Patents by Inventor Barbara Wimmer
Barbara Wimmer 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).
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Patent number: 8907016Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer composition containing 5 to 95% by weight of a copolymer H and 2 to 60% by weight of a copolymer K, the copolymers H and K each having polyether macromonomer structural units and acid monomer structural units, which are present in the copolymers H and K in each case in a molar ratio of 1:20 to 1:1, and at least 20 mol % of all structural units of the copolymer H and at least 25 mol % of all structural units of the copolymer K being present in each case in the form of acid monomer structural units, the polyether macromonomer structural units of the copolymer H having side chains containing in each case at least 5 ether oxygen atoms, the number of ether oxygen atoms per side chain of the polyether macromonomer structural units of the copolymer H varying in such a way that the corresponding frequency distribution diagram, in which the number of ether oxygen atoms per side chain of a polyether macromonomer structural unit is plotted along the abscissa and the associated frequencType: GrantFiled: November 25, 2009Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Construction Research & Technology GmbHInventors: Mario Vierle, Klaus Lorenz, Gerhard Albrecht, Christian Scholz, Petra Wagner, Barbara Wimmer
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Patent number: 8772377Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer composition containing 3 to 95% by weight of a copolymer H and 3 to 95% by weight of a copolymer K, the copolymers H and K each having polyether macromonomer structural units and acid monomer structural units, which are present in the copolymers H and K in each case in a molar ratio of 1:20 to 1:1, and at least 20 mol % of all structural units of the copolymer H and at least 25 mol % of all structural units of the copolymer K being present in each case in the form of acid monomer structural units, the polyether macromonomer structural units of the copolymers H and K having side chains containing in each case at least 5 ether oxygen atoms, the number of ether oxygen atoms per side chain of the polyether macromonomer structural units of the copolymers H and K varying in each case in such a way that the corresponding frequency distribution diagrams, in which the number of ether oxygen atoms per side chain of a polyether macromonomer structural unit is plotted in each case alongType: GrantFiled: November 25, 2009Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Construction Research & Technology GmbHInventors: Klaus Lorenz, Mario Vierle, Gerhard Albrecht, Barbara Wimmer, Petra Wagner, Christian Scholz
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Patent number: 8754150Abstract: The invention relates to a copolymer which can be used as a superplasticizer for hydraulic binders and comprises 30 to 47 mol % of a (meth)allyl alcohol polyether derivative structural unit and 53 to 70 mol % of a maleic acid derivative structural unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2009Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Construction Research & Technology GmbHInventors: Silke Flakus, Klaus Lorenz, Gerhard Albrecht, Helmut Mack, Angelika Hartl, Martin Winklbauer, Petra Wagner, Barbara Wimmer, Christian Scholz
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Patent number: 8536252Abstract: A process for the preparation of a copolymer in semicontinuous operation in a polymerization apparatus, comprising a polymerization reactor connected to a metering device, acid monomer being initially taken in the metering device and polyether macromonomer, acid monomer and water in the polymerization reactor, acid monomer being metered from the metering device into the polymerization reactor, the metering of the acid monomer being effected with the proviso that at least 70 mol % of the acid monomer metered in altogether are metered in the course of 5 to 19 minutes at a metering rate that is constant or varies to a limited extent.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2009Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Construction Research & Technology GmbHInventors: Gerhard Albrecht, Helmut Mack, Klaus Lorenz, Mario Vierle, Silke Flakus, Petra Wagner, Christian Scholz, Harald Grassl, Barbara Wimmer
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Patent number: 8536251Abstract: The invention relates to a copolymer comprising i) 3 to 40 mol % of an isoprenolpolyether derivative structural unit ? ii) 3 to 40 mol % of a vinyloxypolyether derivative structural unit ? and iii) 35 to 93 mol % of an acid structural unit ?, the structural units of the copolymer which belong to the vinyloxypolyether derivative structural unit ? having longer side chains than the structural units which belong to the isoprenolpolyether derivative structural unit ?.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2009Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Construction Research & Technology GmbHInventors: Silke Flakus, Klaus Lorenz, Helmut Mack, Christian Scholz, Petra Wagner, Barbara Wimmer, Angelika Hartl, Martin Winklbauer, Manfred Bichler
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Patent number: 8519030Abstract: The invention relates to a copolymer which is suitable as a superplasticizer for hydraulic binders and comprises 5 to 55 mol % of an isoprenol polyether derivative structural unit, 2 to 90 mol % of an acrylic acid derivative structural unit and 2 to 90 mol % of a hydroxyalkyl acrylate structural unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2009Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Construction Research & Technology GmbHInventors: Klaus Lorenz, Gerhard Albrecht, Silke Flakus, Alexander Kraus, Helmut Mack, Petra Wagner, Christian Scholz, Barbara Wimmer, Angelika Hartl, Martin Winklbauer
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Patent number: 8461232Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer composition containing 3 to 90% by weight of a copolymer H and 3 to 90% by weight of a copolymer K, the copolymers H and K each having polyether macromonomer structural units and acid monomer structural units, which are present in the copolymers H and K in each case in a molar ratio of 1:20 to 1:1, and at least 20 mol % of all structural units of the copolymer H and at least 25 mol % of all structural units of the copolymer K being present in each case in the form of acid monomer structural units, at least 60 mol % of the polyether macromonomer structural units of the copolymer H being represented by the isoprenol polyether derivative structural units and at least 60 mol % of the polyether macromonomer structural units of the copolymer K being represented by the vinyloxy polyether derivative structural units.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2009Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Construction Research & Technology GmbHInventors: Mario Vierle, Klaus Lorenz, Silke Flakus, Petra Wagner, Christian Scholz, Barbara Wimmer, Manfred Bichler, Angelika Hartl, Martin Winklbauer
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Patent number: 8349983Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of an aqueous solution comprising 30 to 95% by weight of water and 5 to 70% by weight of a copolymer dissolved in the water by free radical solution polymerizations of an isoprenol polyether derivative with an acrylic acid derivative, so that the copolymer has 20 to 45 mol % of an isoprenol polyether derivative structural unit and 55 to 80 mol % of an acrylic acid derivative structural unit. The aqueous solution is suitable as a superplasticizer for hydraulic binders.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2009Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Construction Research & Technology GmbHInventors: Klaus Lorenz, Gerhard Albrecht, Silke Flakus, Alexander Kraus, Helmut Mack, Petra Wagner, Barbara Wimmer, Christian Scholz, Angelika Hartl, Martin Winklbauer
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Patent number: 8242218Abstract: Preparing a non-ionic copolymer having a hydrolysable monomer residue and a polyether macromonomer residue in a semicontinuous mode in a polymerization reactor associated with a metering device, including introducing polyether macromonomer and water into the reactor, wherein hydrolysable monomer which is added thereto forms a polymerization reaction mixture; introducing hydrolysable monomer into the metering device; adding hydrolysable monomer into the reactor from the metering device; passing a free radical polymerization initiator into the reactor before and/or during the addition of the hydrolysable monomer, the hydrolysable monomer and the polyether macromonomer reacting by free radical polymerization to form the non-ionic copolymer; and, subjecting the reaction mixture to polymerization while an addition rate of the hydrolysable monomer and/or at least a component of the polymerization initiator is varied stepwise or continuously.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2011Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Construction Research & Technology GmbHInventors: Klaus K. Lorenz, Alexander Kraus, Barbara Wimmer, Petra Wagner, Christian Scholz, Manfred Bichler
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Publication number: 20120046392Abstract: A process for the production of high early strength cementitious compositions includes mixing hydraulic cement, aggregate, water, and a slump retention admixture, wherein the slump retention admixture is a dynamic copolymer containing residues of at least the following monomers: A) a ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid, B) an ethylenically unsaturated alkenyl ether having an C2-4 oxyalkylene chain of about 1 to 25 units, C) an ethylenically unsaturated alkenyl ether having an C2-4 oxyalkylene chain of 26 to about 300 units, and D) an ethylenically unsaturated monomer comprising a moiety hydrolysable in the cementitious composition, wherein the monomer residue when hydrolyzed comprises an active binding site for a component of the cementitious composition. The present method is useful in the production of precast, ready mix, and/or highly filled cementitious compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2009Publication date: February 23, 2012Inventors: Klaus Lorenz, Alexander Kraus, Barbara Wimmer, Petra Wagner, Chiristian Scholz, Christain H+e,uml u+ee bsch, Thomas M. Vickers, JR.
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Publication number: 20120041106Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer composition containing 5 to 95% by weight of a copolymer H and 2 to 60% by weight of a copolymer K, the copolymers H and K each having polyether macromonomer structural units and acid monomer structural units, which are present in the copolymers H and K in each case in a molar ratio of 1:20 to 1:1, and at least 20 mol % of all structural units of the copolymer H and at least 25 mol % of all structural units of the copolymer K being present in each case in the form of acid monomer structural units, the polyether macromonomer structural units of the copolymer H having side chains containing in each case at least 5 ether oxygen atoms, the number of ether oxygen atoms per side chain of the polyether macromonomer structural units of the copolymer H varying in such a way that the corresponding frequency distribution diagram, in which the number of ether oxygen atoms per side chain of a polyether macromonomer structural unit is plotted along the abscissa and the associated frequencType: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2009Publication date: February 16, 2012Inventors: Mario Vierle, Klaus Lorenz, Gerhard Albrecht, Christian Scholz, Petra Wagner, Barbara Wimmer
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Publication number: 20120041104Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer composition containing 3 to 95% by weight of a copolymer H and 3 to 95% by weight of a copolymer K, the copolymers H and K each having polyether macromonomer structural units and acid monomer structural units, which are present in the copolymers H and K in each case in a molar ratio of 1:20 to 1:1, and at least 20 mol % of all structural units of the copolymer H and at least 25 mol % of all structural units of the copolymer K being present in each case in the form of acid monomer structural units, the polyether macromonomer structural units of the copolymers H and K having side chains containing in each case at least 5 ether oxygen atoms, the number of ether oxygen atoms per side chain of the polyether macromonomer structural units of the copolymers H and K varying in each case in such a way that the corresponding frequency distribution diagrams, in which the number of ether oxygen atoms per side chain of a polyether macromonomer structural unit is plotted in each case alongType: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2009Publication date: February 16, 2012Inventors: Klaus Lorenz, Mario Vierle, Barbara Wimmer, Petra Wagner, Christian Schôlz
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Publication number: 20120041105Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer composition containing 3 to 90% by weight of a copolymer H and 3 to 90% by weight of a copolymer K, the copolymers H and K each having polyether macromonomer structural units and acid monomer structural units, which are present in the copolymers H and K in each case in a molar ratio of 1:20 to 1:1, and at least 20 mol % of all structural units of the copolymer H and at least 25 mol % of all structural units of the copolymer K being present in each case in the form of acid monomer structural units, at least 60 mol % of the polyether macromonomer structural units of the copolymer H being represented by the isoprenol polyether derivative structural units and at least 60 mol % of the polyether macromonomer structural units of the copolymer K being represented by the vinyloxy polyether derivative structural units.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2009Publication date: February 16, 2012Inventors: Mario Vierle, Klaus Lorenz, Silke Flakus, Petra Wagner, Christian Scholz, Barbara Wimmer, Manfred Bichler, Angelika Hartl, Martin Winklbauer
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Publication number: 20120004350Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a copolymer in semicontinuous operation in a polymerization apparatus, comprising a polymerization reactor connected to a metering device, in each case acid monomer being initially taken in the metering device and polyether macromonomer, acid monomer and water in the polymerization reactor, acid monomer being metered from the metering device into the polymerization reactor, free radical polymerization initiator being passed into the polymerization reactor before and/or during the metering of the acid monomer into the polymerization reactor so that an aqueous medium in which acid monomer and polyether macromonomer are reacted with formation of the copolymer by free radical polymerization forms in the polymerization reactor, the molar ratio of acid monomer used altogether to polyether macromonomer used altogether being 20:1 to 1:1, the molar ratio of acid monomer initially taken in the polymerization reactor to the acid monomer metered into the polymerizType: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2009Publication date: January 5, 2012Inventors: Gerhard Albrecht, Helmut Mack, Klaus Lorenz, Mario Vierle, Silke Flakus, Petra Wagner, Christian Scholz, Harald Grassl, Barbara Wimmer
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Publication number: 20110313112Abstract: Preparing a non-ionic copolymer having a hydrolysable monomer residue and a polyether macromonomer residue in a semicontinuous mode in a polymerization reactor associated with a metering device, including introducing polyether macromonomer and water into the reactor, wherein hydrolysable monomer which is added thereto forms a polymerization reaction mixture; introducing hydrolysable monomer into the metering device; adding hydrolysable monomer into the reactor from the metering device; passing a free radical polymerization initiator into the reactor before and/or during the addition of the hydrolysable monomer, the hydrolysable monomer and the polyether macromonomer reacting by free radical polymerization to form the non-ionic copolymer; and, subjecting the reaction mixture to polymerization while an addition rate of the hydrolysable monomer and/or at least a component of the polymerization initiator is varied stepwise or continuously.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2011Publication date: December 22, 2011Inventors: Klaus K. Lorenz, Alexander Kraus, Barbara Wimmer, Petra Wagner, Christian Scholz, Manfred Bichler
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Publication number: 20110301275Abstract: The invention relates to a copolymer comprising i) 3 to 40 mol % of an isoprenolpolyether derivative structural unit ? ii) 3 to 40 mol % of a vinyloxypolyether derivative structural unit ? and iii) 35 to 93 mol % of an acid structural unit ?, the structural units of the copolymer which belong to the vinyloxypolyether derivative structural unit ? having longer side chains than the structural units which belong to the isoprenolpolyether derivative structural unit ?.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2009Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: Construction Research & Technology GmbHInventors: Silke Flakus, Klaus Lorenz, Helmut Mack, Christian Scholz, Petra Wagner, Barbara Wimmer, Angelika Hartl, Martin Winklbauer, Manfred Bichler
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Publication number: 20110166261Abstract: A process for the production of high early strength cementitious compositions includes mixing hydraulic cement, aggregate, water, and a slump retention admixture, wherein the slump retention admixture is a dynamic copolymer containing residues of at least the following monomers: A) a ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid, B) an ethylenically unsaturated alkenyl ether having an C2-4 oxyalkylene chain of about 1 to 25 units, C) an ethylenically unsaturated alkenyl ether having an C2-4 oxyalkylene chain of 26 to about 300 units, and D) an ethylenically unsaturated monomer comprising a moiety hydrolysable in the cementitious composition, wherein the monomer residue when hydrolyzed comprises an active binding site for a component of the cementitious composition. The present method is useful in the production of precast, ready mix, and/or highly filled cementitious compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2009Publication date: July 7, 2011Inventors: Klaus Lorenz, Alexander Kraus, Barbara Wimmer, Petra Wagner, Chiristian Scholz, Christain Hübsch, Thomas M. Vickers, JR.
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Patent number: 7973110Abstract: Preparing a non-ionic copolymer having a hydrolysable monomer residue and a polyether macromonomer residue in a semicontinuous mode in a polymerization reactor associated with a metering device, including introducing polyether macromonomer and water into the reactor, wherein hydrolysable monomer which is added thereto forms a polymerization reaction mixture; introducing hydrolysable monomer into the metering device; adding hydrolysable monomer into the reactor from the metering device; passing a free radical polymerization initiator into the reactor before and/or during the addition of the hydrolysable monomer, the hydrolysable monomer and the polyether macromonomer reacting by free radical polymerization to form the non-ionic copolymer; and, subjecting the reaction mixture to polymerization while an addition rate of the hydrolysable monomer and/or at least a component of the polymerization initiator is varied stepwise or continuously.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2009Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Construction Research & Technology GmBHInventors: Klaus K. Lorenz, Alexander Kraus, Barbara Wimmer, Petra Wagner, Christian Scholz, Manfred Bichler
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Publication number: 20110054083Abstract: The invention relates to a copolymer which is suitable as a superplasticizer for hydraulic binders and comprises 5 to 55 mol % of an isoprenol polyether derivative structural unit, 2 to 90 mol % of an acrylic acid derivative structural unit and 2 to 90 mol % of a hydroxyalkyl acrylate structural unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2009Publication date: March 3, 2011Inventors: Klaus Lorenz, Gerhard Albrecht, Silke Flakus, Alexander Kraus, Helmut Mack, Petra Wagner, Christian Scholz, Barbara Wimmer, Angelika Hartl, Martin Winklbauer
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Publication number: 20110034592Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of an aqueous solution comprising 30 to 95% by weight of water and 5 to 70% by weight of a copolymer dissolved in the water by free radical solution polymerizations of an isoprenol polyether derivative with an acrylic acid derivative, so that the copolymer has 20 to 45 mol % of an isoprenol polyether derivative structural unit and 55 to 80 mol % of an acrylic acid derivative structural unit. The aqueous solution is suitable as a superplasticizer for hydraulic binders.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2009Publication date: February 10, 2011Inventors: Klaus Lorenz, Gerhard Albrecht, Silke Flakus, Alexander Kraus, Helmut Mack, Petra Wagner, Barbara Wimmer, Christian Scholz, Angelika Hartl, Martin Winklbauer