Patents by Inventor Jean-Luc Couturier

Jean-Luc Couturier 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: 7126021
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of ?-phosphorated nitroxide radicals which consist in preparing, in a first step, an aminophosphonate by reaction of a carbonyl compound, of a primary amine and of a phosphorous compound in the presence of a Lewis acid and then, in a second step, in oxidizing the said crude aminophosphonate using nonhalogenated organic peracids in a water/organic solvent two-phase medium with an aqueous phase buffered at a pH ranging from 5 to 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Arkema (formerly Atofina)
    Inventors: Olivier Guerret, Jean-Luc Couturier, Christophe Le Mercier
  • Patent number: 6992225
    Abstract: The invention concerns a heat stabilizer of organic peroxides characterized in that it is an N-hetrocyclic compound which contains at least one nitroxyl radical with the N atom of the nitroxyl radical forming part of the ring. The invention also concerns a storage-stable and heat-stable organic peroxide composition containing an N-hetrocyclic compound which contains at least one nitroxyl radical with the N atom of the nitroxyl radical forming part of the ring, the method for preparing the same and uses thereof for modifying polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Arkema
    Inventors: Sandra Grimaldi, Olivier Guerret, Jean-Luc Couturier, Fabien Debaud
  • Patent number: 6958408
    Abstract: The invention concerns ligands with at least a fluorosilicone substituent of general formulae (I) and (II); a method for preparing them and their use for producing catalysts useful for olefin polymerisation
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Total Petrochemicals France
    Inventors: Virginie Cheron, Jean-Luc Couturier, Hendrik Hagen, Gerard Van Koten, Berth Jan Deelman
  • Publication number: 20050107577
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for the preparation of polyalkoxyaminies from monioalkoxyamine(s) of formula (I) and of at least one polyunsaturated compound of formula (II): and the preparation of polyfunctional living (co)polymers by polymerization by the radical route of one or more vinyl monomers in the presence of the polyalkoxyamines thus prepared.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Couturier, Olivier Guerret, Stephanie Magnet
  • Publication number: 20050065119
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of alkoxyamines of formula (I): for the preparation of polymerized or non-polymerized mono- or polyalkoxyamines of formula (II):
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Jean-luc Couturier, Oliver Guerret, Denis Bertin, Didier Gigmes, Sylvain Marque, Paul Tordo, Pierre-Emmanuel Dufils
  • Publication number: 20040138081
    Abstract: The invention concerns a heat stabilizer of organic peroxides characterized in that it contains at least a nitroxyl radical in its molecule. The invention also concerns a storage-stable and heat-stable organic peroxide composition, the method for preparing the same and uses thereof for modifying polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Sandra Grimaldi, Olivier Guerret, Jean-Luc Couturier, Fabien Debaud
  • Publication number: 20040132930
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method of polymerization in aqueous suspension of vinyl chloride alone or mixed with another vinyl monomer, wherein the initiator comprises at least a compound selected from dialkyl peroxydicarbonates, peroxy-tert-alkanoates and diacyl peroxides, and it consists in using, as short-stopper of the polymerization, a stable free nitroxyl radical. The resulting resins have good whiteness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Christian Bonardi, Jean-Luc Couturier, Sandra Grimaldi, Olivier Guerret, Jacques Kervennal, Pierre Hebrard, Bouchra Taha
  • Publication number: 20040077873
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of &bgr;-phosphorated nitroxide radicals which consist in preparing, in a first step, an aminophosphonate by reaction of a carbonyl compound, of a primary amine and of a phosphorous compound in the presence of a Lewis acid and then, in a second step, in oxidizing the said crude aminophosphonate using nonhalogenated organic peracids in a water/organic solvent two-phase medium with an aqueous phase buffered at a pH ranging from 5 to 12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Olivier Guerret, Jean-Luc Couturier, Christophe Le Mercier
  • Publication number: 20040044235
    Abstract: The invention concerns ligands with at least a fluorosilicone substituent of general formulae (I) and (II); a method for preparing them and their use for producing catalysts useful for olefin polymerisation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Virginie Cheron, Jean-Luc Couturier, Hendrik Hagen, Gerard Van Koten, Berth Jan Deelman
  • Patent number: 6700007
    Abstract: A process for preparing alkoxyamines in a biphasic medium comprises mixing an ionic liquid, an organic solvent, a metal salt, a ligand for the metal, a halocarbon compound ZX and a nitroxide, keeping the reaction medium stirring at a temperature of between 20° C. and 90° C. until the nitroxide has disappeared, separating the mixture by decantation, recovering the organic phase, and optionally washing it with water and then isolating the alkoxyamine by evaporating the organic solvent under reduced pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Atofina
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Couturier, Olivier Guerret
  • Patent number: 6657043
    Abstract: The invention relates to polyalcoxyamines obtained from beta-substituted nitroxides of formula (1) wherein A represents a di- or polyvalent structure, R1 represents a molar mass of more than 15 and is a monovalent radical, and n>2. The inventive compounds can be used as initiators for (co)polymerizations of at least one radically polymerizable monomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Atofina
    Inventors: Olivier Guerret, Jean-Luc Couturier, Jean-Francois Lutz, Christophe Le Mercier, Sophie Robin, Bruno Vuillemin
  • Patent number: 6569967
    Abstract: The invention concerns alkoxyamines derived from &bgr;-phosphorous nitroxides corresponding to formula (I). Said compounds can be used as (co)polymerization initiators of at least a monomer polymerizable by radical polymerization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Atofina
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Couturier, Christiane Henriet-Bernard, Christophe Le Mercier, Paul Tordo, Jean-Francois Lutz
  • Patent number: 6534684
    Abstract: A method for preparing tris[(1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluoroalkyl)aryl]phosphites consists in preparing a grignard reagent from an alkoxyhalogenobenzene, then reacting it with a iodo-1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluoroalkane; transforming the alkoxy function of (1H,1H,2H,2H,2H-perfluoroalkyl)alkoxybenzene obtained into a hydroxy function, then reacting (1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluoroalkyl)hydroxybenzene with PCl3. The invention also concerns fluorinated arylphosphites and their use as transition metal ligand for making catalysts to be used in two-phase catalysis with fluorinated phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (C.N.R.S.)
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Couturier, Thomas Mathivet, Eric Monflier, Yves Castanet, André Mortreux
  • Publication number: 20030050507
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for preparing alkoxyamines in a biphasic medium. Said method consists in mixing an ionic liquid, an organic solvent, a metal salt, a metal ligand, a halogeno-carbonaceous ZX compound and a nitroxide, maintaining the reaction medium under agitation at a temperature between 20° C. and 90° C., until the nitroxide is eliminated, decanting, recuperating the organic phase, optionally washing it with water and then in isolating the alkoxyamine by evaporating the organic solvent under reduced pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Couturier, Olivier Guerret
  • Patent number: 6495720
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing alkoxyamines. This process consists in mixing, in an organic solvent, a metal salt, a ligand for the metal, a halocarbon compound ZX and a nitroxide, in keeping the reaction medium stirring at a temperature of between 20° C. and 90° C. until the nitroxide has disappeared, in recovering the organic phase, in washing it with water and then in isolating the alkoxyamine by evaporating the organic solvent under reduced pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Atofina
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Couturier, Olivier Guerret, Thierry Senninger
  • Patent number: 6113661
    Abstract: A fuel composition containing, as a major portion, at least one fuel base, and, as a minor portion, at least one oxygenated compound, which contains at least 0.05% by weight of at least one trialkoxyalkane of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein: X is a divalent hydrocarbon-containing group C.sub.n H.sub.2n, wherein n is 1, 2, or 3, each hydrogen atom optionally being substituted by a hydrocarbon-containing residue;R.sub.1, R'.sub.1, and R".sub.1 are each independently linear or branched alkyl groups containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms and optionally at least one oxygen atom, two of each of R.sub.1, R'.sub.1 and R".sub.1 groups optionally being connected to form a heterocyclic ring containing 5 or 6 atoms; andR.sub.2 is a hydrogen atom or a linear C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl radical, or R.sub.2 and hydrocarbon-containing residue X, together by bonding, form a ring containing 5 or 6 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Elf Antar France
    Inventors: Laurent Germanaud, Paul Maldonado, Paul Bourdauducq, Jean-Luc Couturier
  • Patent number: 5712357
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of organic compounds or polymers containing one or more sulphur atoms and including one or more double bonds in a hydrocarbon chain is described. An acyclic sulphur-containing olefin or an unsaturated sulphur-containing cyclic hydrocarbon undergoes a self metathesis reaction or a cross metathesis reaction with a non-sulphur-containing acyclic olefin or a non-sulphur-containing unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon to produce novel olefins, novel dienes, and/or olefinic polymers containing one or more sulphur atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Elf Aquitaine
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Basset, Jean-Luc Couturier, Michel Leconte, Jean Ollivier, Katsumi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 5345007
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of octadienols, comprising the hydrodimerization reaction of 1,3-butadiene with water in the presence of a transition metal in the metal form or in the form of a compound of the said metal, of a water-soluble tertiary or quaternary phosphorus-containing compound and of at least one nitrogen-containing compound selected from the group consisting of a tertiary amine and a quaternary ammonium salt of general formula (I) or (II): ##STR1## in which R.sub.p, R.sub.q and R.sub.s are identical or different and each is a methyl or ethyl group; R.sub.r is an alkyl group containing from 6 to 22 carbon atoms; X is a counter-anion selected from the group consisting ofHCO.sub.3.sup.-, CO.sub.3.sup.2-, HSO.sub.3.sup.-, SO.sub.3.sup.2-, SiO.sub.3.sup.2-,PO.sub.4.sup.3-, HPO.sub.3.sup.2-, AsO.sub.4.sup.3-, SO.sub.4.sup.2-, HSO.sub.4.sup.-, RSO.sub.3.sup.-, RCO.sub.2.sup.-, and OH.sup.-, R being an alkyl group; the said reaction being carried out in the presence of carbon dioxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1994
    Assignee: Elf Atochem S.A.
    Inventors: Eric Monflier, Paul Bourdauducq, Jean-Luc Couturier