Patents by Inventor Heike Heckroth

Heike Heckroth 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: 9717819
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyurea system, the use of such a polyurea system for sealing, linking, gluing, or covering of cellular tissue, and a dosing system having two chambers for a polyurea system such as this. The polyurea system comprises as components: A) an isocyanate-functioning prepolymer, which can be derived by reacting aliphatic isocyanates with polyoles, and B) an amino-functioning ester of aspartic acid. According to the invention, water and/or tertiary amine is added to the system, in order to increase the reacting speed of the prepolymer with the amino-functioning ester of aspartic acid while decreasing the setting time at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Adhesys Medical GmbH
    Inventors: Heike Heckroth, Hartmut Nefzger, Christoph Eggert
  • Publication number: 20170159189
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for oxidative electrochemical amination of non-activated or deactivated aromatic systems by means of boron-doped diamond anodes, and in particular to the production of 1,5-diaminonaphthalene and 1-amino-5-nitronaphthalene according to said method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Frank Richter, Heike Heckroth, Reinhard Halpaap, Siegfried R. Waldvogel, Sebastian Herold, Hartmut Nefzger
  • Publication number: 20170119921
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a hydroxy amino polymer comprising the steps: a) Reaction of an H functional starter compound bearing at least one Zerewitinoff active H atom with an unsaturated, cyclical carboxylic acid anhydride and at least one alkylene oxide compound for obtaining a prepolymer bearing hydroxyl groups, b) Addition of a primary amine and/or of ammonia to the double bond(s) of the prepolymer bearing hydroxyl groups obtained according to step a) for obtaining the hydroxy amino polymer, wherein the ratio of added amino groups to hydroxyl groups in a hydroxy amino polymer is at least 0.6. Furthermore, the invention relates to a hydroxy amino polymer, which can be achieved according to this process as well as a polyurea/polyurethane system, which contains such a hydroxy amino polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Heike HECKROTH, Christoph EGGERT, Jörg HOFMANN, Klaus LORENZ, Edward BROWNE, Hartmut NEFZGER
  • Patent number: 9580540
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a hydroxy amino polymer comprising the steps: a) Reaction of an H functional starter compound bearing at least one Zerewitinoff active H atom with an unsaturated, cyclical carboxylic acid anhydride and at least one alkylene oxide compound for obtaining a prepolymer bearing hydroxyl groups, b) Addition of a primary amine and/or of ammonia to the double bond(s) of the prepolymer bearing hydroxyl groups obtained according to step a) for obtaining the hydroxy amino polymer, wherein the ratio of added amino groups to hydroxyl groups in a hydroxy amino polymer is at least 0.6. Furthermore, the invention relates to a hydroxy amino polymer, which can be achieved according to this process as well as a polyurea/polyurethane system, which contains such a hydroxy amino polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Adhesys Medical GmbH
    Inventors: Heike Heckroth, Christoph Eggert, Jörg Hofmann, Klaus Lorenz, Edward Browne, Hartmut Nefzger
  • Publication number: 20160303277
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyurea system, the use of such a polyurea system for sealing, linking, gluing, or covering of cellular tissue, and a dosing system having two chambers for a polyurea system such as this. The polyurea system comprises as components: A) an isocyanate-functioning prepolymer, which can be derived by reacting aliphatic isocyanates with polyoles, and B) an amino-functioning ester of aspartic acid. According to the invention, water and/or tertiary amine is added to the system, in order to increase the reacting speed of the prepolymer with the amino-functioning ester of aspartic acid while decreasing the setting time at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Heike Heckroth, Hartmut NEFZGER, Christoph EGGERT
  • Patent number: 9468701
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an isocyanate functional prepolymer that can be achieved through a) a reaction of an H functional starter compound having at least one Zerewitinoff active H atom with an alkylene oxide and a comonomer to a preliminary stage bearing hydroxyl groups, wherein said comonomer is selected from the group comprising lactides, glycolides, cyclical dicarboxylic acid anhydrides as well as combinations thereof and wherein said comonomer is integrated through statistical copolymerization into the polymer chain(s) of the preliminary stage bearing hydroxyl groups, and b) a reaction of the preliminary stage bearing hydroxyl groups from step a) with a polyfunctional isocyanate to an isocyanate functional prepolymer. The invention additionally relates to a process for producing this isocyanate functional prepolymer, a tissue adhesive system containing such an isocyanate functional prepolymer and a dispensing system having at least two chambers and this type of tissue adhesive system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Adhesys Medical GmbH
    Inventors: Heike Heckroth, Christoph Eggert, Jörg Hofmann, Klaus Lorenz
  • Publication number: 20160256595
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an isocyanate functional prepolymer that can be achieved through a) a reaction of an H functional starter compound having at least one Zerewitinoff active H atom with an alkylene oxide and a comonomer to a preliminary stage bearing hydroxyl groups, wherein said comonomer is selected from the group comprising lactides, glycolides, cyclical dicarboxylic acid anhydrides as well as combinations thereof and wherein said comonomer is integrated through statistical copolymerization into the polymer chain(s) of the preliminary stage bearing hydroxyl groups, and b) a reaction of the preliminary stage bearing hydroxyl groups from step a) with a polyfunctional isocyanate to an isocyanate functional prepolymer. The invention additionally relates to a process for producing this isocyanate functional prepolymer, a tissue adhesive system containing such an isocyanate functional prepolymer and a dispensing system having at least two chambers and this type of tissue adhesive system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Heike Heckroth, Christoph Eggert, Jõrg Hofmann, Klaus Lorenz
  • Patent number: 9421298
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polyurea system comprising as component A) isocyanate-functional prepolymers which can be obtained by reacting aliphatic isocyanates A1) with polyols A2) that can have a number-average molecular weight of =400 g/mol and an average OH functionality of 2 to 6 in particular; and as component B) amino-functional aspartic acid esters of the general formula (I) in which X is an organic group containing a secondary amino function, R1, R2 are the same or different organic groups that do not have Zerewitinoff-active hydrogen, and n is a whole number of at least 2, in particular for sealing, bonding, gluing, or covering cell tissue. The invention also relates to a metering system for the polyurea system according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Adhesys Medical GmbH
    Inventors: Heike Heckroth, Christoph Eggert
  • Patent number: 9404026
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyurea system, the use of such a polyurea system for sealing, linking, gluing, or covering of cellular tissue, and a dosing system having two chambers for a polyurea system such as this. The polyurea system comprises as components: A) an isocyanate-functioning prepolymer, which can be derived by reacting aliphatic isocyanates with polyoles, and B) an amino-functioning ester of aspartic acid. According to the invention, water and/or tertiary amine is added to the system, in order to increase the reacting speed of the prepolymer with the amino-functioning ester of aspartic acid while decreasing the setting time at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Adhesys Medical GmbH
    Inventors: Heike Heckroth, Hartmut Nefzger, Christoph Eggert
  • Patent number: 9393345
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyurea system comprising as component A) isocyanate-functional prepolymers obtainable by reaction of aliphatic isocyanates A1) with polyols A2), which in particular can have a number-average molecular weight of ?400 g/mol and a mean OH functionality of from 2 to 6, as component B) an amino-functional compound of the general formula (I) in which X is an organic radical containing a secondary amino function, Y is an organic radical that contains a tertiary amino group and does not contain Zerewitinoff-active hydrogen, R1 is a CH2—COOR3 radical in which R3 is an organic radical that does not contain Zerewitinoff-active hydrogen, a linear or branched C1- to C4-alkyl radical, a cyclopentyl radical, a cyclohexyl radical or H, R2 is an organic radical that does not contain Zerewitinoff-active hydrogen, a is 1 or 2, b is 1 or 2, and a+b=2 or 3, for stemming the escape of blood, and to a metering system for the polyurea system according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Adhesys Medical GmbH
    Inventors: Heike Heckroth, Christoph Eggert
  • Patent number: 9375509
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an isocyanate functional prepolymer that can be achieved through a) a reaction of an H functional starter compound having at least one Zerewitinoff active H atom with an alkylene oxide and a comonomer to a preliminary stage bearing hydroxyl groups, wherein said comonomer is selected from the group comprising lactides, glycolides, cyclical dicarboxylic acid anhydrides as well as combinations thereof and wherein said comonomer is integrated through statistical copolymerization into the polymer chain(s) of the preliminary stage bearing hydroxyl groups, and b) a reaction of the preliminary stage bearing hydroxyl groups from step a) with a polyfunctional isocyanate to an isocyanate functional prepolymer. The invention additionally relates to a process for producing this isocyanate functional prepolymer, a tissue adhesive system containing such an isocyanate functional prepolymer and a dispensing system having at least two chambers and this type of tissue adhesive system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Medical Adhesive Revolution GmbH
    Inventors: Heike Heckroth, Christoph Eggert, Jörg Hofmann, Klaus Lorenz
  • Patent number: 9254347
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyurea system encompassing as component A) isocyanate-functional prepolymers obtainable by reaction of aliphatic isocyanates A1) with polyols A2), which can in particular have a number average molecular weight of ?400 g/mol and an average OH functionality of 2 to 6, as component B) amino-functional compounds of general formula (I) in which X is an organic residue comprising a tertiary amino function, having no Zerewitinoff active hydrogen, R1 is a CH2—COOR3 residue, in which R3 is an organic residue having no Zerewitinoff active hydrogen, a linear or branched C1 to C4 alkyl residue, a cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl residue or H, R2 is an organic residue having no Zerewitinoff active hydrogen, n is an integer ?2 or ?3, in particular for closing, binding, bonding or covering cell tissue, and to a metering system for the polyurea system according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Medical Adhesive Revolution GmbH
    Inventors: Heike Heckroth, Christoph Eggert
  • Publication number: 20150232720
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyurea system, the use of such a polyurea system for sealing, linking, gluing, or covering of cellular tissue, and a dosing system having two chambers for a polyurea system such as this. The polyurea system comprises as components: A) an isocyanate-functioning prepolymer, which can be derived by reacting aliphatic isocyanates with polyoles, and B) an amino-functioning ester of aspartic acid. According to the invention, water and/or tertiary amine is added to the system, in order to increase the reacting speed of the prepolymer with the amino-functioning ester of aspartic acid while decreasing the setting time at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Heike Heckroth, Hartmut Nefzger, Christoph Eggert
  • Publication number: 20150166715
    Abstract: Polyurea systems comprising: (a) an amino-functional aspartic ester of the general formula (I) wherein X represents an n-valent organic radical derived from a corresponding n-functional primary amine X(NH2)n, R1 and R2 each independently represent an organic radical having no Zerevitinov active hydrogens and n represents an integer of at least 2; and (b) an isocyanate functional prepolymer having a residual monomer content of less than 1% by weight, the prepolymer prepared by reacting: (b1) an aliphatic isocyante; and (b2) a polyol component having a number average molecular weight of ?400 g/mol and an average OH functionality of 2 to 6, wherein the polyol component comprises one or more constituents selected from the group consisting of polyester polyols, polyester-polyether polyols and mixtures thereof; processes for making the same; postoperative adhesions barriers prepared therewith and dispensing systems for such polyurea systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Heike Heckroth, Hartmut Nefzger, Christian Wamprecht
  • Patent number: 9051410
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyurea system, the use of such a polyurea system for sealing, linking, gluing, or covering of cellular tissue, and a dosing system having two chambers for a polyurea system such as this. The polyurea system comprises as components: A) an isocyanate-functioning prepolymer, which can be derived by reacting aliphatic isocyanates with polyoles, and B) an amino-functioning ester of aspartic acid. According to the invention, water and/or tertiary amine is added to the system, in order to increase the reacting speed of the prepolymer with the amino-functioning ester of aspartic acid while decreasing the setting time at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Medical Adhesive Revolution GmbH
    Inventors: Heike Heckroth, Hartmut Nefzger, Christoph Eggert
  • Patent number: 9000089
    Abstract: Polyurea systems comprising: (a) an amino-functional aspartic ester of the general formula (I) wherein X represents an n-valent organic radical derived from a corresponding n-functional primary amine X(NH2)n, R1 and R2 each independently represent an organic radical having no Zerevitinov active hydrogens and n represents an integer of at least 2; and (b) an isocyanate functional prepolymer having a residual monomer content of less than 1% by weight, the prepolymer prepared by reacting: (b1) an aliphatic isocyante; and (b2) a polyol component having a number average molecular weight of ?400 g/mol and an average OH functionality of 2 to 6, wherein the polyol component comprises one or more constituents selected from the group consisting of polyester polyols, polyester-polyether polyols and mixtures thereof; processes for making the same; postoperative adhesions barriers prepared therewith and dispensing systems for such polyurea systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Medical Adhesive Revolution GmbH
    Inventors: Heike Heckroth, Hartmut Nefzger, Christian Wamprecht
  • Publication number: 20150031542
    Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous polyurethane dispersions for sealing teats of animal mammary glands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Sebastian Dörr, Heike Heckroth, Jan Schoenberger, Robrecht Froyman, Hans-Robert Hehnen, Kristine Fraatz, Hans-Otto Werling
  • Publication number: 20140357828
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of a formula (I) in which R1, R2, R3 are respectively independent equal or various organic radicals that have no Zerewitinoff active hydrogen, R4 are independently hydrogen, equal or different organic radicals, having no Zerewitinoff active hydrogen, or together form an unsaturated or aromatic ring, which can potentially contain heteroatoms, wherein R4 have no Zerewitinoff active hydrogen, X is a linear or branched, potentially even a substituted organic radical in the chain with heteroatom, which does not have Zerewitinoff active hydrogen, n 0<n?2 and m 0?m<2, wherein n+m=2. The invention also relates to a process for producing a compound of said formula (I) as well as a polyurea system containing such a compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Medical Adhesive Revolution GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Eggert, Heike Heckroth
  • Publication number: 20140341835
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a hydroxy amino polymer comprising the steps: a) Reaction of an H functional starter compound bearing at least one Zerewitinoff active H atom with an unsaturated, cyclical carboxylic acid anhydride and at least one alkylene oxide compound for obtaining a prepolymer bearing hydroxyl groups, b) Addition of a primary amine and/or of ammonia to the double bond(s) of the prepolymer bearing hydroxyl groups obtained according to step a) for obtaining the hydroxy amino polymer, wherein the ratio of added amino groups to hydroxyl groups in a hydroxy amino polymer is at least 0.6. Furthermore, the invention relates to a hydroxy amino polymer, which can be achieved according to this process as well as a polyurea/polyurethane system, which contains such a hydroxy amino polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Heike Heckroth, Christoph Eggert, Jörg Hofmann, Klaus Lorenz, Edward Browne, Hartmut Nefzger
  • Publication number: 20140316076
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an isocyanate functional prepolymer that can be achieved through a) a reaction of an H functional starter compound having at least one Zerewitinoff active H atom with an alkylene oxide and a comonomer to a preliminary stage bearing hydroxyl groups, wherein said comonomer is selected from the group comprising lactides, glycolides, cyclical dicarboxylic acid anhydrides as well as combinations thereof and wherein said comonomer is integrated through statistical copolymerization into the polymer chain(s) of the preliminary stage bearing hydroxyl groups, and b) a reaction of the preliminary stage bearing hydroxyl groups from step a) with a polyfunctional isocyanate to an isocyanate functional prepolymer. The invention additionally relates to a process for producing this isocyanate functional prepolymer, a tissue adhesive system containing such an isocyanate functional prepolymer and a dispensing system having at least two chambers and this type of tissue adhesive system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Heike Heckroth, Christoph Eggert, Jörg Hofmann, Klaus Lorenz