Patents by Inventor Edgar Leitz

Edgar Leitz 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: 5420181
    Abstract: Thermoplastic molding compositions containingA) ABS-type resin,B) aromatic polycarbonate resins,C) a compound bearing several carboxyl groups or mixtures thereof and optionallyD) further polymer resins,characterized in that an ABS resin with at least one basically acting additive is used as component A, component C is selected from compounds having a molecular weight of from 150 to 260 having at least two carboxyl groups (--COOH) in the molecule, and the weight ratio of basically acting additive in A: carboxyl groups in C is from 5:1 to 1:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Herbert Eichenauer, Karl-Heinz Ott, Alfred Pischtschan, Edgar Leitz, Karl-Erwin Piejko
  • Patent number: 5162411
    Abstract: A carbonate corresponding to formula (I) ##STR1## in which R is aromatically bound polystyrene moiety and --O--D--O-- is a diphenolate moiety in which --D-- is a divalent group containing 6 to 30 carbon atoms and r is 0 or 1 is disclosed. The carbonate is useful as a flow aid for thermoplastic molding compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1992
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gerhard Fennhoff, Uwe Westeppe, Werner Nouvertne, Karsten-Josef Idel, Edgar Leitz, Ulrich Grigo
  • Patent number: 5153291
    Abstract: Trialkylsilyloxy-1,1-diphenyl ethylenes corresponding to general formula I, new polymers produced therewith terminated by aryl trialkylsilyl ether groups or by phenolic hydroxyl groups and a process for the production of these polymers by anionic polymerization ##STR1## in which R.sup.1, R.sup.2 .dbd.H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, OCH.sub.3,R.sup.3 .dbd.H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, O--C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl,R.sup.4 .dbd.H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl,R.sup.5 .dbd.C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl,R.sup.6 .dbd.H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1992
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Edgar Leitz, Hans-Josef Buysch, Ludwig Bottenbruch, Karl-Heinz Ott
  • Patent number: 5116918
    Abstract: Crosslinked copolymers ofA) cyclic aliphatic esters andB) cyclic aliphatic carbonatesin which part of B contains crosslinking-active side groups,their production and their use for the production of films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1992
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hartwig Hocker, Helmut Keul, Edgar Leitz, Norbert Schon, Steffen Kuhling
  • Patent number: 5104935
    Abstract: Polymer mixtures ofa. 10 to 60 parts by weight of a graft polymer,b. 10 to 50 parts by weight of a partially cross-linked, rubber like copolymer of from 5 to 40% by weight of acrylonitrile, styrene, alkyl methacrylate or mixtures thereof and from 95 to 60% by weight of alkyl acrylate having a gel content of from 20 to 99% by weight,c. 5 to 40 parts by weight of an uncross-linked polymer of styrenes, .alpha.-methyl styrenes, acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, esters of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, vinyl C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 carboxylic acids or mixtures of these monomers having Staudinger Indices (.eta.) (determined in dimethyl formamide at 23.degree. C.) of from 0.3 to 1.5 dl/g andd. 1 to 45 parts by weight of a polymer of a cyclic aliphatic ester or of an aliphatic cyclic ester and an aliphatic cyclic carbonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1992
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Edgar Leitz, Karl-Erwin Piejko, Christian Lindner, Karl-Heinz Ott, Hans-Eberhard Braese
  • Patent number: 5084524
    Abstract: Copolymers of blocks of polymers of cyclic aliphatic carbonates, cyclic aliphatic esters or cyclic aliphatic carbonates and cyclic aliphatic esters on the one hand and blocks of polymers of cyclic aromatic carbonates on the other hand and a process for their production by multistage polymerization, in which a block polymer is initially prepared from the aliphatic monomer and the aromatic polymer is produced in the presence of this block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1992
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Edgar Leitz, Karl-Heinz Ott, Alfred Jung, Ulrich Grigo, Hans-Josef Buysch, Norbert Schon
  • Patent number: 5071921
    Abstract: Thermoplastic block copolymers of the idealized formulae (I)A--B--A; B--A--B or (A--B).sub.x (I)in whichx=1 to 40,and whereinA is the radical of a homopolymer of styrene, vinylnaphthalene, butadiene and isoprene, andB the radical of a homopolymer of a cyclic polycarbonate or lactone,the average molecular weight of blocks A and B being greater than 800, and a process for the preparation of these blocks copolymers in several reaction stages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1991
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Herbert Eichenauer, Christian Lindner, Edgar Leitz, Karl-Heinz Ott, Hans-Josef Buysch, Peter Mues, Hartwig Hocker, Helmut Keul
  • Patent number: 5064885
    Abstract: This invention relates to aliphatic polycarbonates including sequential copolymers based on cyclic aliphatic carbonates and esters and block copolymers of blocks of polymerised cyclic aliphatic carbonates and blocks of polymerised vinyl compounds stabilized against thermal degradation containing 0.01 to 3.0% by weight, based on polymer, of a compound of trivalent phosphorus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1991
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Friedemann Muller, Edgar Leitz, Herbert Eichenauer, Karl-Heinz Ott, Hans-Josef Buysch
  • Patent number: 5047480
    Abstract: Thermoplastic molding compositions containinga. from 1 to 99 parts by weight of a thermoplastic copolymer offrom 40 to 70 parts by weight methyl methacrylate, from 20 to 50 parts by weight .alpha.-methyl styrene and from 5 to 15 parts by weight acrylonitrile,b. from 1 to 99 parts by weight of a statistical, thermoplastic copolymer offrom 70 to 95 parts by weight styrene and from 5 to 30 parts by weight maleic acid anhydride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1991
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Edgar Leitz, Ulrich Jansen, Hans-Jurgen Kress, Horst Peters, Jochen Schoeps, Leo Morbitzer
  • Patent number: 5010135
    Abstract: Moulding compounds of fully aromatic polyesters, vinyl copolymers and grafted silicone rubber of a specified composition may be worked up into moulded products with excellent low temperature toughness and surface quality and very high resistance to stress cracking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1991
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Eckel, Edgar Leitz, Dieter Wittmann, Karl-Heinz Ott, Horst Peters, Jochen Schoeps
  • Patent number: 4999420
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the production of aromatic polycarbonates from cyclic aromatic carbonate oligomers in the presence of aprotic organic solvents at low temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1991
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Edgar Leitz, Ludwig Bottenbruch, Karl-Heinz Ott, Alfred Jung, Ulrich Grigo
  • Patent number: 4985493
    Abstract: The thermoplastic moulding compounds according to the invention obtained from aromatic polyester carbonates and special graft polymers have a very high weld-line strength as well as a high notched impact strength at room temperature and especially at low temperatures and may be used for the production of moulded articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1991
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Eckel, Dieter Wittmann, Edgar Leitz, Jochen Schoeps, Karl-Heinz Ott, Horst Peters
  • Patent number: 4965300
    Abstract: Polymers having a sequential structure of the following formula--A--X--B].sub.r (I)with r=1 to 20, in which --A-- is a polymer of a cyclic carbonate, --B-- is a polymer of a lactone and --X-- is a link, with a decreasing concentration of residues of the cyclic carbonate in the --B-- direction and a decreasing concentration of residues of the lactone in the --A-- direction, and the use of the these products as molding compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1990
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Herbert Eichenauer, Edgar Leitz, Karl-Heinz Ott
  • Patent number: 4960822
    Abstract: Thermoplastic moulding compounds containing(A) from 5 to 90 parts by weight of one or more thermoplastic polymers,(B) from 5 to 90 parts by weight of one or more graft polymers and(C) from 0.25 to 40 parts by weight of a copolymer having a sequential structure corresponding to the idealized formula (I)(A-X-B).sub.n (I)whereinA=a polymer of a cyclic carbonate,B=a polymer of another cyclic ester andX=a middle member containing both partial structures of A and B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 2, 1990
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Herbert Eichenauer, Edgar Leitz, Karl-Heinz Ott, Alfred Pischtschan
  • Patent number: 4959410
    Abstract: Polymer mixtures having high tensile strength and good tear propagation resistance, consisting of(A) from 10 to 95 parts by weight of a graft polymer,(B) from 0 to 75 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin component and(C) from 5 to 60 parts by weight of a copolymer having a sequence type of structure corresponding to the idealized formula (I)(A--X--B).sub.n (I)whereinA=polymer of a cyclic carbonate,B=polymer of another cyclic ester andX=middle member containing partial structures of both A and B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1990
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Herbert Eichenauer, Edgar Leitz, Karl-Heinz Ott, Christian Lindner, Lothar Meier, Otto Billinger
  • Patent number: 4956485
    Abstract: Trialkylsilyloxy-1,1-diphenyl ethylenes corresponding to general formula I, new polymers produced therewith terminated by aryl trialkylsilyl ether groups or by phenolic hydroxyl groups and a process for the production of these polymers by anionic polymerization ##STR1## in which R.sup.1, R.sup.2 =H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, OCH.sub.3,R.sup.3 =H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, O--C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl,R.sup.4 =H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl,R.sup.5 =C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl,R.sup.6 =H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1990
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Edgar Leitz, Hans-Josef Buysch, Ludwig Bottenbruch, Karl-Heinz Ott
  • Patent number: 4912161
    Abstract: Thermoplastic moulding compounds containing(A) from 5-90 parts by weight of one or more thermoplastic polymers,(B) from 5-90 parts by weight of one or more graft polymers and(C) from 0.25-40 parts by weight of a blocked copolymer corresponding to the idealized formula (I)A - B - A; B - A - B or (A - B).sub.x (I)whereinA denotes the residue of a homopolymer, e.g. of styrene, andB denotes the residue of a homopolymer of a cyclic carbonate or lactone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1990
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Herbert Eichenauer, Edgar Leitz, Karl-Heinz Ott, Alfred Pischtschan
  • Patent number: 4912168
    Abstract: Transparent vinyl chloride polymer molding compounds containing a sequential copolymer having the following idealized formula(A-X-B).sub.n (I)in whichA=a polymer of a cyclic carbonate,B=a polymer of another cyclic ester andX=a middle segment containing both partial structures of A and B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1990
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Herbert Eichenauer, Edgar Leitz, Karl-Heinz Ott, Lothar Meier, Maria Gartner
  • Patent number: 4908422
    Abstract: The invention relates to thermoplastic molding compounds containing(1.) thermoplastic aromatic polycarbonates and/or thermoplastic aromatic polyesters,(2.) graft polymers and, optionally,(2.a) thermoplastic copolymers,which are characterized in that they additionally contain aliphatic polycarbonates having weight average molecular weights Mw (as measured by ultracentrifugation or light scattering) in the range from 15,000 to 500,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1990
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Edgar Leitz, Herbert Eichenauer, Karl-Heinz Ott, Thomas Eckel, Horst Peters, Jochen Schoeps
  • Patent number: 4908416
    Abstract: The invention relates to mixtures containing1. thermoplastic, aromatic polycarbonates and/or thermoplastic, aromatic polyesters and2. copolymers corresponding to formula (Ia)--A--X--.sub.r (Ia) and, optionally, stabilizers, pigments, mold release agents, flameproofing agents and/or antistatic agents. The invention also relates to a process for the production of the mixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1990
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Edgar Leitz, Herbert Eichenauer, Karl-Heinz Ott