Patents by Inventor Byron G. Hays

Byron G. Hays 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: 6488759
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention relates to pigment composition containing a monoarylide pigment and a hydrocarbyl polypropyleneamine compound. Another aspect of the invention relates to making an monoarylide pigment involving coupling a substituted or unsubstituted acetoacetanilide with at least one diazotized aromatic amine in a solution containing a hydrocarbyl polypropyleneamine. Yet another aspect of the invention relates to paint, ink, electrostatic toner, powder coating, and paper compositions containing the pigment composition or monoarylide pigment made in accordance with the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Engelhard Corporation
    Inventor: Byron G. Hays
  • Patent number: 6254671
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a green shade yellow pigment composition comprising a compound having the formula: wherein R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen, halogen, an alkyl group having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, an alkoxycarbonyl group having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, nitro, cyano, phenoxy or trifluoromethyl; and M2+ is a divalent metal. The green shade yellow pigment composition is suitable for use in plastics, paints, inks, electrostatic toners, powder coatings, and paper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Engelhard Corporation
    Inventor: Byron G. Hays
  • Patent number: 6235100
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method of preparing a medium shade yellow pigment composition comprising making an azo pigment by coupling (i) two or more diazonium components made from two or more aromatic amines including 2-amino-5-chloro-4-ethylbenzene-1-sulfonic acid and 2-amino-4-chloro-5-methylbenzene-1-sulfonic acid with (ii) at least 1-(3′-sulfophenyl)-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone, and metallizing the azo pigment with a divalent metal to provide the medium shade yellow pigment composition. The medium shade yellow pigment composition is suitable for use in plastics, paints and inks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Engelhard Corporation
    Inventor: Byron G. Hays
  • Patent number: 5889162
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a green shade yellow pigment composition comprising a compound having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently hydrogen, halogen, an alkyl group having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, an alkoxycarbonyl group having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, nitro, cyano, phenoxy or trifluoromethyl. The green shade yellow pigment composition is suitable for use in plastics, paints and inks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Engelhard Corporation
    Inventor: Byron G. Hays
  • Patent number: 5746821
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions comprising one or more compounds characterized by the formula: ##STR1## wherein Ar is an aromatic moiety having at least one substituent which is an acid group or salt thereof; X is a hydrocarbyl, carboxylic acid ester, sulfonic acid ester, carboxylic acid amide or sulfonic acid amide group; each Y is independently a hydrocarbyl, halogen, hydrocarbyloxy, carboxylic acid ester, sulfonic acid ester, carboxylic acid amide, imidazolone, sulfonic acid amide or nitro group; and a is 1, 2 or 3. Also disclosed is a process for preparing azo dyes which comprises coupling (i) at least one diazonium component of one or more aromatic amines containing at least one sulfonic acid group or carboxylic acid group, or salts thereof; with (ii) at least one coupling component represented by the formula: ##STR2## wherein X, Y and a are as defined above. The dye compositions prepared by this process and the azo pigments derived from such dyes are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Engelhard Corporation
    Inventor: Byron G. Hays
  • Patent number: 5669967
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions comprising one or more compounds characterized by the formula: ##STR1## wherein X is a hydrocarbyl, carboxylic acid ester, sulfonic acid ester, carboxylic acid amide or sulfonic acid amide group; Y is a hydrocarbyl, halogen or hydrocarbyloxy group; Ar is an aromatic moiety characterized by the formula: ##STR2## wherein A is a halogen group; each Z is independently a --COOH or --SO.sub.3 H group, or salts of such groups; m is 1 or 2; each R is independently a halogen, hydrocarbyl, hydrocarbyloxy, carboxylic acid ester, sulfonic acid ester, carboxylic amide, imidazolone, sulfonic acid amide, nitro group; and n is 0, 1 or 2.A process for preparing azo dyes, the dye compositions prepared by this process and the azo pigments derived from such dyes are also disclosed. Paint, ink and plastic compositions containing the foregoing pigments compositions are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Assignee: Engelhard Corporation
    Inventor: Byron G. Hays
  • Patent number: 5122186
    Abstract: A lithographic desensitizing ink comprises an alkyl amine, a hydroxylated polymerized oil and an acidic resin dissolved in a hydrophobic, hydroxylic solvent, and a pigment, wherein the amine is a secondary or tertiary amine or tertiary amine oxide with substituents of 4 to 12 carbon atoms and wherein the oil has a hydroxyl value of 50 to 250 and a viscosity (ASTM D 803) of 10 to 2000 stokes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1992
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Byron G. Hays, John P. Petrone
  • Patent number: 5059249
    Abstract: Dispersions of organic pigments are produced by adding a surfactant to an aqueous slurry of an organic pigment followed by subjecting the slurry to ultrasonic radiation. The surfactant utilized is one or more of the surfactants selected from the group consisting of: various specific acidic or quaternary salts of alkyl substituted propanediamines, and derivatives thereof, as well as a poly(ethyleneoxide) ether of an 18 carbon alcohol having 9 units of ethylene oxide thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1991
    Assignee: BASF Corp.
    Inventor: Byron G. Hays
  • Patent number: 5041477
    Abstract: An oligomeric aromatic pigment dispersant is the reaction product of a diisocyanate and a diol or diamine. The oligomeric dispersant is comprised of at least 25 weight percent of a compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein n is an integer of from 3 to 15, AR is a residual aromatic connecting group, DI is a residual organic connecting group, CAP is a capping moiety, and X is a residual connecting group selected from the group consisting of: ##STR2## The oligomeric aromatic dispersant has at least 3 aromatic "heads" and 2 aliphatic or rosin "tails".
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1991
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventor: Byron G. Hays
  • Patent number: 4929279
    Abstract: Dispersions of organic pigments are produced by adding a surfactant to an aqueous slurry of an organic pigment followed by subjecting the slurry to ultrasonic radiation. The surfactant utilized is one or more of the surfactants selected from the group consisting of:1. the acidic salt of N-alkyl-N,N',N'-trimethyl-1,3-propanediamine,2. the acidic salt of N-alkyl-N,N',N'-tris(2-hydroxypropyl)-1,3-propanediamine,3. N-alkyl-N,N,N',N',N'-pentamethyl-1,3-propanediamine dichloride,4. the acidic salt of N-(N-alkyl-3-aminopropane)-N'-(3-aminopropane)-1,3-propanediaminewherein the alkyl group contains from about 12 to about 22 carbon atoms, and5. a poly(ethyleneoxide) ether of an 18 carbon alcohol having 9 units of ethylene oxide thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1990
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventor: Byron G. Hays
  • Patent number: 4927466
    Abstract: High strength, highly transparent azo pigments have mean ultimate particle size of from 0.010 micron to 0.040 micron. These pigments are produced by a process in which the azo compound is reacted with a coupler in the presence of one or more of a specific group of surface active agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1990
    Assignee: BASF Corp.
    Inventor: Byron G. Hays
  • Patent number: 4680057
    Abstract: Diarylide yellow pigment compositions which are sulfonated with 2,2'disulfobenzidine and/or p-sulfo-acetoacetanilide are rendered hydrophobic by treatment with specific quaternary ammonium salts. The pigment compositions are easily flushed into flushed bases. When incorporated into printing inks, the pigments demonstrate improved color strength and transparency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1987
    Assignee: BASF Corporation, Inmont Division
    Inventor: Byron G. Hays
  • Patent number: 4648907
    Abstract: Improved diarylide yellow pigment compositions having high color strength. The compositions are manufactured by modifying tetrazotized 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine with a solution of about 3 to about 5 mole percent of a first acetoacetarylide, followed by coupling into a second acetoacetarylide such as acetoacetanilide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1987
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Byron G. Hays, Robert J. Stanaback
  • Patent number: 4643770
    Abstract: Diarylide yellow pigment compositions comprising the reaction product of tetrazotized 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine coupled into an acetoacetarylide, and, a ketimine formed by the reaction of a primary amine and an acetoacetarylide. The ketimine-containing diarylide yellow pigment compositions have improved color strength, improved transparency and contain essentially no free primary amine. Printing inks manufactured with the diarylide yellow pigment compositions of this invention have increased color strength, increased transparency, decreased degradation of publication gravure ink vehicles and decreased acidic fountain solution emulsification in offset ink printing processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1987
    Assignee: BASF Corporation, Inmont Division
    Inventor: Byron G. Hays
  • Patent number: 4625018
    Abstract: Novel red azo pigment--fortified latex compositions for use in printing inks. The novel pigment compositions have superior burn-out resistance and color strength. The novel pigment compositions are made by coupling orthanilic acid derivatives (including optionally, disulfonated amine derivatives) with B-napthal precipitating the metal salts and mixing with fortified latex dispersions. The fortified latex dispersion comprises a dispersed polymer phase in a dissolved polymer phase. The dispersed polymer is preferably a high molecular weight copolymer while the soluble polymer is preferably a low molecular weight acrylic copolymer containing carboxyl group functionality. The novel pigment compositions have superior color strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1986
    Assignee: Inmont Corporation
    Inventor: Byron G. Hays
  • Patent number: 4462833
    Abstract: Diarylide yellow pigments are treated with linear alkyl poly-amines to obtain pigments that are easily dispersible in aromatic publication gravure inks and show less penetration into and higher gloss on uncoated paper stock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 31, 1984
    Assignee: Inmont Corporation
    Inventors: Byron G. Hays, Philip L. Maguire