Patents by Inventor Gunther Tauber

Gunther Tauber 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).

  • Quaternary ammonium compounds
    Patent number: 4339391
    Abstract: Quaternary ammonium compounds of the formula 1 ##STR1## in which R is C.sub.8 -C.sub.30 -alkyl or alkenyl; R.sub.1 is alkyl, 2-hydroxyalkyl or alkenyl each having from 8 to 30 carbon atoms; R.sub.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl or benzyl; A is a group of the formulae ##STR2## B is A or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylene, X and Y are hydrogen or methyl with the proviso that X and Y are not simultaneously methyl; m is 1 or 2; n is a number of from 1 to 20; and A.sup.(-) is an anion; a process for the preparation thereof, and their use as fabric softeners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1982
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Erich Hoffmann, Wolfgang Wagemann, Gunther Tauber, Adolf May, Hans-Walter Bucking