Patents by Inventor Alfons Arquint

Alfons Arquint 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).

  • Publication number: 20140196224
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dye of formula (1a) and also to a process for its preparation and to its use in the dyeing or printing of semi-synthetic and, especially, synthetic hydrophobic fibre materials, more especially textile materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Huntsman International LLC
    Inventors: Antoine Clement, Alfons Arquint, Urs Lauk
  • Patent number: 8231691
    Abstract: The present invention relates to disperse azo dyes based on a phthalimido-substituted aniline coupling component and an aromatic-carbocyclic or an aromatic-heterocyclic diazo component, to a process for the preparation of such dyes and to their use in the dyeing or printing of semi-synthetic and, especially, synthetic hydrophobic fiber materials, more especially textile materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Huntsman International LLC
    Inventors: Romeo Dreier, Alfons Arquint, Urs Lauk, Patric Nowack
  • Publication number: 20110078863
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dyes of formula wherein R1 is 2-methoxyethyl, 2-ethoxyethyl or 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethyl, R2 is C1-C8alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more hydroxy groups, halogen atoms, C1-C4alkoxy groups, C2-C8alkoxyalkoxy groups, C1-C4alkyl-COO— groups or C1-C4alkyl-OCO— groups, R3 is methyl, hydroxy, halogen, —NH—SO2—R5 or —NH—CO—R6, wherein R5 is methyl or ethyl and R6 is methyl, ethyl, methoxymethyl or 2-methoxyethyl, and R4 is ethyl or n-propyl, and also to a process for their preparation and to their use in the dyeing or printing of semi-synthetic and, especially, synthetic hydrophobic fibre materials, more especially textile materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: Huntsman International LLC
    Inventors: Antoine CLÉMENT, Alfons ARQUINT, Urs LAUK
  • Publication number: 20100196676
    Abstract: The present invention relates to disperse azo dyes based on a phthalimido-substituted aniline coupling component and an aromatic-carbocyclic or an aromatic-heterocyclic diazo component, to a process for the preparation of such dyes and to their use in the dyeing or printing of semi-synthetic and, especially, synthetic hydrophobic fibre materials, more especially textile materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: Huntsman International LLC
    Inventors: Romeo Dreier, Alfons Arquint, Urs Lauk, Patric Nowack
  • Patent number: 7544217
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dye mixtures comprising (A) from 20 to 80% by weight of one or more compounds of formula (1) wherein R1 is C1-C12alkyl, or C1-C2alkyl interrupted by one or more oxygen atoms or —COO-groups and R2, R3, R4 and R5, each independently of the others, is hydrogen, C1-C12alkyl, chlorine, bromine, hydroxy or amino and (B) from 20 to 80% by weight of at least one further yellow disperse dye the sum of components (A)+(B) being 100% by weight, and to the use of those dye mixtures in the dyeing or printing of semi-synthetic or synthetic hydrophobic fiber materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Huntsman International LLC
    Inventors: Antoine Clement, Alfons Arquint, Urs Lauk
  • Publication number: 20080263789
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dye mixtures comprising (A) from 20 to 80% by weight of one or more compounds of formula (1) wherein R1 is C1-C12alkyl, or C1-C2alkyl interrupted by one or more oxygen atoms or —COO-groups and R2, R3, R4 and R5, each independently of the others, is hydrogen, C1-C12alkyl, chlorine, bromine, hydroxy or amino and (B) from 20 to 80% by weight of at least one further yellow disperse dye the sum of components (A)+(B) being 100% by weight, and to the use of those dye mixtures in the dyeing or printing of semi-synthetic or synthetic hydrophobic fibre materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: Huntsman International LLC
    Inventors: Antoine Clement, Alfons Arquint, Urs Lauk
  • Publication number: 20080184499
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dyes of formula wherein R1 is 2-methoxyethyl, 2-ethoxyethyl or 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethyl, R2 is C1-C6alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more hydroxy groups, halogen atoms, C1-C4alkoxy groups, C2-C8alkoxyalkoxy groups, C1-C4alkyl-COO— groups or C1-C4alkyl-OCO— groups, R3 is methyl, hydroxy, halogen, —NH—SO2—R5 or —NH—CO—R6, wherein R5 is methyl or ethyl and R6 is methyl, ethyl, methoxymethyl or 2-methoxyethyl, and R4 is ethyl or n-propyl, and also to a process for their preparation and to their use in the dyeing or printing of semi-synthetic and, especially, synthetic hydrophobic fibre materials, more especially textile materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: Huntsman International LLC
    Inventors: Antoine CLEMENT, Alfons ARQUINT, Urs LAUK
  • Patent number: 7169909
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dyes of formula (I) wherein R1 is C1–C12alkyl or —CnH2n—(OCH2CH2)m—OR3, n being a number from 2 to 8, m being a number from 0 to 4 and R3 being C1–C12alkyl, C6–C24aryl or C6–C24aralkyl, R2 is methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, 2-methoxyethyl or 2-ethoxyethyl, X is halogen and Y is hydrogen, chlorine or bromine, and to the process for the preparation thereof and to the use thereof in dyeing or printing semi-synthetic and especially synthetic hydrophobic fiber materials, more especially textile materials
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Antoine Clément, Alfons Arquint, Urs Lauk
  • Patent number: 7160335
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula I wherein R1 and R3 are each independently of the other —NHR5, NHSO2R5, —NHCOR5, —OR6 or —SR7, R2 and R4 are each independently of the other —OR6 or —SR7, with the proviso that not all of the substituents R1 to R4 are —SR7, R5 is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl or a group of formula —(CnH2nX)m—H wherein X is —O—, —S—, —SO2—, —NH—, —NR8—, —CONH— or —CONR8— and R8 is alkyl or aryl, n is a number from 2 to 6 and m is a number from 1 to 10, R6 is aryl or heteroaryl and R7 is alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl or a group of formula —(CnH2nX)m—H wherein X is —O—, —S—, —SO2—, —NH—, —NR8—, CONH— or —CONR8— and R8 is alkyl or aryl, to a process for the preparation thereof and to the use thereof in a method of producing mass-coloured plastics or polymeric colour particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Urs Lauk, Patric Nowack, Alfons Arquint
  • Patent number: 7087731
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dyes of formula wherein R1 is hydrogen, methyl or —BHCO—C1–C4alkyl, R2 is C1–C4alkyl, it being possible for the alkyl chain, from C2 upwards, optionally to be interrupted by an oxygen atom, and R3 has, independent of R2, any of the meanings of R2, and to the process for the preparation thereof and to the use thereof in dyeing or printing semi-synthetic and especially synthetic hydmophobic fiber materials, especially textile materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Antoine Clément, Jean-Claud Wilhelm, Alfons Arquint, Urs Lauk
  • Publication number: 20060101594
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dyes of formula (I) wherein R1, is 2-methoxyethyl, 2-ethoxyethyl or 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethyl, R2 is C1,-C6alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more hydroxy groups, halogen atoms, C1,-C4alkoxy groups, C2-C8alkoxyalkoxy groups, C1,-C4alkyl-COO— groups or C1,-C4alkyl-OCO— groups, R3 is methyl, hydroxy, halogen, —NH—SO2—R5 or —NH—CO—R6, wherein R5 is methyl or ethyl and R6 is methyl, ethyl, methoxymethyl or 2-methoxyethyl, and R4 is ethyl or n-propyl, and also to a process for their preparation and to their use in the dyeing or printing of semi-synthetic and, especially, synthetic hydrophobic fibre materials, more especially textile materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2003
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: Antoine Clement, Alfons Arquint, Urs Lauk
  • Patent number: 7012137
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dyes of formula (I) wherein R is hydrogen or bromine, R1 is hydrogen, methyl or —NHCO—C1–C4alkyl, R2 is C1–C4alkyl substituted by C1–C4alkoxy and R3 has, independently of R2, any of the meanings of R2, and to the process for the preparation thereof and to the use thereof in dyeing or printing semi-synthetic and especially synthetic hydrophobic fiber materials, especially textile materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Antoine Clément, Jean-Claude Wilhelm, Alfons Arquint, Urs Lauk
  • Publication number: 20060046596
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dyes of formula (I) wherein R1 is C1-C12alkyl or —CnH2n—(OCH2CH2)m—OR3, n being a number from 2 to 8, m being a number from 0 to 4 and R3 being C1-C12alkyl, C6-C24aryl or C6-C24aralkyl, R2 is methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, 2-methoxyethyl or 2-ethoxyethyl, X is halogen and Y is hydrogen, chlorine or bromine, and to the process for the preparation thereof and to the use thereof in dyeing or printing semi-synthetic and especially synthetic hydrophobic fibre materials, more especially textile materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2003
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Antoine Clement, Alfons Arquint, Urs Lauk
  • Publication number: 20050177958
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I) wherein R1 and R3 are each independently of the other —NHR5, NHSO2R5, —NHCOR5, —OR6 or —SR7, R2 and R4 are each independently of the other —OR6 or —SR7, with the proviso that not all of the substituents R1 to R4 are —SR7, R5 is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl or a group of formula —(CnH2nX)m—H wherein X is —O—, —S—, —SO2—, —NH—, —NR8—, —CONH— or —CONR8— and R8 is alkyl or aryl, n is a number from 2 to 6 and m is a number from 1 to 10, R6 is aryl or heteroaryl and R7 is alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl or a group of formula —(CnH2nX)m—H wherein X is —O—, —S—, —SO2—, —NH—, —NR8—, COHN— or —CONR8— and R8 is alkyl or aryl, to a process for the preparation thereof and to the use thereof in a method of producing mass-coloured plastics or polymeric colour particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Urs Lauk, Patric Nowack, Alfons Arquint
  • Publication number: 20040116681
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dyes of formula (I) wherein R is hydrogen or bromine, R1 is hydrogen, methyl or —NHCO—C1-C4alkyl, R2 is C1-C4alkyl substituted by C1-C4alkoxy and R1 has, independently of R2, any of the meanings of R2, and to the process for the preparation thereof and to the use thereof in dyeing or printing semi-synthetic and especially synthetic hydrophobic fibre materials, especially textile materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Antoine Clement, Jean-Claude Wilhelm, Alfons Arquint, Urs Lauk
  • Publication number: 20040097716
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dyes of formula wherein R1 is hydrogen, methyl or —BHCO—C1-C4alkyl, R2 is C1-C4alkyl, it being possible for the alkyl chain, from C2 upwards, optionally to be interrupted by an oxygen atom, and R3 has, independent of R2, any of the meanings of R2, and to the process for the preparation thereof and to the use thereof in dyeing or prnig semi-synthetic and especially synthetic hydmophobic tibre materials, especially textile materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Antoine Clement, Jean-Claude Wilhelm, Alfons Arquint, Urs Lauk
  • Patent number: 6555664
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dyes of formula wherein R is methyl or butyl, R1 is hydrogen, halogen, cyano or nitro, R2 is halogen or cyano, R3 is hydrogen, halogen, C1-C4alkyl or C1-C4alkoxy, R4 is hydrogen, C1-C4alkyl, halogen, CF3 or —NHCOR7 wherein R7 is C1-C4alkyl, R5 is C1-C6alkyl that is unsubstituted or substituted by hydroxy, cyano, acyloxy,  or by phenoxy, x being a number from 0 to 4 and it being possible for the alkyl chain, from C2 upwards, optionally to be interrupted by one or more oxygen atoms, or is a radical of formula —CH2CH2—O—COR8, of formula  or of formula  and R6 is a radical of formula —CH2CH2—O—COR8 or of formula  R8 and R9 each independently of the other being C1-C4alkyl and R10 being hydrogen or C1-C4alkyl, or, when R is methyl, R5 and R6 are each independently of the other C1-C4alkyl, with the proviso that when R is n-butyl and
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Urs Lauk, Antoine Clément, Romeo Dreier, Alfons Arquint
  • Patent number: 6551363
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dye mixture comprising as component (A) at least one dye of formula as component (B) at least one dye of formula wherein the substituents R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in claim 1, and to the use of that mixture in the dyeing or printing of semi-synthetic or synthetic hydrophobic fiber materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Antoine Clément, Alfons Arquint, Urs Lauk
  • Patent number: 6540794
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dyes of formula wherein R1 is hydrogen, bromine, chlorine, cyano, R2 is hydrogen, methyl, acetylamino, R3 is ethyl unsubstituted or substituted by cyano or by acyloxy, R4 is ethyl unsubstituted or substituted by cyano or by acyloxy, to a process for their preparation and to their use in the dyeing or printing of hydrophobic fiber materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Romeo Dreier, Jean-Claude Wilhelm, Alfons Arquint, Urs Lauk
  • Patent number: 6111083
    Abstract: Disperse dyes of formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is nitro or cyano, R.sub.2 is halogen, R.sub.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are each independently of the other methyl or ethyl and R.sub.6 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, with the proviso that R.sub.6 is not hydrogen if R.sub.1 is cyano, R.sub.2 is halogen and R.sub.3 is methyl or isopropyl or if R.sub.1 is nitro, R.sub.2 is halogen and R.sub.3 is methyl.These dyes are suitable in particular for dyeing and printing polyester textile materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Antoine Clement, Alfons Arquint, Urs Lauk