Patents by Inventor Jean-Marie Adam

Jean-Marie Adam 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: 5710258
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula ##STR1## The compounds of formula (1) are suitable as dye for dyeing or printing hydroxyl group-containing or nitrogen-containing fibre materials and give dyeings of prints having good allround fastness properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Adam, Peter Sutter
  • Patent number: 5691459
    Abstract: Azo dyes of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently of one another are unsubstituted or hydroxy-, C.sub.1 -C4-alkoxy- or halogen-substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy;unsubstituted or C.sub.1 -C4-alkyl-, C.sub.1 -C4-alkoxy- or halogen-substituted phenyl or phenoxy; ora radical of the formula --N(R.sub.3)R.sub.4, in which R.sub.3 und R.sub.4 independently of one another are hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, or C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkanoyl which is unsubstituted or further substituted in the alkyl part by hydroxyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy,with the proviso that R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are not simultaneously methyl, produce dyeings with good fastnesses on fibre materials containing nitrogen or containing hydroxyl groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Adam, Peter Sutter
  • Patent number: 5650497
    Abstract: Azo dyes of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 independently of one another are hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy or halogen,R.sub.6 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 Alkyl,X is --C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylene-O--C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl andY is hydrogen; unsubstituted or hydroxy- or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy-substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkonoyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxycarbonyl; a radical of the formula --CH.sub.2 --CH.dbd.CH.sub.2 ;C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkylsulfonyl; or unsubstituted or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl-, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy- or halogen-substituted phenylsulfonyl, produce dyeings with good fastness properties on fibre materials containing nitrogen or containing hydroxyl groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1997
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Adam, Peter Sutter
  • Patent number: 5630851
    Abstract: A process for dyeing or printing polyamide material by the trichromatic technique using a dye mixture which contains least two yellow- or orange-dyeing dyes of formula (1) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy or halogen, and X is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; together with at least one red-dyeing dye of formulae (2) and (3) ##STR2## wherein R.sub.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, phenyl or cyclohexyl and R.sub.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, or wherein R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, together with the linking nitrogen atom, form an azepinyl ring, and R.sub.4 is hydrogen, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkanoylamino or halogen; and together with at least one of the blue-dyeing dyes of formulae (4) and (5) ##STR3## wherein R.sub.5 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, R.sub.6 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or amino, R.sub.7 is hydrogen or methyl, and R.sub.8 is a C.sub.2-4 hydroxyalkylsulfamoyl radical, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1997
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Guido Jordine, Jean-Marie Adam
  • Patent number: 5599354
    Abstract: The invention relates to dye mixtures consisting of(a) 0-100% by weight of at least one dye mixture comprising a compound of the formula ##STR1## and a compound of the formula ##STR2## (b) 0-100% by weight of at least one dye mixture comprising a compound of the formula ##STR3## and a compound of the formula ##STR4## in which the variables are as defined in the claims and the sum of (a) and (b) is 100% by weight. The dye mixtures according to the invention are suitable for dyeing or printing hydroxyl-containing or nitrogen-containing fibre materials and give dyeings or prints having good all-round fastness properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1997
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Adam, Peter Sutter, Francine Casi
  • Patent number: 5554738
    Abstract: Anionic disazo dyes useful for dyeing and printing textile materials, paper and leather and for the preparation of inks of the formula ##STR1## wherein D, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, M, R.sup.5 and R.sup.7 are defined as in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1996
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Adam, Adolf K aser
  • Patent number: 5541301
    Abstract: Reactive dyes of formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each independently of the other hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl,R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are each independently of one another hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl,C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkanoylamino, ureido or halogen,X is chloro or fluoro,Z is a group of formula --CH.dbd.CH.sub.2 or --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --Y, and Y is a leaving group, andA is as defined in claim 1,are particularly suitable for dyeing or printing cellulosic fiber materials or natural or synthetic polyamide fiber materials in high tinctorial yield, and give dyeings and prints with good fastness properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Guido Jordine, Jean-Marie Adam
  • Patent number: 5493036
    Abstract: The invention relates to fibre-reactive anthraquinone dyes of formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, B, U, R and n are as defined in claim 1. The anthraquinone dyes of formula (1) are suitable for dyeing or printing hydroxyl group containing or nitrogen-containing fibre materials and give dyeings or prints of good allround fastness properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Jean-Marie Adam
  • Patent number: 5486608
    Abstract: Cationic compounds of formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is the radical of formula ##STR2## Q is a radical of formula ##STR3## and the benzene ring W, in addition to being substituted by R.sub.1, --OH and Q, may also be substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl and C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, and whereinR.sub.0, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, R.sub.6, n, Y.sub.1, Y.sub.2, Y.sub.3 and A.sup..crclbar. are as defined in claim 1, are suitable light stabilisers for photochemically stabilising basic dyeable polyamide fibre materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1996
    Assignee: Chiba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Jean-Marie Adam
  • Patent number: 5424405
    Abstract: The fibre-reactive dyes of the formula ##STR1## where the variables are each as defined in the claims, are suitable in particular for dyeing nitrogen-containing and hydroxyl-containing fibre materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1995
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Adam, Guido Jordine
  • Patent number: 5399183
    Abstract: Process for the trichromatic dyeing or printing of natural or synthetic polyamide fibre materials, which comprises using at least one blue-dyeing anthraquinone dye of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4, independently of one another, are hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, the sum of the carbon atoms of the radicals R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 being 4, 5 or 6 and the sulfo group in the anthraquinone dye of the formula (1) being attached in the position designated as 6 or 7, together with at least one red-dyeing dye of the formula (2) and at least one of the yellow- or orange-dyeing dyes of the formulae (3), (4) and (5), the dyes of the formulae (2), (3), (4) and (5) being as defined in claim 1.The process according to the invention is suitable for dyeing natural or synthetic polyamide materials from an aqueous liquor or for printing with printing pastes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1995
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Jean-Marie Adam
  • Patent number: 5356440
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the dyeing of synthetic polyamide fibre materials, which comprises dyeing these fibre materials with a reactive dye of the formulaHO.sub.3 S--Fa--X--SO.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OSO.sub.3 H).sub.m(1),in which Fa is a dye radical, X is a direct bond or a radical of the formula --CONHCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 -- and m is the number 1 or 2, the dye of the formula (1) containing only one sulfo group, from an aqueous liquor at a pH of 5 to 9 and, to set the dyeing temperature, raising the temperature from 80.degree. C. to at least 95.degree. C. over a period of at least 20 minutes. The process according to the invention produces level dyeings on synthetic polyamide fibre materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1994
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Pierre Galafassi, Jean-Marie Adam
  • Patent number: 5352247
    Abstract: Anthraquinone dyes of the formula ##STR1## in which A, R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and n are as defined in claim 1, produce dyeings having good fastness properties on nitrogen-containing or hydroxyl-containing fibre materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Jean-Marie Adam
  • Patent number: 5302704
    Abstract: Dyes of formula ##STR1## wherein D is the radical of a diazo component of the benzene or naphthalene series or of the heterocyclic series, R.sub.1 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl and R.sub.2 is phenyl or substituted phenyl, give dyeings of good fastness properties on nitrogen-containing or hydroxyl group containing fibre materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1994
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Adam, Thomas Eichenberger
  • Patent number: 5212312
    Abstract: Dyes of the formula ##STR1## in which F is the radical of an indigoid dye, of a benzothioxanthene or of an aromatic dye which contains at least 4 alicyclic and/or heterocyclic, fused six-membered rings and at least two ring keto groups and is not water-soluble, R.sub.1 is a substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-4 -alkyl radical, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl radical, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl radical or a radical of the formula--A--Qwhere A is a substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-4 -alkylene radical and Q is a basic radical, which may be quaternised, and R.sub.2 is hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-4 -alkyl radical, or in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 together with the ##STR2## group are a phthalimide radical, and R.sub.3 is hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1-4 -alkyl radical, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl radical, a C.sub.1-4 -alkoxycarbonyl radical or a N,N-di-C.sub.1-4 -alkylcarboxamide radical and n is 1, 2, 3 or 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1993
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy AG
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Adam, Athanassios Tzikas
  • Patent number: 5196520
    Abstract: The invention relates to azo dyes of formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, R.sub.2 is C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkyl, R.sub.3 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or unsubstituted or substituted C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl or phenyl, and the benzene rings I and II are unsubstituted or substituted.The azo dyes are suitable for dyeing or printing synthetic polyamide materials, especially in conjunction with other dyes and, preferably, from short liquors. The azo dyes have good allround properties, in particular good affinity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1993
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Jurgen Schaetzer, Jean-Marie Adam
  • Patent number: 5049161
    Abstract: Dye mixtures particularly suitable for dyeing polyester material by the exhaust process containing at least two dicyanobenzanthrone compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl group and X is hydrogen or halogen located in the 6- or 7-position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1991
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Jean-Marie Adam
  • Patent number: 5028709
    Abstract: The invention relates to vat dyes of the formula ##STR1## wherein [A] and [A'] and X are as defined in claim 1. The vat dyes of formula I are suitable for dyeing or printing a wide range of materials. Dyeings with good fastness properties are obtained in particular on cellulose material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1991
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Jean-Marie Adam
  • Patent number: 4992569
    Abstract: The dyes of the formula (1) as defined in claim 1 are suitable in particular for the dyeing of polyester textile material by the exhaust process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1991
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: Jean-Marie Adam
  • Patent number: 4957847
    Abstract: A heat-sensitive recording material comprising a base and, on top of the said base, a heat-sensitive layer containing a cyclic diazo component and a coupling component, the cyclic diazo component being a benzotriazine compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein Q is --CH.sub.2 --, --CO-- or --SO.sub.2 --, R is hydrogen, hydroxyl, or aryl or alkenyl, each unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, hydroxyl, cyano, lower alkoxy, lower alkylthio, acyloxy, lower alkoxycarbonyl or lower alkylsulfonyl, or is acyl, acyloxy or acylamino, cycloalkyl, or is aryl or aralkyl such as phenyl, phenylalkyl or naphthyl each unsubstituted or substituted on the ring by cyano, halogen, nitro, trifluoromethyl, lower alkyl, lower alkylthio, lower alkoxy, lower alkylcarbonyl or lower alkoxycarbonyl, or is a heterocyclic radical, and the benzene ring A is unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, cyano, nitro, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkylthio, lower alkylcarbonyl or lower alkoxycarbonyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 18, 1990
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Adam, Hans Baumann