Patents by Inventor Jan Weikard

Jan Weikard 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: 12338360
    Abstract: The present invention relates to two-component clear-coat systems comprising polyaspartic esters having primary amino groups and small amounts of dialkyl fumarates, to a process for the production thereof, and to the use thereof in the production of coatings for vehicle repair applications and to substrates coated therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: COVESTRO DEUTSCHLAND AG
    Inventors: Dorota Greszta-Franz, Jan Weikard, Holger Mundstock
  • Publication number: 20240409751
    Abstract: A resin comprises: A) a multifunctional (meth)acrylate; B) an NCO-functional polyurethane; C) a radical starter and D) a catalyst. The multifunctional (meth)acrylate A) has a viscosity at 23° C. as determined according to DIN EN ISO 2884-1 of ?10000 mPa·s, the NCO-functional polyurethane B) has an average NCO group functionality of ?2 and an equivalent molecular weight with respect to NCO groups of >300 g/mol. The resin is free from isocyanate trimerization catalysts and the resin is free from NCO-reactive compounds or, if NCO-reactive compounds are present in the resin, the molar ratio of NCO groups to NCO-reactive groups is ?5:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Anne Fischer, Dirk Achten, Thomas Buesgen, Jan Suetterlin, Jan Weikard
  • Publication number: 20240294797
    Abstract: The invention relates to nonaqueous coating compositions containing at least one thioallophanate with free or blocked isocyanate groups and with silane groups, at least one isocyanate-reactive compound, at least one catalyst for the crosslinking of the silane groups and at least one alkoxysilyl-functional and/or hydroxyl group-containing siloxane, to the use of these coating compositions for producing coatings and paint systems, more particularly for use in the transport sector, i.e. in vehicles, especially in ships, aircraft, motor vehicles such as cars, trucks, buses, large vehicles, rail vehicles, etc. The coating compositions are suitable in particular for producing clearcoats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Yvonne Reimann, Tanja Hebestreit, Jan Weikard, Hans-Josef Laas
  • Publication number: 20240294798
    Abstract: The invention relates to coating agents containing polyisocyanates that include amino silane groups and/or mercapto silane groups, further containing a stored mixture of hydroxyl group-containing compounds and alkoxysilyl-functional siloxanes, and catalysts for crosslinking silane groups. Also disclosed are the production of said coating agents and the use thereof for producing coatings on substrates, in particular plastic substrates, e.g. substrates used in the automobile industry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Jan Weikard, Sven Siegemund, Elisavet Papadopoulou
  • Publication number: 20240199787
    Abstract: The invention is related to a process for producing an isocyanate-group terminated polyoxazolidinone composition comprising the copolymerization of a polyisocyanate compound with two or more isocyanate groups with a polyepoxide compound with two or more epoxy groups in the presence of phosphorous and/or antimony catalyst, wherein the molar ratio of the isocyanate groups of the polyisocyanate compound to the epoxy groups of the polyepoxide compound is larger than 2:1 and less than 25:1, and wherein the process is conducted in the absence of a solvent with a boiling point higher than 200° C., at 1 bar (absolute). The invention is also related to the resulting isocyanate-group terminated polyoxazolidinone compositions and a process for producing an isocyanate-group terminated polyoxazolidinone by removal of a solvent and/or unreacted polyisocyanate compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Stefan Westhues, Aurel Wolf, Kai Laemmerhold, Irene Cristina Latorre Martinez, Christoph Guertler, Jan Weikard, Laura Woods, Michael Ludewig
  • Publication number: 20240101879
    Abstract: An aqueous adhesive formulation; containing a mixture of: at least one partially crystallised or crystalline polyurethane having a fusion temperature of 35 to 80° C. and an enthalpy of fusion of ?35 J/g as component A; at least one plasticiser as component B; at least one salt as component C; and optionally at least one further polymer as component D. The mixture contains: 30 to 94.9 wt. % component A; 5 to 45 wt. % component B; 0.001 to 3 wt. % component C; and optionally 0 to 30 wt. % component D, each based on the total of the amounts of the components A, B, C and optionally D present in the mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Christoph Thiebes, Sebastian Doerr, Jan Weikard, Peter Kueker, Harald Kraus, Wolfgang Arndt, Robert Liberati
  • Publication number: 20240076439
    Abstract: The present invention relates to composition at least including (A) at least one epoxy-group terminated polyoxazolidinone, derived from at least one polyisocyanate compound and at least one aliphatic polyepoxide compound, (B) at least one compound having at least one group that is reactive towards terminal epoxy-groups, and (C) at least one solvent. The molar ratio of the epoxy groups of the polyepoxide compound to the isocyanate groups of the polyisocyanate compound is 50:1 to 2.4:1. The at least one epoxy-group terminated polyoxazolidinone is present in an amount of 50 to 95% by weight, in respect of the solid content of the composition. The sum of all components in respect of the solid content of the composition adds up to 100% by weight and where the solid content of the composition is at least 35% by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Irene Cristina Latorre Martinez, Yvonne Reimann, Jan Weikard, Florian Golling, Laura Woods, Christoph Guertler, Aurel Wolf, Kai Laemmerhold, Stefan Westhues, Sohajl Movahhed, Walter Leitner, Charlotte Over, Chicco Manzuna Sapu, Mathias Glassner
  • Patent number: 11911735
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multiple-chamber container (1, 1*) for storing and mixing a multi-component liquid coating or adhesive system (M), comprising a first chamber (10) for a first mixing component (B) and at least one other chamber (20) for another mixing component (H), the first chamber (10) and the at least one other chamber (20) being separated by at least one separating wall (30) in liquid-tight fashion and the separating wall (30) comprising a pierceable separating layer (40). The multiple-chamber container further comprises at least one piercing element (50) for piercing the pierceable separating layer (40) in such a way that the first and the one other mixing component (B, H) mix in the first or the at least one other chamber (10, 20). The multiple-chamber container (1, 1*) is characterized in that the at least one other chamber (20) is coaxial to the first chamber (10), the separating layer (40) being partially formed in the separating wall (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Marc Schreiber, Jan Weikard, Holger Mundstock, Robert Maleika, Sascha Frischke, Wilfred Teunissen, Herman Van Der Vegt, Michiel De Haan
  • Publication number: 20230211530
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of polyisocyanate compositions and trimerization catalysts for production of coatings by reaction injection molding, to the coatings obtained by the use and to correspondingly coated workpieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Jan Weikard, Yvonne Reimann, Florian Golling, Frank Richter, Michael Glawe, Richard Meisenheimer, Holger Mundstock, Dirk Achten
  • Patent number: 11664491
    Abstract: An anode for an electrochemical cell comprises a lithium metal or lithium metal alloy, and a polymer coating deposited on the lithium metal or lithium metal alloy. The polymer coating is doped with lithium ions and comprises a polyisocyanurate material. The polyisocyanurate material contains ether- and/or silicone-containing further groups. The ether-containing group is a polyether, and/or wherein the silicone-containing group is a siloxane group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC
    Inventors: Thomas Klimmasch, Jan Weikard, Hans-Josef Laas, Jürgen Köcher, David Ainsworth, Stephen Rowlands, Justyna Katarzyna Kreis, Stephen Lawes, Sebastien Desilani
  • Patent number: 11608406
    Abstract: A process for preparing a polyurethane polymer comprises the step of: I) mixing a first component (100) comprising a polyisocyanate with a second reactant component (200) comprising a compound having Zerewitinoff-active hydrogen atoms in a mixing vessel (300) to obtain a reaction mixture (400), wherein the first reactant component (100) and/or the second reactant component (200) are contacted with a catalyst bed (500) before they are mixed in the mixing vessel (300) and/or the reaction mixture (400) is contacted with a catalyst bed (500), wherein the catalyst bed (500) contains a catalyst reversibly sorbed on a substrate, the catalyst catalyses the reaction of isocyanate groups with themselves or with Zerewitinoff-active compounds and the catalyst is released into the first component (100), second component (200) or reaction mixture (400) that is in contact with the catalyst bed (500), such that a reaction mixture (410) containing the catalyst is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Jan Weikard, Holger Mundstock, Dagmar Huertgen, Goenuel-Hava Yelkaya, Marc Schreiber
  • Patent number: 11555088
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an object from a construction material, the construction material comprising radically crosslinkable groups, NCO groups and groups having Zerewitinoff active H atoms, and the object being a three-dimensional object and/or a layer. During and/or after the production of the object, the construction material is heated to a temperature of >50° C., and the construction material comprises one or more cyclic tin compounds of formula F-I, F-II and/or F-III.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Dirk Achten, Thomas Büsgen, Christoph Tomczyk, Jan Weikard, Frank Richter, Roland Wagner
  • Publication number: 20220227919
    Abstract: A process for producing an epoxy-group terminated polyoxazolidinone comprising the copolymerization of a polyisocyanate compound (A) with two or more isocyanate groups with a polyepoxide compound (B) with two or more epoxy groups in the presence of a specific catalyst (C), wherein the molar ratio of the epoxy groups of the polyepoxide compound (B) to the isocyanate groups of the polyisocyanate compound (A) is from 2.6:1 and less than 25:1, and wherein the copolymerization is operated in the absence of an additional solvent (D-1) with a boiling point higher than 170° C., preferred higher than 165° C., more preferred higher than 160° C., and most preferred higher than 150° C. at 1 bar (absolute). The epoxy-group terminated polyoxazolidinones resulting from the process are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Elena Frick-Delaittre, Stefan Westhues, Yvonne Reimann, Carsten Koopmans, Jan Weikard, Aurel Wolf, Kai Laemmerhold, Christoph Guertler, Daniel Thiel, Waldemar Schlundt, Mathias Glassner
  • Publication number: 20220204684
    Abstract: A process for producing an isocyanate-group terminated polyoxazolidinone comprising the copolymerization of a polyisocyanate compound (A) with two or more isocyanate groups with a polyepoxide compound (B) with two or more epoxy groups in the presence of a specific catalyst (C), wherein the molar ratio of the isocyanate groups of the polyisocyanate compound (B) to the epoxy groups of the polyepoxide compound (A) is larger than 2:1 and less than 25:1. The resulting isocyanate-group terminated polyoxazolidinones is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Elena Frick-Delaittre, Stefan Westhues, Yvonne Reimann, Carsten Koopmans, Jan Weikard, Aurel Wolf, Dieter Mager, Christoph Guertler
  • Publication number: 20220145121
    Abstract: The present invention relates to two-component topcoat systems comprising polyaspartic esters that contain only small amounts of dialkyl fumarates, to a process for the production thereof and for the use thereof in the production of coatings, in particular for corrosion protection, and to the use in the field of general industrial painting or in the field of ACE (agriculture, construction and earth-moving equipment) and to substrates coated therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Dorota Greszta-Franz, Jan Weikard, Matthias Wintermantel, Robert Reyer, Thomas Schuettler
  • Publication number: 20220098437
    Abstract: The present invention relates to two-component clear-coat systems comprising polyaspartic esters having primary amino groups and small amounts of dialkyl fumarates, to a process for the production thereof, and to the use thereof in the production of coatings for vehicle repair applications and to substrates coated therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Dorota Greszta-Franz, Jan Weikard, Holger Mundstock
  • Patent number: 11286331
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel modified polyisocyanurate plastics obtainable by catalytic trimerization of a composition A), wherein the composition A) comprises oligomeric modified polyisocyanates B) that are a reaction product of an oligomeric polyisocyanate B1) and at least one functionalizing reagent B2) reactive toward isocyanate groups, where the composition A) has a content of monomeric diisocyanates of not more than 20% by weight and where the at least one functionalizing reagent B2) reactive toward isocyanate groups has at least one functional group reactive toward isocyanate groups which is not an isocyanate group. The invention further relates to the process from which the polyisocyanurate plastics of the invention are obtainable, to the use of the polyisocyanurate plastics of the invention for production of coatings, films, semifinished products, composites and moldings, and to substrates coated with such a coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Thomas Klimmasch, Jan Weikard, Mathias Matner, Dirk Achten, Hans-Josef Laas, Heiko Hocke, Dieter Mager
  • Patent number: 11286332
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel modified polyisocyanurate plastics, obtainable by means of catalytic trimerization of a composition (A), wherein the composition (A) contains oligomeric, modified polyisocyanates (B), which represent a reaction product from an oligomeric polyisocyanate (B1) and at least one functionalization reagent (B2) which is reactive to isocyanate groups, wherein the composition (A) comprises a content of monomeric diisocyanates of 20 wt % at maximum and wherein the at least one functionalization reagent (B2) which is reactive to isocyanate groups has at least one relative functional group which is reactive to isocyanate groups and which is not an isocyanate group. The invention further relates to the method by which the polyisocyanurate plastics according to the invention are obtainable, to the use of the polyisocyanurate plastics according to the invention for producing coatings, films, semi-finished products, composite materials and molded parts, and substrates coated by such a coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Dirk Achten, Mathias Matner, Hans-Josef Laas, Jan Weikard, Dieter Mager, Florian Golling
  • Patent number: 11230522
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polyaspartic acid ester compositions which contain polyaspartic acid esters with primary amino groups and small amounts of fumaric acid dialkyl esters, to a method for preparing same and the use thereof as a reactive component for polyisocyanates in two-component polyurethane systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: COVESTRO DEUTSCHLAND AG
    Inventors: Dorota Greszta-Franz, Jan Weikard, Matthias Wintermantel, Robert Maleika, Thomas Klimmasch, Thomas Schuettler
  • Publication number: 20220010167
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel coatings which are applied from an aqueous phase to substrates such as plastics, and which are overlaid with other coatings. These coatings are characterized by particularly good adhesive strength, in particular on plastics, and are thus particularly commercial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Michaelis, Torsten Pohl, Sven Siegemund, Jan Weikard