Patents by Inventor Eginhard Steiner
Eginhard Steiner 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).
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Patent number: 5306600Abstract: Titanocenes of the formula I ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 are cyclopentadienyl.sup..crclbar. groups and R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are aromatic radicals which are substituted in both ortho-positions by fluorine and, in addition, are substituted by an acyloxy group are suitable as photoinitiators for the photopolymerization of ethylenically unsaturated compounds.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 1992Date of Patent: April 26, 1994Assignee: Ciba-Geigy CorporationInventors: Eginhard Steiner, Harry Beyeler, Martin Riediker, Vincent Desobry, Kurt Dietliker, Rinaldo Husler
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Patent number: 5192642Abstract: Titanocenes of the formula I ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 are cyclopentadienyl.sup..crclbar. groups and R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are aromatic radicals which are substituted in both ortho-positions by fluorine and, in addition, are substituted by an acyloxy group are suitable as photoinitiators for the photopolymerization of ethylenically unsaturated compounds.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 1990Date of Patent: March 9, 1993Assignee: Ciba-Geigy CorporationInventors: Eginhard Steiner, Harry Beyeler, Martin Riediker, Vincent Desobry, Kurt Dietliker, Rinaldo Husler
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Patent number: 5180418Abstract: Cycloalkanecarboxylic acid derivatives of formula I ##STR1## wherein W is ##STR2## and A is CO--R.sub.3 or CN; R.sub.1 is hydrogen or fluorine; R.sub.2 is halogen or cyano; R.sub.3 is chlorine, X--R.sub.5, amino, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylamino, d-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylamino, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 haloalkylamino, di-C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 haloalkylamino, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 hydroxyalkylamino, di-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 hydroxyalkylamino, C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 alkenylamino, diallylamino, --N-pyrrolidino, --N-piperidino, --N-morpholino, --N-thiomorpholino, --N-piperidazino, the group --O--N.dbd.C--(R.sub.9)R.sub.10 or the group --N--R.sub.6 (OR.sub.6); each of R.sub.4 and R.sub.14, independently of the other, is hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or trifluoromethyl; R.sub.5 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, halo-C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 alkylthio-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, di-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylamino-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, cyano-C.sub.1 -C.sub.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 1991Date of Patent: January 19, 1993Assignee: Ciba-Geigy CorporationInventors: Georg Pissiotas, Hans Moser, Hans-Georg Brunner, Eginhard Steiner
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Patent number: 5179121Abstract: Novel 4-chloro-4,4-difluorothiobutyric acid derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are, independently of one another, hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 halogenoalkyl and R.sub.3 is hydrogen or an organic radical can be employed as pest-control agents. Control of insects and arachnids is possible and preferable.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 1991Date of Patent: January 12, 1993Assignee: Ciba-Geigy CorporationInventors: Peter Maienfisch, Manfred Boger, Eginhard Steiner
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Patent number: 5106722Abstract: Titanocenes containing two 5-membered cyclodienyl groups, for example cyclopentadienyl, and one or two 6-membered carbocyclic or 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic aromatic rings which are substituted by a fluorine atom in at least one of the two ortho-positions to the titanium-carbon bond and contain, as a further substituent, unsubstituted or substituted 1-pyrryl, are suitable as photoinitiators for radiation-induced polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated compounds.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 1990Date of Patent: April 21, 1992Assignee: Ciba-Geigy CorporationInventors: Rinaldo Husler, Bernd Klingert, Manfred Rembold, Eginhard Steiner
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Patent number: 5068371Abstract: Titanocenes of the formula I ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 are cyclopentadienyl.sup..crclbar. groups and R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are aromatic radicals which are substituted in both ortho-positions by fluorine and, in addition, are substituted by a pyrrylalkyl group, amidoalkyl group or imidoalkyl group, are suitable as photoinitiators for the photopolymerization of ethylenically unsaturated compounds.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 1990Date of Patent: November 26, 1991Assignee: Ciba-Geigy CorporationInventors: Eginhard Steiner, Harry Beyeler, Rinaldo Husler
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Patent number: 5034307Abstract: Titanocenes with, for example, .pi.-cyclopentadienyl ligands in which one or two carbo- or heterocyclic aromatic rings are bonded to the titanium, the aromatic rings being substituted by fluorine in at least one of the two ortho-positions relative to the metal-carbon bond and being substituted by at least one free or etherified or esterified polyoxaalkylene radical, are suitable as photoinitiators for the photopolymerization of ethylenically unsaturated substrates.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 1990Date of Patent: July 23, 1991Assignee: Ciba-Geigy CorporationInventors: Martin Riediker, Eginhard Steiner, Harry Beyeler, Manfred Rembold, Francissek Sitek
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Patent number: 5026625Abstract: Titanocenes containing two 5-membered cyclodienyl gropus, for example cyclopentadienyl, and one or two 6-membered carbocyclic or 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic aromatic rings which are substituted by a fluorine atom in at least one of the two ortho-positions to the titanium-carbon bond and contain, as further substituents, a substituted amino radical, are suitable as photoinitiators for radiation-induced polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated compounds.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 1988Date of Patent: June 25, 1991Assignee: Ciba-Geigy CorporationInventors: Martin Riediker, Eginhard Steiner, Harry Beyeler, Franciszek Sitek, Rinaldo Husler
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Patent number: 5008302Abstract: Titanocenes containing two 5-membered cyclodienyl groups, for example cyclopentadienyl, and one or two 6-membered carbocyclic or 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic aromatic rings which are substituted by a fluorine atom in at least one of the two ortho-positions to the titanium-carbon bond and contain, as a further substituent, unsubstituted or substituted 1-pyrryl, are suitable as photoinitiators for radiation-induced polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated compounds.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 1988Date of Patent: April 16, 1991Assignee: Ciba-Geigy CorporationInventors: Rinaldo Husler, Bernd Klingert, Manfred Rembold, Eginhard Steiner
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Patent number: 4970136Abstract: Titanocenes with, for example, .pi.-cyclopentadienyl ligands in which one or two carbo- or heterocyclic aromatic rings are bonded to the titanium, the aromatic rings being substituted by fluorine in at least one of the two ortho-positions relative to the matal-carbon bond and being substituted by at least one free or etherified or esterified polyoxaalkylene radical, are suitable as photoinitiators for the photopolymerization of ethylenically unsaturated substrates.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 1989Date of Patent: November 13, 1990Assignee: Ciba-Geigy CorporationInventors: Martin Riediker, Eginhard Steiner, Harry Beyeler, Manfred Rembold, Franciszek Sitek
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Patent number: 4857654Abstract: Titanocenes with, for example, .pi.-cyclopentadienyl ligands in which one or two carbo- or heterocyclic aromatic rings are bonded to the titanium, the aromatic rings being substituted by fluorine in at least one of the two ortho-positions relative to the metal-carbon bond and being substituted by at least one free or etherified or esterified polyoxaalkylene radical, are suitable as photoinitiators for the photopolymerization of ethylenically unsaturated substrates.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 1987Date of Patent: August 15, 1989Assignee: Ciba-Geigy CorporationInventors: Martin Riediker, Eginhard Steiner, Harry Beyeler, Manfred Rembold, Franciszek Sitek
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Patent number: 4665186Abstract: 2,2,4,4-Tetrasubstituted-4-formylbutyronitriles are intermediates for the preparation of the known 2-chloro-3,5-dimethylpyridine and 2,5-dichloro-3-methylpyridine which in turn are suitable for the production of different compounds, in particular insecticides and herbicides.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1986Date of Patent: May 12, 1987Assignee: Ciba-Geigy CorporationInventors: Eginhard Steiner, Pierre Martin
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Patent number: 4577028Abstract: Novel 5-haloalkyl-pyridines suitable for producing pesticidal compositions, particularly insecticides, and corresponding to the formula ##STR1## wherein R is a C.sub.2 -C.sub.10 -alkyl group which is uniformly or nonuniformly substituted by 1 to 21 halogen atoms, and X is halogen;processes for producing them, as well as to the novel starting products and intermediates used or intermediately produced or formed in the production processes.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 1982Date of Patent: March 18, 1986Assignee: Ciba-Geigy CorporationInventors: Pierre Martin, Eginhard Steiner
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Patent number: 4511571Abstract: Novel substituted N-(2-pyridyloxyphenyl)-N'-benzoylureas of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 independently of one another are each hydrogen, methyl or halogen,R.sub.5 is the radical --CHF.sub.2, or a C.sub.2 -C.sub.10 -alkyl group which is uniformly or nonuniformly substituted by 1 to 21 halogen atoms, andR.sub.6 is halogen,processes and starting products for producing these compounds, as well as compositions containing these, for use in combating pests, particularly for combating insects which infest plants and animals. The novel compounds have a specially high ovolarvicidal and ovicidal action against insects that damage plants.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 1982Date of Patent: April 16, 1985Assignee: Ciba Geigy CorporationInventors: Manfred Boger, Josef Ehrenfreund, Pierre Martin, Eginhard Steiner
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Patent number: 4469896Abstract: Chloropyridines of the formula ##STR1## wherein either R is chlorine and R' is methyl or trifluoromethyl, or R is methyl, trichloromethyl or trifluoromethyl and R' is chlorine, or R and R' are methyl, can be obtained by a novel, simple process by the addition of trichloroacetaldehyde to methacrylonitrile or .alpha.-trifluoromethacrylonitrile, 2,2-dichloropropionaldehyde, pentachloropropionaldehyde or 2,2-dichloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropionaldehyde to acrylonitrile, or 2,2-dichloropropionaldehyde to methacrylonitrile, in the presence of a catalyst, in particular copper powder or copper(I) chloride, and cyclizing the open-chain intermediate obtained.The chloropyridines of the formula (I) are known per se and are suitable for the production of different compounds, in particular of insecticides and herbicides.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 1983Date of Patent: September 4, 1984Assignee: Ciba-Geigy CorporationInventors: Eginhard Steiner, Pierre Martin
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Patent number: 4351961Abstract: Compounds of the formula I ##STR1## wherein X is chlorine or fluorine, are suitable for producing 2,2-dimethyl-3-(2'-chloro-3',3',3'-trifluoroprop-1'-en-1'-yl)- and 2,2-dimethyl-3-(2',3'-dichloro-3',3'-difluoroprop-1'-en-1'-yl)-cyclopropan ecarboxylic acids and insecticidally effective esters thereof (pyrethroids). The cyclobutanones (I) can be produced by the addition reaction of 2,4,4,5-tetrachloro-5,5-difluoro- or 2,4,4-trichloro-5,5,5-trifluoropentane-1-carboxylic acid chloride with isobutylene, and rearrangement of the resulting 2-chloro-2-(2',2',3'-trichloro-3',3'-difluoropropyl)- or 2-chloro-2-(2',2'-dichloro-3',3',3'-trifluoropropyl)-3,3-dimethylcyclobuta n-1-one in the presence of catalysts.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 1980Date of Patent: September 28, 1982Assignee: Ciba-Geigy CorporationInventors: Pierre Martin, Eginhard Steiner, Daniel Bellus
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Patent number: 4322374Abstract: The preparation and use as an intermediate for making insecticides has been disclosed for a compound of the formula: ##STR1## in which X and Y are each chlorine or bromine.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 1980Date of Patent: March 30, 1982Assignee: Ciba-Geigy CorporationInventors: Pierre Martin, Hans Greuter, Eginhard Steiner, Daniel Bellus
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Chlorinated derivatives of butyric acid as useful lubricant additives and lubricants containing same
Patent number: 4263157Abstract: Compounds of the general formula I ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is chlorine or --CH.sub.2 --CCl.sub.3, andR.sub.2 is --N(R.sub.3)R.sub.4, --OH.N(R.sub.3)(R.sub.4)R.sub.5 or --OR.sub.6,R.sub.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.24 alkyl which can be interrupted once or several times by oxygen,R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 independently of one another are hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.24 alkyl, with R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 together having at least 8 C atoms,R.sub.6 is C.sub.8 -C.sub.20 alkyl, phenyl or C.sub.7 -C.sub.15 alkylphenyl, a group of the formula --(A)R.sub.7 or --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --N(R.sub.10)--CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --O--C(O)--CH(R.sub.1)CH.sub.2 CCl.sub.3, whereinR.sub.7 is a radical of the formula --(R.sub.8)C(R.sub.9)--O--C(O)--CH(R.sub.1)--CH.sub.2 --CCl.sub.3, whereinR.sub.8 and R.sub.9 independently of one another are hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, and R.sub.1 has the meaning defined above,A is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.7 alkylene group which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or two radicals R.sub.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 1979Date of Patent: April 21, 1981Assignee: Ciba-Geigy CorporationInventors: Eginhard Steiner, Andreas Schmidt -
Patent number: 4245098Abstract: A novel process for producing 2,3,5-trichloropyridine is described. The process comprises the addition reaction of trichloroacetaldehyde with acrylonitrile in the presence of a catalyst, and the subsequent cyclization of the intermediately formed 2,4,4-trichloro-4-formylbutyronitrile, with the splitting-off of water, to give 2,3,5-trichloropyridine.2,4,4-Trichloro-4-formylbutyronitrile occurring as an intermediate product in the process according to the invention is a novel compound. It can be produced by the addition reaction of trichloroacetaldehyde with acrylonitrile in the presence of a catalyst.2,3,5-Trichloropyridine can be used as intermediate for the production of herbicidal active substances.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 1979Date of Patent: January 13, 1981Assignee: Ciba-Geigy CorporationInventors: Eginhard Steiner, Pierre Martin, Daniel Bellus
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Patent number: 4242278Abstract: A process for the preparation of 2-(2',2',2',-trihalogenoethyl)-4-halogenocyclobutan-1-ones of the formula ##STR1## in which one of the radicals R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is methyl and the other is hydrogen or methyl, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 together are an alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, and X and Y are each chlorine or bromine, comprising reacting a 2,4,4,4-tetrahalogenobutyric acid chloride in the presence of an organic base with an ethylene compound which is disubstituted in 1-position by the radicals R.sub.1 and R.sub.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 1978Date of Patent: December 30, 1980Assignee: Ciba-Geigy CorporationInventors: Pierre Martin, Hans Greuter, Eginhard Steiner, Daniel Bellus