Patents by Inventor Björn Ludolph

Björn Ludolph 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).

  • Patent number: 11780802
    Abstract: The application relates to a process for the synthesis of organic sulfonic acid salts of amino acid esters comprising the steps of (i) reacting at least one lactam with at least 3 carbon atoms in the lactam ring with at least one organic sulfonic acid in an aqueous solution, (ii) esterification of the organic sulfonic amino acid salt of step (i) with at least one alcohol with at least 8 carbon atoms comprising at least one hydroxyl group, (iii) optionally removal of water and/or removal of excess alcohol of step (ii). The application also relates to organic sulfonic acid salts of amino acid esters of the general formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Sophia Ebert, Bjoern Ludolph, Dawid Marczewski
  • Patent number: 11673854
    Abstract: The present invention relates to alkoxylated esteramines of Formula (I) and salts thereof. Esteramines according to the present invention may be used in cleaning composition, for example in liquid laundry detergents. They lead to improved cleaning performance of said compositions, for example when used in cold water washing conditions. They surprisingly boost grease cleaning performance of liquid laundry detergents, especially under cold water washing conditions. Whiteness is also improved. The esteramine according to the present invention show improved compatibility in liquid laundry detergent formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Inventors: Bjoern Ludolph, Sophia Ebert, Christian Bittner
  • Publication number: 20220364021
    Abstract: A detergent composition can include a cleaning composition including: (a) linear alkyl benzene sulphonate surfactant; (b) alkyl ethoxylated sulphate surfactant; and (c) alkoxylated polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Mark Robert SIVIK, Kristine Lynn FLITER, Robert Edward Shumate, Stephen Anthony Derose, Gang Si, Michael McDonnell, Sophia Rose Ebert, Bjoern Ludolph
  • Publication number: 20220356416
    Abstract: A cleaning composition can include: (a) linear alkyl benzene sulphonate surfactant; (b) alkyl ethoxylated sulphate surfactant; and (c) alkoxylated polymer, wherein the alkoxylated polymer includes a core structure selected from sugar alcohol including at least 4 hydroxy moieties, wherein at least one of the hydroxy moieties of the core structure is modified with an alkylene oxide moiety selected from ethylene oxide (EO), propylene oxide (PO), butylene oxide (BO) and mixtures thereof, and wherein at least one of the hydroxy moieties derived from the alkylene oxide moiety is further substituted with an amino functional group, wherein the weight ratio of non-soap surfactant to polymer is greater than 4.0:1, and wherein the weight ratio of linear alkyl benzene sulphonate surfactant to alkyl ethoxylated sulphate surfactant is less than 2.0:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Mark Robert SIVIK, Kristine Lynn Fliter, Robert Edward Shumate, Stephen Anthony DeRose, Gang Si, Michael McDonnell, Bjoern Ludolph, Sophia Rosa Ebert
  • Patent number: 11377625
    Abstract: The invention relates to cleaning compositions comprising polyalkanolamine polymers. The present invention further relates to methods of cleaning dishware and hard surfaces using such cleaning compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Patrick Firmin August Delplancke, Frank Hulskotter, Bjoern Ludolph, Steffen Maas, Sophia Rosa Ebert
  • Publication number: 20220154108
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an alkoxylated polyalkylene imine or an alkoxylated polyamine according to the general formula (I) (I), in which the variables E, R, B, y and z are defined below. The present invention further relates to a process for preparing such alkoxylated polyalkylene imines or alkoxylated polyamines as well as to the use of such compound within, for example, cosmetic formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Bjoern LUDOLPH, Sophia EBERT, Stefano SCIALLA, Frank HUELSKOETTER, Michelle JACKSON, Kevin BLYTH, Ruth CHILTON
  • Patent number: 11274267
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to cleaning compositions and, more specifically, to cleaning compositions containing an etheramine that is suitable for removal of stains from soiled materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Stefano Scialla, Brian Joseph Loughnane, Karie Marie Henke, Gayle Marie Frankenbach, J. Frank Nash, Jr., Michael Patrick Hayes, Manuel G. Venegas, Bjoern Ludolph, Sophia Rosa Ebert, Christian Eidamshaus, Jan Richard Davis, Neil Thomas Fairweather
  • Patent number: 11268047
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to cleaning compositions and, more specifically, to cleaning compositions containing an etheramine that is suitable for removal of stains from soiled materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Stefano Scialla, Brian Joseph Loughnane, Karie Marie Henke, J. Frank Nash, Jr., Michael Patrick Hayes, Bjoern Ludolph, Sophia Rosa Ebert, Christian Eidamhaus
  • Patent number: 11180476
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 independently of one another are hydrogen, C1-C22alkyl, —O—, —OH, —CH2CN, C1-C18alkoxy, C2-C18alkoxy substituted by —OH; C5-C12cycloalkoxy, C3-C6alkenyl, C3-C6alkenyloxy, C7-C9phenylalkyl unsubstituted or substituted on the phenyl by 1, 2 or 3 C1-C4alkyl; or C1-C8acyl; and R3 and R4 independently of one another are C1-C22alkyl or a group of the formula (Ia) wherein R0 has one of the meanings of R1 and R2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Cornelia Schleth, Liane Schulz, Bruno Rotzinger, Bjoern Ludolph, Manuele Vitali
  • Publication number: 20210188764
    Abstract: The application relates to a process for the synthesis of organic sulfonic acid salts of amino acid esters comprising the steps of (i) reacting at least one lactam with at least 3 carbon atoms in the lactam ring with at least one organic sulfonic acid in an aqueous solution, (ii) esterification of the organic sulfonic amino acid salt of step (i) with at least one alcohol with at least 8 carbon atoms comprising at least one hydroxyl group, (iii) optionally removal of water and/or removal of excess alcohol of step (ii). The application also relates to organic sulfonic acid salts of amino acid esters of the general formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Sophia EBERT, Bjoern LUDOLPH, Dawid MARCZEWSKI
  • Publication number: 20210154117
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an esteramine salt according to the general formula (I): The substituents R1, R2 and R3 are defined below. The present invention further relates to a process for preparing such an esteramine salt according to general formula (I), wherein a corresponding monocarboxylic acid or an ester thereof are reacted with an aminoalcohol and an at least equimolar amount of a sulfonic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Sophia EBERT, Bjoern LUDOLPH, Dawid MARCZEWSKI
  • Patent number: 10876075
    Abstract: A hard surface cleaning composition comprising: a) from about 1% to about 60% by weight of the composition of a surfactant system, wherein said surfactant system comprises an anionic surfactant and amphoteric/zwitterionic system wherein the amphoteric to zwitterionic weight ratio is from about 2:1 to about 1:2, wherein said amphoteric surfactant comprises an alkyl dimethyl amine oxide; and b) from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of the composition of a cleaning amine of Formula(I): wherein the radicals R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are independently selected from NH2, —H, linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl having from about 1 to about 10 carbon atoms and n is from 1 to 3 and wherein at least one of the radicals is NH2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Frank Hulskotter, Patrick Firmin August Delplancke, Bjoern Ludolph
  • Patent number: 10808075
    Abstract: Provided herein are polymers obtainable by a process including the steps a) and b) described below. In Step a) at least one component a1) is condensed to obtain a polyether having remaining hydroxyl groups. Component a1) is at least one component selected from N-(hydroxyalkyl) amins according to formula (Ia) and/or (Ib) as defined below. Besides component a1), further components can be present in the condensation step a). In step b) a part of the remaining hydroxyl groups are reacted with at least one alkylene oxide. The alkoxylation according to step b) is carried out in a substoichiometric way. The ratio of i) the alkylene oxide versus ii) the sum of the amount of the remaining hydroxyl groups is >0:1 to <1:1 [mol/mol]. Further provided herein is a process for preparing such polymers and derivatives of the polymers by quaternization, protonation, sulphation and/or phosphation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Bjoern Ludolph, Steffen Maas, Sophia Ebert, Patrick Delplancke, Frank Huelskoetter
  • Publication number: 20200317603
    Abstract: A process for stabilizing monoalkyl-substituted diaminocyclohexanes, the process containing: adding a reductant and optionally water to a first composition containing a monoalkyl-substituted diaminocyclohexane and optionally water to obtain a second composition, wherein the second composition contains the reductant, the monoalkyl-substituted diaminocyclohexane and additionally at least 0.05% by weight of water based on the total weight of the second composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Stephanie JAEGLI, Martin ERNST, Alexander PANCHENKO, Frank HETTCHE, Bjoern LUDOLPH
  • Patent number: 10745649
    Abstract: Cleaning compositions that include non-alkoxylated esteramines. Related methods of preparation and use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Stefano Scialla, Michelle Jackson, Bjoern Ludolph, Sophia Rosa Ebert, Christian Bittner, Frank Hulskotter, Gregory Scot Miracle
  • Publication number: 20200190434
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to cleaning compositions and, more specifically, to cleaning compositions containing an etheramine that is suitable for removal of stains from soiled materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Stefano Scialla, Brian Joseph Loughnane, Karie Marie Henke, J. Frank Nash, JR., Michael Patrick Hayes, Bjoern Ludolph, Sophia Rosa Ebert, Christian Eidamhaus
  • Publication number: 20200188257
    Abstract: The present invention relates to alkoxylated esteramines of Formula (I) and salts thereof. Esteramines according to the present invention may be used in cleaning composition, for example in liquid laundry detergents. They lead to improved cleaning performance of said compositions, for example when used in cold water washing conditions. They surprisingly boost grease cleaning performance of liquid laundry detergents, especially under cold water washing conditions. Whiteness is also improved. The esteramine according to the present invention show improved compatibility in liquid laundry detergent formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Bjoern LUDOLPH, Sophia EBERT, Christian BITTNER
  • Publication number: 20200193079
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to cleaning compositions and, more specifically, to cleaning compositions containing an etheramine that is suitable for removal of stains from soiled materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Stefano SCIALLA, Brian Joseph LOUGHNANE, Karie Marie HENKE, Gayle Marie FRANKENBACH, J. Frank NASH, JR., Michael Patrick HAYES, Manuel G. VENEGAS, Bjoern LUDOLPH, Sophia Rosa EBERT, Christian EIDAMSHAUS, Jan Richard DAVIS, Neil Thomas FAIRWEATHER
  • Patent number: 10676696
    Abstract: The present invention relates to liquid laundry detergent compositions comprising a polyetheramine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Frank Hulskotter, Stefano Scialla, Brian Joseph Loughnane, Amy Eichstadt Waun, Sophia Rosa Ebert, Bjoern Ludolph, Christof Wigbers, Steffen Maas
  • Publication number: 20200165226
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 independently of one another are hydrogen, C1-C22alkyl, —O—, —OH, —CH2CN, C1-C18alkoxy, C2-C18alkoxy substituted by —OH; C5-C12cycloalkoxy, C3-C6alkenyl, C3-C6alkenyloxy, C7-C9phenylalkyl unsubstituted or substituted on the phenyl by 1, 2 or 3 C1-C4alkyl; or C1-C8acyl; and R3 and R4 independently of one another are C1-C22alkyl or a group of the formula (Ia) wherein R0 has one of the meanings of R1 and R2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Cornelia Schleth, Liane Schulz, Bruno Rotzinger, Bjoern Ludolph, Manuele Vitali