Patents Assigned to Clariant Finance (BVI) Ltd
  • Patent number: 9279085
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing monofunctionalized dialkylphosphinic acids, esters, and salts, characterized in that a phosphinic acid source (I) is reacted with olefins (IV) in the presence of a catalyst A to obtain an alkylphosphonous acid, the salt or ester thereof, whereupon said alkylphosphonous acid, the salt or ester (II) thereof is reacted with compounds containing C?C, C?O, or C?N double bonds to obtain compounds of type (III), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 are identical or different from each other and independently represent, inter alia, H, C1-C18-alkyl, C6-C18-aryl, C6-C18-aralkyl, X represents, inter alia, H, C1-C18-alkyl, C6-C18-aryl, and/or Mg, Ca, Al, Sb, Sn, Ge, Ti, Fe, Zr, Zn, Ce, Bi, Sr, Mn, Cu, Ni, Li, Na, K, H, and wherein A represents OH, NH2, NHR, NR2, or O—CO—R8, and W represents a mineral acid, carboxylic acid, Lewis acid, or organic acid, wherein n is a whole or a fractional number from 0 to 4, and catalyst A represents transition metals and/or transition metal compo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Michael Hill, Harald Bauer, Werner Krause, Martin Sicken
  • Patent number: 9221938
    Abstract: The invention relates to polymers carrying ester/hydroxyl groups, containing repetitive structural units of formulae (I) and (II) in a block-wise, alternating or statistical sequence, wherein D represents a direct bond between the polymer backbone and the hydroxyl group, a C1- to C6-alkene group, a C5- to C12-arylene group, an oxyalkene group of formula —O—R2—, an ester group of formula —C(O)—O—R2— or an amide group of formula —C(O)—N(R3)R2—, E represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 50 C-atoms, R2 represents a C2- to C10-alkene group, R3 represents hydrogen or a C1- to C10-alkyl group, which can carry substituents, k represents a number between 1 and 1000, n represents a number from 0 to 4999, m represents a number from 1 to 5000, and n+m represents a number between 10 to 5000, under the proviso that a) the molar portion of the structural units (I); on the polymer is between 0 and 99.9 mol-%, and b) the molar portion of the structural units (II) on the polymer is between 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Matthias Krull, Roman Morschhaeuser, Hans Juergen Scholz, Jochen Stock
  • Patent number: 9187503
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of formulae (1a) and (1b) wherein R means H or C1- to C6-alkyl, X is a structural unit selected from the formulae ?wherein m and k mean independently from each other a number from 1 to 12 for (4) and (5) and from 1 to 11 for (6), Y is a structural unit selected from the formulae wherein a, b independently from each other are integers from 1 to 10 R means hydrogen or C1- to C6-alkyl R2 means an alkylene or alkylidene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an arylene or alkylarylene group having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms R3, R4, R5, R6 independently from each other mean an alkylene or alkylidene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an arylene or alkylarylene group having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms, Z means a cation, and n means an integer being two or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Steve Heath, Gordon Moir, Marc Archibald, John Goulding
  • Patent number: 9187614
    Abstract: Phosphoric acid ester as dispersing agents in binding agent free-pigment preparations. The invention relates to aqueous, binding agent free-pigment preparations, containing (A) 1.0-75.0 wt.-% of at least one organic or inorganic white or colored pigment or a mixture of different organic and inorganic white or colored pigments, (B) 0.01 to 8.0 wt. % of at least one phosphoric acid ester of formula (IV), wherein R represents a linear or cross-branched, saturated or unsaturated C8 to C18-aliphatic hydrocarbon group, M represents a hydrogen atom or a sodium, potassium or ammonium ion, n is an integer of between 0-20 and m is an integer of between 0-20, (C) 0.01-12.0 wt.-% of a non-ionic surfactant which is a fatty acid ethanol amide ethoxylate of formula (V), wherein a represents an integer of between 3-50, and R1 represents C7--C21-alkyl or -alkenyl and (G) water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventor: Hendrik Ahrens
  • Patent number: 9187619
    Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous binder-free pigment preparations containing (A) 1.0 to 75.0 wt. % of at least one organic or inorganic white or colored pigment or a mixture of different organic and inorganic white or colored pigments, (B) 0.01 to 8.0 wt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventor: Hendrik Ahrens
  • Patent number: 9181487
    Abstract: A process for preparing ethylenedialkylphosphinic acids, ethylenedialkylphosphinic esters and ethylenedialkylphosphinic salts, wherein a) a phosphinic acid source (I) is reacted with olefins (IV) in the presence of a catalyst A to give an alkylphosphonous acid, its salt or ester (II), b) the resultant alkylphosphonous acid, its salt or ester (II) is reacted with an acetylenic compound (V) in the presence of a catalyst B, to give the ethylenedialkylphosphinic acid derivative (III), and the catalyst A comprises transition metals, transition-metal compounds and/or catalyst systems which are composed of a transition metal and/or a transition-metal compound and at least one ligand, and the catalyst B comprises peroxide-forming compounds, peroxo compounds and/or azo compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Michael Hill, Werner Krause, Martin Sicken
  • Publication number: 20150307688
    Abstract: Provided are a black pigment composition for heat-shielding coatings which exhibits high infrared radiation transmittance, facilitates adjustment of hue when it is mixed with a chromatic coating and a white coating since it approximates the hue of carbon black pigment in the case of not only a dark color but a light color as well, and is also advantageous in terms of weather resistance and cost; a heat-shielding coating based on the same; and a shading method. The black pigment composition for heat-shielding coatings includes a phthalocyanine blue pigment as a first pigment, a phthalocyanine green pigment as a second pigment, and at least one other chromatic pigment, wherein, regarding the amounts in parts by weight of the phthalocyanine blue pigment as Mb, the phthalocyanine green pigment as Mg, and the total of the at least one other chromatic pigment as Mn, Mb+Mg+Mn=100 and 20<Mg+2.2 Mb<60 are established, based on 100 parts by weight of the pigment composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Shinsuke KITAO, Shoko HORI
  • Publication number: 20150282478
    Abstract: The invention relates to one or several copolymers A), wherein the copolymers contain one or several structural units, derived from a) 19.9 to 75.9 weight percent glycerin; b) 0.1 to 30 weight percent of at least one dicarboxylic acid, and c) 24 to 80 weight percent of at least one monocarboxylic acid of formula (I) R1—COOH??(I), wherein R1 is (C5-C29)-alkyl; (C7-C29)-alkenyl; phenyl, or naphthyl, and compositions containing one or several copolymers A) and B) a water-immiscible fluid medium, containing one or several members of the group consisting of esters of monocarboxylic and dicarboxylic acids, the acid and/or alcohol component of which has at least 4 C-atoms, plant-based oils, mineral oils, and aromatic hydrocarbons are suitable for reducing the drift during the application of pesticide preparations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Peter Baur, Robert Milbradt, Peter Mansour
  • Patent number: 9150808
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cooling additives for middle distillates, containing A) at least one polyester of formula (A1) wherein one of the radicals R1 to R4 represents a linear C16-C40 alkyl or alkenyl radical and the remainder of the radicals R1 to R4 represent, independently of one another, hydrogen or an alkyl radical having 1 to 3 C atoms, R5 is a C—C bond or an alkylene radical having 1 to 6 C atoms, R16 is a hydrocarbon group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, n is an integer from 1 to 100, m is an integer from 3 to 250, p is 0 or 1, and q is 0 or 1, B) at least one copolymer of ethylene and of at least one ethylenically unsaturated ester, the copolymer having a melt viscosity, measured at 140 DEG C., of at most 5000 mPas, and C) at least one organic solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Matthias Krull, Werner Reimann, Stefan Dilsky, Sabine Goetzke
  • Patent number: 9150710
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flameproof agent stabilizer combination containing, as component A 40-99 wt. % of a phosphinic acid salt of formula (I) and/or a diphosphinic acid salt of formula (II) and/or polymers thereof, wherein R1, R2 are the same or different and represent C1-C18-alkyl linear, branched or cyclic, C6-C18-aryl, C7-C18-arylalkyl and/or C7-C18-alkylaryl; R3 represents C1-C10-alkylene, linear or branched, C6-C10-arylene, C7-C18-alkylarylene or C7-C18-arylalkylene; M represents Mg, Ca, Al, Sb, Sn, Ge, Ti, Zn, Fe, Zr, Ce, Bi, Sr, Mn, Li, Na, K and/or a protoned nitrogen base; m represents 1-4; n represents 1-4; x represents 1-4, as component B 1-60 wt. % of a phosphinic acid salt of general formula (III) wherein R4 represents C1-C18-alkyl linear, branched or cyclic, C6-C18-aryl, C7-C18-arylalkyl or C7-C18-alkylaryl and M represents Mg, Ca, Al, Sb, Sn, Ge, Ti, Zn, Fe, Zr, Ce, Bi, Sr, Mn, Li, Na, K and/or a protonated nitrogen base, as component C 0-50 wt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Sebastian Hoerold, Harald Bauer
  • Publication number: 20150273481
    Abstract: This invention relates to an composition, comprising A) at least one quaternary ammonium compound which is a collector for the reverse flotation of magnesium minerals from calcium carbonate B) at least one antifoam agent C) a solvent and its use in the reverse flotation of calcium carbonate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicants: Clariant S.A., Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Stefan Dilsky, Wagner Claudio Da Silva, Monica Speck Cassola, Nilson Mar Bartalini, Zaira Guimaraes Duarte, Jorge Antonio Arias Medina, Antonio Pedro Oliveira Filho
  • Patent number: 9139714
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing mono-carboxyfunctionalized dialkylphosphinic acids and esters and salts thereof, characterized in that a) a phosphinic acid source (I) is reacted with olefins (IV) to yield an alkylphosphonic acid, salt or ester (II) thereof in the presence of a catalyst A, b) the thus obtained alkyl phosphonic acid, salt, salt or ester (II) thereof is reacted with compounds of formula (V) and/or (VI?) to yield mono-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acid derivatives (VI) and/or (VI?) in the presence of a catalyst B, and c) the thus obtained mono-functionalized dialkylphosphinic acid derivatives (VI) and/or (VI?) are reacted to yield a mono-carboxyfunctionalized dialkylphosphinic acid derivative (III) in the presence of a catalyst C, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 are the same or different and stand independently of each other, among other things, for H1 C1-C18 alkyl, C6-C18 aryl, C6-C18 aralkyl, C6-C18 alkylaryl, and X and Y are the same or different and stand independently o
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Michael Hill, Werner Krause, Martin Sicken
  • Publication number: 20150259503
    Abstract: Phosphoric acid ester as dispersing agents in binding agent free-pigment preparations. The invention relates to aqueous, binding agent free-pigment preparations, containing (A) 1.0-75.0 wt.-% of at least one organic or inorganic white or coloured pigment or a mixture of different organic and inorganic white or coloured pigments, (B) 0.01 to 8.0 wt. % of at least one phosphoric acid ester of formula (IV), wherein R represents a linear or cross-branched, saturated or unsaturated C8 to C18? aliphatic hydrocarbon group, M represents a hydrogen atom or a sodium, potassium or ammonium ion, n is an integer of between 0-20 and m is an integer of between 0-20, (C) 0.01-12.0 wt.-% of a non-ionic surfactant which is a fatty acid ethanol amide ethoxylate of formula (V), wherein a represents an integer of between 3-50, and R1 represents C7?-C21? alkyl or -alkenyl and (G) water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventor: Hendrik Ahrens
  • Publication number: 20150247039
    Abstract: The invention relates to waxy oxidation products of rice bran, which are characterized by an acid number measured according to DIN ISO 2114 of at least 70 mg KOH/g, preferably at least 100 mg KOH/g, most preferably at least 140 mg KOH/g, and their use for producing synthetic ester waxes by esterification with one or more mono- or polyvalent alcohols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Timo Herrlich, Stefanie Wolf, Rainer Fell, Gerd Hohner
  • Publication number: 20150240029
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polyester that can be obtained by polymerization of a) terephtalacid dimethylester, and b) ethylene glycol, and c) 1,2-propylene glycol, and d) one or a plurality of polyethylene glycols having weight average molecular weights in the range of 1,000 to 2,000 g/mol, and e) one methyl polyethylene glycol having a weight average molecular weight in the range of 1,050 to 1,350 g/mol, f) either when a plurality of compounds having a reticulating effect and 3 to 6 functions that are enabled for polycondensation are present or absent. The polyester according to the invention can be used in an advantageous manner, e.g. to modify hydrophobic surfaces, which can be used, e.g., in paper recycling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Dirk Fischer, Roman Morschhaeuser, Peter Naumann, Antonella Leone-Kammler, John Stuart Cowman, Achim Kohler
  • Publication number: 20150240052
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of an additive as oxygen scavenger in a plastic material, wherein (a) the plastic material is a polyester, a polyolefin, a polyolefin copolymer or a polystyrene, and the additive (b) is a light stabilizer and optionally a transition metal compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicants: CLARIANT MASTERBATCHES (ITALIA) SPA, Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: 'Flavio Fava, Angelica Marson, Pascal Steffanut, Laure Johann
  • Publication number: 20150225509
    Abstract: A method for producing high-molecular weight, solid, meltable, thermoplastic, pre-ceramic polymers by converting liquid low-molecular weight polysilazanes in a solvent, in the presence of a catalyst, and a stopping reagent stopping the reaction as soon as the desired degree of polymerization is achieved. The obtained polysilazanes can be processed by conventional industrial methods, such as, for example, extrusion, injection molding, melt spinning, calendering, film and hollow body blowing, rotational molding, fluidized bed sintering, flame spraying and transfer molding (RTM and DP RTM).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Frank Richter, Matthias Krichel, Daniel Decker, Guenter Motz, Thomas Schmalz
  • Publication number: 20150218491
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use in washing and cleaning agents of one or a plurality of polyesters which can be obtained by polymerisation of a) terephthalic acid dimethyl ester, and b) ethylene glycol, and c) 1,2-propylene glycol, and d) one or a plurality of polyethylene glycols with mass-average molecular weights in the range from 1000 to 2000 g/mol, and e) a methyl polyethylene glycol with a mass-average molecular weight in the range from 1050 to 1350 g/mol, f) either in the presence of or in the absence of one or a plurality of cross-linking compounds with 3 to 6 polycondensation-capable functions. The polyesters are particularly suited for use in the washing and cleaning agents as dispersants or as soil release polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Roman Morschhaeuser, Dirk Fischer, Peter Naumann
  • Patent number: 9096702
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a copolymer obtained by reacting a mixture of acrylonitrile or of a mixture of acrylonitrile and an organic molecule that can be copolymerized with acrylonitrile, with which a monomeric, oligomeric and/or polymeric silazane can be obtained, said silazane containing at least one vinylic double bond. The copolymer can be brought into fiber form and/or made infusible. The production of ceramic fibers by pyrolysis is possible with fiber-like copolymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignees: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., Clariant Finance (BVI) Ltd.
    Inventors: Monika Bauer, Daniel Decker, Guenther Motz
  • Patent number: 9090741
    Abstract: The invention relates to a comb polymer made of a polymer main chain and polyester side chains linked to said polymer main chain via ester groups, characterized in that (i) the polymer main chain is a polycarbolic acid or a copolymer polycarbolic acid (A), (ii) the polyester side chains comprises the components (B1) C8-dicarbolic acids, optionally sulfonated, (B2) dioles and/or polyolethers having 2 OH groups, and (C) non-ionic terminal groups of the formula -0-(AO)xR, where A means ethylene, propylene, or butylene, x is a number from 1 to 100, and R is a hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 30 C atoms; (iii) the total percent by mass of the polyester side chains B1+B2+C is 80 to 99.9%, relative to the total mass of the comb polymer; (iv) the polyester side chains are obtained from an esterification reaction of the components B1, B2, and C at a mass ratio B1+B2/C of 2:1 to 100:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Roman Morschhaeuser, Georg Borchers, Hans-Juergen Scholz