Patents by Inventor Alexander Tempel

Alexander Tempel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for producing biphenols from monophenols
    Patent number: 7737310
    Abstract: A process for preparing biphenols of the general formula I by reaction of monophenols of the general formula II where the radicals R1, R2 and R3 are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, alkyl, aryl or arylalkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, in the presence of an oxidant in a reactor, wherein a) the reactor comprises no stationary internals which act as baffles, b) a total of not more than 0.6 mol of oxidant is used per one mol of monophenol, and c) the oxidant is introduced either continuously or discontinuously in a plurality of portions over a period of from 10 minutes to 24 hours, with the amount of oxidant introduced per unit time not being constant over the total period of time but instead being varied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Michael Bartsch, Gerd Haderlein, Tobias Aechtner, Jens Scheidel, Christian Dienes, Alexander Tempel, Thorsten Hofrichter, Werner Weinle
  • Method For Producing Biphenols From Monophenols
    Publication number: 20080177113
    Abstract: A process for preparing biphenols of the general formula I by reaction of monophenols of the general formula II where the radicals R1, R2 and R3 are each, independently of one another, hydrogen, alkyl, aryl or arylalkyl having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, in the presence of an oxidant in a reactor, wherein a) the reactor comprises no stationary internals which act as baffles, b) a total of not more than 0.6 mol of oxidant is used per one mol of monophenol, and c) the oxidant is introduced either continuously or discontinuously in a plurality of portions over a period of from 10 minutes to 24 hours, with the amount of oxidant introduced per unit time not being constant over the total period of time but instead being varied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Bartsch, Gerd Haderlein, Tobias Aechtner, Jens Scheidel, Christian Dienes, Alexander Tempel, Thorsten Hofrichter, Werner Weinle