Patents by Inventor Antoine Clément

Antoine Clément 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: 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
  • Publication number: 20040031109
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an azo dye of formula wherein D is the radical of a diazo component of the benzene, naphthalene, diphenyl, thiophene, benzothiazole, benzisothiazole, thiadiazole, indazole, benzotriazole, pyrazole, anthraquinone, naphthalic acid imide, chromone, phthalimide or diphenylene oxide series, R1 is an unsubstituted or substituted aryl radical and R2 is an unsubstituted or substituted aryl radical, with the exception of the compounds of formulae (1a) and (1b) to a process for its preparation and to its use in a process for the production of mass-coloured plastics or polymeric colour particles, and in the dyeing or printing of semi-synthetic or synthetic hydrophobic fibre materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventors: Antoine Clement, Anton Andreoli, Urs Lauk, Athanassios Tzikas
  • 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: 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
  • Patent number: 6034226
    Abstract: Disperse dyes of formula ##STR1## wherein R is nitro or cyano, R.sub.1 is halogen, R.sub.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkoxy, halogen, cyano or phenyl, R.sub.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, R.sub.4 is methyl or ethyl, R.sub.5 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, and R6 is methyl or ethyl, with the proviso that R.sub.5 is not hydrogen if R is nitro, R.sub.1 is halogen and R.sub.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl.These dyes are particularly suitable for dyeing and printing textile materials consisting of polyester fibres.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Herzig, Antoine Clement, Alfons Arquint
  • Patent number: 5942604
    Abstract: A dye mixture, which comprises as component (A) a dye of formula as component (B) a dye of formula ##STR1## and/or as component (C) a dye of formula ##STR2## wherein D, X and Y are as defined in the specification. These dyes are particularly suitable for dyeing polyester fiber textile material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Herzig, Antoine Clement, Romeo Dreier, Alfons Arquint
  • Patent number: 5939579
    Abstract: Disperse dyes of formula wherein R is nitro or cyano, R.sub.1 is halogen, R.sub.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkoxy, halogen, cyano or phenyl, R.sub.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, R.sub.4 is methyl or ethyl, R.sub.5 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, and R.sub.6 is methyl or ethyl, with the proviso that R.sub.5 is not hydrogen if R is nitro, R.sub.1 is halogen and R.sub.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl.These dyes are particularly suitable for dyeing and printing textile materials consisting of polyester fibres.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Herzig, Antoine Clement, Alfons Arquint
  • Patent number: 5869628
    Abstract: Disperse dyes of formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is chloro or bromo,R.sub.2 is methyl or ethyl, andR.sub.3 is methyl or ethyl.The dyes are particularly suitable for dyeing or printing polyester fiber textile material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Herzig, Antoine Clement
  • Patent number: 5723587
    Abstract: Disperse dyes of formula ##STR1## wherein D is the radical of a diazo component of the benzene, naphthalene, diphenyl, azobenzene, thiophene, benzothiazole, benzisothiazole, thiazole, thiadiazole, indazole, benzotriazole, pyrazole, anthraquinone, naphtholimide, chromone or diphenylene oxid series;X is hydrogen, methyl, halogen or --NH--CO--R, wherein R is methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, ethoxy or amino;Y is hydrogen, halogen, methoxy or --O--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --OR', wherein R' is hydrogen, CH.sub.3 or CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CN, and n is an integer from 1 to 6;R.sub.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, andR.sub.4 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl or alkyl.The dyes are particularly suitable for dyeing polyester textile material and are distinguished in particular by very good lightfastness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Antoine Clement, Athanassios Tzikas
  • Patent number: 4992558
    Abstract: Novel disperse dyes particularly suitable for dyeing textile material made of polyester fibers, said dyes being of the formula ##STR1## wherein X is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy or halogen,Y is hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy,R is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 alkenyl or phenyl, or Y and R, when taken together with the nitrogen atom and the two carbon atoms linking them, form a 5- or 6-membered ring,B is straight-chain or branched C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkylene,A is a radical of formula ##STR2## in which W is C.sub.1 -C.sub.9 alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl, phenyl, halogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy,n is 0, 1, 2, or 3,Q is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl,V is halogen, andm is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1991
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Liechti, Antoine Clement
  • Patent number: 4453944
    Abstract: There is described a novel modification of the dye of the formula ##STR1## which is characterized by the data given in claim 1. This novel modification is suitable in particular for dyeing wound packages of polyester materials under HT conditions, materials dyed in a golden-yellow shade being obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1984
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Liechti, Antoine Clement, Peter Eugster, Kurt Meyer