene with a bifunctional isomerization-metathesis catalyst to concurrently isomerizes 1-butene to 2-butene and to form a metathesis product comprising propylene; wherein the bifunctional isomerization-metathesis catalyst comprises: a catalyst compound may include at least one element selected from tungsten, tantalum, niobium, molybdenum, nickel, palladium, osmium, iridium, rhodium, vanadium, ruthenium, and rhenium for providing metathesis activity on a support comprising at least one element from Group IA, IIA, IIB, and IIIA of the Periodic Table of the Elements; wherein an exposed surface area of the support provides both isomerization activity for the isomerization of 1-butene to 2-butene; and reactive sites for the adsorption of catalyst compound poisons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignees: Lummus Technology Inc., BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Bala Ramachandran, Sukwon Choi, Robert J. Gartside, Shane Kleindienst, Wolfgang Ruettinger, Saeed Alerasool
  • Light emitting Cu (I) complexes
    Patent number: 8440826
    Abstract: Electroneutral metal complexes of the formula I L Cu A??(I) wherein L stands for an, especially bidentate, neutral ligand and A stands for an, especially bidentate, monoanionic ligand binding to Cu by at least one heteroatom selected from N, P, S; or wherein the ligands L and A with the above features are interconnected by at least one chemical bond to form one common tetradentate ligand; or protonated or alkylated forms or salts thereof show good light emitting efficiency in electroluminescent applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Luisa De Cola, Yinghui Sun, Roger Prétôt, Doris Schwarzenbach, Oliver Schwarzenbach, Stefanie Schwarzenbach
  • Coated polyoxymethylenes
    Patent number: 8440300
    Abstract: Coated polyoxymethylene moldings comprising at least one polyoxymethylene homo- or copolymer A), and also, if appropriate, further additives B), which has been coated on the surface with at least one binder C) and one formaldehyde scavenger D), wherein the binder C) used comprises a polyalkylene oxide C1 or a polyvinyl ester C2 or a graft polymer C3 composed of C1 and C2 or a mixture of these, and the formaldehyde scavenger D) used comprises at least one hydrazide compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Karthikeyan Sharavanan, Jens Assmann, Lidcay Herrera Taboada, Rainer Anderlik
  • Stabilized blends of polyester and polyamide
    Patent number: 8440281
    Abstract: Disclosed are stabilized blends of polyester and polyamide. The polymer blends are stabilized with A) a combination of stabilizers a) acetaldehyde scavengers and b) stabilizers selected from phenolic antioxidants, organic phosphorus stabilizers and lactone stabilizers or B) a combination of c) lactone stabilizers and d) stabilizers selected from phenolic antioxidants and organic phosphorus stabilizers. The present blends exhibit reduced color formation, a high level of whiteness/brightness and acceptably low haze formation upon heat treatment. The blends are useful to make bottles, containers and films for drinks, food and cosmetics and the like. The polyester is in particular polyethylene terephthalate, PET, and the polyamide is in particular polyamide-MXD6. Heat treatment is for example melt extrusion or solid state polymerization, SSP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Stephen M. Andrews, Paul A. Odorisio, Yijun Ye
  • Method for treating residues from the production of isocyanates
    Patent number: 8440856
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for working up residues from production of isocyanates. This process involves hydrolyzing residues from production of at least one isocyanate with water to form a hydrolysis product, and processing the hydrolysis product within an extruder or a kneader having a heat transfer surface, to form a mixed product containing at least one amine and water. The amine and the water are separated from the mixed product to form an amine/water mixture, which is then separated to obtain the water and the amine. The process may also involve separating all or part of the water from the hydrolysis, or separating part of the amine from the hydrolysis, prior to the processing of the hydrolysis product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Michael Bock, Martin Sesing, Eckhard Stroefer
  • Lighting elements composed of polyesters
    Patent number: 8440761
    Abstract: Lighting elements composed of thermoplastic molding compositions comprising A) from 10 to 99.9% by weight of at least one thermoplastic polyester, B) from 0.1 to 50% by weight of at least one terpolymer, obtainable from b1) at least one vinylaromatic monomer, b2) at least one C1-C4-alkyl (meth)acrylate or (meth)acrylonitrile, and b3) from 0.1 to 10% by weight, based on the total weight of the components b1) to b3), of at least one monomer which comprises an ?,?-unsaturated anhydride, and C) from 0 to 60% by weight of other additives, where the total of the percentages by weight of components A) to C) is 100%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Andreas Eipper, Martin Weber, Carsten Weiss
  • Pyridothiazines having herbicidal action
    Patent number: 8440594
    Abstract: Substituted pyridines of the formula I in which the variables are defined according to the description, processes and intermediates for preparing the compounds of the formula I and their N-oxides, their agriculturally suitable salts, compositions comprising them and their use as herbicides, and also methods for controlling unwanted vegetation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Dschun Song, Julia Major, Johannes Hutzler, Trevor William Newton, Matthias Witschel, William Karl Moberg, Liliana Parra Rapado, Tao Qu, Frank Stelzer, Andree Van Der Kloet, Thomas Seitz, Thomas Ehrhardt, Klaus Kreuz, Klaus Grossmann, Anna Aleksandra Michrowska-Pianowska, Anja Simon, Ruediger Reingruber, Helmut Kraus, Hans Wolfgang Hoeffken, Thomas Mietzner
  • Detergent formulations for machine dishwashing comprising hydrophilically modified polycarboxylates
    Patent number: 8440601
    Abstract: A mixed powder or mixed granule for use in detergent formulations for machine dishwashing contains the following components: a) from 10 to 95% by weight of a copolymer of a1) from 50 to 93 mol % of acrylic acid and/or of a water-soluble salt of acrylic acid, a2) from 5 to 30 mol % of methacrylic acid and/or of a water-soluble salt of methacrylic acid, and a3) from 2 to 20 mol % of at least one nonionic monomer, wherein monomers a1) to a3) are copolymerized in a random or block manner, b) from 5 to 80% by weight of a complexing agent selected from the group consisting of a glycine-N,N-diacetic acid derivative and glutamic acid N,N-diacetic acid and salts thereof, c) from 0 to 20% by weight of a polyethylene glycol, of a nonionic surfactant or of a mixture thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Tanja Seebeck, Juergen Tropsch, Lars Kissau
  • Process for removing water from alkali metal amalgam
    Patent number: 8440067
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for removing small amounts of water and possible further constituents from alkali metal amalgam, wherein the alkali metal amalgam is brought into contact with an element which is insoluble in mercury and catalyzes the reaction of water with the alkali metal amalgam and the possible further constituents to form hydroxides and hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Marc Martin, Günther Huber, Michael Lutz, Wolfgang Kanther, Josef Guth, Holger Friedrich
  • Sulfonate- or sulfate-capped anti-misting agents
    Patent number: 8440857
    Abstract: Sulfonate- or sulfate-capped, alkoxylated anti-misting agents having the structures: R((AO)nX)m((AO)nH)p and R3C(O)NH(CH2)zN+(CH3)2CH2CHR4CH2SO3?, and to methods of suppressing mist from electrolyte solutions by adding a mist-suppressing amount of one or more of said compounds to electrolyte solutions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Virnig, Jack Bender, Louis Rebrovic
  • Novel Microrna Precursor and Methods of Use for Regulation of Target Gene Expression
    Publication number: 20130117885
    Abstract: Methods for modulating target gene expression in plants by expression of recombinant microRNA precursors are provided. Uses of the said recombinant microRNA precursors for the control of nematodes, in particular the control of soybean cyst nematodes are also provided. Methods for introduction of genetic material into plants that are susceptible to nematodes in order to increase resistance to nematodes are further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science Company GmbH
    Inventors: Yuwen Wang, Lawrence Winfield Talton, Aaron Wiig, Peifeng Ren
  • PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF OXOVINYLIONOL AND ITS O-PROTECTED DERIVATIVES
    Publication number: 20130116473
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the preparation of oxovinylionol and its O-protected derivatives of the formula I in which R is hydrogen or an OH protecting group, for example a group Si(Ra)3, by reacting a compound of the general formula II in which R has the meanings given above for formula I, i.e. ?-vinyl ionol (formula II, R=hydrogen) or an O-protected derivative thereof (formula II, R?OH protecting group) with an oxidant in the presence of at least one transition metal, where the oxidant comprises at least one oxygen-containing compound which is selected from among hydrogen peroxide and organic hydroperoxides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventor: BASF SE
  • Novel Hetaryl (thio)carboxamide Compounds for Controlling Invertebrate Pests
    Publication number: 20130116264
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hetaryl (thio)carboxamide compounds of formula I, to the tautomers and N-oxides thereof and to the salts thereof: wherein X, R1 and A are as defined in the description. The present invention further relates to a method for controlling invertebrate pests, to a method for protecting plant propagation material and/or the plants which grow therefrom, to plant propagation material, comprising at least one hetaryl (thio)carboxamide compound according to the present invention, to a method for treating or protecting an animal from infestation or infection by parasites and to an agricultural composition containing at least one compound according to the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Sebastian Soergel, Christian Defieber, Ronan Le Vezouet, Deborah L. Culbertson, Douglas D. Anspaugh
  • PHOSPHORUS MODIFIED CRACKING CATALYSTS WITH ENHANCED ACTIVITY AND HYDROTHERMAL STABILITY
    Publication number: 20130115164
    Abstract: A phosphorus modification of an FCC catalyst is provided by reducing the sodium content of the as formed catalyst, a first treatment with a phosphate solution, a second ammonium exchange to further reduce the sodium content of the phosphorus solution treated catalyst and a second treatment with a phosphate solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: BASF CORPORATION
    Inventors: Qi Fu, CP Kelkar