Patents by Inventor Cathrin CORTEN

Cathrin CORTEN 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: 20230174790
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a dual-reactive composition including a). from 24% to 90% by weight of crosslinkable silane-functional monomer and/or oligomer and/or polymer; b). from 9% to 75% by weight of one monomer and/or unsaturated oligomer and/or unsaturated polymer; c). from 0.5% to 10% by weight of one initiator; and d). from 0.5% to 10% by weight of one catalyst, all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the coating composition and a film obtained from curing and drying of the coating composition as well as a substrate coated with the dual-reactive coating composition. Additionally disclosed herein is a process for preparing the dual-reactive coating composition and a roll-to-roll coating composition and a 1K clearcoat composition including the dual-reactive coating composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Christian Gerhard SCHAEFER, Hugo VALE, Stefan HIRSEMANN, Xiao Hui LI, Yang ZHANG, Maik SCHLESINGER, Cathrin CORTEN, Jan BENNEWITZ, Werner-Alfons JUNG
  • Publication number: 20230058746
    Abstract: Described herein are coating compositions including at least one specific ethylene copolymer as binder and at least one crosslinking agent. Also described herein is a method of coating substrates with such coating compositions and coated substrates obtained by said method. Also described herein is a method of using such coating compositions for improving the elongation and scratch resistance of coating layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Takeshi Tsunoda, Kei Hattori, Ivette Garcia Castro, Werner-Alfons Jung, Cathrin Corten
  • Publication number: 20220251410
    Abstract: Described herein is a coating composition including a) from 25 to 50% by weight of a polymeric binder selected from polyacrylates (A1) and/or polyesters (A2) with a crosslinkable amount of hydroxyl groups, as component (A), b) from 15 to 25% by weight of a crosslinking agent having functional groups that are reactive to OH groups, as component (B), and c) from 35 to 50% by weight of at least one monomeric and/or oligomeric reactive diluent with at least one olefinic double bond, as component (C), where the weight percentage is based on the total weight of the coating composition. This coating composition has not only low VOC but also high hardness after curing. Also described herein are a preparation method of the coating composition and a method of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Ming Wang, Chun Yang Li, Yuan Yuan Song, Ling Yu Sui, Stefan Hirsemann, Cathrin Corten
  • Patent number: 11299647
    Abstract: Described herein are an aqueous pigment paste including at least one color pigment (a) and at least one polymer (b) which is preparable by successive radical emulsion polymerization of three monomer mixtures (A), (B) and (C) of olefinically unsaturated monomers in water, an aqueous basecoat material which is preparable by admixing the pigment paste to at least one aqueous binder-containing component suitable for preparing the basecoat material, a method for producing a multicoat paint system using this basecoat material, and use of the polymer (b) for dispersing color pigments within an aqueous pigment paste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Eierhoff, Joerg Schwarz, Stephan Schwarte, Cathrin Corten
  • Publication number: 20210205845
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for producing a multicoat paint system on a metallic substrate by producing a basecoat or a plurality of directly successive basecoats directly on a metallic substrate coated with a cured electrocoat system, producing a clearcoat directly on the one or the topmost of the plurality of basecoats, and subsequently jointly curing the one or the plurality of basecoats and the clearcoat. At least one basecoat material used for producing the basecoats includes at least one predispersed mixture including at least one polyamide having an acid number of less than 20 mg KOH/g, at least one polymeric resin different from the polyamide, and also water and at least one organic solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Cathrin Corten, Dirk Eierhoff, Patrick Wilm, Klaus-Juergen Kanngiesser, Joerg Schwarz
  • Patent number: 11041093
    Abstract: Aqueous dispersions including multistage-prepared polymers of mixtures of olefinically unsaturated compounds are disclosed. The aqueous dispersions include at least one polyurethane containing olefinically unsaturated groups. Production and use of the aqueous dispersions, particularly in the field of automotive finishing, is disclosed. The disclosure further relates to an aqueous basecoat material including the multistage-prepared polymers, and also to a method for producing a multicoat paint system using the aqueous basecoat material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbH
    Inventors: Cathrin Corten, Dirk Eierhoff, Wilma Nimz, Nicole Freitag, Heinz-Ulrich Grumpe, Mechthild Vienenkoetter
  • Patent number: 10988567
    Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous dispersions comprising multistage-prepared polymers of olefinically unsaturated compounds and to the preparation and use thereof, in particular in the field of automobile coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbH
    Inventors: Cathrin Corten, Dirk Eierhoff, Britta Schnieders, Nicole Freitag, Heinz-Ulrich Grumpe, Mechthild Vienenkoetter, Ralf Nickolaus
  • Patent number: 10920100
    Abstract: Provided herein is a method for producing a multicoat paint system on a metallic substrate by producing a basecoat or a plurality of directly successive basecoats directly on a metallic substrate coated with a cured electrocoat system, producing a clearcoat directly on the one or the topmost of the plurality of basecoats, and subsequently jointly curing the one or the plurality of basecoats and the clearcoat, wherein at least one basecoat material used for producing the basecoats includes at least one aqueous dispersion which includes a polymer whose preparation includes successive radical emulsion polymerization of three mixtures of olefinically unsaturated monomers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: BASF COATINGS GMBH
    Inventors: Cathrin Corten, Dirk Eierhoff, Patrick Wilm, Britta Schnieders, Nicole Freitag, Heinz-Ulrich Grumpe, Joerg Schwarz
  • Patent number: 10907069
    Abstract: Provided herein is a mixer system for producing refinish compositions, more particularly for the sector of automotive finishing, including at least mutually different components (1), (2), and (3), namely component (1) as base varnish, component (2) as tinting base, and component (3) as rheology module, with at least one of components (1) to (3) including at least one aqueous dispersion including at least one polymer prepared by multistage emulsion polymerization, and at least one of components (1) to (3) including at least one aliphatic monoalcohol having 5 carbon atoms and/or at least one aliphatic monoalcohol having 6 carbon atoms. Further provided herein is an aqueous refinish composition that is produced by the mixing of components (1) to (3), and a method for producing aqueous refinish compositions. Further provided herein is a use of the mixer system for producing aqueous refinish compositions for automotive refinishing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbH
    Inventors: Cathrin Corten, Dirk Eierhoff, Britta Schnieders, Nicole Freitag, Josef Rademacher, Michael Grabbe
  • Publication number: 20200199398
    Abstract: Provided herein is a method for producing a multicoat paint system on a metallic substrate by producing a basecoat or a plurality of directly successive basecoats directly on a metallic substrate coated with a cured electrocoat system, producing a clearcoat directly on the one or the topmost of the plurality of basecoats, and subsequently jointly curing the one or the plurality of basecoats and the clearcoat, wherein at least one basecoat material used for producing the basecoats includes at least one aqueous dispersion which includes a polymer whose preparation includes successive radical emulsion polymerization of three mixtures of olefinically unsaturated monomers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Cathrin Corten, Dirk Eierhoff, Patrick Wilm, Britta Schnieders, Nicole Freitag, Heinz-Ulrich Grumpe, Joerg Schwarz
  • Publication number: 20200199284
    Abstract: Described herein are aqueous dispersions including multistage-prepared polymers of olefinically unsaturated compounds and to the preparation and use thereof, in particular in the field of automobile coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Cathrin Corten, Dirk Eierhoff, Britta Schnieders, Nicole Freitag, Heinz-Ulrich Grumpe, Mechthild Vienenkoetter, Ralf Nickolaus
  • Patent number: 10689468
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a copolymer (A) having a glass transition temperature Tg of at least ?30° C. obtainable by copolymerization of a mixture of olefinically unsaturated monomers (a) in at least one organic solvent and in the presence of at least one initiator, where the mixture of monomers (a) to be polymerized comprises (a1) 10 to 60 mol % of at least one monomer of the formula (I) below where R1=C1 to C4 alkoxy, R2=C1 to C4 alkyl, and m=0 to 2, and (a2) 40 to 90 mol % of at least one olefinically unsaturated monomer selected from the group consisting of monomers of the formulae H2C?CH2—(C?O)—O—Rx, H2C?CH(CH3)—(C?O)—O—Rx, and H2C?CH2—O—(C?O)—Rx, where Rx is an alkyl radical having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and where the sum total of the molar fractions of the monomers (a1) and (a2), based on the total molar amount of monomers (a) used, is at least 90 mol %, and where the copolymerization is carried out at a temperature from 60 to 200° C. and at a pressure of at least 2 bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Poppe, Norbert Loew, Cathrin Corten, Britta Schnieders, Wei Qiu Hu
  • Publication number: 20200140713
    Abstract: Described herein are an aqueous pigment paste including at least one color pigment (a) and at least one polymer (b) which is preparable by successive radical emulsion polymerization of three monomer mixtures (A), (B) and (C) of olefinically unsaturated monomers in water, an aqueous basecoat material which is preparable by admixing the pigment paste to at least one aqueous binder-containing component suitable for preparing the basecoat material, a method for producing a multicoat paint system using this basecoat material, and use of the polymer (b) for dispersing color pigments within an aqueous pigment paste.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Dirk Eierhoff, Joerg Schwarz, Stephan Schwarte, Cathrin Corten
  • Patent number: 10577505
    Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous dispersions comprising multistage-prepared polymers, and also to coating material compositions comprising them, preparable by multistage polymerization of olefinically unsaturated monomers, using an emulsifier and a water-soluble initiator, under conditions of starved feed polymerization, and using particular monomer mixtures in the individual stages. The invention also relates to a pigmented aqueous basecoat material comprising the aqueous dispersion of the invention, to the use of the aqueous dispersion of the invention in aqueous basecoat materials for improving adhesion, to a process for producing a multicoat paint system on a substrate, and to a multicoat paint system produced in accordance with the stated process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbH
    Inventors: Cathrin Corten, Dirk Eierhoff, Britta Schnieders, Nicole Freitag, Heinz-Ulrich Grumpe, Elisabeth Wessling, Joerg Schwarz, Mechthild Vienenkoetter, Patrick Wilm
  • Patent number: 10544250
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solventborne, pigmented coating composition, which comprises, based on the total amount of the coating composition, 0.02 to 0.75 wt % of at least one copolymer (A), where the copolymer (A) is obtainable by copolymerization of a mixture of olefinically unsaturated monomers (a) in at least one organic solvent and the copolymer (A) possesses a glass transition temperature Tg of at least ?30° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Poppe, Norbert Loew, Cathrin Corten, Britta Schnieders, Wei Qiu Hu
  • Publication number: 20200010721
    Abstract: Provided herein is a mixer system for producing refinish compositions, more particularly for the sector of automotive finishing, including at least mutually different components (1), (2), and (3), namely component (1) as base varnish, component (2) as tinting base, and component (3) as rheology module, with at least one of components (1) to (3) including at least one aqueous dispersion including at least one polymer prepared by multistage emulsion polymerization, and at least one of components (1) to (3) including at least one aliphatic monoalcohol having 5 carbon atoms and/or at least one aliphatic monoalcohol having 6 carbon atoms. Further provided herein is an aqueous refinish composition that is produced by the mixing of components (1) to (3), and a method for producing aqueous refinish compositions. Further provided herein is a use of the mixer system for producing aqueous refinish compositions for automotive refinishing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Cathrin Corten, Dirk Eierhoff, Britta Schnieders, Nicole Freitag, Josef Rademacher, Michael Grabbe
  • Patent number: 10465088
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solventborne, pigmented coating composition having a solids fraction of at least 35%, which comprises, based on the total amount of the coating composition, 0.1 to 1.5 wt % of at least one copolymer (A), where the copolymer (A) is obtainable by copolymerization of a mixture of olefinically unsaturated monomers (a) in at least one organic solvent, the mixture of monomers (a) to be polymerized consists of (a1) 10 to 60 mol % of at least one monomer of the formula (I) below where R1?C1 to C4 alkoxy, R2?C1 to C4 alkyl, and m=0 to 2, and also (a2) 40 to 90 mol % of at least one further olefinically unsaturated monomer, and the copolymer (A) possesses a glass transition temperature Tg of at least ?30° C. The present invention also relates to a method for producing a multicoat paint system using the coating composition, and to the multicoat paint systems themselves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Poppe, Norbert Loew, Cathrin Corten, Britta Schnieders, Wei Qiu Hu
  • Publication number: 20190241765
    Abstract: Aqueous dispersions including multistage-prepared polymers of mixtures of olefinically unsaturated compounds are disclosed. The aqueous dispersions include at least one polyurethane containing olefinically unsaturated groups. Production and use of the aqueous dispersions, particularly in the field of automotive finishing, is disclosed. The disclosure further relates to an aqueous basecoat material including the multistage-prepared polymers, and also to a method for producing a multicoat paint system using the aqueous basecoat material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Cathrin Corten, Dirk Eierhoff, Wilma Nimz, Nicole Freitag, Heinz-Ulrich Grumpe, Mechthild Vienenkoetter
  • Patent number: 10344179
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solventborne clearcoat material which comprises at least one additive preparable by reacting at least one alpha,omega-hydroxy-functionalized oligoester which has an OH number of 30 to 160 mg KOH/g, a theoretical carbon-carbon double bond content of 1 to 2.5 mmol/g, a number-average molecular weight of 1000 to 3000 g/mol, and a weight-average molecular weight of 2800 to 10 000 g/mol, and at least one alkoxysilane which possesses an OH-reactive functional group, the sum of the weight percentage fractions of all additives of the invention being 0.5 to 10 wt %, based on the total amount of the solventborne clearcoat material. The present invention further relates to a process for producing multicoat paint systems, and to multicoat paint systems producible by means of said process. The invention further relates to the use of the above-identified additive in solventborne clearcoat materials for the purpose of improving adhesion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: BASF COATINGS GmbH
    Inventors: Audree Andersen, Cathrin Corten, Fatmir Raka, Manuela Niemeier, Nicole Freitag, Stefanie Boshe-Plois, Andreas Feigl, Christian Weiher
  • Publication number: 20190085116
    Abstract: Described herein are aqueous dispersions including multistage-prepared polymers of olefinically unsaturated compounds and to the preparation and use thereof, in particular in the field of automobile coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Cathrin Corten, Dirk Eierhoff, Britta Schnieders, Nicole Freitag, Heinz-Ulrich Grumpe, Mechthild Vienenkoetter, Ralf Nickolaus