Patents by Inventor Christoph Thiebes

Christoph Thiebes 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: 11965056
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer composition that can be produced by (a) reacting an NCO-reactive polymer having exactly one NCO-reactive group per molecule, with a diisocyanate, the molar ratio of the diisocyanate molecule to the NCO-reactive groups of the NCO-reactive polymer being at least 2:1; and (b) reacting the residual NCO groups in the reaction product from step a) with an NCO-reactive silane. The invention also relates to a moisture-reactive composition containing said polymer composition, to methods for producing the polymer composition, and to moisture-reactive compositions containing said polymer composition. Finally, the invention relates to the use of the polymer composition as a drying agent for moisture-curing adhesives, sealants and coating agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Covestro Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christoph Thiebes, Florian Stempfle, Klaus Lorenz, Ute Nattke
  • Publication number: 20240124663
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multilayer composite, containing a first polymeric layer which on a side is coated with a printing ink containing a polyurethane as binder, and a second layer which with a polyurethane dispersion as adhesive is joined at least partly with the side of the first polymeric layer which is coated with the printing ink containing a polyurethane as binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Joerg Buechner, Harald Kraus, Thomas Fait, Christoph Thiebes
  • Publication number: 20240101879
    Abstract: An aqueous adhesive formulation; containing a mixture of: at least one partially crystallised or crystalline polyurethane having a fusion temperature of 35 to 80° C. and an enthalpy of fusion of ?35 J/g as component A; at least one plasticiser as component B; at least one salt as component C; and optionally at least one further polymer as component D. The mixture contains: 30 to 94.9 wt. % component A; 5 to 45 wt. % component B; 0.001 to 3 wt. % component C; and optionally 0 to 30 wt. % component D, each based on the total of the amounts of the components A, B, C and optionally D present in the mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Christoph Thiebes, Sebastian Doerr, Jan Weikard, Peter Kueker, Harald Kraus, Wolfgang Arndt, Robert Liberati
  • Publication number: 20240018293
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous dispersion at least containing (A) at least one polyurethane, (B) at least one fresh sol and (C) optionally further additives, wherein the at least one polyurethane is anionically hydrophilized, to a process for producing the dispersion, to the use of the dispersion for producing an adhesive composition, to a corresponding adhesive composition, to an adhesive laminate containing at least one substrate bonded with this adhesive composition, to a process for producing an adhesive laminate and to the use of a fresh sol for achieving a thickening effect in an aqueous polyurethane dispersion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Peter Kueker, Christoph Thiebes, Udo Wipperfuerth, Juergen Kempkes, Dirk Dijkstra, Ruediger Musch
  • Patent number: 11834545
    Abstract: A method for producing polyurethanes containing alkoxysilane groups comprises the step of reacting a compound containing at least one NCO group with a compound containing at least one Zerewitinoff-active H atom in the presence of a catalyst component, wherein the compound containing at least one NCO group and/or the compound containing at least one Zerewitinoff-active H atom contain at least one alkoxysilane group, to obtain a polyurethane containing alkoxysilane groups. The invention also relates to a polymer containing alkoxysilane groups, a method for producing a curable polymer, a curable polymer, a cured polymer, and the use thereof. The polymers contain a complex of a lanthanide with at least one beta-diketonate ligand, preferably Yb(acac)3, and are free from organic tin compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Christoph Thiebes, Florian Stempfle, Hans-Josef Laas, Beate Baumbach, Ute Nattke
  • Patent number: 11795266
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a mixed silane-terminated polymer by reacting a polyol component A) with a diisocyanate component B) comprising 1-isocyanato-3,3,5-trimethyl-5-isocyanatomethylcyclohexane (isophorone diisocyanate), at least one isocyanatosilane C) and an aminosilane E), in which the urethanization reaction is carried out in the presence of at least one catalyst D) which is free of organically bonded tin. The invention further relates to the use of the polymers thus obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Covestro Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Florian Stempfle, Hans-Josef Laas, Christoph Thiebes
  • Publication number: 20230235110
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isocyanate-terminated prepolymers based on polyoxymethylene-polyoxyalkylene block copolymers, to a process for their preparation, and to the use of these isocyanate-terminated prepolymers as isocyanate components in 1- and 2-component systems for coatings, adhesives and sealants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Anna-Marie Zorn, Christoph Thiebes, Beate Baumbach, Annika Hill, Michael Weinkraut, Mike Schuetze
  • Patent number: 11667746
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing polyurethanes containing alkoxysilane groups, said method comprising the step of reacting a compound containing at least one NCO group with a compound containing at least one Zerewitinoff-active H atom in the presence of a catalyst component, the at least one compound containing an NCO group and/or the compound containing at least one Zerewitinoff-active H atom containing at least one alkoxysilane group, so as to obtain a polyurethane containing alkoxysilane groups. The invention also relates to a polymer containing alkoxysilane groups, a method for preparing a curable polymer, a curable polymer, a cured polymer, and use thereof. The polyurethanes are prepared with use of a thermally labile tin catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Christoph Thiebes, Florian Stempele, Ute Nattke
  • Publication number: 20230135472
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of mixtures of water and essential oils selected from the group consisting of phenols, phenylpropanoids and furanocoumarins, for separating multilayered composites for the segregated recycling of polymer/metal films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Joerg Buechner, Christoph Thiebes, Thomas Fait, Oliver Kirstein
  • Publication number: 20230138157
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a separating medium, containing at least one essential oil or consisting of at least one essential oil, selected from the group consisting of phenols, phenylpropanoids and furanocoumarins, for separating at least two joining parts which are joined by means of an adhesive bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Christoph Thiebes, Joerg Buechner, Thomas Fait, Oliver Kirstein
  • Publication number: 20220411683
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of an aqueous dispersion containing at least one polyurethane-polyurea polymer formed from (a) at least one difunctional polyester polyol having a number-average molecular weight of 400 to 5000 g/mol, (b) at least one difunctional polyol component having a number-average molecular weight of 762 to 399 g/mol, c) at least one diisocyanate and (d) at least one chain extender optionally having at least one ionic group, for the bonding of at least two substrates by application of the aqueous dispersion to at least one of the substrates to be bonded, subsequent drying of the dispersion present on the at least one substrate in order to obtain at least one adhesive layer, and contacting of the at least one adhesive layer with a further substrate or with an adhesive layer present on a further substrate at a pressure of from 0.1 to 5 bar(a) and a temperature of less than 40° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Dirk ACHTEN, Wolfgang ARNDT, Robert LIBERATI, Christoph THIEBES, Peter KUEKER, Harald KRAUS
  • Publication number: 20220204683
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a mixed silane-terminated polymer by reacting a polyol component A) with a diisocyanate component B) comprising 1-isocyanato-3,3,5-trimethyl-5-isocyanatomethylcyclohexane (isophorone diisocyanate), at least one isocyanatosilane C) and an aminosilane E), in which the urethanization reaction is carried out in the presence of at least one catalyst D) which is free of organically bonded tin. The invention further relates to the use of the polymers thus obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Florian Stempfte, Hans-Josef Laas, Christoph Thiebes
  • Publication number: 20220145149
    Abstract: The present invention relates to adhesives which are characterized in that they cure in the absence of water and at room temperature with the formation of isocyanurate groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Dirk Achten, Florian Golling, Christoph Thiebes, Ute Nattke, Piet Driest
  • Publication number: 20220049135
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a layer structure comprising primer layers based on polyacrylate primers (AG) and compositions based on silane-modified polymers (KS), and to a method of bonding floor coverings on treated bases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Christoph Thiebes, Maria Almato Guiteras, Eva Tejada Rosales
  • Publication number: 20210317253
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer composition that can be produced by (a) reacting an NCO-reactive polymer having exactly one NCO-reactive group per molecule, with a diisocyanate, the molar ratio of the diisocyanate molecule to the NCO-reactive groups of the NCO-reactive polymer being at least 2:1; and (b) reacting the residual NCO groups in the reaction product from step a) with an NCO-reactive silane. The invention also relates to a moisture-reactive composition containing said polymer composition, to methods for producing the polymer composition, and to moisture-reactive compositions containing said polymer composition. Finally, the invention relates to the use of the polymer composition as a drying agent for moisture-curing adhesives, sealants and coating agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Christoph Thiebes, Florian Stempfle, Klaus Lorenz, Ute Nattke
  • Publication number: 20210309793
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer composition that can be produced by (a) reacting an NCO-reactive polymer having at least two NCO-reactive groups, with a polyisocyanate, the molar ratio of polyisocyanate molecules to NCO-reactive groups of the NCO-reactive polymer being at least 1.25:1; and (b) reacting the reaction product from step a) with an NCO-reactive silane. The invention also relates to a moisture-reactive composition containing the polymer composition and to methods for producing the polymer composition and the moisture-reactive composition. Finally, the invention relates to the use of the polymer composition as a drying agent for moisture-curing adhesives, sealants and coating agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Christoph Thiebes, Florian Stempfle, Ute Nattke
  • Patent number: 11124682
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of hydrophilized polyisocyanates for the production of water-diluted coating compositions which have a polymeric polyol content of not more than 10%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Dirk Achten, Florian Golling, Frank Sicking, Olaf Fleck, Martin Melchiors, Christoph Thiebes
  • Publication number: 20210047547
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of hydrophilized polyisocyanates for the production of water-diluted coating compositions which have a polymeric polyol content of not more than 10%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Dirk Achten, Florian Golling, Frank Sicking, Olaf Fleck, Martin Melchiors, Christoph Thiebes
  • Publication number: 20210024796
    Abstract: The invention relates to layer structures containing polyaspartic primers (AG) and curable compositions based on silane-modified polymers (KS), and to a method for adhesion of flooring onto pre-treated substructures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Christoph Thiebes, Karl H. Wuehrer, Ute Nattke
  • Publication number: 20200392275
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing polyurethanes containing alkoxysilane groups, said method comprising the step of reacting a compound containing at least one NCO group with a compound containing at least one Zerewitinoff-active H atom in the presence of a catalyst component, the at least one compound containing an NCO group and/or the compound containing at least one Zerewitinoff-active H atom containing at least one alkoxysilane group, so as to obtain a polyurethane containing alkoxysilane groups. The invention also relates to a polymer containing alkoxysilane groups, a method for preparing a curable polymer, a curable polymer, a cured polymer, and use thereof. The polyurethanes are prepared with use of a thermally labile tin catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Christoph THIEBES, Florian STEMPFLE, Ute NATTKE