Patents Assigned to BASF
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING PAPER, CARD AND BOARD WITH HIGH DRY STRENGTH
    Publication number: 20110308752
    Abstract: Process for the production of paper, board and cardboard having high dry strength by addition of a water-soluble cationic polymer and of an anionic polymer to a paper stock, draining of the paper stock and drying of the paper products, wherein an aqueous dispersion of at least one anionic latex and at least one degraded starch is used as the anionic polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Anton Esser, Joerg Nieberle
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOLDED PARTS FROM A POLYOXYMETHYLENE POLYMER
    Publication number: 20110309558
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of moldings composed of a polyoxymethylene polymer via blow molding, in which the polyoxymethylene polymer is extruded to give tubing, using an extruder with a grooved feed section, where the feed section is heated to a temperature in the range from 100 to 230° C., and the extruded tubing composed of the polyoxymethylene polymer is introduced into a blow mold, and a molding composed of the extruded tubing is produced in the blow mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Wolfgang Wilhelm, Rainer Klenz, Dirk Binkowski
  • PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SILICA-COMPRISING DISPERSIONS COMPRISING POLYETHEROLS OR POLYETHER AMINES
    Publication number: 20110313070
    Abstract: Process for producing silica-comprising dispersions comprising a polyetherol or a polyether amine, which comprises the steps of (i) admixing an aqueous silica sol (K) having an average particle diameter of from 1 to 150 nm and a silica content, calculated as SiO2, of from 1 to 60% by weight and a pH of from 1 to 6 with at least one polyetherol (b1) and/or polyether amine (b2) based on ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide and having an average OH or amine functionality of from 2 to 6 and a number average molecular weight of from 62 to 6000 g/mol, (ii) distilling off at least part of the water, (iii) admixing the dispersion with at least one compound (S) having at least one at least monoalkoxylated silyl group and at least one alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl substituent, where this substituent may have groups which are reactive toward an alcohol, an amine or an isocyanate in an amount of from 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Berend Eling, Zeljko Tomovic, Stefan Auffarth
  • 2-ETHYLHEXYL METHYL TEREPHTHALATE AS PLASTICIZER IN ADHESIVES AND SEALANTS
    Publication number: 20110308730
    Abstract: The invention provides an adhesive or sealant comprising (A) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of polyurethanes, polyureas, polyacrylates, polysulphides, silylated polyurethanes, silylated polyureas, silylated polyethers, silylated polysulphides and silyl-terminated acrylates, and (B) at least 0.32% by weight of 2-ethylhexyl methyl terephthalate, based on the overall adhesive or sealant. A process is disclosed for preparing the adhesive or sealant, and also disclosed is the use thereof for producing material bonds between parts to be joined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: BURKHARD WALTHER, TOBIAS AUSTERMANN, BORIS BREITSCHEIDEL, JOCHEN WAGNER
  • ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICES COMPRISING A LAYER COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE METAL ORGANIC COMPOUND AND AT LEAST ONE METAL OXIDE
    Publication number: 20110309346
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic electronic device including a first electrode, a second electrode and a first organic layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the first organic layer comprises at least one metal organic compound and at least one metal oxide. The present invention further relates to an apparatus comprising the organic electronic device according to the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Soichi WATANABE, Christian SCHILDKNECHT, Gerhard WAGENBLAST, Christian LENNARTZ, Evelyn FUCHS, Oliver MOLT, Thomas GEßNER, Korinna DORMANN, Nicolle LANGER, Junichi TANABE
  • AQUEOUS BINDER COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20110312240
    Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous binder compositions which are based on aqueous polymer dispersions, to processes for preparing them, and to their uses. The aqueous binder composition comprises: a) a water-insoluble polymer P in the form of dispersed polymer particles, i.e., in the form of an aqueous polymer dispersion, the polymer P being obtainable by polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomers M, the monomers M comprising: 90% to 99.9% by weight, more particularly 92% to 99.5% by weight and especially 93% to 99% by weight, based on the total amount of monomers M, of at least one neutral, monoethylenically unsaturated monomer M1 of low water-solubility; and 0.1% to 10% by weight, more particularly 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Stephan Amthor, Bernd Reck, Jens Hartig
  • MECHANICALLY STABILIZED POLYAZOLES
    Publication number: 20110311901
    Abstract: A process for preparing mechanically stabilized polyazoles, comprising the following steps: I) treating at least one polyazole having at least one amino group in a repeat unit with a solution comprising (i) at least one strong acid and (ii) at least one stabilizing reagent, the total content of stabilizing reagents in the solution being in the range from 0.01 to 30% by weight, II) performing the stabilization reaction directly and/or in a subsequent processing step by heating to a temperature greater than 25° C., using at least one high-functionality polyether as the stabilizing reagent. The polyazoles thus obtainable are notable especially for a high conductivity and a very good mechanical stability. They are therefore especially suitable for applications in fuel cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Friederike Fleischhaker, Anna Cristadoro, Jörg Belack, Oliver Gronwald, Francisco Javier Lopez Villanueva, Bernd Bruchmann
  • Alkali-Free Synthesis of Zeolitic Materials of the LEV-Type Structure
    Publication number: 20110312486
    Abstract: Described is a process for the production of a zeolitic material having an LEV-type framework structure comprising YO2 and optionally comprising X2O3, wherein said process comprises (1) preparing a mixture comprising one or more sources for YO2, one or more solvents, and optionally comprising seed crystals; and (2) crystallizing the mixture obtained in step (1); wherein Y is a tetravalent element, and X is a trivalent element, and wherein the mixture crystallized in step (2) contains 3 wt.-% or less of one or more metals M based on 100 wt-% of YO2, preferably 1 wt.-% or less, more preferably 0.5 wt.-% or less, more preferably 0.1 wt.-% or less, more preferably 0.05 wt.-% or less, more preferably 0.01 wt.-% or less, more preferably 0.005 wt.-% or less, more preferably 0.001 wt.-% or less, more preferably 0.0005 wt.-% or less, more preferably 0.0001 wt.-% or less of one or more metals M based on 100 wt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicants: Tokyo Institute of Technology, BASF SE
    Inventors: Bilge Yilmaz, Ulrich Müller, Meike Pfaff, Hermann Gies, Feng-Shou Xiao, Takashi Tatsumi, Xinhe Bao, Weiping Zhang, Dirk de Vos, Hiroyuki Imai, Bin Xie, Haiyan Zhang
  • Zeolitic Materials of the LEV-Type Structure And Methods For Their Production
    Publication number: 20110313226
    Abstract: Described is a process for the production of a zeolitic material having an LEV-type framework structure comprising YO2 and optionally comprising X2O3, wherein said process comprises: (1) preparing a mixture comprising one or more sources for YO2, one or more solvents, and optionally comprising seed crystals; and (2) crystallizing the mixture obtained in step (1); wherein Y is a tetravalent element, and X is a trivalent element, wherein the zeolitic material optionally comprises one or more alkali metals M, wherein the molar ratio of the total amount of the one or more solvents to the total amount of the one or more sources for YO2 based on YO2 is 9.5 or less, and wherein for crystallization temperatures of 175° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicants: Tokyo Institute of Technology, BASF SE
    Inventors: Bilge Yilmaz, Ulrich Müller, Bibiana Andrea Betancur Moreno, Hermann Gies, Feng-Shou Xiao, Takashi Tatsumi, Xinhe Bao, Weiping Zhang, Dirk de Vos, Meike Pfaff, Bin Xie, Haiyan Zhang
  • SELF-CLEANING POLYMERS
    Publication number: 20110313095
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mixture, comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer as component (A) and at least one photocatalytically active particle, comprising a non-porous core comprising at least one metal oxide or semimetal oxide with a diameter of from 0.1 nm to 1 ?m, and, at least to some extent surrounding the core, at least one porous outer layer comprising at least one further metal oxide or further semimetal oxide with an average layer thickness of from 0.1 to 10 nm, as component (B), to a process for the production of this mixture according to any of claims 1 to 5, via mixing of components (A) and (B), to the use of the mixture as photocatalytically active surface, to moldings, comprising this mixture, and to the use of this mixture for the production of moldings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Leonie Felicitas Braun, Alexandra Seeber, Dirk Klingler
  • USE OF SUBSTITUTED PERYLENES IN ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS
    Publication number: 20110308592
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic solar cell with a photoactive region which comprises at least one organic donor material in contact with at least one organic acceptor material, wherein the donor material and the acceptor material form a donor-acceptor heterojunction and wherein the photoactive region comprises at least one substituted perylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Martin KÖNEMANN, Jae Hyung HWANG, Gabriele MATTERN, Regina HÖH, Christian DÖRR
  • Organic electronic devices comprising a layer of a dibenzofurane compound and a 8-hydroxypquinolinolato earth alkaline metal, or alkali metal complex
    Publication number: 20110309343
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organic electronic device including a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the organic layer comprises an organic metal complex of formula and a compound of formula The organic electronic device, especially an organic light emitting device can show superior life time, power efficiency, quantum efficiency and/or a low operating voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nicolle Langer, Gerhard Wagenblast, Oliver Molt, Christian Schildknecht, Evelyn Fuchs, Korinna Dormann, Soichi Watanabe, Thomas Gessner, Christian Lennartz, Heinz Wolleb, Junichi Tanabe
  • Surfactants for tertiary mineral oil extraction based on branched alcohols
    Patent number: 8080588
    Abstract: Surfactants of the general formula R1—X where R1 is an aliphatic C17H35-alkyl radical and X is a hydrophilic group, and the mean degree of branching of the R1 radical is from 2.8 to 3.7. Mixtures which comprise such surfactants and the use of such surfactants and of mixtures thereof for tertiary mineral oil extraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Christian Bittner, Günter Oetter, Ulrich Steinbrenner, Marcus Guzmann, Andrea Haunert, Rainer Papp, Jens Rudolph
  • Formulations comprising water-soluble granulates
    Patent number: 8080511
    Abstract: The present invention relates to formulations comprising water-soluble granulates of phthalocyanine compounds, to a process for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof in washing agent and washing agent additive formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Pierre Dreyer, Elke Haiss, Laure Iltis, Petr Kvita, Ullrich Menge
  • Process for continuously producing water-absorbing polymer particles
    Patent number: 8080620
    Abstract: A process for continuously producing water-absorbing polymer particles, comprising polymerization, drying, grinding, classification and at least partial recycling of the undersize obtained in the classification, wherein the polymer gel obtained by the polymerization is withdrawn from the polymerization reactor and mixed with the recycled undersize.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Rüdiger Funk, Matthias Weismantel, Leigh R. Blair, Kevin D. Heitzhaus
  • Detergent composition for textile fibre materials
    Patent number: 8080510
    Abstract: A detergent composition comprising i) 1-70% of an anionic or nonionic surfactant, ii) 1-75% of a builder, iii) 0.001-5% of at least one compound of Formula (1) wherein R represents a C1-C4alkyl residue and M represents hydrogen or an alkali metal cation, optionally with further FWA's, iv) 0-30% of a peroxide, v) 0-10% of a peroxide activator, vi) 0-5% of a bleaching catalyst and vii) 0-5% of an enzyme, each component by weight, based on the total weight of the detergent composition, use thereof for domestic washing of textile fibre materials and a process for the fluorescent whitening of textile materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Oliver Becherer, Robert Hochberg, Gerhard Merkle, Bernard Schultz, Purushottam Jugalkishor Chandak
  • Electroluminescent metal complexes with triazoles and benzotriazoles
    Patent number: 8080667
    Abstract: This invention relates to electroluminescent metal complexes with triazoles and benzotriazoles, respectively of the formula a process for their preparation, electronic devices comprising the metal complexes and their use in electronic devices, especially organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), as oxygen sensitive indicators, as phosphorescent indicators in bioassays, and as catalysts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Thomas Schäfer, Kristina Bardon, Beat Schmidhalter, Roger Prétôt
  • Method of controlling the aquatic weed
    Patent number: 8080497
    Abstract: A method of controlling the aquatic weed Hydrilla verticillata which comprises allowing a herbicidally effective amount of (RS)-2-(4-isopropyl-4-methyl-5-oxo-2-imidazolin-2-yl)-5-methoxymethylnicotinic acid (imazamox) or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof to act on the aquatic weed and/or its aqueous habitat containing seeds or other propagating organs of said aquatic weed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Joseph Zawierucha, W. Glenn Oliver, Rick Evans, Todd Horton, Daniel D. Beran, Joseph G. Vollmer, Alane J-Bo Burns, Jeffrey H. Birk, Derek W. Miller, Timothy P. Knight
  • POLYMER DISPERSIONS OF VINYLAROMATIC COMPOUNDS AND ACRYLATE MONOMERS PREPARED IN THE PRESENCE OF SEED LATEX AND CARBOHYDRATE COMPOUNDS
    Publication number: 20110305916
    Abstract: Described are aqueous polymer dispersions and methods of making them. The polymer dispersions are obtainable by free-radically initiated emulsion polymerization of 19.9 to 80 parts by weight of vinylaromatic compounds, 19.9 to 80 parts by weight of acrylate monomers selected from C1-C10 alkyl acrylates and C1-C10 alkyl methacrylates, 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of ethylenically unsaturated acids, and 0 to 20 parts by weight of other ethylenically unsaturated monomers, wherein the emulsion polymerization is effected in an aqueous medium in the presence of free-radical initiators, seed latex and also at least one carbohydrate compound in the form of a degraded starch. The polymer dispersions are particularly useful in the manufacture of paper coating slips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Jürgen Schmidt-Thümmes, Elitsa Evstatieva, Aurelie Morel, Dirk Lawrenz, Hermann Seyffer
  • Water-Absorbing Polymer Particles with Improved Color Stability
    Publication number: 20110303872
    Abstract: The invention relates to water-absorbing polymer particles with improved color stability and to processes for production thereof, wherein the water-absorbing polymer particles comprise at least one optical brightener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Norbert Herfert, Thomas Daniel, Mark Elliott