Patents by Inventor Edmond Ruhlmann

Edmond Ruhlmann 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: 5964900
    Abstract: A process for dyeing or printing cellulosic fiber materials, which comprises using at least one reactive dye of formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are each independently of one another hydrogen, halogen, sulfo, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy,R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are each independently of the other hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkanoylamino, ureido, or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy which is unsubstituted or substituted in the alkyl moiety by hydroxyl, sulfato or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy,Z.sub.1 and Z.sub.2 are each independently of the other vinyl or the radical --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --U, andU is a leaving group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Edmond Ruhlmann, Athanassios Tzikas, Herbert Klier
  • Patent number: 5928387
    Abstract: Dye mixtures comprising at least one dye of formulae ##STR1## wherein A is hydrogen or a substituent, R and R.sub.1 are hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, X is halogen and L is an aliphatic linking group containing 1 to 12 carbon atoms, are suitable for dyeing cellulosic fiber materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Edmond Ruhlmann, Laszlo Fekete
  • Patent number: 5712376
    Abstract: Described are compounds of formula ##STR1## which are suitable as fiber-reactive dyes for dyeing a wide range of fiber materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Edmond Ruhlmann, Laszlo Fekete
  • Patent number: 5684138
    Abstract: Reactive dyes of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 independently of one another are hydrogen or substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl,B is an aliphatic bridge member,Y.sub.1 and Y.sub.2 independently of one another are halogen or carboxypyridinium,A.sub.1 is the radical of an anthraquinone, phthalocyanine, dioxazine, formazan or disazo dye or a radical of the formulae (2a) to (2h) defined in claim 1 andA.sub.2 is as defined above for A.sub.1 or is a radical of the formulae (2i) to (2m),where A.sub.1 and A.sub.2 have different meanings to one another, are particularly suitable for dyeing or printing fibre materials containing hydroxyl groups or containing nitrogen. Dyeings having good fastness properties coupled with a high tinctorial yield are obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Herbert Klier, Bernhard Muller, Edmond Ruhlmann, Athanassios Tzikas
  • Patent number: 5552532
    Abstract: Reactive dyes of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 independently of one another are hydrogen or substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl,B is an aliphatic bridge member,Y.sub.1 and Y.sub.2 independently of one another are halogen or carboxypyridinium,A.sub.1 is the radical of an anthraquinone, phthalocyanine, dioxazine, formazan or disazo dye or a radical of the formulae (2a) to (2h) defined in claim 1 andA.sub.2 is as defined above for A.sub.1 or is a radical of the formulae (2i) to (2m),where A.sub.1 and A.sub.2 have different meanings to one another, are particularly suitable for dyeing or printing fibre materials containing hydroxyl groups or containing nitrogen. Dyeings having good fastness properties coupled with a high tinctorial yield are obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Herbert Klier, Bernhard M uller, Edmond Ruhlmann, Athanassios Tzikas
  • Patent number: 4955987
    Abstract: The invention describes a process for the preparation of concentrated aqueous, substantially salt-free solutions of aminotriazinyl reactive dyes, which process comprises starting from a dye which contains sulfo groups and one or more radicals capable of reaction with cyanuric halide, said dye being at least partly in the form of the ammonium salt, reacting said dye with cyanuric halide, in the presence of lithium hydroxide, and deionizing and concentrating the salt-containing synthesis solution by a membrane separation process.The so prepared mixed lithium/ammonium salts of the acid aminotriazinyl reaction dyes are readily water soluble and are suitable for the preparation of concentrated storage stable dye solutions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1990
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Roger Lacroix, Edmond Ruhlmann
  • Patent number: 4740597
    Abstract: The reaction of cyanuric fluoride with amines to form monocondensation products is possible in high yields by subjecting the educts to rapid thorough mixing and then bringing the reaction to completion under plug flow conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1988
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Karlheinz Franke, Edmond Ruhlmann
  • Patent number: 4348318
    Abstract: The invention relates to azo dyes of the formula ##STR1## in which R is hydrogen, an alkyl radical having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, which can contain --O-- and --S--members and can be further substituted, or a cycloalkyl radical, R.sub.1 is hydrogen or C.sub.1-4 -alkyl, D is an aryl radical and Pz is a pyrazolone radical, the azo dye of the formula (1) containing one and not more than one strongly acid group conferring solubility in water, their preparation and their use for dyeing and printing textile material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1982
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Edmond Ruhlmann