Patents by Inventor Gerhard Heinz
Gerhard Heinz 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: 5122588Abstract: Polyaryl ether ketones which contain units of the formula ##STR1## are prepared by electrophilic polycondensation in an inert solvent in the presence of a Lewis acid and in the presence or absence of a Lewis base using a carbonyl halide as monomer component, said carbonyl halide being an oxalyl dihalide or a mixture thereof with another carbonyl halide.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 1990Date of Patent: June 16, 1992Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Juergen Koch, Gerhard Heinz
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Patent number: 5122587Abstract: High molecular weight polyaryletherketones are prepared by nucleophilic polycondensation of a bisphenol with a mixture of a difluoroaromatic and a dichloroaromatic by a process in which, in a first stage, the total amount of bisphenol and dichloroaromatic is added and, in a second stage, the difluoroaromatic is added. The resulting polyaryletherketones have a reduced viscosity of not less than 0.65 and contain from 0.003 to 0.03% by weight of organically bonded chlorine and from 0.003 to 0.03% by weight of organically bonded fluorine.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 1989Date of Patent: June 16, 1992Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Gerhard Heinz, Robert R. Lieder
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Patent number: 5120784Abstract: Thermoplastic molding compositions suitable for producing interior components for vehicles for the conveyance of passengers, in particular aircraft, which show a low smoke gas density and low heat release characteristics in the event of a fire, are based on a heat-resistant plastic which contains as a filler from 0.5 to 50 % by weight of an oxide of an element of main group III, IV or V, of a salt of an oxygen acid of an element of main group III, IV or V or of a compound which on heating forms such an oxide or salt.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 1991Date of Patent: June 9, 1992Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Hermann Buchert, Gerhard Heinz, Peter Ittemann, Michael Kopietz, Juergen Koch, Wolfgang Eberle, Hartmut Zeiner
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Patent number: 5081215Abstract: Polyaryleneetherketones are prepared by a quasicontinuous process, by Friedel-Crafts polycondensation of a reaction mixture containingA. a monomer system of(a)(1) an aromatic dicarboxylic acid chloride or phosgene and(2) a polynuclear aromatic having two exchangeable hydrogen atoms and/or(b) a polynuclear aromatic carboxylic acid chloride having one exchangeable hydrogen atom,B. a Lewis acid,C. if necessary, a Lewis base andD. an inert solvent.The reaction mixture is subjected to polycondensation in a first zone, with stirring, to a viscosity of not more than 2,000 mPa.s, then conveyed through a second, vertical, unstirred zone with plug flow by means of gas pressure, where the polycondensation is completed, and is finally discharged continuously.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 1989Date of Patent: January 14, 1992Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Juergen Koch, Wolfgang Stegmaier, Gerhard Heinz
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Patent number: 5081216Abstract: The addition of compounds which convert carboxylic acids into their halides in the course of electrophilic polycondensation for preparing polyaryl ether ketones improves the controllability and reproducibility of the process and the properties of the products.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 1990Date of Patent: January 14, 1992Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Juergen Koch, Gerhard Heinz
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Patent number: 5071924Abstract: Thermoplastic molding materials contain, as essential components,A) 20-98% by weight of a partly aromatic amide copolymer essentially consisting ofa.sub.1) 40-90% by weight of units derived from terephthalic acid and hexamethylenediamine,a.sub.2) 0-50% by weight of units derived from .epsilon.-caprolactam anda.sub.3) 0-60% by weight of units derived from adipic acid and hexamethylenediamine,components a.sub.2) and/or a.sub.3) accounting altogether for not less than 10% by weight of the total number of units,B) 2-80% by weight of a partly crystalline thermoplastic polyamide which differs from A)and furthermoreC) 0-50% by weight of an elastomeric impact modifier andD) 0-60% by weight of fibrous or particulate fillers or a mixture of these.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 1989Date of Patent: December 10, 1991Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Eckhard M. Koch, Gerhard Heinz, Walter Goetz, Gunter Pipper
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Patent number: 5068308Abstract: Aromatic polycondensates are prepared in a continuous process froma) aromatic hydroxy-, thio- and/or amino-carboxylic acids,b) aromatic dihydroxy-, dithio-, diamino- and/or hydroxy-amino compounds,c) urea as an optional component andd) a molar amount equivalent to the sum of components b) and c) of aromatic dicarboxylic acids,by1. reacting components a), b), d) and optionally c) with lower fatty acid anhydrides in excess at from 140.degree. to 280.degree. C. with distillative removal of fatty acids and fatty acid anhydrides,2. passing the oligomer mixture downward through a perpendicular precondensation zone to form a two-phase mixture of prepolymers and vaporous fatty acids,3. separating the prepolymers from the vaporous fatty acids and4. condensing the prepolymer in a condensation zone to give a granulable polycondensate.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 1989Date of Patent: November 26, 1991Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Gunter Pipper, Gerhard Heinz, Bernd Hisgen
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Patent number: 5036146Abstract: High temperature resistant polysulfone-polyimide block copolycondensates suitable for example for producing shaped articles are composed of at least one polyarylene ether sulfone block comprising units of the structure ##STR1## and at least one polyimide block comprising units of the structure ##STR2## where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are identical or different and each is hydrogen or methyl and X is methylene or 1,2-ethylene, and are prepared by condensing conventionally obtained amine-terminated polyarylene ether sulfone blocks with polyimide blocks in the melt.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 1989Date of Patent: July 30, 1991Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Carola Hedtmann-Rein, Gerhard Heinz
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Patent number: 5032639Abstract: Thermoplastic molding compositions suitable for producing interior components for vehicles for the conveyance of passengers, in particular aircraft, which show a low smoke gas density and low heat release characteristics in the event of a fire, are based on a heat-resistant plastic which contains as a filler from 0.5 to 50% by weight of an oxide of an element of main group III, IV or V, of a salt of an oxygen acid of an element of main group III, IV or V or of a compound which on heating forms such an oxide or salt.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 1990Date of Patent: July 16, 1991Assignee: BASF AktiengsellschaftInventors: Hermann Buchert, Gerhard Heinz, Peter Ittemann, Michael Kopietz, Juergen Koch, Wolfgang Eberle, Hartmut Zeiner
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Patent number: 5013816Abstract: Particulate polymers of aromatic diols I and aromatic dihalogen compound II are prepared by(A) producing a plurality of liquid jets from a solution of the polymer by means of a nozzle,(B) causing the liquid jet to divide into particles of equal size,(C) precipitating the drops by introduction into a precipitation bath and(D) removing solvent residues and other impurities.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 1987Date of Patent: May 7, 1991Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Hendrikus Bobbink, Hermann Fischer, Gerhard Heinz, Klaus Matthias, Joachim Seibring, Wolfgang Stegmaier
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Patent number: 5011884Abstract: A polymeric molding composition contains(a) 20-70% by weight of a thermotropic, liquid-crystalline polymer(b) 10-50% by weight of a polycarbonate(c) 10-50% by weight of a polyester, the weight percentages (a), (b) and (c) adding up to 100, and(d) up to 60% by weight, based on the total amount of proportions (a), (b) and (c), of further polymers, fillers, reinforcing agents, processing aids or other additives, and is used for producing moldings, fibers, films or coatings.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 1989Date of Patent: April 30, 1991Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Bernhard Rosenau, Bernd Hisgen, Gerhard Heinz, Hans-Georg Braun, Dietrich Lausberg, Hartmut Zeiner
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Patent number: 5008364Abstract: Thermoplastic molding materials which are stable at high temperatures and are based on polyaryl ether sulfones and, if required, polyether ketones have a content of alkali metal salts of not more than 100 ppm, based on total polymer.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 1988Date of Patent: April 16, 1991Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Peter Ittemann, Georg N. Simon, Gerhard Heinz, Hartmut Zeiner, Hermann Buchert, Joachim Seibring
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Patent number: 4997902Abstract: Polyaryl ethers which are stable at high temperatures essentially consist of(A) from 60 to 97 mol % of repeating units of the general formula I ##STR1## where l and m are each 1 or 2, or their C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkoxy, aryl, chlorine or fluorine derivatives which are substituted in the nucleus,(B) from 3 to 40 mol % of repeating units of the general formula II ##STR2## where n is 1 or 2, or their C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkoxy, aryl, chlorine or fluorine derivatives which are substituted in the nucleus, and furthermore(C) from 0 to 15 mol % of repeating units of the general formulae III and/or IV ##STR3## where Ar is ##STR4## or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkoxy, chlorine or fluorine derivative thereof, r is 0 or 1 and p, q and s are each 1 or 2, or their C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkoxy, aryl, chlorine or fluorine derivatives which are substituted in the nucleus.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 1989Date of Patent: March 5, 1991Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Juergen Koch, Robert R. Lieder, Gerhard Heinz
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Patent number: 4987176Abstract: Reinforced polyoxymethylene materials containing(A) one or more polyoxymethylene homopolymers and/or copolymers and(B) wollastonite, advantageously in a weight ratio of components (A) to (B) of from 95:50 to5:50, with or without(C) additives in effective amounts, the wollastonite crystals (B) have a mean thickness equal to or smaller than 5 .mu.m and a mean length/thickness ratio equal to or greater than 5. The molding materials are prepared by introducing the wollastonite crystals (B) into the melt of component (A) at from 180.degree. to 260.degree. C., advantageously by means of an extruder.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 1988Date of Patent: January 22, 1991Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Heiner Goerrissen, Gerhard Heinz, Albrecht Hilt, Georg N. Simon
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Patent number: 4981895Abstract: Thermoplastic molding compositions suitable for producing interior components for vehicles for the conveyance of passengers, in particular aircraft, which show a low smoke gas density and low heat release characteristics in the event of a fire, are based on a heat-resistant plastic which contains as a filler from 0.5 to 50% by weight of an oxide of an element of main group III, IV or V, of a salt of an oxygen acid of an element of main group III, IV or V or of a compound which on heating forms such an oxide or salt.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 1989Date of Patent: January 1, 1991Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Hermann Buchert, Gerhard Heinz, Peter Ittemann, Michael Kopietz, Juergen Koch, Wolfgang Eberle, Hartmut Zeiner
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Patent number: 4973655Abstract: A process for the continuous production of linear thermoplastic polyesters comprises the following steps:(a) passing a transesterification or esterification product of an aliphatic or aromatic dicarboxylic acid having a molecular weight of <300 or an ester-forming derivative thereof with an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic diol having a molecular weight of <250 which may additionally contain a poly(alkylene oxide) glycol having a molecular weight of 400 to 4000 at from 250.degree. to 360.degree. C. under a pressure of 0.5 to 20 mmHg downward in the course of a residence time of from 3 to 10 minutes through an essentially upright tubular precondensation zone equipped with internal fitments having a free surface area of from 0.3 to 1.5 m.sup.2 /l to form a precondensate and a vaporous diol having a molecular weight <250,(b) separating into a precondensate and vaporous diol and(c) further condensing the precondensate in the bottom phase at from 240.degree. to 290.degree. C. under a pressure of from 0.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 1989Date of Patent: November 27, 1990Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Gunter Pipper, Georg N. Simon, Gerhard Heinz, Peter Ittemann, Gisbert Schleier
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Patent number: 4957962Abstract: Fiber composite useful in automotive construction and the aerospace industry are composed of a plastics matrix and reinforcing fibers, this plastics matrix comprising a mixture of from 90 to 40% by weight of polyether sulfone and 10 to 60% by weight of polyether ketone.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 1988Date of Patent: September 18, 1990Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Matthias Winkler, Peter Ittemann, Gerhard Heinz
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Patent number: 4942216Abstract: Polyaryl ether ketones essentially consist of(A) 55-95 mol % of repeating units of the general formula ##STR1## where s and t are each 0, 1, 2 or 3 and Q and T are each --O-- or --CO--, or their C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy, aryl, chlorine or fluorine derivatives substituted in the nucleus, and(B) 5-45 mol % of repeating units of the general formula II ##STR2## where Ar.sup.1, Ar.sup.2, Ar.sup.3, ar.sup.4 and Ar.sup.5 independently of one another are each a phenylene, biphenylene or naphthylene group or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkoxy, aryl, chlorine or fluorine derivative of this group, Q' and T' are each --O--or --CO-- and s' and t' are each 0, 1, 2 or 3, with the proviso that one or more of the groups Ar.sup.1, Ar.sup.2, Ar.sup.3, Ar.sup.4 and Ar.sup.5 are a biphenylene or naphthylene group or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkoxy, aryl, chlorine or fluorine derivative of such a group and, if Ar.sup.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 1989Date of Patent: July 17, 1990Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Gerhard Heinz, Robert R. Lieder, Juergen Koch
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Patent number: 4940629Abstract: Fiber reinforced thermoplastic integral skin foams of density 50-500 kg/m.sup.3 have an outer skin 0.05 to 1.5 mm in thickness and contain from 2 to 60% by weight of reinforcing fibers.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 1989Date of Patent: July 10, 1990Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Heinz Weber, Gerhard Bleckmann, Gerhard Dembek, Gerd Ehrmann, Gerhard Heinz, Lothar Schlemmer
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Patent number: 4925910Abstract: Copolycondensate molding materials are obtainable by polycondensation offrom 2 to 98 mol % of 2,2-di-(4'-hydroxyphenyl)-propane (A),from 2 to 98 mol % of 4,4'-dihydroxydiphenyl sulfone (B) andfrom 0 to 96 mol % of (C) ##STR1## where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkoxy, X is a chemical bond, --S--, --O--, --CO--, CR.sup.3 R.sup.4 (where R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are different when n and p are each 0), or SO.sub.2 -- only when n or p is 0), R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkoxy, aryl or halogen-substituted alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, m is 0 or 1, and n and p are each 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4,with from 1 to 100 mol % of (D) ##STR2## where R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 have the same meaning as R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, and v and w are each 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, and from 0 to 99 mol % of (E) ##STR3## where R.sup.7 -R.sup.10 are each Cl or F or have the same meanings as R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, q is 0 or 1, r, s, t and n are each 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, Z.sub.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 1987Date of Patent: May 15, 1990Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventor: Gerhard Heinz