Patents by Inventor Christian Wamprecht

Christian Wamprecht 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: 6001931
    Abstract: The present invention relates to binder mixtures for two-component polyurethane coating compositions which dry at room temperature and containa) a polyisocyanate component,b) a hydroxy-functional polyacrylate component based on a mixture of at least two hydroxyl group-containing poly(meth)acrylate resinsi) having a molecular weight (M.sub.n) of 1000 to 100,000,ii) having an at least bimodal molecular weight distribution,iii) prepared by radical copolymerization of olefinically unsaturated monomers in a solvent using monomer mixtures containing less than 50% by weight of monomers carrying hydroxyl groups andiv) wherein the hydroxyl group content of the component having the lowest molecular weight is at least 1.5 times the hydroxyl group content of the component having the highest molecular weight,c) optionally reactive diluents,wherein components a) and b) are present in an amount which corresponds to an NCO/OH equivalent ratio of 0.2:1 to 5:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Martin Brahm, Dieter Margotte, Christian Wamprecht, Wieland Hovestadt, Jurgen Meixner
  • Patent number: 5981653
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of aqueous dispersions which form powder coatings at room temperature, have an average particle size of 0.1 to 10 .mu.m, contain polyols and blocked polyisocyanate crosslinking agents, and, after stoving, yield coatings with improved water and solvent resistance, in particular on metallic substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Oswald Wilmes, Lothar Kahl, Bernd Klinksiek, Christian Wamprecht, Manfred Bock, Klaus Nachtkamp
  • Patent number: 5973107
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a polyacrylate resin having a residual acrylate monomer content of <0.1% by weight, based on resin solids, by preparing an initial polyacrylate resin and subsequently polymerizing this initial polyacrylate resin in the presence of a monomer having a low vapor pressure, such as maleic anhydride, and a peroxide initiator to reduce the monomer content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dieter Margotte, Christian Wamprecht, Josef Pedain, Hartwig Hocker, Volker Rohde
  • Patent number: 5969002
    Abstract: Pigment preparations comprisinga) 0.1 to 70% by weight of pigment,b) 10 to 99% by weight of water, each based on the preparation,c) 0.1 to 100 % by weight, based on pigment used as component a), of a water-soluble polyisocyanate addition product, said polyisocyanate addition product having hydrophilic polyether chains and an isocyanate group content of not more than 1.0% by weight, containing 30 to 95% by weight of ethylene oxide units (molecular weight=44 g/mol) arranged within polyether chains and incorporated via monofunctional alcohols B), having an ionic group content of 0 to 200 milliequivalents/100 g of polyisocyanate addition product, and having been prepared by reaction of component A to E, the meaning of which is specified in the descriptive part,are highly useful as printing inks for inkjet printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johan Kijlstra, Stephan Kirchmeyer, Peter-Roger Nyssen, Dirk Pfutzenreuter, Christian Wamprecht
  • Patent number: 5969054
    Abstract: The present invention relates to binder compositions containingA) 40 to 95 parts by weight of OH-functional graft copolymer resins prepared by copolymerizinga) 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of polybutadienes containing at least 20% of 1,2-vinyl groups,b) 5 to 30 parts by weight of aliphatic .alpha.-olefins,c) 0.1 to 35 parts by weight of glycidyl esters of .alpha.-alkylalkane-monocarboxylic acids,d) 10 to 70 parts by weight of unsaturated, aromatic monomers,e) 5 to 60 parts by weight of hydroxyalkyl esters of acrylic and/or methacrylic acid having primary hydroxyl groups,f) 0 to 50 parts by weight of (cyclo)aliphatic esters of acrylic and/or methacrylic acid,g) 0.1 to 20 parts by weight of .alpha.,.beta.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Wamprecht, Michael Sonntag, Dieter Margotte
  • Patent number: 5925711
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polyamines which are the reaction products ofa) unsaturated oligoesters containing an average of 2 to 4 double bonds per molecule andb) optionally other unsaturated compounds which are suitable as Michael addition acceptors and which contain an average of 1 to 4 double bonds per molecule, withc) (cyclo)aliphatic diamines which contain two primary amino groups, andd) optionally other amino-functional compounds which are suitable as Michael addition donors.The present invention also relates to aqueous, two-component coating compositions containing as binderA) the polyamines according to the invention andB) water dispersible polyisocyanates, andto coatings obtained from these coating compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Wamprecht, Hans-Josef Laas, Jurgen Meixner, Josef Pedain
  • Patent number: 5917083
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing an isocyanate group-containing allophanate corresponding to formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R represents the residue obtained by removing the isocyanate groups from a (cyclo)aliphatic or araliphatic diisocyanate,Y represents the represents an m-valent residue obtained by removing the hydroxyl groups from a (poly)hydroxyl compound having m OH groups andn and m are the same or different and have a value of 1 to 5, by reacting an isocyanate group-containing oxadiazinetrione with a primary alcohol in the presence of a basic catalyst having a pKa value of >6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Konig, Helmut Reiff, Christian Wamprecht, Harro Traubel
  • Patent number: 5910556
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the solvent-free production of polyisocyanate addition products, which are suitable as dispersing agents for incorporating solids into aqueous coating compositions, wherein the polyisocyanate addition products have a maximum content of 1% by weight of isocyanate groups and a content of 30 to 95% by weight of ethylene oxide units (molecular weight=44) present in the polyether chains of monofunctional alcohols B), and are prepared by reactingA) a polyisocyanate component having an average NCO functionality of 1.7 to 2.5 and an NCO content of 10 to 65% by weight with one or more of the following components:B) monohydric polyether alcohols having a number average molecular weight of 150 to 5000 and an ethylene oxide content of 40 to 99.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1999
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Wamprecht, Oswald Wilmes, Stephan Kirchmeyer, Jan Mazanek
  • Patent number: 5902897
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polyamines which are prepared by reactinga) unsaturated oligoesters having an average of 2 to 4 double bonds per molecule andb) optionally other unsaturated compounds suitable as Michael addition acceptors and having an average of 1 to 4 double bonds per molecule withc) (cyclo)aliphatic diamines having two primary amino groups andd) optionally other amino-functional compounds suitable as Michael addition donors.The present invention also relates to the use of these polyamines as a binder component in lacquers and coating compositions, particularly as reactants for blocked polyisocyanates in one-component stoving lacquers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Wamprecht, Theodor Engbert, Holger Casselmann, Josef Pedain, Jurgen Meixner
  • Patent number: 5889065
    Abstract: This invention relates to pigment preparations containing(a) a pigment,(b) a monohydroxy ether, a polyether polyol, and/or a polyester polyol,(c) a polyisocyanate addition product having an NCO content of <1.0 wt. % and 30 to 95 wt. % of ethylene oxide units arranged within polyether chains and derived from monofunctional alcohols (B) that is prepared at an NCO index of 100 to 600 by reacting(A) a polyisocyanate component having an (average) NCO functionality of 1.7 to 6 and an NCO content of 5 to 65 wt. % with(B) 5 to 100 equivalent %, based on (A), of monohydric poly-ether alcohols having a molecular weight of 150 to 10,000 and an ethylene oxide unit content of 40 to 99.5 wt. %,(C) 0 to 20 equivalent %, based on (A), of a monofunctional isocyanate-reactive compound other than monohydric alcohol (B),(D) 0 to 50 equivalent %, based on (A), of an isocyanate-reactive tertiary amine compound, and(E) 0 to 20 equivalent %, based on (A), of a formative component containing at least two NCO-reactive groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stephan Kirchmeyer, Michael Kressner, Josef Leitermann, Peter-Roger Nyssen, Christian Wamprecht
  • Patent number: 5854338
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a binder composition containinga) 30 to 90 wt. % of an aqueous, hydroxy- and/or amino-functional resin dispersion andb) 10 to 70 wt. % of a curing agent containing alkoxysilyl groups and having a free isocyanate group content of 10 to 23 wt. % and a viscosity of 50 to 10000 mPa.multidot.s at 23.degree. C.,wherein the molar ratio of the hydroxyl groups of component a) to the isocyanate groups of component b) is 0.5:1 to 2:1.The present invention also relates to the use of these binder compositions in coating and sealing compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wieland Hovestadt, Lutz Schmalstieg, Christian Wamprecht, Karl-Ludwig Noble
  • Patent number: 5852101
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a powder coating composition for the production of non-yellowing flexible coatings which is solid below 30.degree. C. and liquid above 120.degree. C. and contains a mixture ofA) a polyisocyanate component whichi) has a content of blocked isocyanate groups (expressed as NCO, molecular weight=42) of 3.0 to 14.0% by weight,ii) has a functionality, based on the blocked isocyanate groups, of 1.9 to 2.3 andiii) and contains at least one .epsilon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Reinhard Halpaap, Christian Wamprecht, Hans-Joachim Kreuder, Wolfgang Schultz, Manfred Bock, Rainer Rettig
  • Patent number: 5733973
    Abstract: The present invention relates to binder compositions containingA) 40 to 95 parts by weight of OH-functional graft copolymer resins which are prepared by copolymerizing a mixture containing 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of at least one optionally functional polybutadiene having a molecular weight of 500 to 10,000 and having at least 20% by weight of side-chain 1,2-vinyl double bonds, andB) 5 to 60 parts by weight of a polyfunctional cross-linking resin selected from aminoplast resins and optionally blocked polyisocyanates,wherein the sum of the parts by weight of components A) and B) add up to 100, based on the weight of components A) and B).The present invention also relates to the use of the binder compositions according to the invention for lacquering vehicles, wood and furniture, and for preventing corrosion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Wamprecht, Michael Sonntag, Jurgen Schwindt, Dieter Margotte
  • Patent number: 5728789
    Abstract: The present invention relates to powder coating compositions wherein the binder contains copolymers which are solid below 30.degree. C., prepared from olefinically unsaturated compounds and have a weight-average molecular weight (M.sub.w) of 1500 to 75,000, a content of free hydroxyl groups of 0.2 to 6.0% by weight and a content of intramolecular carboxylic acid anhydride groups (calculated as C.sub.4 H.sub.2 O.sub.3) of 1 to 30% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Wamprecht, Hans-Joachim Kreuder, Armin Zenner, Henning Klussmann
  • Patent number: 5552507
    Abstract: Diisocyanates containing carboxylic acid ester groups corresponding to the formula: ##STR1## in which R and R.sup.1 represent specified groups are produced by phosgenation of the corresponding diamines, optionally present in the form of an ammonium salt. These diisocyanates are useful as starting materials in the production of plastics containing urethane and/or urea groups and as starting materials for the production of intermediate products used for the production of such plastics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Wamprecht, Klaus Jost, Stefan Penninger
  • Patent number: 5521250
    Abstract: Powder coating compositions based on A) copolymers prepared from olefinically unsaturated monomers, containing epoxide and anhydride groups and having a glass transition temperature T.sub.g of 30.degree. to 80.degree. C., an average molecular weight M.sub.n of 1,000 to 6,000 and a molecular weight distribution M.sub.w /M.sub.n of 2.5 to 10.0, B) a hardener component selected from (i) (cyclo)aliphatic dicarboxylic acids, (ii) anhydrides of such dicarboxylic acids, (iii) polyol-modified polymeric anhydrides of such dicarboxylic acids and (iv) aliphatic hydroxycarboxylic acids and optionally C) additional crosslinking agents in the form of polyaddition products having uretidione groups, and the use of these compositions for coating heat-resistant substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Wamprecht, Hans-Ulrich Meier-Westhues, Jurgen Meixner, Lothar Kahl
  • Patent number: 5516853
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of oxidatively crosslinkable, water-dilutable binders bya) forming a copolymer having intramolecular carboxylic anhydride groups by copolymerizing anhydride-functional compounds, other olefinically unsaturated monomers and 5 to 50% by weight, based on the weight of the olefinically unsaturated monomers used for the production of the copolymers a), of monomers which cannot be homopolymerized under the reaction conditions,b) subsequently reacting by ring-opening esterification at least 50% of the anhydride groups present in the copolymer with one or more unsaturated monohydric alcohols,c) reacting by ring-opening esterification up to 50% of the anhydride groups with monohydric saturated alcohols having a molecular weight of 32 to 200 either before, during or after step b),d) optionally reacting 1 to 70% of the carboxyl groups formed in steps b) and c) with organic epoxide compounds ande) neutralizing at least a portion of the carboxyl groups formed i
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1996
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Volker Schneider, Eberhard Arning, Harald Blum, Christian Wamprecht
  • Patent number: 5510444
    Abstract: A powder coating composition for the production of non-yellowing, flexible coatings which contains a mixture of a polyisocyanate component which contains one or more lacquer polyisocyanates having free (unblocked) isocyanate groups bound to primary and/or secondary carbon atoms and a polyol component containing one or more polyhydroxyl compounds selected from polyhydroxy polyurethanes, polyhydroxy polyacrylates and polyhydroxy polyesters, wherein at least 50% of the hydroxyl groups are bound to secondary or tertiary carbon atoms; and its use for coating heat-resistant substrates, in particular as clear coating compositions for automobiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Reinhard Halpaap, Hans-Ulrich Meier-Westhues, Christian Wamprecht, Manfred Bock, Wolfgang Schultz, Lothar Kahl
  • Patent number: 5508337
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a powder coating composition having a glass transition temperature of 20.degree. to 80.degree. C. and containing(A) 56 to 86.9% by weight of a polyacrylate polyol component having a hydroxyl number of 30 to 155 and a glass transition temperature of 30.degree. to 120.degree. C.,(B) 0.1 to 9% by weight of a polyester polyol component having a hydroxyl number of 40 to 180 and a glass transition temperature of -40.degree. to 80.degree. C.,(C) 13 to 35% by weight of a polyisocyanate component having a glass transition temperature of -40.degree. to 60.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1996
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Wamprecht, Reinhard Halpaap, Hans-Ulrich Meier-Westhues, Wolfgang Schultz
  • Patent number: 5492955
    Abstract: A powder coating composition which is curable at 120.degree. to 150.degree. C. and contains A) one or more copolymers prepared from olefinically unsaturated monomers and containing epoxy groups and optionally hydroxyl groups, B) one or more curing agents containing carboxylic acid or carboxylic acid anhydride groups, and C) one or more polyaddition compounds which contain uretdione groups, have a melting point or range of 40.degree. C. to 120.degree. C. and are prepared from (cyclo)aliphatic diisocyanates; and its use for coating of heat-resistant substrates, especially automotive substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Wamprecht, Hans-Josef Laas, Manfred Bock, Hans-Ulrich Meier-Westhues, Wolfgang Schultz, Lothar Kahl