Patents by Inventor Emmanouil Spyrou

Emmanouil Spyrou 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).

  • Publication number: 20200165374
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing NCO-containing prepolymers, to the prepolymers producible by the process and to the use of the prepolymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: Evonik Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Emmanouil Spyrou, Holger Loesch, Susanne Kreischer, Andrea Diesveld
  • Patent number: 10633401
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing isocyanate containing alkoxysilane groups, in which, in the sequence of steps A) to D), A) alkoxysilano(cyclo)alkylamine is reacted with dialkyl carbonate in the presence of a basic catalyst to give alkoxysilano(cyclo)alkylurethane, B) simultaneously or successively, the catalyst is deactivated, and low boilers, solids, salt burdens and/or high boilers are removed, C) alkoxysilano(cyclo)alkylurethane obtained after B) is thermally cleaved to release isocyanate containing alkoxysilane groups and by-product, leaving bottoms material, and D) isocyanate containing alkoxysilane groups and by-product are separated from one another and from bottoms material and collected, wherein the process regime at least of steps C) to D) is continuous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Evonik Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Kreczinski, Stephan Kohlstruk, Emmanouil Spyrou, Dirk Hoppe
  • Patent number: 10633519
    Abstract: Provided is a storage-stable polyurethane prepegs and mouldings produced therefrom composed of polyurethane compositions with liquid resin components, preferably liquid polyols. A prepeg contains(A)a fibrous support and (B)a matrix material containing a reactive polyurethane composition. The polyurethane composition contains a mixture of a liquid resin component(b)having a functional group reactive towards an isocyanate and having a glass transition temperature(Tg)or melting point below 25° C., with a hydroxyl number of 50 to 2000 mg KOH/gram, and a curing agent(a)comprising a di- or polyisocyanate internally blocked or blocked with a blocking agent. In addition, the polyurethane composition contains 0.6 to NCO equivalents or 0.3 to 1 uretdione group in (a) for each functional group of (b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Evonik Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Emmanouil Spyrou, Friedrich Georg Schmidt, Eike Langkabel, Katharina Cielaszyk, Sandra Reemers, Holger Loesch, Elke Gollan, Marina Grammenos
  • Patent number: 10626131
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing isocyanate containing alkoxysilane groups, in which, in the sequence of steps A) to D), A) alkoxysilano(cyclo)alkylamine is reacted with dialkyl carbonate in the presence of a basic catalyst to give alkoxysilano(cyclo)alkylurethane, B) simultaneously or successively, the catalyst is removed and/or deactivated, and low boilers, solids, salt burdens and/or high boilers are removed, C) alkoxysilano(cyclo)alkylurethane obtained after B) is thermally cleaved to release isocyanate containing alkoxysilane groups and by-product, leaving bottoms material, and D) isocyanate containing alkoxysilane groups and by-product are separated from one another and from bottoms material and collected, wherein the basic catalyst is a guanidine base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Evonik Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Kreczinski, Stephan Kohlstruk, Emmanouil Spyrou, Dirk Hoppe
  • Patent number: 10626236
    Abstract: The invention relates to storage-stable one-component (1K) polyurethane prepregs and to shaped bodies produced therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Evonik Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Emmanouil Spyrou, Holger Loesch, Andrea Diesveld, Susanne Kreischer, Eike Langkabel, Ralph Aldridge, Elke Gollan
  • Patent number: 10611782
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing isocyanate containing alkoxysilane groups, in which, in the sequence of steps A) to D), A) haloalkylalkoxysilane is reacted with metal cyanate and alcohol to give alkoxysilanoalkylurethane, B) alkoxysilanoalkylurethane is freed of low boilers, solids, salt burdens and/or high boilers and optionally purified, C) alkoxysilanoalkylurethane obtained after B) is thermally cleaved to release isocyanate containing alkoxysilane groups and by-product, leaving bottoms material, and D) isocyanate containing alkoxysilane groups and by-product are separated from one another and from cleavage bottoms material and collected, wherein the process regime at least of steps C) to D) is continuous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Evonik Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Kreczinski, Stephan Kohlstruk, Emmanouil Spyrou, Dirk Hoppe
  • Publication number: 20200079894
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition at least comprising A) an adduct of isocyanatosilanes with hydroxy-functional compounds and B) a tin-free catalyst, and also to a coating composition comprising at least the composition and to the use of the coating composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Unkelhäußer, Emmanouil Spyrou, Stephanie Hösl, Dennis Menne, Guido Streukens
  • Patent number: 10538684
    Abstract: A coating composition that includes an allophanate-containing compound can offer improved scratch resistance. The coating composition includes A) at least one allophanate-containing compound having the formula (1): wherein R, R1-R6 are each independently identical or different hydrocarbyl radicals having 1-8 carbon atoms, which may be branched or cyclic, or else may be integrated together to form a cyclic system, and m and n are each independently 0-2, B) a binder, C) optionally, an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic polyisocyanate having an NCO functionality of at least 2, D) optionally, a catalyst, E) optionally, an auxiliary and/or additive, and, F) optionally, a solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Evonik Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Emmanouil Spyrou, Tobias Unkelhaeusser, Sabine Naumann, Manfred Kreczinski, Holger Loesch, Alina Meier, Uwe Korek
  • Publication number: 20190352452
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a) at least one epoxy resin, b) at least one amine having at least two secondary amino groups which are both part of an organic ring system, and c) at least one salt of a very strong Brosted acid with a counterion selected from metal ions, metal-containing ions, phosphonium ions and ammonium ions, and to processes for production thereof and use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Emmanouil Spyrou, Susanne Kreischer, Andrea Diesveld, Holger Loesch
  • Publication number: 20190352449
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a low-alkylphenol composition comprising a) at least one epoxy resin, b) at least one amine having at least two secondary amino groups that are both part of an organic ring system, and c) at least one salt of a strong Brønsted acid with a counterion selected from metal ions, metal-containing ions, phosphonium ions and ammonium ions, to processes for production thereof and to the use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Emmanouil Spyrou, Dirk Fuchsmann, Britta Kohlstruk, Annette Sandkühler
  • Publication number: 20190352451
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising a) at least one epoxy resin, b) at least one cyclic amine of the formula (I) in which R1 to R4 is H or an organic radical, with the proviso that at least one of the R1, R2, R3 and R4 radicals ?H, and X?—(Y1)m-(A1)n-(Y2)o-(A2)p-(Y3)q-(A3)r-(Y4)s—??(II) where, independently of one another, m, n, o, p, q, r and s=0 or 1, A1, A2, A3=alkylene or alkenylene radical and Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4?NR5, PR5, O or S, where R5 independently=organic radical, where any two organic radicals selected from R1 to R5 and any radicals present in the alkylene and/or alkenylene radicals A1, A2, A3 may also form one or more further rings, with the proviso that at least one of the radicals selected from R1 to R5 present and any radicals present in the alkylene and/or alkenylene radicals A1, A2, A3 is substituted by at least one —NHR6 or —NH2 group, where R6=organic radical, and c) at least one salt of a strong Brønsted acid with a counterion selected from metal io
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Emmanouil Spyrou, Dirk Fuchsmann, Britta Kohlstruk, Annette Sandkühler
  • Publication number: 20190352450
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising a) at least one epoxy resin, b) at least one cyclic amine of the formula (I) in which R1 to R4 is H or an organic radical and X?—(Y1)m-(A1)n-(Y2)o-(A2)p-(Y3)q-(A3)r-(Y4)s—, ??(II) where, independently of one another, m, n, o, p, q, r and s=0 or 1, A1, A2, A3=alkylene or alkenylene radical and Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4=NR5, PR5, O or S, where R5 independently=organic radical, where any two organic radicals selected from R1 to R5 and any radicals present in the alkylene and/or alkenylene radicals A1, A2, A3 may also form one or more further rings, with the proviso that at least one of the radicals selected from R1 to R5 present and any radicals present in the alkylene and/or alkenylene radicals A1, A2, A3 is substituted by at least one —NHR6 or —NH2 group, where R6=organic radical, and c) at least one salt of a very strong Brønsted acid with a counterion selected from metal ions, metal-containing ions, phosphonium ions and unsubstituted ammonium io
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Emmanouil Spyrou, Andrea Diesveld, Susanne Kreischer, Holger Loesch
  • Patent number: 10472460
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of substituted benzyl alcohols as modifiers in epoxy systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Emmanouil Spyrou, Martina Ortelt, Dirk Fuchsmann, Britta Kohlstruk, Elke Gollan, Andrea Henschke, Jens Hillen
  • Publication number: 20190315778
    Abstract: Crosslinkers based on alkoxysilanes and alkoxysilane mixtures containing an isocyanate group can be used as a starting component in the production of coating compositions or as paint binder component, or can be used with adhesive o sealant binders o binder components having g ups reactive toward alkoxysilane groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Wiebke Stache, Emmanouil Spyrou, Iris Brückner, Ralf Klawikowski, Jan Pfingsten, Judith Schoder
  • Publication number: 20190300550
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing isocyanate containing alkoxysilane groups, in which, in the sequence of steps A) to D), A) alkoxysilano(cyclo)alkylamine is reacted with dialkyl carbonate in the presence of a basic catalyst to give alkoxysilano(cyclo)alkylurethane, B) simultaneously or successively, the catalyst is deactivated, and low boilers, solids, salt burdens and/or high boilers are removed, C) alkoxysilano(cyclo)alkylurethane obtained after B) is thermally cleaved to release isocyanate containing alkoxysilane groups and by-product, leaving bottoms material, and D) isocyanate containing alkoxysilane groups and by-product are separated from one another and from bottoms material and collected, pa wherein the process regime at least of steps C) to D) is continuous.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Kreczinski, Stephan Kohlstruk, Emmanouil Spyrou, Dirk Hoppe
  • Publication number: 20190300551
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing isocyanate containing alkoxysilane groups, in which, in the sequence of steps A) to D), A) haloalkylalkoxysilane is reacted with metal cyanate and alcohol to give alkoxysilanoalkylurethane, B) alkoxysilanoalkylurethane is freed of low boilers, solids, salt burdens and/or high boilers and optionally purified, C) alkoxysilanoalkylurethane obtained after B) is thermally cleaved to release isocyanate containing alkoxysilane groups and by-product, leaving bottoms material, and D) isocyanate containing alkoxysilane groups and by-product are separated from one another and from cleavage bottoms material and collected, wherein the process regime at least of steps C) to D) is continuous.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Kreczinski, Stephan Kohlstruk, Emmanouil Spyrou, Dirk Hoppe
  • Publication number: 20190300549
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing isocyanate containing alkoxysilane groups, in which, in the sequence of steps A) to D), A) alkoxysilano(cyclo)alkylamine is reacted with dialkyl carbonate in the presence of a basic catalyst to give alkoxysilano(cyclo)alkylurethane, B) simultaneously or successively, the catalyst is removed and/or deactivated, and low boilers, solids, salt burdens and/or high boilers are removed, C) alkoxysilano(cyclo)alkylurethane obtained after B) is thermally cleaved to release isocyanate containing alkoxysilane groups and by-product, leaving bottoms material, and D) isocyanate containing alkoxysilane groups and by-product are separated from one another and from bottoms material and collected, wherein the basic catalyst is a guanidine base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Kreczinski, Stephan Kohlstruk, Emmanouil Spyrou, Dirk Hoppe
  • Publication number: 20190300553
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing isocyanate containing alkoxysilane groups, in which, in the sequence of steps A) to D), A) alkoxysilanoalkylamine is reacted with urea in the presence of an alcohol, optionally in the presence of at least one catalyst, to give alkoxysilanoalkylurethane, B) simultaneously or successively, if used, the catalyst is removed and/or deactivated, and low boilers, medium boilers and/or high boilers are removed, C) purified alkoxysilanoalkylurethane is thermally cleaved to release isocyanate containing alkoxysilane groups and by-product, leaving bottoms material, and D) isocyanate containing alkoxysilane groups and by-product are separated from one another and from bottoms material and collected, in which, in step C), i) the bottoms material is wholly or partly discharged from the cleavage apparatus, ii) subjected to thermal treatment and/or purification and/or an aftertreatment in the presence of alcohol and iii) the material removed, after thermal treatment
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Kreczinski, Stephan Kohlstruk, Dirk Hoppe, Emmanouil Spyrou
  • Patent number: 10351579
    Abstract: A monoallophanate can be used in paint or adhesive compositions. The monoallophanate has the formula 1: where R, R1-R6 are each independently identical or different hydrocarbyl radicals having 1-8 carbon atoms, which may be branched or cyclic, or else may be integrated together to form a cyclic system, and m and n are each independently 0-2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Emmanouil Spyrou, Manfred Kreczinski, Tobias Unkelhaeusser, Sabine Naumann, Holger Loesch, Marion Ewald, Thomas Weihrauch
  • Publication number: 20180327538
    Abstract: A process for preparing trimers and/or oligomers of diisocyanates is disclosed along with a composition of trimers and/or oligomers formed from diisocyanates and monomeric diisocyanates obtainable by reaction of I. 5-94.999% by weight of A) at least one diisocyanate having a boiling point of less than 250° C. (at standard pressure) and/or B) at least one diisocyanate having a boiling point of 250-350° C. (at standard pressure), in the presence of II. 94.999-5% by weight of C) at least one diisocyanate having a boiling point above 350° C. (at standard pressure), III. in the presence of at least one trimerization catalyst in amounts of 0.001% to 5% by weight, and the amounts of add up to 100% by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Rainer Lomölder, Christoph Nacke, Melanie Sajitz, Emmanouil Spyrou, Dirk Hoppe