Patents Assigned to BASF
  • Patent number: 6992149
    Abstract: A powder coating composition comprising at least about 0.1% by weight of a reaction product of an aminoplast and a compound having one carbamate group has improved smoothness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Walter H. Ohrbom, Thomas S. Richards, Timothy S. December, James A. Laugal
  • Patent number: 6991874
    Abstract: The compositions comprise: (a) from 1 to 99% by weight of a pigment (I) having a primary particle size of from 5 nm to 100 ?m which is a solid Ia or a compound Ib which acts as cathode material in electrochemical cells or a compound Ic which acts as anode material in electrochemical cells or a mixture of the solid Ia with the compound Ib or the compound Ic, (b) from 1 to 99% by weight of a polymeric material (II) which comprises: (IIa) from 1 to 100% by weight of a polymer or copolymer (IIa) which has, as part of the chain, at the end(s) of the chain and/or laterally on the chain, reactive groups (RG) which are capable of crosslinking reactions under the action of heat and/or UV radiation, and (IIb) from 0 to 99% by weight of at least one polymer or copolymer (IIb) which is free of reactive groups RG.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Helmut Möhwald, Gerhard Dötter, Rainer Blum, Peter Keller, Stephan Bauer, Bernd Bronstert
  • Patent number: 6992226
    Abstract: A process for preparing toluene derivatives of the formula I where R1, R2 and R3 are, independently of one another, hydrogen, alkyl radicals, hydroxyl groups and/or alkoxy groups, comprises reacting the corresponding benzoic acids, benzoic esters or benzoic anhydrides with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rolf-Hartmuth Fischer, Markus Rösch, Norbert Götz
  • Patent number: 6992212
    Abstract: Formic acid and a carboxylic acid having at least two carbon atoms and/or derivatives thereof are prepared jointly by a process in which (a) a formic ester (I) is transesterified with a carboxylic acid having at least two carbon atoms (II) to form formic acid (III) and the corresponding carboxylic ester (IV); and (b) at least part of the carboxylic ester (IV) formed in step (a) is carbonylated to give the corresponding carboxylic anhydride (V).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Zehner, Jörg Pastre, Wolfram Stüer
  • Patent number: 6991926
    Abstract: A method comprising the indirect electrochemical regeneration of NAD(P)H in enzymatic substrate conversions which are catalyzed by monooxygenases, for example, is described. In particular, a method for the electroenzymatic preparation of 2,3-dihydroxyphenyl derivatives, which is catalyzed by the enzyme 2-hydroxybiphenyl 3-monooxygenase and in which simultaneously the NAD+ formed by reductive cleavage of oxygen is electrochemically reduced, is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Basf Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Schmid, Frank Hollmann, Bernhard Hauer, Thomas Zelinski, Christiane Karla Steckhan, legal representative, Uwe Steckhan, legal representative, Antje Steckhan, legal representative, Heike Steckhan, legal representative, Eberhard Steckhan, deceased
  • Patent number: 6992161
    Abstract: Cationic polyurethanes and polyureas formed from (a) at least one diisocyanate or reaction product thereof with one or more compounds containing two or more active hydrogen atoms per molecule, and (b) at least one diol, primary or secondary amino alcohol, primary or secondary diamine or primary or secondary triamine each with one or more tertiary, quaternary or protonated tertiary amine nitrogen atoms and having a glass transition temperature of at least 25° C. and an amine number of from 50 to 200, based on the non-quaternized or -protonated compounds, or other salts of these polyurethanes and polyureas, are useful as ingredients of cosmetic and pharmaceutical preparations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Son Nguyen Kim, Axel Sanner, Peter Hössel
  • Patent number: 6992206
    Abstract: A process is described for preparing 3-trifluoromethylphenyl 4-cyanobenzyl ketone by reacting a C1–C2-alkyl 3-trifluoromethylbenzoate with 4-tolunitrile in an aprotic polar solvent or an aprotic polar solvent mixture in the presence of at least an equimolar amount of a base which is selected from potassium alkoxides of primary C1–C4-alkanols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Engel, Michael Keil, Christian Ott, Michael Rack
  • Publication number: 20060020061
    Abstract: The invention relates to thermoplastic moulded masses containing, a) at least one block copolymer (A), comprising, with relation to (A), a1) 50 to 90 wt. % of at least one styrol monomer, a2) 10 to 50 wt. % of at least one diene monomer, with the following as stabilisers, relative to the moulded mass, b) 0.001 to 0.18 wt. % of at least one benzofuranone derivative (B), c) 0.05 to 1 wt. % of at least one organic phosphite (C), and d) 0.1 to 0.3 wt. % of at least one stabiliser compound (D), selected from sterically hindered phenols and aromatic amines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Applicant: BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Patents, Trademarks and Licenses
    Inventors: Konrad Knoll, Ulrike Dardin, Philippe Desbois, Konrad Mitulla, Paul Naegele
  • Publication number: 20060019831
    Abstract: The invention relates to 1-phenylpyrrolidin-2-one-3-carboxamides of the formula I where the variables R1, R2, R3, X, Y, A, n, Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd and Re are as defined in claim 1 and to their agriculturally useful salts. Moreover, the invention relates to the use of compounds I and/or their salts as herbicides; crop protection compositions comprising at least one 1-phenylpyrrolidin-2-one-3-carboxamide of the formula I and/or at least one agriculturally useful salt of I as active substances; and also a method for controlling unwanted vegetation, which comprises allowing a herbicidally effective amount of at least one 1-phenylpyrrolidin-2-one-3-carboxamide of the formula I or an agriculturally useful salt of I to act on plants, their habitat or on seed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2003
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Applicant: BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Robert Reinhard, Gerhard Hamprecht, Michael Puhl, Werner Seitz, Liliana Rapado, Annegret Scannell-Lansky, Klaus Grossmann, Helmut Schiffer, Matthias Witschel, Cyrill Zagar
  • Publication number: 20060020049
    Abstract: Superabsorbent foam comprising superabsorbent fiber and/or fruit fiber, processes for producing superabsorbent foam having improved wet strength by foaming a crosslinkable aqueous mixture comprising at least 50 mol % neutralized acid-functional monoethylenically unsaturated monomer or at least one basic polymer, crosslinker, superabsorbent synthetic fiber and/or fruit fiber and at least one surfactant and subsequently polymerizing the monomer in the foamed mixture or crosslinking the basic polymer to form a hydrogel foam and use of the thus obtainable foam in hygiene articles to absorb body fluids, in dressing material to cover wounds, as a sealing material, as a packaging material, as a soil improver, as a soil substitute, to dewater sludges, to thicken waterborne paints or coatings in the course of disposing of residual quantities thereof, to dewater water-containing oils or hydrocarbons or as a material for filters in ventilation systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Applicant: BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, a German Corporation
    Inventors: Samantha Champ, Mariola Wanior, Andreas Reifschneider
  • Publication number: 20060016695
    Abstract: Process for preparing 2-alkyne 1-acetals of the general formula I, where the radicals have the following meanings: R1 is hydrogen, C1-C20-alkyl, C2-C20-alkenyl, C2-C20-alkynyl, C3-C12-cycloalkyl, C4-C20-cycloalkylalkyl, C4-C10-aryl, with these radicals optionally being able to be substituted by hydroxy, halogen, C1-C6-alkoxy, (C1-C6-alkoxy)carbonyl, carboxyl or nitrile groups, R2 is C1-C6-alkyl or a radical of the general formula II where R1 is as defined above, R3 has the same meaning as the radical R2, by electrochemically oxidizing a compound of the general formula III where the radical R1 has the same meaning as in the general formula I, in the presence of C1-C6-alkyl alcohols (alcohol A) or as such.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Applicant: BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Ingo Richter, Ulrich Griesbach, Michael Becker, Roland Kessinger
  • Patent number: 6989453
    Abstract: A process for preparing 2-{1-[2-(4-chlorophenoxy)propoxyimino]-butyl}-3-hydroxy-5-(tetrahydrothiopyran-3-yl)cyclohex-2-enone lithium salt by reacting the corresponding acid 2-{1-[2-(4-chlorophenoxy)-propoxyimino]butyl}-3-hydroxy-5-(tetrahydrothiopyran-3-yl)-cyclohex-2-enone and lithium hydroxide and the isolation of the lithium salt are described. Here, it is advantageous to use a solvent mixture which comprises methanol and at least one aromatic hydrocarbon and to remove at least some of the solvent prior to the isolation. It is particularly preferred to dissolve the acid in an aromatic hydrocarbon, preferably toluene, and to use a methanolic lithium hydroxide solution. The product, which can be obtained in a more efficient manner by this process, furthermore has considerable advantages with respect to formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Volker Maywald, Reiner Kober, Frank Heimann, Klaus Oberdorf, Albrecht Harreus, Norbert Götz, Marcus Vossen
  • Patent number: 6989346
    Abstract: Olefinically unsaturated hydrocarbons are prepared from corresponding paraffinic hydrocarbons, in particular propylene is prepared from propane, by dehydrogenation over a catalyst comprising an oxide of a transition metal of group IV B of the Periodic Table, eg. TiO2 or ZrO2, and possibly at least one element selected from among elements of transition group VIII, eg. palladium, platinum or rhodium, and/or an element of transition group VI, eg. chromium, molybdenum or tungsten, and/or rhenium and/or tin and possibly a compound of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal, a compound of main group III or transition group III or zinc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Daniel Heineke, Michael Baier, Dirk Demuth, Klaus Harth
  • Patent number: 6989468
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the isomerization of precursor allyl alcohols of the formula (I) to product allyl alcohols of the formula (II) where R1 to R5 are hydrogen or a mono- or polyunsaturated or saturated C1-C12-alkyl radical, which may be substituted, in both directions of the equilibrium, wherein the reaction takes place in the presence of an oxoperoxotungsten(VI) complex of the formula (III), where L1, L2 in each case independently of one another are water or a free coordination site, or are optionally a ligand chosen from the group of aminoalcohols, aminophenols, aminocarboxylic acids or mixtures thereof or mixtures of amines with alcohols, phenols or carboxylic acids, m is the number 1 or 2 n is a number from 1 to 6 p is a number from 1 to 6, where in the case of p>1 a di- or polynuclear complex is formed, and also to novel oxoperoxotungsten(VI) complexes and to the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Frank Haese, Klaus Ebel
  • Patent number: 6989454
    Abstract: A process for preparing maleic anhydride by heterogeneously catalyzed gas-phase oxidation of an n-butene-containing hydrocarbon stream by means of oxygen-containing gases in a shell-and-tube reactor having two successive reaction zones, where the first, feed-side reaction zone contains at least one catalyst which is suitable for the oxydehydrogenation of n-butenes to 1,3-butadiene and the second, product-side reaction zone contains at least one catalyst which is suitable for the oxidation of 1,3-butadiene to maleic anhydride, is carried out using a shell-and-tube reactor which has at least one heat transfer medium circuit in the region of the first, feed-side reaction zone and at least one further heat transfer medium circuit in the region of the second, product-side reaction zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: BASF - Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hartmut Hibst, Ralf Noe, Kai Michael Exner, Mark Duda
  • Patent number: 6990461
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for analyzing and prioritizing business aspects of a vehicle-related multi-step process. The method calculates a relative strength of a particular category for the vehicle-related business. The method then assigns a strength indicator for the particular category based upon the calculations. The method also analyzes the performance, projections, and production workforce shift profiles for the vehicle-related business.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Guy O. Bargnes, John K. Howe, Charles Kelly, Jean-Claude Pierre, Chris W. Lavington, Antonio C. Torres
  • Patent number: 6989036
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel reactive dyes of the formula (I) where R1 to R4 are independently hydrogen, C1–C8-alkyl, C2–C8-alkyl, wherein nonadjacent CH2 groups may be replaced by oxygen atoms or imino or C1–C4-alkylimino groups and/or CH2 groups by carbonyl groups, C2–C8-alkenyl, aryl, arylalkylene or a moiety containing a reactive group or the precursor of a reactive group, with the proviso that at least one of R1 to R4 is a moiety which contains a reactive group or the precursor of a reactive group. The present invention further relates to the use of the reactive dyes of the formula (I) for dyeing substrates containing nucleophilic groups and to preparations containing at least one reactive dye of the formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengellschaft
    Inventors: Gunter-Rudolf Schröder, Helmut Reichelt, Günther Seybold, Manfred Patsch, Stevan David Jones, James Charles Dunbar, Colin John Clarke
  • Publication number: 20060014988
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing 1,6-hexanediol having a purity of ?99.5% by weight by catalytically dimerizing acrylic esters and catalytically hydrogenating the hexenedioic diesters obtained in this way to 1,6-hexanediol by a) dimerizing C1- to C8-acrylic esters in the presence of at least one rhodium compound to give mixtures of predominantly 2- and 3-hexenedioic diesters, b) hydrogenating the resulting dimerizing effluent in the presence of chromium-free catalysts comprising predominantly copper as the hydrogenation component and c) purifying the crude 1,6-hexanediol obtained in this way by fractional distillation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicant: BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Rolf-Hartmuth Fischer, Thomas Krug, Andrea Haunert, Michael Roper, Tilman Sirch, Wolfram Stuer
  • Publication number: 20060011463
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing isocyanates by reaction of amines with phosgene in the presence of inert organic solvents in a reactor and subsequent work-up of the reaction mixture leaving the reactor, wherein the solvent is separated off in a two-stage or multistage, preferably two-stage, distillation process in which the solvent is separated off at a pressure of 0.1-15 bar in a first apparatus and at 1-900 mbar in a second apparatus or further apparatuses, with the heat of condensation of the solvent vapor from the first apparatus being used for partial or complete vaporization of solvent in the second apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2003
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Martin Sohn, Eckhard Stroefer, Filip Nevejans, Ulrich Penzel, Hans-Jurgen Pallasch, Peter Van Den Abeel, Filip Deberdt, Jan Jacobs, Wolfgang Mackenroth
  • Publication number: 20060010609
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one polyfunctional aziridine compound and 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane and a process for its preparation. The present invention furthermore relates to the use of this composition as a curing component for formulations in the area of leather treatment, of coatings, of textile printing and of surface coatings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2003
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicant: Basf Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Juergen Decker, Stefan Adams