Patents by Inventor Horst Diefenbach

Horst Diefenbach 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: 5712349
    Abstract: The invention relates to water-dispersible binders for cationic electrocoating finishes, which binders are reaction products of(A) low molecular weight epoxide resins containing aromatic groups and having an epoxide equivalent weight of below 375,(B) aliphatic and/or alicyclic polyfunctional alcohols and/or carboxylic acids having a molecular weight of below 350,(C) if appropriate up to 60% by weight, relative to the total binder, of polyfunctional alcohols, carboxylic acids and/or SH compounds having a molecular weight of 500-5,000 and(D) primary, secondary and/or tertiary amines and/or salts thereof or a sulfide/acid mixture or a phosphine/acid mixture, the reaction product of A and B containing 10-45% of aromatic groups, calculated as the phenylene group. By means of the binders, a higher layer thickness is obtained in electrocoating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: BASF Farben Fasern Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Horst Diefenbach, Arnold Dobbelstein, Michael Geist
  • Patent number: 5115085
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of polyester and alkyd resins from bifunctional and/or polyfunctional carboxylic acids and/or derivatives thereof and from bifunctional and/or polyfunctional alcohols. The reaction is carried out in stirred kettle reactors which are operated discontinuously and equipped with rectifying columns. During the entire reaction an entraining agent is introduced into the reaction mixture below surface level, with thorough distribution, by means of a delivery device in order to improve the transport of the products of the condensation reaction. In addition, the condensation reaction is carried out under an absolute pressure of 1.5 to 10 bar at least until the maximum reaction rate has been reached. The pressure is then reduced to atmospheric pressue at a gradient of -0.05 bar/hour to -5 bar/hour in a second reaction phase. The reaction is continued under normal pressure until the product exhibits the desired properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1992
    Assignee: Max- BASF Lacke+Farben Aktiengesellschaft[DE/DE]
    Inventors: Jurgen Sadlowski, Manfred Dangschat, Horst Diefenbach, Theo Laser, Deiter Schmitt
  • Patent number: 4788260
    Abstract: The invention relates to water-dispersible binders which are intended for cationic electropaints and are based on reaction products which are formed from modified epoxy resins and primary and/or secondary amines and which can, if desired, also contain crosslinking agents, pigments, flow-control agents and other customary auxiliaries. They contain as reaction products those which have been prepared by reacting(A) low molecular weight epoxy resins which contain epoxy compound aromatic groups and have an epoxide equivalent weight of less than 375 with(B) aliphatic and/or alicyclic polyfunctional alcohols having hydroxyl groups or carboxylic acids having carboxylic groups and both having a molecular weight of less than 350 and addition of the hydroxyl groups and carboxylic groups to the epoxy groups of (A) in such a way that the reaction products of (A) and (B) contain 10-45% of aromatic groups, calculated as the phenylene group, and have terminal epoxy groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1988
    Assignee: BASF Lacke & Farben AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Batzill, Horst Diefenbach, Michael Geist, Eberhard Schupp
  • Patent number: 4686249
    Abstract: A heat-hardenable binder mixture based on organic resins comprises an organic resin having primary and/or secondary and, if appropriate, also additional tertiary amino groups and a crosslinking agent based on an organic compound which contains at least 2 .beta.-hydroxyalkyl ester groups. The binder mixture can additionally contain pigments, fillers, crosslinking catalysts, corrosion inhibitors and other paint auxiliaries. The binder mixture is used in a process for preparing coatings by applying a coating agent in the form of a film to a substrate and subsequently hardening the film by stoving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1987
    Assignee: BASF Farben + Fasern AG
    Inventors: Horst Diefenbach, Michael Geist
  • Patent number: 4684676
    Abstract: The invention relates to binders for cathodically depositable coating compositions for the electrocoating lacquering process using cationic synthetic resins, which binders have been obtained by polymerizing (A) 5 to 95% by weight of ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomers in the presence of (B) 95 to 5% by weight of a cationic synthetic resin in an aqueous phase, the total amount of the components (A) and (B) being 100%.Esters of acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid are preferable for use as component (A). The invention also relates to a process for preparing the binders and to their use for cathodically depositable electrocoating lacquers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1987
    Assignee: BASF Farben & Fasern AG
    Inventors: Horst Diefenbach, Arnold Dobbelstein, Hans-Dieter Hille
  • Patent number: 4557976
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat-hardenable binder mixture which comprises(A) an organic nonacidic resin having a hydroxyl group content of at least 0.2 equivalent in 100 g of resin and having a molecular weight of at least 850, and(B) a crosslinking agent based on an organic compound which contains at least 2 carbalkoxymethyl ester groups per molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1985
    Assignee: BASF Farben & Fasern AG
    Inventors: Michael Geist, Horst Diefenbach
  • Patent number: 4554212
    Abstract: The invention relates to binders for cathodically depositable coating compositions for the electrocoating lacquering process using cationic synthetic resins, which binders have been obtained by polymerizing (A) 5 to 95% by weight of ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomers in the presence of (B) 95 to 5% by weight of a cationic synthetic resin in an aqueous phase, the total amount of the components (A) and (B) being 100%. Esters of acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid are preferable for use as component (A). The invention also relates to a process for preparing the binders and to their use for cathodically depositable electrocoating lacquers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1985
    Assignee: BASF Farben & Fasern AG
    Inventors: Horst Diefenbach, Arnold Dobbelstein, Hans-Dieter Hille
  • Patent number: 4548965
    Abstract: The invention relates to water-dispersible binders for cationic electrocoating finishes, which are obtained by reaction of(A) epoxy resins containing low molecular weight aromatic groups and having an epoxide equivalent weight of less than 375 with(B) aliphatic and/or alicyclic polyfunctional alcohols or carboxylic acids having a number average molecular weight of less than 350, further reaction of the product of (A) and (B) with(C) a polyfunctional alcohol having a molecular weight of more than 350, addition at the epoxide groups taking place so that the reaction products of (A) and (B) contain an amount of aromatic groups of from 10 to 45% by weight, calculated as phenylene groups, and further modification of the resulting intermediate with(D) primary and/or secondary amines or ammonium salts in order to achieve the required water-dispersibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1985
    Assignee: BASF Farben & Fasern AG
    Inventors: Michael Geist, Horst Diefenbach, Arnold Dobbelstein
  • Patent number: 4547409
    Abstract: The invention relates to a self-crosslinking heat-curable binder, in particular for electropaints, which is based on an organic synthetic resin which contains primary and/or secondary and, if desired, also tertiary amino groups and esterified carboxyl groups and is water-dilutable due to partial or complete neutralization with acids. The esterified carboxyl groups are activated in the alcohol component by a substituent which induces a negative inductive effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1985
    Assignee: BASF Farben & Fasenn A.G.
    Inventors: Michael Geist, Horst Diefenbach
  • Patent number: 4496672
    Abstract: A process for coating an electrically conductive substrate, connected as the cathode, with a cationic coating agent from an electrocoating bath and subsequently hardening the coating, is characterized in that an aqueous dispersion made from:A. cationic, synthetic resins which have been protonated with acids, contain basic groups and are in a dissolved or dispersed form andB. dispersed, finely divided, ionic plasticsis used as the cationic coating agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1985
    Assignee: BASF Farben & Fasern A.G.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Batzill, Horst Diefenbach
  • Patent number: 4495335
    Abstract: The invention relates to a self-crosslinking heatcurable binder, in particular for electropaints, which is based on an organic synthetic resin which contains primary and/or secondary and, if desired, also tertiary amino groups and esterified carboxyl groups and is water-dilutable due to partial or complete neutralization with acids. The esterified carboxyl groups are activated in the alcohol component by a substituent which induces a negative inductive effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1985
    Assignee: BASF Farben & Fasern AG
    Inventors: Michael Geist, Horst Diefenbach
  • Patent number: 4477642
    Abstract: The invention relates to a selfcrosslinking heat-hardenable binder, in particular for electropaints, which is based on an organic synthetic resin which contains hydroxyl groups and esterified carboxyl groups in the form of carbalkoxymethyl ester groups and is water-dilutable by partial or complete acid-neutralization of amino groups present in the resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1984
    Assignee: BASF Farben & Fasern AG
    Inventors: Michael Geist, Horst Diefenbach
  • Patent number: 4477530
    Abstract: A heat-hardenable binder mixture based on organic resins comprises an organic resin having primary and/or secondary and, if appropriate, also additional tertiary amino groups and a crosslinking agent based on an organic compound which contains at least 2 .beta.-hydroxyalkyl ester groups. The binder mixture can additionally contain pigments, fillers, crosslinking catalysts, corrosion inhibitors and other paint auxiliaries. The binder mixture is used in a process for preparing coatings by applying a coating agent in the form of a film to a substrate and subsequently hardening the film by stoving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1984
    Assignee: BASF Farken & Fasern AG
    Inventors: Horst Diefenbach, Michael Geist
  • Patent number: 4436878
    Abstract: The invention relates to water-dispersible binders which are intended for cationic electropaints and are based on reaction products which are formed from modified epoxy resins and primary and/or secondary amines and which can, if desired, also contain crosslinking agents, pigments, flow-control agents and other customary auxiliaries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1984
    Assignee: BASF Farben & Fasern AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Batzill, Horst Diefenbach, Michael Geist, Eberhard Schupp
  • Patent number: 4416753
    Abstract: A process for coating an electrically conductive substrate, connected as the cathode, with a cationic coating agent from an electrocoating bath and subsequently hardening the coating, is characterized in that an aqueous dispersion made fromA. cationic, synthetic resins which have been protonated with acids, contain basic groups and are in a dissolved or dispersed form andB. dispersed, finely divided, ionic plasticsis used as the cationic coating agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1983
    Assignee: BASF Farben & Fasern AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Batzill, Horst Diefenbach
  • Patent number: 4024327
    Abstract: Baking finishes which do not pollute the environment and which comprise a mixture of a polymer having hydroxyl groups, a furoxane of the formula ##STR1## WHERE R is a 2n-valent hydrocarbon radical of 2 to 20 carbon atoms and n is an integer from 1 to 4, and, if appropriate, suitable assistants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1977
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Horst Diefenbach, Karl-Ludwig Platt
  • Patent number: 3948834
    Abstract: A pulverulent coating agent which consists of a mixture of:A. a compound having at least two aziridine ring groupings per molecule;B a binder which contains hydroxyl groups and which is solid at ambient temperature; and optionallyC one or more other additives.The coating agent is particularly suitable for powder coating metal surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1973
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1976
    Assignee: Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Otto Brussmann, Felix Miksovsky, Rolf Fikentscher, Horst Diefenbach