Patents by Inventor Gerd Reinhardt

Gerd Reinhardt 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: 5518650
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a process for bleaching textile objects and bleaching agent containing a persalt activators and salts thereof which are derived from imidocarboxylic acids and sulfimidocarboxylic acids of the formula I: ##STR1## in which A is a group of the formula ##STR2## n is the number 0, 1 or 2, R.sup.1 is hydrogen, chlorine, bromine, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 -alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.20 -alkenyl, aryl, or alkylaryl,R.sup.2 is hydrogen, chlorine, bromine, --SO.sub.3 M, --CO.sub.2 M or --OSO.sub.3 M,X is C.sub.1 -C.sub.9 -alkylene or arylene,B is a group of the formula C.dbd.O or SO.sub.2,L is a leaving group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1996
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Frank Jaekel, Gerd Reinhardt, Wolf-Dieter Muller
  • Patent number: 5438147
    Abstract: A persalt activator or salt thereof which is derived from an imidocarboyxlic acid or sulimidocarboxylic acid of the formula I: ##STR1## in which A is a group of the formula ##STR2## n is the number 0, 1 or 2, R.sup.1 is hydrogen, chlorine, bromine, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 -alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.20 -alkenyl, aryl, or alkylaryl,R.sup.2 is hydrogen, chlorine, bromine or a group of the formula --SO.sub.3 M, --CO.sub.2 M or --OSO.sub.3 M,X is C.sub.1 -C.sub.19 -alkylene or arylene,B is a group of the formula C.dbd.O or SO.sub.2, andL is a leaving group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1995
    Assignee: Hoechst AG
    Inventors: Frank Jaekel, Gerd Reinhardt, Wolf-Dieter Meller
  • Patent number: 5419846
    Abstract: The present invention relates to stable granules comprising active substance, granulating auxiliary, enveloping substance and if appropriate additional components, wherein the enveloping substance in each case comprisesa) silicon dioxide particles orb) homopolymers of unsaturated sulfonic acids orc) copolymers of unsaturated sulfonic acids and unsaturated carboxylic acids ord) homopolymers of (meth)acrylic acid esters ore) copolymers of (meth)acrylic acid esters and unsaturated carboxylic acids orf) mixtures of one or more of these constituents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
    Assignee: Hoechst AG
    Inventors: Frank Jaekel, Gerd Reinhardt, Gerhard Noltner, Eric Jacquinot, Rudiger Funk, Manfred Muller
  • Patent number: 5391324
    Abstract: Storage-stable aqueous suspensions of organic peracids containing 1 to 50% by weight of a surfactant mixture composed of 1 to 4 parts by weight of a C.sub.8 -C.sub.22 -fatty alcohol, ethoxylated with 1 to 5 units of ethylene oxide, and 4 to 1 parts by weight of a C.sub.8 -C.sub.22 -fatty alcohol, ethoxylated with 6 to 25 units of ethylene oxide, and, if appropriate, additionally other customary components.By using two different surfactants, it is possible to set very different viscosity values in these suspensions, from low viscosity to pasty formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gerd Reinhardt, Vera Friderichs, Ulrike Rudolf
  • Patent number: 5359127
    Abstract: Process for the preparation of acyloxyalkanesulfonatesProcess for the preparation of acyloxyalkanesulfonates of the formula ##STR1## where R denotes C.sub.7 -C.sub.21 -alkyl or C.sub.7 -C.sub.21 -alkenyl, A denotes C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkylene and M denotes an alkali metal atom or an alkaline earth metal atom, by esterification of carboxylic acids using salts of hydroxyalkanesulfonic acids, under mild reaction conditions, carboxylic acids of the general formula R--CO.sub.2 H being esterified using a salt of the formula HO--A--SO.sub.3 M in the presence of aqueous hydrochloric acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1994
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Gerd Reinhardt
  • Patent number: 5292451
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## where y is 1 or 2,A is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 -alkyl, aryl or a group of the formula ##STR2## if y is 1, or C.sub.2 -C.sub.20 -alkylene or arylene if y is 2, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 can be identical or different and each is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 -alkyl, aryl, haloaryl, alkoxyaryl or alkylaryl, or else R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together are a C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkylene radical,x is 0 or 1,B is a group of the formula ##STR3## n is from 1 to 20, m is 0, 1 or 2,R.sup.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 -alkyl andR.sup.4 is in each case hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 -alkyl.These compounds are suitable for use as bleaching, oxidizing or disinfecting agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hanspeter Gethoffer, Gerd Reinhardt, Peter Naumann
  • Patent number: 5279757
    Abstract: Stable peroxycarboxylic acid granules composed essentially of (1) an imidoperoxycarboxylic acid or its salts of the formula ##STR1## in which A is a group of the formula ##STR2## n is the number 0, 1 or 2, R.sup.1 is hydrogen, chlorine, bromine, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 -alkenyl, aryl or alkylaryl,R.sup.2 is hydrogen, chlorine, bromine or a group of the formula --SO.sub.3 M, --CO.sub.2 M or --OSO.sub.3 M,M is hydrogen, an alkali metal or ammonium ion or the equivalent of an alkaline earth metal ion, andX is C.sub.1 -C.sub.19 -alkylene or arylene,(2) an inorganic sulfate and/or phosphate salt and/or a non-oxidizable surfactant as granulating auxiliaries and (3) a homo- or copolymer of (meth)acrylic acid or its salts or a copolymer of (meth)acrylic acid or its salts and other carboxylic acids polymerizable therewith as a film-forming coating substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1994
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hanspeter Gethoffer, Gerd Reinhardt, Gerhard Noltner, Rudiger Funk
  • Patent number: 5246620
    Abstract: Stable peroxycarboxylic acid granules, consisting essentially of (1) an imidoperoxycarboxylic acid or a salt thereof of the formula ##STR1## wherein A is a group of the formulae ##STR2## n is the number 0, 1 or 2, R.sup.1 is hydrogen, chlorine, bromine, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 -alkenyl, aryl or alkylaryl,R.sup.2 is hydrogen, chlorine, bromine or a group of the formula --SO.sub.3 M, --CO.sub.2 M or --OSO.sub.3 M,M is hydrogen, an alkali metal or ammonium ion or one equivalent of an alkaline earth metal ion andX is C.sub.1 -C.sub.19 -alkylene or arylene, and(2) an inorganic sulfate and/or phosphate salt and/or a nonoxidizable surfactant as granulation auxiliary and a copolymer based on alkenylaminomethylenephosphonic acids as a film-forming coating substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1993
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hanspeter Gethoffer, Gerd Reinhardt, Gerhard Noltner, Christoph Porz
  • Patent number: 5235099
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of ureidoperoxycarboxylic acids of the formula ##STR1## in which x is the number 1 or 2,A,if x is 1,is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 -alkyl, aryl, preferably phenyl, or haloaryl, preferably chlorophenyl, orif x is 2,is C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 -alkylene or arylene, preferably phenylene,B is a group of the formula ##STR2## in which n is a number from 1 to 20,m is the number 0, 1 or 2,R.sup.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 -alkyl andR.sup.2 is in each case hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1993
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolf-Dieter Muller, Frank Jaekel, Peter Naumann, Gerd Reinhardt
  • Patent number: 5153189
    Abstract: Sulfimidoperoxycarboxylic acids of the formula ##STR1## in which A is a group of the formula ##STR2## n is the number 0, 1 or 2, R.sup.1 is hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 - alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.20 -alkenyl, aryl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 -alkylaryl,R.sup.2 is hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine or a group of the formula SO.sub.3 M, CO.sub.2 M or OSO.sub.3 M,M is hydrogen, an alkali metal or ammonium ion or the stoichiometric amount of an alkaline earth metal ion andX is C.sub.1 -C.sub.19 -alkylene or ortho-, meta- or para-arylene.These sulfimidoperoxycarboxylic acids are suitable as bleaches, oxidants or disinfectants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1992
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Walter Rupp, Hanspeter Gethoffer, Gerd Reinhardt, Frank Jaekel
  • Patent number: 5149864
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## where y is 1 or 2,A is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 -alkyl, aryl or a group of the formula ##STR2## if y is 1, or C.sub.2 -C.sub.20 -alkylene or arylene if y is 2, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 can be identical or different and each is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 -alkyl, aryl, haloaryl, alkoxyaryl or alkylaryl, or else R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together are a C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkylene radical,x is 0 or 1,B is a group of the formula ##STR3## n is from 1 to 20, m is 0, 1 or 2,R.sup.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 -alkyl andR.sup.4 is in each case hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 -alkyl.These compounds are suitable for use as bleaching, oxidizing or disinfecting agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1992
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hanspeter Gethoffer, Gerd Reinhardt, Peter Naumann
  • Patent number: 5133894
    Abstract: Polymers composed of 5 to 100% by weight of one or more acylals of the formula I ##STR1## and 95 to 0% by weight of one or more unsaturated carboxylic acids of the formula II ##STR2## the symbols R.sup.1, R.sup.2 R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, R.sup.8, R.sup.9 and M having the meanings given in the description. These polymers are suitable as bleach activators in detergent compositions and, at the same time, have a builder action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1992
  • Patent number: 5126418
    Abstract: Alkenylaminomethylenephosphonic acids of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is hydrogen, C.sub.4 -C.sub.10 -alkyl, phenyl, naphthyl, methylphenyl, hydroxyphenyl, methoxyphenyl, methylnaphthyl, hydroxynaphthyl or methoxynaphthyl,R.sub.2 is hydrogen,R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 are hydrogen or methyl,R.sub.5 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl or phenyl, andM is hydrogen or a cation,and copolymers comprising 0.1-99.9% by weight, preferably 1-50% by weight, of one or more monomers of the formula I, in which R.sub.2 is hydrogen or a group of the formula--CH.sub.2 PO.sub.3 M.sub.2, and 99.9-0.1% by weight, preferably 99-50% by weight, of one or more monomers of the formula IIR.sub.1 'R.sub.2 'C.dbd.CR.sub.3 'X (II)in whichR.sub.1 ' is hydrogen or a group of the formula --COOM,R.sub.2 ' is hydrogen, phenyl or a group of the formula --COOM,R.sub.3 ' is hydrogen, methyl or a group of the formula --COOM or --CH.sub.2 COOM,X is a group of the formula --COOM orR.sub.2 ' and R.sub.3 ' together are a C.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1992
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christoph Porz, Gerd Reinhardt, Hermann Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 5118668
    Abstract: Peptides having essentially the sequence of bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor (aprotinin) wherein one or more of the amino acids at positions 15, 16, 17, 18, 34, 39 and 52 are replaced by any naturally occurring amino acid produced by recombinant DNA technology, process, expression vector and recominant host therefor and pharmaceutical use thereof. Such peptides being useful as therapeutic agents in diseases connected with the presence of excessive amounts of proteinases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1992
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ernst-August Auerswald, Wolfgang Bruns, Dietrich Horlein, Gerd Reinhardt, Eugen Schnabel, Werner Schroder
  • Patent number: 5100588
    Abstract: The process for the preparation of acyloxybenzenesulfonic acids of the general formula ##STR1## in which R denotes a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.17)-alkyl or (C.sub.2 -C.sub.17)-alkenyl radical, or alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or ammonium salts thereof, is carried out in the following stages: (a) sulfonation of phenol, (b) heat treatment of the phenolsulfonic acid formed as the intermediate product, (c) esterification of the phenolsulfonic acid and, if appropriate, (d) neutralization of the resulting (C.sub.2 -C.sub.18)-acyloxybenzenesulfonic acid. As a result of the incorporation of stage (b), the process affords products in which the proportion of the 1,4-isomer compared with the 1,2-isomer is markedly increased, as a result of which these products can be used, in particular, as perborate activators in detergents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1992
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Fritz-Feo Grabley, Gerd Reinhardt, Roland Steinl
  • Patent number: 5061807
    Abstract: Imidopercarboxylic acids or salts thereof of the formula ##STR1## in which A denotes a group of the formula ##STR2## n denotes the number 0, 1 or 2, R.sup.1 denotes hydrogen, chlorine, bromine, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 -alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.20 -alkenyl, aryl, or alkylaryl,R.sup.2 denotes hydrogen, chlorine, bromine or a group of the formula --SO.sub.3 M, --CO.sub.2 M, CO.sub.3 M or OSO.sub.3 M.M denotes hydrogen, an alkali metal or ammonium ion or the equivalent of an alkaline earth metal ion andX denotes C.sub.3 -C.sub.19 -alkylene or arylene, preferably phenylene.These compounds are suitable as stable peroxide compounds in bleaching, oxidizing and cleaning agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1991
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hanspeter Gethoffer, Gerd Reinhardt
  • Patent number: 5045222
    Abstract: Use of triacylated ethanolamines as liquid, water-miscible peroxide activatorsTriacylated ethanolamines of the formula(RCO)(R.sub.1 CO)N-(CH.sub.2).sub.2 -OCOR.sub.2where R, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, which may be identical to or different from one another, are each alkyl, alkenyl or aryl, and the total number of carbon atoms in the molecule is from 8 to 14, are liquid and readily water-miscible. Owing to these properties, they are very useful as peroxide activators in liquid detergent compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hajime Endo, Hanspeter Gethoffer, Fritz-Feo Grabley, Gerd Reinhardt
  • Patent number: 5032573
    Abstract: Microbially produced aprotinin and aprotinin homologs used for treating patients suffering from an excess release of pancreatic elastase, serum elastase or leukocyte elastase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ernst-August Auerswald, Werner Schroder, Eugen Schnabel, Wolfgang Bruns, Gerd Reinhardt, Michael Kotick
  • Patent number: 4894436
    Abstract: Microbially produced aprotinin and aprotinin homologs used for treating patients suffering from an excess release of pancreatic elastase, serum elastase or leukocyte elastase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1990
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ernst-August Auerswald, Werner Schroder, Eugen Schnabel, Wolfgang Bruns, Gerd Reinhardt, Michael Kotick
  • Patent number: 4778629
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of acyloxybenzenesulfonic acids and salts thereof, of the formula ##STR1## in which R is C.sub.1 -C.sub.17 -alkyl or C.sub.2 -C.sub.17 -alkenyl and M is an alkali or alkaline earth metal, ammonium or hydrogen, including the stages of (a) sulfonation of phenol, if appropriate (b) thermal treatment of the sulfonated phenol, (c) esterification of the sulfonated phenol and if appropriate (d) neutralization of the ester, wherein the sulfonation of the phenol is carried out with sulfuric acid or oleum and the water of reaction is removed during or after stage (b) by distillation and/or by reaction with a dehydrating agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1988
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Fritz-Feo Grabley, Gerd Reinhardt, Georg Bader, Walter Rupp