Patents by Inventor Hugo Camenzind

Hugo Camenzind 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: 5328621
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel compounds of formulae I, II and III ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl or C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl, R.sub.2 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl or C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl, and R.sub.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkyl or C.sub.3 -C.sub.18 alkenyl. The compounds are used as antiwear additives for lubricants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1994
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Hugo Camenzind, Paul Dubs
  • Patent number: 5320764
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which X is oxygen or sulfur, R and R.sub.1 independently of one another are C.sub.3 -C.sub.30 alkyl, R.sub.2 is C.sub.4 -C.sub.18 alkyl and R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 independently of one another are H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.20 alkenyl, benzyl, phenyl or phenyl which is substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, and in which R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 can also be a direct bond, or R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 together are trimethylene, tetramethylene, ##STR2## and R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are a direct bond or H, or in each case R.sub.3 and R.sub.6 together are a group .dbd.CH.sub.2 and R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are H, or R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 together are a group .dbd.CH.sub.2 and R.sub.3 and R.sub.6 are H, or R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 together are ##STR3## and salts of these compounds, are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Hugo Camenzind, Kay S. Groninger, Miles Hutchings
  • Patent number: 5300243
    Abstract: A composition comprisinga) a lubricant or a hydraulic fluid andb) at least one compound of the general formula I ##STR1## in which x=1 or 2 and, if x=1,R is as defined for R.sup.1 or R.sup.3 --O-- or,if x=2,R is as defined for R.sup.8, andR.sup.1 and R.sup.3 are, for example, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, phenyl, naphthyl, aralkyl or alkaryl, or alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, phenyl, naphthyl, aralkyl or alkaryl, which are monosubstituted or polysubstituted by groups from the series comprising halogen, cyano, nitro, e.g. --OCH.sub.3 or e.g. --COOCH.sub.3, or alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, aralkyl or alkaryl which are interrupted by one or more groups from the series comprising --O--, --S--, --NH--, ##STR2## or alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, aralkyl or alkaryl which are monosubstituted or polysubstituted by groups from the series comprising halogen, cyano, nitro, e.g. --OCH.sub.3 or e.g. --COOCH.sub.3 and interrupted by one or more groups from the series comprising --O--, --S--, --NH--, ##STR3## and R.sup.2 is NR.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1994
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Hugo Camenzind, Peter Nesvadba
  • Patent number: 5262072
    Abstract: A composition comprisinga) a lubricant or a hydraulic fluid, andb) at least one compound of general formula I ##STR1## wherein x is 1 or 2 and, when x is 1, n is 2 and R has the meaning of R.sub.1, or, when x is 2, n is 1 and R has the meaning of R.sub.4, R.sub.1 is alkyl of 1 to 25 carbon atoms, an unsubstituted or C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl-substituted cycloalkyl group of 5 to 12 carbon atoms, alkenyl of 2 to 18 carbon atoms, phenyl, naphthyl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.18 phenylalkyl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.18 alkylphenyl or --NR.sub.5 R.sub.6, and R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are identical or different and are alkyl of 1-18 carbon atoms, phenyl, naphthyl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.18 phenylalkyl or C.sub.7 -C.sub.18 alkylphenyl, or R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, together with the linking nitrogen atom, form a 5- to 7-membered heterocyclic ring which may additionally contain a N- or O-atom, R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1993
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Hugo Camenzind, Rolf Schumacher
  • Patent number: 5084195
    Abstract: A composition comprisinga) a lubricant or a hydraulic fluid andb) at least one compound of the general formula I ##STR1## in which x=1 or 2 and, if x=1, R is as defined for R.sup.1 or R.sup.3 -O- or, if x=2, R is as defined for R.sup.8, andR.sup.1 and R.sup.3 are, for example, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, phenyl, naphthyl, aralkyl or alkaryl, or alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, phenyl, naphthyl, aralkyl or alkaryl, which are monosubstituted or polysubstituted by groups from the series comprising halogen, cyano, nitro, e.g. --OCH.sub.3 or e.g. --COOCH.sub.3, or alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, aralkyl or alkaryl which are interrupted by one or more groups from the series comprising --O--, --S--, --NH--, ##STR2## or alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, aralkyl or alkaryl which are monosubstituted or polysubstituted by groups from the series comprising halogen, cyano, nitro, e.g. --OCH.sub.3 or e.g. --COOCH.sub.3 and interrupted by one or more groups from the series comprising --O--, --S--, --NH--, ##STR3## R.sup.2 is NR.sup.4 R.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1992
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Hugo Camenzind, Peter Nesvadba
  • Patent number: 5037568
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lubricant composition comprising a lubricating oil and, as multifunctional additive, at least one compound having the formula I: ##STR1## or amine salts thereof; wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, independently, are hydrogen or methyl; n and m, independently, are 0 or 1; and X is SR.sub.3 or NR.sub.4 R.sub.5 wherein R.sub.3 is C.sub.12 -C.sub.20 linear or branched alkyl R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are independently, C.sub.8 -C.sub.20 linear or branched alkyl provided that those compounds of formula I are excluded in which m and n are each 0, X is S-C.sub.8 -C.sub.20 linear or branched alkyl and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are as defined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1991
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Robert M. O'Neil, Hugo Camenzind, Kay S. Groninger, John D. Payne
  • Patent number: 4965005
    Abstract: Composition containing one or more lubricants or hydraulic oils based on mineral oil, synthetic oils or mixtures thereof and at least one compound of the formulae I, II or III, ##STR1## in which R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 independently of one another are C.sub.1 -C.sub.24 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.24 alkyl which can be substituted by oxo or thio groups, or C.sub.3 -C.sub.24 alkyl which can be interrupted by ##STR2## --S-- and/or --N(R.sup.8)-- in which R.sup.8 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl and which can be substituted by oxo or thionogroups, or C.sub.2 -C.sub.24 alkenyl or phenyl or naphthyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or two C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.24 carboalkoxy or nitro groups; or are C.sub.7 -C.sub.10 phenylalkyl, and R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 additionally are hydrogen, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1990
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Hugo Camenzind
  • Patent number: 4925580
    Abstract: A lubricant composition or hydraulic oil composition containing at least one lubricant or one hydraulic oil and at least one 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole of general formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4, which are identical or different, are alkyl having 1 to 24 C atoms, alkenyl having 3 to 12 C atoms or phenyl-(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)-alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted in the phenyl radical by C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 and/or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4, with the N atom to which they are bonded, are a morpholine, piperidine, pyrrolidine, piperazine, methylpiperazine or perhydroazepine radical which is unsubstituted or substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, and X and X.sup.1, which are identical or different, are H, alkyl having 1 to 23 C atoms, phenyl, phenyl-(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4)-alkyl or phenyl substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkoxy, hydroxyl, di(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl)amino, halogen and/or nitro.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1990
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Hugo Camenzind
  • Patent number: 4810399
    Abstract: The invention relates to lubricant compositions comprising(a) one or more mineral oils or synthetic oils and(b) 0.05 to 5% by weight of at least one compound of formulae I, II and III ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are as defined in claim 1; and(c) further optional lubrican additives.Some of these compounds are new and can be prepared by Mannich reaction from the appropriate 2-mercaptobenzothiazoles, an aldehyde R.sup.2 -CHO and a primary or secondary mono- or diamine. these Mannich bases are useful additives for lubricants for reducing friction, wear, corrosion and oxidation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1989
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Hugo Camenzind, Emyr Phillips
  • Patent number: 4803001
    Abstract: The invention relates to lubricant compositions comprising(a) one or more mineral oils or synthetic oils and(b) 0.05 to 5% by weight of at least one compound of formulae I, II and III ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are as defined in claim 1; and(c) further optional lubricant additives.Some of these compounds are new and can be prepared by Mannich reaction from the appropriate 2-mercaptobenzothiazoles, an aldehyde R.sup.2 --CHO and a primary or secondary mono- or diamine. These Mannich bases are useful additives for lubricants for reducing friction, wear, corrosion and oxidation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1989
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Hugo Camenzind, Emyr Phillips
  • Patent number: 4737302
    Abstract: The invention relates to lubricant compositions comprising(a) one or more mineral oils or synthetic oils and(b) 0.05 to 5% by weight of at least one compound of formulae I, II and III ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are as defined in claim 1; and(c) further optional lubricant additives.Some of these compounds are new and can be prepared by Mannich reaction from the appropriate 2-mercaptobenzothiazoles, an aldehyde R.sup.2 --CHO and a primary or secondary mono- or diamine. These Mannich bases are useful additives for lubricants for reducing friction, wear, corrosion and oxidation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1988
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Hugo Camenzind, Emyr Phillips
  • Patent number: 4734210
    Abstract: The invention relates to lubricant compositions comprising at least one compound of the general formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl; or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a heterocyclic ring.The N,N-disubstituted S-thiiranylmethylcarbamothioates of formula I are particularly suitable for use as antiwear additives and extreme pressure additives for mineral and synthetic lubricants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1988
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Hugo Camenzind, Paul Dubs