Patents Assigned to Cognis IP Managment GmbH
  • Method for finishing textiles with skin-care oils
    Patent number: 7993664
    Abstract: A process for finishing textiles with skin-care oils including spraying, onto a textile, an aqueous emulsion with a Brookfield viscosity below 200 mPas at 20° C., including (a) water; (b) one or more skin-care oils; and (c) one or more emulsifiers is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Cognis IP Management GmbH
    Inventors: Jürgen Falkowski, Werner Mauer, Robert Schütz, Raymond Mathis
  • Emulsions
    Patent number: 7988827
    Abstract: An aqueous emulsion, including (a) a dialkylamide; and (b) a non-ionic surfactant, is provided. An emulsion, including (a) about 30% b.w. to about 70% b.w. of a dialkylamide; (b) about 5% b.w. to about 25% b.w. of a non-ionic surfactant; and (c) 0% b.w. to about 15% b.w. of an anionic surfactant, where the amounts, with water added and optional auxiliary agents, add to 100% b.w., is also provided. A method for reducing pitch in the production of paper includes adding the emulsion to pulp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Cognis IP Management GmbH
    Inventors: Ramon Valls, Stéphanie Merlet
  • Processes for the production of triglycerides of unsaturated fatty acids in the presence of enzymes
    Patent number: 7981641
    Abstract: Processes for the enzyme-catalyzed production of triglycerides using polyunsaturated fatty acids, in which (a) the reaction of polyunsaturated fatty acids and/or C1-4 alkyl esters thereof with glycerol in vacuo in the presence of an immobilized enzyme to form their triglycerides is accelerated by addition of an additive from the group of weakly basic salts, complexing agents and ion exchangers and/or addition of a weakly basic salt and/or addition of an entraining agent in the form of a solvent or a gas and/or addition of glycerol-binding adsorbers and/or heat treatment of the partial glyceride intermediate product, (b) the immobilized enzymes are removed from the triglyceride by separation or filtration and (c) the remaining fatty acids and/or C1-4 alkyl esters thereof are removed from the triglyceride by distillation, refining or extraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Cognis IP Management GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Schoerken, Sabine Both, Carolin Meyer, Peter Horlacher
  • Salts of alkyl esters of sulfonated dicarboxylic acids and compositions containing same
    Patent number: 7981932
    Abstract: A salt of a mono- and/or dialkyl ester of a sulfonated dicarboxylic acid is provided, where the dicarboxylic acid contains 4 to 8 carbon atoms and the alkyl groups are derived from 2-propylheptanol. A composition including (a) one or more salt(s) of a mono- and/or dialkyl ester(s) of a sulfonated dicarboxylic acid(s), where the dicarboxylic acid contains 4 to 8 carbon atoms and the alkyl groups are derived from 2-propylheptanol; and (b) one or more organic solvents liquid at 20° C. with a boiling point above 250° C. at 1 bar is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Cognis IP Management GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Meyer, Thomas Koelen Van Der, Uwe Held, Stefan Busch
  • Compounds and methods for treating fly ash
    Patent number: 7976625
    Abstract: A compound and method for treating fly ash includes an amphoteric, alkyl polyglycoside, ester, derivative of triglyceride, fatty alcohol, alkoxylated fatty alcohol, alkoxylated polyhydric alcohol, and mixtures thereof, wherein the treated fly ash is incorporated into a cement admixture, and is effective in blocking absorptive carbon. Also, a method is included that reduces the amount of Portland cement by substituting up to 40 by total weight of the cement in a mixture with an equal amount of fly ash treated with an an amphoteric, alkyl polyglycoside, ester, derivative of triglyceride, fatty alcohol, alkoxylated fatty alcohol, alkoxylated polyhdric alcohol, and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Cognis IP Management GmbH
    Inventors: Jianhua Mao, James H. Irvine
  • Use of biocide compositions for wood preservation
    Patent number: 7959723
    Abstract: The invention is directed to the use of compositions (a) biocides, and (b) dialkylamides, for wood protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Cognis IP Management GmbH
    Inventors: Joaquin Bigorra Llosas, Rainer Höfer, Bernd Fabry, Jean-Pierre Molitor, Stéphanie Merlet, Ramon Valls
  • Finished fibers and textiles
    Patent number: 7956025
    Abstract: Fibers and fabrics having microcapsules containing active components adhered to the fibers and textiles by a binder material are provided. The fibers and textiles are produced by applying to the fiber and textiles a dispersion containing the microcapsules and the binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Cognis IP Management GmbH
    Inventors: Terese Copete Vidal, Rafael Pi Subirana, Anna Tacies Capdevila
  • POLYURETHANES
    Publication number: 20110130471
    Abstract: Polyurethanes, suitable as thickeners for aqueous systems, are obtained by reacting (i) one or more hydrophilic polyols containing at least two OH groups and at least two functional groups selected from ether and ester groups, having a molecular weight of at least 300 Daltons; (ii) one or more C8 to C36 Guerbet alcohols, which are produced from monoalcohols having 4 to 18 carbon atoms selected from the group of primary and/or secondary monoalcohols of formula (MA), where (a) the total number of carbon atoms in compounds (MA) is 4 to 18; (b) R1, R2 and R3 are independently hydrogen, or linear, branched or alicyclic, saturated or unsaturated alkyl; (c) optionally, R1 and R2, and/or R1 and R3, and/or R2 and R3 are linked together to form an alicyclic substructure; and (d) compounds (MA) have at least one branch; and (iii) one or more at least difunctional isocyanates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: Cognis IP Management GmbH
    Inventors: Cindy Münzenberg, Oliver Pietsch, Anja Wick, Eike Ulf Mahnke, Paul Birnbrich
  • Process for preparing alkylene oxides
    Patent number: 7943790
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for preparing alkene oxides by contacting in a microreaction system (?-reactor) a C2- C3 alkene with an oxidizing agent comprising a peroxo compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Cognis IP Management GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Gutsche, Bernd Fabry, Stefan Franzen
  • Production and use of monoglycerides
    Patent number: 7935508
    Abstract: A higher-yielding process for the production of monoglycerides in which triglycerides are enzymatically reacted with a catalytic amount of an esterase, preferably lipase, that has been activated by the addition of alkaline salts, in the presence of linear or branched alcohols containing 1 to 8 carbon atoms, then the esterase may be deactivated and it and the remaining alcohol removed, with the monoglycerides thus produced useful in lubricants, fuel additives, and emulsifying constituents in foods, and cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Cognis IP Management GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Schörken, Sabine Both, Frank Bongardt, Diana Stuhlmann
  • Water-dispersable Sterol Containing Dispersions
    Publication number: 20110097474
    Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous dispersions containing (a) 5 to 50% by weight of sterols and/or stanols; and (b) 0.5 to 20% by weight of citric acid esters of mono- and/or diglycerides, based on the total weight of the dispersion, wherein the citric acid esters of mono- and/or diglycerides are partially neutralised; and to a process for the production of an aqueous sterol/stanol-containing dispersion, which process comprises (a) dissolving citric acid esters of mono- and/or diglycerides that are partly neutralised, in water; (b) dispersing sterols and/or stanols in the emulsifier solution to form a pre-dispersion; and (c) grinding the pre-dispersion in a ball-mill until the dispersion has a particle mass diameter, d90, of less than 5 ?m. Optionally, this dispersion is spray-dried.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2008
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: Cognis IP Management GmbH
    Inventors: Rainer Eskuchen, Jörg Schwarzer, Peter Horlacher, Jürgen Gierke, Robert Salacz
  • PIT emulsions
    Patent number: 7922802
    Abstract: A PIT emulsion, including asphalt or bitumen; one or more non-ionic emulsifiers; optionally one or more cationic co-emulsifiers, and/or one or more solvents is provided. A PIT emulsion, including 10% to 70% b.w. asphalt or bitumen; 5% to 15% b.w. of one or more non-ionic emulsifiers; 0 to 5% b.w. of one or more cationic co-emulsifiers; and 0 to 40% b.w. of one or more solvents, where the quantities shown add up to 100% b.w. with water, and optionally other auxiliaries and additives is also provided. A method for making a finely-divided asphalt or bitumen PIT emulsion, including subjecting an aqueous mixture of asphalt or bitumen, at least one non-ionic emulsifier, and optionally a solvent to vigorous stirring to obtain a homogenous composition; heating the homogenous composition above the phase inversion temperature to obtain a PIT emulsion, and cooling the PIT emulsion is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Cognis IP Management GmbH
    Inventors: Ramon Valls, Stephanie Merlet
  • USE OF ISOSORBIDE ETHERS IN DETERGENTS AND CLEANERS
    Publication number: 20110059884
    Abstract: The application pertains to the use of isosorbide ethers according to general formula (I) wherein R? and R? independently from each other represent a hydrogen atom or a alkyl- or unsaturated alkenyl moiety for the preparation of detergents and cleaners. Preferably R? and/or R? are linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl or alkenyl moiety containing 1 to 33 C-Atoms. A second, independent embodiment pertains to the use of these compounds as thickener for aqueous/surfactant compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: Cognis IP Management GmbH
    Inventors: Catherine Breffa, Burkhard Beckedahl, Markus Dierker, Ansgar Behler, Thorsten Lohl
  • Methods for reducing ammonia evolution from cementitious and pozzolanic mixtures
    Patent number: 7897830
    Abstract: A method is provided for reducing the amount of ammonia evolved from a cementitious or pozzolanic mixture containing contaminated fly ash, including: providing fly ash contaminated with ammonia or ammonium-containing compounds; and adding a halogenated hydantoin to the contaminated fly ash, wherein upon the formation of a slurry, the halogenated hydantoin reacts with ammonia to reduce the evolution of ammonia gas from the slurry. Another method includes adding a halogenated succinimide to the contaminated fly ash, adding sodium dichloroisocyanurate to the contaminated fly ash, or adding a halogenated sulfamate to the contaminated fly ash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Cognis IP Management GmbH
    Inventors: Charles M. White, Dean A. Oester
  • Defoaming compositions for water-dilutable paint systems
    Patent number: 7893116
    Abstract: A defoamer composition for water-dilutable paint systems includes one or more glycerides; one or more aliphatic hydrocarbons; and one or more addition products of ethylene oxide (EO) and/or propylene oxide (PO) onto C8-24 fatty alcohols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Cognis IP Management GmbH
    Inventors: Hermann-Josef Puetz, Markus Dierker, Heinz-Guenther Schulte
  • Emulsifier composition based on pentaerythritol esters and alkoxylated nonionic emulsifiers
    Patent number: 7887825
    Abstract: An emulsifier composition including an ester selected from the group consisting of: pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol, tripentaerythritol, and mixtures thereof; at least one alkoxylated nonionic emulsifier; and less than 10% by weight water, where partial glycerides may be present in an amount of less than 10% by weight, based on the amount of component (a) present in the composition, is provided. A process for the production of an emulsion, including dispersing the emulsifier composition in an oil phase; heating the emulsifier composition dispersed in the oil phase to a temperature above the phase inversion temperature thereof; heating an aqueous phase to a temperature above the phase inversion temperature thereof; and stirring the oil phase with the aqueous phase and cooling to room temperature is also provided. A cosmetic composition including the emulsifier composition is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Cognis IP Management GmbH
    Inventors: Catherine Weichold, Helga Gondek, Ulrich Issberner, Rolf Kawa, Caroline Goget
  • Emulsions for finishing textiles and paper
    Patent number: 7879915
    Abstract: The invention provides water-in-oil emulsions containing (a) 12-21% by weight of polyglyceryl-2 dipolyhydroxystearate, (b) 4-7% by weight of a hydrogenated ethoxylated castor oil, (c) 25-35% by weight of mineral oil, (d) 20-30% by weight of further oil substances (e), 3-5% by weight of hydrotropes, (f) 3-4% by weight of metal soaps and (g) 10-30% by weight of water, based on the overall composition. The emulsions are useful for finishing textiles and papers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Cognis IP Management GmbH
    Inventors: Jorg Sorns, Rolf Kawa, Stephen Eichhorn, Andrea Urban
  • Cosmetic and/or dermopharmaceutical preparations containing native proteins from the plant
    Patent number: 7871766
    Abstract: A cosmetic and/or dermopharmaceutical composition containing an extract of native proteins derived from the plant Argania spinosa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Cognis IP Management GmbH
    Inventors: Gilles Pauly, Florence Henry, Philippe Moser, Zoubida Charrouf
  • Machine dishwashing rinse agents and methods of using the same
    Patent number: 7871971
    Abstract: Rinse agents for machine dishwashing which contain alkoxylated carboxylic acid ester(s), and other optional additives, are described. Methods of rinsing tableware surfaces using the described rinsing agents during machine washing are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Cognis IP Management GmbH
    Inventors: Rita Koester, Ansgar Behler, Karl-Heinz Schmid, Michael Neuss
  • Grafted polymers and methods of making and using thereof
    Patent number: 7872077
    Abstract: Grafted polymers which are the reaction products of: (a) (Meth)acrylic acid and (b) Non-symmetric maleates according to general formula (I), in which R1 stands for a linear or branched alk(en)yl radical having 1 to 22 carbon atoms and 0 or 1 double bond, while n and m independently represent integers between 0 and 200, on condition that the sum (n+m) is different from 0 are disclosed. Methods of making and using the grafted polymers are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Cognis IP Management GmbH
    Inventors: Stephanie Merlet, Florence Andrioletti, William LaMarca, Benoit Abribat