Patents by Inventor Gunter Klein

Gunter Klein 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: 9617448
    Abstract: Described is a clearcoat coating composition, its use, and a process for preparing the clearcoat coating composition. The clearcoat coating composition comprises (A) at least one polyester having an OH number of 80-250 mg KOH/g; (B) at least one butanol-etherified melamine-formaldehyde resin having a crosslinking onset temperature between 65° C.-100° C. lower than the crosslinking onset temperature of hexamethoxy-methylmelamine; (C) at least one butanol-etherified melamine-formaldehyde resin having a crosslinking onset temperature between 30° C.-60° C. lower than the crosslinking onset temperature of hexamethoxymethylmelamine; (D) at least one organic urea compound as rheological assistant; and (E) at least one acid catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Weiher, Günter Klein, Andreas Poppe, Ulrike Clausen-Meiring, Helmut Kleine Beckmann, Corinna Auβmann, Thomas Leitner
  • Patent number: 9574089
    Abstract: Nonaqueous coating material compositions comprising at least one polyhydroxyl and (per)fluoroalkyl group-containing poly(meth)acrylate component (A), at least one polyisocyanate group-containing compounds (B), and one or more catalysts (D). Also provided are multistage coating methods using the coating material compositions, and also the use of the coating material compositions as a clearcoat material and for coating of wind energy systems or aircraft, or parts thereof, more particularly as an anti-icing coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbH
    Inventors: Günter Klein, Peter Hoffmann, Andreas Feigl, Fabian Niedermair, Norbert Steidl, Burkhard Walther
  • Patent number: 9353287
    Abstract: Disclosed are coating compositions comprising at least one hydroxyl-containing compound (A) and at least one isocyanato-containing compound (B), wherein one or more of the constituents of the coating composition comprise between 2.5 and 97.5 mol %, based on the entirety of structural units (I) and (II), of at least one structural unit of the formula (I) —N(X—SiR?x(OR?)3-x)n(X?—SiR?y(OR?)3-y)m??(I) and between 2.5 and 97.5 mol %, based on the entirety of structural units (I) and (II), of at least one structural unit of the formula (II) —Z—(X—SiR?x(OR?)3-x)??(II).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbH
    Inventors: Matthijs Groenewolt, Andreas Poppe, Gunter Klein, Manuela Niemeier, Elke Westhoff, Wilfried Stubbe, Simone Hesener
  • Patent number: 9334355
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hyperbranched, dendritic, hydroxyl-functional polyester comprising an OH number greater than or equal to 180 mg KOH/g as measured via DIN 53240 and to clearcoat compositions comprising said polyesters. Also disclosed are processes for preparing the disclosed polyester, methods of making coated automotive substrates by applying the disclosed clearcoat compositions to automotive substrates, and to coated substrates made therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignees: BASF Japan Ltd., BASF Coatings GmbH
    Inventors: Hitoshi Taniguchi, Eishi Tsukamoto, Hiroyuki Takagi, Andreas Poppe, Günter Klein, Veronika Lackstadter, Bianca Giesen, Petra Wagner, Björn Feldmann, Sabine Holtschulte, Julia Melzer, Tanja Bricke, Oliver Hilge, Benedikt Schnier, Silke Hottenbacher, Ulrike Clausen-Meiring
  • Patent number: 9266995
    Abstract: Binder mixture comprising a hydroxyl-containing compound (A), and at least 1.0% by weight, based on the nonvolatile constituents of the binder mixture, of a phosphorus- and nitrogen-containing catalyst (D) for the crosslinking of silane groups, wherein the hydroxyl-containing compound (A) comprises a hydroxyl-functional polyester having on average at least one hydroxyl function of the polyester esterified with a C8 to C9 monocarboxylic acid, and the catalyst (D) is blocked with at least one tertiary amine of the formula (I) where R1 is an acyclic aliphatic or araliphatic hydrocarbon radical having at least 3 C atoms, R2 is an acyclic aliphatic or araliphatic hydrocarbon radical which is the same or different from R1 and/or R3, and R3 is hydrogen or an acyclic aliphatic or araliphatic hydrocarbon radical which is the same or different from R1 and/or R2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbH
    Inventors: Günter Klein, Andreas Poppe, Sabine Holtschulte, Björn Feldmann, Ulrike Wenking, Karl-Heinz Joost
  • Publication number: 20150240085
    Abstract: The present invention provides nonaqueous coating material compositions comprising 30% to 80% by weight of at least one poly(meth)acrylate (A), 20% to 70% by weight of one or more polyisocyanate group-containing compounds (B), and one or more catalysts (D), the weight percentages being based in each case on the binder content of (A) and (B), respectively, and the sum of the weight fractions of (A) plus (B) being in each case 100% by weight, wherein the poly(meth)acrylates (A) comprise 0.05% to 15.0% by weight of one more fluorine-containing reaction products of one or more diisocyanates (PI) having two isocyanate groups with different reactivities, one or more (per)fluoroalkyl monoalcohol components (FA), and optionally one or more compounds (V) having at least one group (G1) that is reactive toward isocyanate groups, and optionally having a further functional group (G2), which is different from group (G1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Günter Klein, Peter Hoffmann, Andreas Feigl, Fabian Niedermair, Norbert Steidl, Burkhard Walther
  • Patent number: 9090732
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating composition comprising (a) at least one hydroxyl-containing compound (A), (b) at least one compound (B) having free and/or blocked isocyanate groups, and (c) at least one phosphate-containing catalyst (C) for the crosslinking of silane groups, (d) at least one further catalyst (D), one or more constituents of the coating composition containing hydrolyzable silane groups, wherein the catalyst (D) is a bicyclic amine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Poppe, Sabine Holtschulte, Björn Feldmann, Oliver Hilge, Günter Klein
  • Publication number: 20150037590
    Abstract: Compositions comprising (B1) at least one polyisocyanate-group-containing compound (B1) having free or blocked isocyanate groups and a cycloaliphatic polyisocyanate parent structure, and/or a polyisocyanate derived therefrom, and (B2) at least one polyisocyanate-group-containing compound (B2) having free or blocked isocyanate groups and an acyclic, aliphatic polyisocyanate parent structure, and/or a polyisocyanate derived therefrom, where at least one of component (B1) and component (B2) comprise at least one structural unit selected from the group of structural unit (I) —NR—(X—SiR?x(OR?)3?x)??(I), structural unit (II) —N(X—SiR?x(OR?)3?x)n(X?—SiR?y(OR?)3?y)m??(II), and mixtures of two or more of the foregoing, wherein the compound (B1) is in an amount such that the binder fraction of the compound (B1) is between 5% and 45% by weight, based on the sum of the binder fraction of the compound (B1) and of the compound (B2), and the mixture of components (B1) and (B2) includes structural units (I) and structu
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: BASF Coatings GmbH
    Inventors: Matthijs Groenewolt, Günter Klein, Oliver Hilge, Berthold Austrup, Katharina Huebner
  • Publication number: 20140378587
    Abstract: Described is a clearcoat coating composition, its use, and a process for preparing the clearcoat coating composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Christian Weiher, Günter Klein, Andreas Poppe, Ulrike Clausen-Meiring, Helmut Kleine Beckmann, Corinna Aussann, Thomas Leitner
  • Patent number: 8679589
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating composition comprising (a) at least one hydroxyl-containing compound (A), (b) at least one compound (B) having free and/or blocked isocyanate groups, and (c) at least one catalyst (C) for the crosslinking of silane groups, one or more constituents of the coating composition containing hydrolyzable silane groups, wherein the coating composition contains a water scavenger as further constituent (D).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbH
    Inventors: Matthijs Groenewolt, Günter Klein, Andreas Poppe, Simone Hesener, Wilfried Stübbe, Manuela Niemeier, Sabine Holtschulte, Oliver Hilge, Björn Feldmann
  • Publication number: 20140023789
    Abstract: Disclosed are coating compositions comprising (a) at least one hydroxyl-containing compound (A), (b) at least one compound (B) having isocyanate groups, and (c) at least one catalyst (D) for the crosslinking of silane groups, said catalyst (D) comprising phosphorus. It is an aspect of the disclosed coating compositions that (i) one or more constituents of the coating composition contain hydrolyzable silane groups and (ii) the coating composition can be finally cured to a coating which has statistically distributed regions of an Si—O—Si network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: BASF COATINGS GMBH
    Inventors: Matthijs Groenewolt, Andreas Poppe, Gunter Klein, Manuela Niemeier, Elke Westhoff, Wilfried Stubbe, Simone Hesener
  • Patent number: 8486539
    Abstract: The invention relates to coating compositions comprising (a) at least one hydroxyl-containing compound (A), (b) at least one saturated compound (B) having free and/or blocked isocyanate groups and containing at least in part hydrolyzable silane groups, and (c) at least one catalyst (D) for the crosslinking of silane groups, wherein the coating composition comprises as hydroxyl-containing compound (A) at least one hyperbranched, dendritic hydroxy-functional polyester in which on average at least one hydroxyl function of the polyester is esterified with at least one acid selected from the group of the isomeric C8 to C9 monocarboxylic acids. The present invention also provides a multistage coating method using these coating compositions, and also the use of the coating compositions as clearcoat material for producing multicoat effect and/or color paint systems, and use of the coating method for automotive OEM finishing and automotive refinish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbH
    Inventors: Günter Klein, Björn Feldmann, Sabine Holtschulte, Silke Hottenbacher, Andreas Poppe, Ulrike Clausen-Meiring
  • Publication number: 20130052469
    Abstract: Binder mixture comprising a hydroxyl-containing compound (A), and at least 1.0% by weight, based on the nonvolatile constituents of the binder mixture, of a phosphorus- and nitrogen-containing catalyst (D) for the crosslinking of silane groups, wherein the hydroxyl-containing compound (A) comprises a hydroxyl-functional polyester having on average at least one hydroxyl function of the polyester esterified with a C8 to C9 monocarboxylic acid, and the catalyst (D) is blocked with at least one tertiary amine of the formula (I) where R1 is an acyclic aliphatic or araliphatic hydrocarbon radical having at least 3 C atoms, R2 is an acyclic aliphatic or araliphatic hydrocarbon radical which is the same or different from R1 and/or R3, and R3 is hydrogen or an acyclic aliphatic or araliphatic hydrocarbon radical which is the same or different from R1 and/or R2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: BASF Coatings GmbH
    Inventors: Gunter Klein, Andreas Poppe, Sabine Holtschulte, Björn Feldmann, Ulrike Wenking, Karl-Heinz Joost
  • Publication number: 20110294947
    Abstract: The present invention relates to coating compositions comprising at least one binder and at least one curing agent. The curing agent comprises an aliphatic polyisocyanate and a CH-acidic compound. The compositions are suitable for use in clearcoats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: BASF COATINGS GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Poppe, Günter Klein, Oliver Hilge, Rui Niimi
  • Publication number: 20110263789
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hyperbranched, dendritic, hydroxyl-functional polyester comprising an OH number greater than or equal to 180 mg KOH/g as measured via DIN 53240 and to clearcoat compositions comprising said polyesters. Also disclosed are processes for preparing the disclosed polyester, methods of making coated automotive substrates by applying the disclosed clearcoat compositions to automotive substrates, and to coated substrates made therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicants: BASF COATINGS AG, BASF COATINGS JAPAN LTD.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Taniguchi, Eishi Tsukamoto, Hiroyuki Takagi, Andreas Poppe, Günter Klein, Veronika Lackstadter, Bianca Giesen, Petra Wagner, Björn Feldmann, Sabine Holtschulte, Julia Melzer, Tanja Bricke, Oliver Hilge, Benedikt Schnier, Silke Hottenbacher, Ulrike Clausen-Meiring
  • Publication number: 20110245406
    Abstract: The invention relates to coating compositions comprising (a) at least one hydroxyl-containing compound (A), (b) at least one saturated compound (B) having free and/or blocked isocyanate groups and containing at least in part hydrolyzable silane groups, and (c) at least one catalyst (D) for the crosslinking of silane groups, wherein the coating composition comprises as hydroxyl-containing compound (A) at least one hyperbranched, dendritic hydroxy-functional polyester in which on average at least one hydroxyl function of the polyester is esterified with at least one acid selected from the group of the isomeric C8 to C9 monocarboxylic acids. The present invention also provides a multistage coating method using these coating compositions, and also the use of the coating compositions as clearcoat material for producing multicoat effect and/or color paint systems, and use of the coating method for automotive OEM finishing and automotive refinish.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2009
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: BASF COATINGS GMBH
    Inventors: Günter Klein, Björn Feldmann, Sabine Holtschulte, Silke Hottenbacher, Andreas Poppe, Ulrike Clausen-Meiring
  • Publication number: 20110059251
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating composition comprising (a) at least one hydroxyl-containing compound (A), (b) at least one compound (B) having free and/or blocked isocyanate groups, and (c) at least one phosphate-containing catalyst (C) for the crosslinking of silane groups, (d) at least one further catalyst (D), one or more constituents of the coating composition containing hydrolyzable silane groups, wherein the catalyst (D) is a bicyclic amine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: BASF COATINGS GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Poppe, Sabine Holtschulte, Björn Feldmann, Oliver Hilge, Gunter Klein
  • Publication number: 20110027489
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating composition comprising (a) at least one hydroxyl-containing compound (A), (b) at least one compound (B) having free and/or blocked isocyanate groups, and (c) at least one catalyst (C) for the crosslinking of silane groups, ?one or more constituents of the coating composition containing hydrolyzable silane groups, wherein the coating composition contains a water scavenger as further constituent (D).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: BASF COATINGS GMBH
    Inventors: Matthijs Groenewolt, Günter Klein, Andreas Poppe, Simone Hesener, Wilfried Stubbe, Manuela Niemeier, Sabine Holtschulte, Oliver Hilge, Björn Feldmann
  • Publication number: 20100197867
    Abstract: Disclosed are hydroxyl-functional binders having an OH number greater than or equal to 180 mg KOH/g as determined in accordance with DIN 53240 and a solubility parameter SP=10, and to clearcoat compositions comprising said binders. Also disclosed are processes for preparing the disclosed hydroxyl-functional binders, methods of making coated automotive substrates by applying the disclosed clearcoat compositions to automotive substrates, and to coated substrates made therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicants: BASF COATINGS JAPAN LTD., BASF COATINGS AG
    Inventors: Rui Niimi, Andreas Poppe, Gunter Klein, Bjorn Feldmann, Ulrike Clausen-Meiring
  • Publication number: 20100143596
    Abstract: Disclosed are coating compositions comprising (a) at least one hydroxyl-containing compound (A), (b) at least one compound (B) having isocyanate groups, and (c) at least one catalyst (D) for the crosslinking of silane groups, said catalyst (D) comprising phosphorus. It is an aspect of the disclosed coating compositions that (i) one or more constituents of the coating composition contain hydrolyzable silane groups and (ii) the coating composition can be finally cured to a coating which has statistically distributed regions of an Si—O—Si network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: BASF COATINGS AG
    Inventors: Matthijs Groenewolt, Andreas Poppe, Gunter Klein, Manuela Niemeier, Elke Westhoff, Wilfried Stubbe, Simone Hesener