Patents by Inventor Dominique Kauffmann

Dominique Kauffmann 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: 11873411
    Abstract: The present invention relates to ink formulations based on silver nanoparticles. In particular, the present invention relates to ink formulations based on silver nanoparticles, said inks being stable, with improved conductivity and particularly suitable for the field of contactless inkjet printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: GENES'INK SA
    Inventors: Stephanie Limage, Corinne Versini, Louis-Dominique Kauffmann, Rita Faddoul
  • Publication number: 20230348740
    Abstract: The present invention relates to thermoformable and/or stretchable ink formulations based on silver nanoparticles. In particular, the present invention relates to ink formulations based on silver nanoparticles, polyurethane and metal microparticles of silver, copper and/or nickel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Corinne VERSINI, Stéphanie LIMAGE, Alexandre KAUFFMANN, Virginie EL QACEMI, Louis-Dominique KAUFFMANN
  • Publication number: 20220389257
    Abstract: The present invention relates to formulations of ink based on nanoparticles of silver and of metal oxides. In particular, the present invention relates to formulations of ink based on nanoparticles of silver and of metal oxides, said inks being stable, having improved conductivity and making it possible to advantageously form electrodes and/or conductive tracks that are particularly suitable for photovoltaic cells, for example on a silicon and/or glass substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Corinne VERSINI, Stéphanie LIMAGE, Alexandre KAUFFMANN, Virginie EL QACEMI, Louis-Dominique KAUFFMANN
  • Publication number: 20220025200
    Abstract: The present invention relates to ink formulations based on silver nanoparticles. In particular, the present invention relates to ink formulations based on silver nanoparticles, said inks being stable, with improved conductivity and particularly suitable for the field of contactless inkjet printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: GENES'INK SA
    Inventors: Stephanie LIMAGE, Corinne VERSINI, Louis-Dominique KAUFFMANN, Rita FADDOUL
  • Publication number: 20220024780
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for synthesizing tungsten oxide nanoparticles and to the tungsten oxide nanoparticles obtainable on the basis of the claimed synthesis method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: GENES'INK SA
    Inventors: Stephanie LIMAGE, Corinne VERSINI, Louis-Dominique KAUFFMANN, Virginie EL QACEMI
  • Patent number: 10954407
    Abstract: Ink formulations based on nanoparticles. The present invention relates to ink formulations based on (semi)conducting nanoparticles. In particular, the present invention relates to ink compositions based on zinc oxide and aluminium (semiconducting nanoparticles suitable for different printing methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: GENES'INK SA
    Inventors: Nicolas Delpont, Virginie El Qacemi, Emmanuelle Pietri, Stephanie Limage, Corinne Versini, Louis-Dominique Kauffmann
  • Publication number: 20190203062
    Abstract: Ink formulations based on nanoparticles. The present invention relates to ink formulations based on (semi)conducting nanoparticles. In particular, the present invention relates to ink compositions based on zinc oxide and aluminium (semiconducting nanoparticles suitable for different printing methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Nicolas Delpont, Virginie El Qacemi, Emmanuelle Pietri, Stephanie Limage, Corinne Versini, Louis-Dominique Kauffmann
  • Publication number: 20160289478
    Abstract: The present invention relates to formulations of dispersions of silver nanoparticles and of inks based on said dispersions. In particular, the present invention relates to dispersions that are stable and have a high concentration of silver nanoparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Louis Dominique Kauffmann, Nicolas Delpont, Virginie El Qacemi, Gregoire Staelens
  • Patent number: 7931696
    Abstract: Disclosed are dyes of formula wherein D is the radical of anthraquinone, acridine, azo, azomethine, hydrazomethine, benzodifuranone, coumarine, diketopyrrolopyrrol, dioxaxine, diphenylmethane, formazane, indigoid, indophenol, naphtalimide, naphthaquinone, nitroaryl, merocyanine, methine, oxazine, perinone, perylene, pyrenequinone, phtalocyanine, phenazine, quinoneimine, quinacridone, quinophtalone, stilbene, styryl, triphenylmethane, xanthene, thiazine dye and thioxanthene dye; and Q is defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: BASF SE Ludwigshafen
    Inventors: Victor Paul Eliu, Beate Fröhling, Dominique Kauffmann
  • Patent number: 7811335
    Abstract: Disclosed are composition and method for dyeing keratin-containing fibers comprising or utilizing styryl sulfide dyes of formula (1), their salts, isomers, hydrates and other solvates, wherein R1, R?1, R2, R?2, R3, R?3, W1, W?1, W2, W?2, W3, W?3, W4, W?4, Q, Q?, Y1 and Y2 are defined in claims and disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp.
    Inventors: Victor Paul Eliu, Beate Fröhling, Dominique Kauffmann
  • Patent number: 7806940
    Abstract: Disclosed are oligomeric cationic azo dyes of formula (1), their salts, isomers, hydrates and other solvates, wherein n, R1, R2, X, Y? and Z+ are defined in claims and disclosure. Furthermore, the present invention relates to novel cationic oligomeric azo dyes of formula (1), compositions, thereof, especially comprising other dyes, and to application for hair dyeing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp.
    Inventors: Victor Paul Eliu, Beate Fröhling, Dominique Kauffmann
  • Patent number: 7803197
    Abstract: Disclosed are thiol dyes of formula (1) wherein L1 is hydrogen; C1-C12alkyl; or phenyl-C1-C4alkyl; X is C1-C12alkylene, C2-C12alkenylene, C5-C10cycloalkylene, C5-C10arylene, or C5-C10arylene-C1-C10alkylene, which may by interrupted by —O—, —NH—, —S—, —CO—, o-SO2—; Y is the residue of an organic dye Z is a group of formula (1b) or —C?N; wherein A is O; S; or N-L2; B is L3; —OL3; —NL3L4; or —SL3; and L2, L3 and L4, independently from other are hydrogen; C1-C12alkyl; C5-C12aryl-C1-C12alkyl. The compounds are useful for the dyeing of organic materials, such as keratin fibers, preferably human hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Ciba Corporation
    Inventors: Victor Paul Eliu, Beate Fröhling, Dominique Kauffmann
  • Patent number: 7785375
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of dyeing keratin-containing fibers comprising treating the fiber with at least one compound of formula (1), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 independently from each other are hydrogen; hydroxy; —S—H; —S—C1-C12alkyl; halogen; C1-C12alkyl or C1-C12alkoxy, which may be substituted by one or more C1-C5alkyl, C1-C5-alkoxy, hydroxy, —(CO)—H or —(CO)—C1-C5alkyl; —NR5R6; —NO2; —(CO)H or (CO)—C1-C5alkyl; C6-C12aryl, C6-C12aryl-C1-C4alkyl or C6-C12aryl-C1-C4alkoxy, wherein the aryl moiety may be substituted by one or more C1-C5alkyl, C1-C5alkoxy, —(CO)—H or —(CO)—C1-C5alkyl; R5 and R6 independently from each other are hydrogen; hydroxy; C1-C12alkyl; hydroxy-C1-C12alkyl; —(CO)—H; —(CO)—C1-C5alkyl; phenyl or phenyl-C1-C5alkyl, wherein the phenyl moiety may be substituted by one or more C1-C5alkyl, C1-C5alkoxy, halogen, —NH2, mono-C1-C5alkylamino, di-C1-C5alkylamino, —NO2, carboxy or hydroxy; and An is an anion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp.
    Inventors: Victor Paul Eliu, Beate Fröhling, Dominique Kauffmann
  • Patent number: 7771490
    Abstract: Disclosed are thiol dyes of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 independently from each other are hydrogen; unsubstituted or substituted, straight-chain or branched, monocyclic or polycyclic, interrupted or uninterrupted C1-C14alkyl; C2-C14alkenyl; C6-C10aryl; C6-C10aryl-C1-C10alkyl; or C5-C10alkyl(C5-C10aryl); A is a residue of an organic dye; and Y1 is the direct bond; C1C10alkylene; C5-C10cycloalkylene; C5-C12arylene; or C5-C12arylene-(C1-C10alkylene). The compounds are used to dye hair with or without reducing agents. Furthermore, the present invention relates to compositions comprising thiol dyes of formula (I) and to process for the preparation of theses compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Ciba Corporation
    Inventors: Victor Paul Eliu, Beate Fröhling, Dominique Kauffmann
  • Patent number: 7704284
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of formula (1a), wherein R1 is N+R8R9; R8 and/or R9 independently from each other are hydrogen; C1-C12alkyl; or phenyl-C1-C4-alkyl; or R8 and/or R9 are a bivalent C3-C6alkylene radical which is linked to the carbon atoms C1 or C2 respectively and, together with the linking nitrogen atom form a 6 to 16-membered carbocyclic ring; R2 is NR10R11; or OR10; R10 and R11, independently from each other are hydrogen; C1-C12alkyl; or phenyl-C1-C4alkyl; or R10 and/or R11 are a bivalent C3-C6alkylene radical which is linked to the carbon atoms C3 or C4 respectively and, together with the linking nitrogen or oxygen atom form a 6 to 16-membered carbocyclic ring; or R10 and R11 together with the linking nitrogen atom form a 4 to 8 membered carbocyclic ring; R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 independently form each other are hydrogen; C1-C12alkyl; halogen; NR12R13; or a radical of formula (1a); R12 and R13 independently from each other are hydrogen; C1-C12alkyl; phenyl-C1-C4alkyl; or a radical of formula (1a2); V
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Ciba Corporation
    Inventors: Victor Paul Eliu, Beate Fröhling, Dominique Kauffmann
  • Publication number: 20100058545
    Abstract: Disclosed are dyes of Formula (I) wherein D is the radical of anthraquinone, acridine, azo, azomethine, hydrazomethine, benzodifuranone, coumarine, diketopyrrolopyrrol, dioxaxine, diphenylmethane, formazane, indigoid, indophenol, naphtalimide, naphthaquinone, nitroaryl, merocyanine, methine, oxazine, perinone, perylene, pyrenequinone, phtalocyanine, phenazine, quinoneimine, quinacridone, quinophtalone, stilbene, styryl, triphenylmethane, xanthene, thiazine dye and thioxanthene dye; Q is C1-C30alkylene, —C2-C12alkenylene, C5-C10arylene-, C5-C10cycloalkylene- or —C1-C10alkylene(C5-C10arylene)- which may be interrupted and/or terminated at one or both ends by one or more than one —O—, —S—, —N?, —N(R1)—, SO2, —(CH2CH2-O) 1-5-, —(CH2CH2CH2—O) 1-5-, —C(O)—, —C(O)—C1-C12alkenylene, —C(O)O—, —OCO—, A N+R1R2, —CON(R1)—, —C(NR1R2)2—, —(R1)NC(O)—, —CSR1— or an optionally substituted, saturated or unsaturated, fused or non-fused aromatic or nonaromatic (hetero)cyclic) bivalent radical optionally comprising at least one h
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: CIBA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Victor Paul Eliu, Beate Frohling, Dominique Kauffmann
  • Publication number: 20100000028
    Abstract: Disclosed are styryl sulfide dyes of formula (1), wherein R1, R?1, R2, R?2, R3 and R?3, independently from each other are hydrogen; C1-C20alkyl or C1-C20alkoxy, which may be substituted by one or more C1-C5alkoxy, halogen, —NH2, mono-C1-C5alkylamino, di-C1-C5alkylamino, —NO2 or hydroxy; C3-C6cycloalkyl; —C(O)H; —C(O)—C1-C5alkyl; halogen; NO2; OH; phenyl, which may be substituted by one or more C1-C5alkyl, C1-C5alkoxy, halogen, —NH2, mono-C1-C5alkylamino, di-C1-C5alkylamino, —NO2 or hydroxy; or a radical of formula —NR4R5, wherein R4 and R5 independently from each other are hydrogen; C1-C12alkyl, which may be substituted by one or more C1-C5alkyl, C1-C5-alkoxy, hydroxy or —(CO)—H; —(CO)—C1-C5alkyl; phenyl or phenyl-C1-C4alkyl, wherein the phenyl moiety may be substituted by one or more C1-C5alkyl, C1-C5alkoxy, halogen, —N2, mono-C1-C5alkylamino, di-C1-C5alkylamino, —NO2, carboxy or hydroxy; W1, W?1, W2, W?2, W3, W?3, W4 or W?4, independently from each other are —CH— or —N+—; wherein only one of W1/W?1, W2/W?2,
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Victor Paul Eliu, Beate Fröhling, Dominique Kauffmann
  • Publication number: 20100000029
    Abstract: Disclosed are thiol dyes of formula (1) wherein L1 is hydrogen; C1-C12alkyl; or phenyl-C1-C4alkyl; X is C1-C12alkylene, C2-C12alkenylene, C5-C10cycloalkylene, C5-C10arylene, or C5-C10arylene-C1-C10alkylene, which may by interrupted by —O—, —NH—, —S—, —CO—, o-SO2—; Y is the residue of an organic dye Z is a group of formula (1b) or —C?N; wherein A is O; S; or N-L2; B is L3; —OL3; —NL3L4; or —SL3; and L2, L3 and L4, independently from other are hydrogen; C1-C12alkyl; C5-C12aryl-C1-C12alkyl. The compounds are useful for the dyeing of organic materials, such as keratin fibers, preferably human hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Victor Paul Eliu, Beate Fröhling, Dominique Kauffmann
  • Publication number: 20090300857
    Abstract: Disclosed are thiol dyes of formula (1), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 independently from each other are hydrogen; unsubstituted or substituted, straight-chain or branched, monocyclic or polycyclic, interrupted or uninterrupted C1-C14alkyl; C2-C14alkenyl; C6-C10aryl; C6-C10aryl-C1-C10alkyl; or C5-C10alkyl(C5-C10aryl); A is a residue of an organic dye; and Y1 is the direct bond; C1-C10alkylene; C5-C10cycloalkylene; C5-C12arylene; or C5-C12arylene-(C1-C10alkylene). The compounds are used to dye hair with or without reducing agents. Furthermore, the present invention relates to compositions comprising thiol dyes of formula (1) and to process for the preparation of theses compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: CIBA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Victor Paul Eliu, Beate Fröhling, Dominique Kauffmann
  • Publication number: 20090300855
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of dyeing keratin-containing fibers comprising treating the fiber with at least one compound of formula (1), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 independently from each other are hydrogen; hydroxy; —S—H; —S—C1-C12alkyl; halogen; C1-C12alkyl or C1-C12alkoxy, which may be substituted by one or more C1-C5alkyl, C1-C5-alkoxy, hydroxy, —(CO)—H or —(CO)—C1-C5alkyl; —NR5R6; —NO2; —(CO)H or (CO)—C1-C5alkyl; C6-C12aryl, C6-C12aryl-C1-C4alkyl or C6-C12aryl-C1-C4alkoxy, wherein the aryl moiety may be substituted by one or more C1-C5alkyl, C1-C5alkoxy, —(CO)—H or —(CO)—C1-C5alkyl; R5 and R6 independently from each other are hydrogen; hydroxy; C1-C12alkyl; hydroxy-C1-C12alkyl; —(CO)—H; —(CO)—C1-C5alkyl; phenyl or phenyl-C1-C5alkyl, wherein the phenyl moiety may be substituted by one or more C1-C5alkyl, C1-C5alkoxy, halogen, —NH2, mono-C1-C5alkylamino, di-C1-C5alkylamino, —NO2, carboxy or hydroxy; and An is an anion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Victor Paul Eliu, Beate Fröhling, Dominique Kauffmann