Patents by Inventor Josef Thoma

Josef Thoma 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: 11958823
    Abstract: Object of the invention is a process for the manufacturing of a polymer with urethane groups, wherein in a first alternative A) a five-membered cyclic monothiocarbonate B) a compound with at least two amino groups, selected from primary or secondary amino groups, and C) a compound which at least two functional groups that react with a group —SH or, in case of a carbon-carbon triple bond as functional group that react with a group —SH, a compound with at least one carbon-carbon triple bond are reacted or wherein in a second alternative A) a five-membered cyclic monothiocarbonate and D) a compound with at least one primary or secondary amino group and at least one functional group that reacts with a group —SH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Peter Rudolf, Indre Thiel, Hans-Josef Thomas, Hannes Blattmann
  • Publication number: 20230357928
    Abstract: A CVD reactor includes a gas inlet member having a circular outline, and a susceptor that can be heated by a heating device. The gas inlet member has a cooled ceiling panel with outlet openings. The CVD reactor further comprises a shield plate, which adjoins the ceiling panel and has a circular outline. The shield plate has a central zone, an annular zone surrounding the central zone, having a rear side that points toward the ceiling panel, and a flat gas outlet surface pointing toward the process chamber, in which gas outlet openings terminate. The rear side in the central zone defines a rear plane running parallel to the gas outlet surface. The shield plate has a material thickness between 3 to 12 mm, and that the shield plate is spaced apart from the ceiling plate by a gap having a height between 0.3 to 1 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Adam BOYD, Wilhelm Josef Thomas KRÜCKEN, Honggen JIANG, Fred Michael Andrew CRAWLEY
  • Publication number: 20230348657
    Abstract: A process for preparing a thermoplastic polymer involves reacting at least components (a) to (b), in the presence of a catalyst composition (c). Component (a) is an isocyanate composition containing at least one uretdione diisocyanate (a-i), and component (b) is an epoxide composition containing at least one diepoxide (b-i). The catalyst composition (c) contains at least one ionic liquid (c-i), preferably selected from 1-ethyl-3-methyl imidazolium bromide, 1-benzyl-3-methyl imidazolium chloride. 1-butyl-1-methylpiperidinium chloride, 1-ethyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium bromide, 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-methyl imidazolium chloride, butyl-1-methylpiperidinium acetate, or mixtures of two or more thereof. A thermoplastic polymer obtained or obtainable from the process is useful for the preparation of a fibre or a molded article or as a modifier for another thermoplastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Aggeliki Quell, Hans-Josef Thomas, Berend Eling
  • Patent number: 11780964
    Abstract: Process for the manufacturing of a polymer with urethane groups, wherein in a first alternative a compound A) with at least two five-membered cyclic monothiocarbonate groups and a compound B) with at least two amino groups, selected from primary or secondary amino groups and optionally a compound C) with at least one functional group that reacts with a group —SH are reacted or wherein in a second alternative a compound A) with at least two five-membered cyclic monothiocarbonate groups or a mixture of a compound A) with a compound A1) with one five-membered cyclic monothiocarbonate group and a compound B) with at least two amino groups, selected from primary or secondary amino groups or a compound B1) with one amino group selected from primary or secondary amino groups or mixtures of compounds B) and B1) and a compound C) with at least two functional groups that react with a group —SH or in case of a carbon-carbon triple bond as functional group that react with a group —SH, a compound C) with at least one carb
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Peter Rudolf, Hans-Josef Thomas, Indre Thiel, Hannes Blattmann
  • Publication number: 20230294158
    Abstract: A method for operating a servo motor (10) driven turning station (5, 6, 7) of a stacking tool for a punch press including the following steps: determining a target turning acceleration curve of the turning station (5, 6, 7) in the acceleration phase (A) of the turning increment (D); carrying out a reference acceleration run of the turning station (5, 6, 7) while providing a certain reference drive torque by the servo motor (10) or while supplying the servo motor (10) with a certain reference supply current; determining during the reference acceleration run the reference angular velocity (?ref) of the turning station (5, 6, 7) when a certain turning angle is reached; determining from the target turning acceleration curve the target angular velocity (?soll), which should be present when a certain turning angle shall be present; calculating a target drive torque of the servo motor, at which the target angular velocity (?soll) results, from the relationship, known from the reference acceleration run, between the
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Josef Thomas HAFNER, Herbert HÖGGER, Manuel BÜHLER
  • Patent number: 11746419
    Abstract: A CVD reactor includes a gas inlet member having a circular outline, and a susceptor that can be heated by a heating device. The gas inlet member has a cooled ceiling panel with outlet openings. The CVD reactor further comprises a shield plate, which adjoins the ceiling panel and has a circular outline. The shield plate has a central zone, an annular zone surrounding the central zone, having a rear side that points toward the ceiling panel, and a flat gas outlet surface pointing toward the process chamber, in which gas outlet openings terminate. The rear side in the central zone defines a rear plane running parallel to the gas outlet surface. The shield plate has a material thickness between 3 to 12 mm, and that the shield plate is spaced apart from the ceiling plate by a gap having a height between 0.3 to 1 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: AIXTRON SE
    Inventors: Adam Boyd, Wilhelm Josef Thomas Krücken, Honggen Jiang, Fred Michael Andrew Crawley
  • Patent number: 11401365
    Abstract: A method for preparing a thermoplastic polyoxazolidone, the method including catalytically reacting one or more aromatic diisocyanates and one or more diepoxides, wherein the one or more diepoxides comprise one or more 2-phenylpropane-1,3-diol diglycidyl ether derivatives. The one or more diepoxides further contain one or more diglycidyl ethers of aromatic diols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Irene Gorman, Veit Stegmann, Hans-Josef Thomas
  • Publication number: 20220212431
    Abstract: The invention relates to a punch press with a crank or eccentric drive, including a crank or eccentric shaft (1a, 1b) and active connecting rods (9a, 9b) for generating the stroke movement of the press ram (13). Furthermore, the punch press includes balancing weights (2a, 2b) for balancing the vertical and horizontal mass forces and is designed in such a way that the horizontal drive movements required for the horizontal mass balancing are tapped directly at the crank or eccentric shaft (1a, 1b), preferably laterally at the crank or eccentric shaft (1a, 1b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Ugo De Santis, Josef Thomas Hafner
  • Publication number: 20220074047
    Abstract: A susceptor for a CVD reactor includes a bearing surface for supporting a substrate holder. A carrier gas is fed into an inner radial zone, in order to floatingly cushion a substrate holder supported above the bearing surface. The gas fed into the inner radial zone leaves a second radial zone through discharge channels and to a slight extent through a gap surrounding the second radial zone and assigned to a third radial zone. The cross-sectional area of the discharge channels and the radial length of the gap are dimensioned such that the volumetric flow of the gas through the discharge channels is greater than through the gap if the latter has a gap height of 200 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Wilhelm Josef Thomas KRÜCKEN, Peter Sebald LAUFFER
  • Publication number: 20220002872
    Abstract: A CVD reactor includes a gas inlet member having a circular outline, and a susceptor that can be heated by a heating device. The gas inlet member has a cooled ceiling panel with outlet openings. The CVD reactor further comprises a shield plate, which adjoins the ceiling panel and has a circular outline. The shield plate has a central zone, an annular zone surrounding the central zone, having a rear side that points toward the ceiling panel, and a flat gas outlet surface pointing toward the process chamber, in which gas outlet openings terminate. The rear side in the central zone defines a rear plane running parallel to the gas outlet surface. The shield plate has a material thickness between 3 to 12 mm, and that the shield plate is spaced apart from the ceiling plate by a gap having a height between 0.3 to 1 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Adam BOYD, Wilhelm Josef Thomas KRÜCKEN, Honggen JIANG, Fred Michael Andrew CRAWLEY
  • Publication number: 20210388879
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a combined clutch and brake device (5) of a punch press (1) equipped with dry friction linings (7, 8). Thereby, the friction linings (7, 8) are arranged in a chamber (R) which is sealed off from the environment of the punch press (1), and which is filled with a dry and oil-free gaseous medium, in particular with dry oil-free air. This effectively prevents moisture and oil mist from entering the region of the friction linings from the environment of the press, and a constant friction coefficient can be achieved over the mechanical service life of the friction linings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Josef Thomas Hafner, Daniel Straub
  • Patent number: 11180603
    Abstract: The present patent application relates to a thermoplastic polymer produced at least from diisocyanate and diepoxide using a catalyst, wherein the catalyst is an ionic liquid, to an associated production method and use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Hans-Josef Thomas, Markus Schuette, Berend Eling, Patrick Matt
  • Patent number: 11142608
    Abstract: Described herein are processes for producing moldings comprising oxazolidinone groups, where polyisocyanate (a) is mixed with at least one organic compound (b) having two or more epoxide groups, at least one catalyst (c) for the isocyanate/epoxide reaction, and optionally auxiliary and additive materials (d) to form a reaction mixture, which is introduced into or applied to a mold and reacted to give moldings including oxazolidinone groups, where the catalyst (c) for the isocyanate/epoxide reaction includes a compound of the general formula [M(R1)(R2)(R3)(R4)]+ [X In]?, where M is a nitrogen atom or a phosphorus atom, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are an organic radical, X is fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine, I is iodine, and n stands for rational numbers from 0.1 to 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Inventors: Berend Eling, Hans-Josef Thomas, Peter Deglmann, Janina Hengelsberg, Tristan Pelzer, Gerrit A. Luinstra
  • Publication number: 20210253782
    Abstract: A process for preparing a thermoplastic polymer may involve reacting at least components (i) to (ii): a polyisocyanate composition including at least one diisocyanate (i); an epoxide composition comprising at least one diepoxide (ii); in the presence of a catalyst composition (iii); where epoxide composition (ii) and catalyst composition (iii) are initially charged as a mixture at a temperature in a first temperature range (T1); the polyisocyanate composition (i) is at least partially added while maintaining a temperature in the first temperature range T1; the temperature is raised to a temperature in a final temperature range (Tf); and the remaining polyisocyanate composition (i) is added in the final temperature range. A thermoplastic polymer obtainable by such a process may be used, e.g., for producing a fiber or a shaped body by injection molding, calendering, powder sintering, laser sintering, melt pressing, or extrusion, or as modifier for thermoplastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Philippe DESBOIS, Hans-Josef THOMAS
  • Patent number: 10962090
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gear train unit, comprising a plurality of planetary gear train stages, which are connected one after the other and which each comprise a ring gear, a sun gear, and a plurality of planet gears supported on a planet carrier, wherein the sun gear of each following planetary gear train stage is formed by the planet carrier of the preceding planetary gear train stage. The gear train unit comprises a driving element, which forms the sun gear of the first planetary gear train stage, and an output element, which forms the planet carrier of the last of the gear planetary gear train stages connected one after the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: BRUDERER AG
    Inventors: Josef Thomas Hafner, Pascal Hardmeier
  • Patent number: 10883171
    Abstract: A CVD reactor includes a gas inlet element for introducing a process gas into a process chamber arranged between a process chamber cover and a susceptor. The gas inlet element contains at least one metal surface that comes into contact with the process gas. The metal surface has a passivation layer which prevents the metal surface from flaking due to exposure to one or more reactive gases. Cooling channels are arranged such that the passivation layer is maximally heated to 100° C. in a cleaning step in which chlorine is introduced into the process chamber and the susceptor is heated to at least 700° C. At the same time, the passivation layer is formed by chemically reacting a metal-organic compound with the metal atoms of the metal surface. The cleaning gas inlet openings are arranged such that the cleaning gas comes into contact with the metal surface that has the passivation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: AIXTRON SE
    Inventors: Marcel Kollberg, Wilhelm Josef Thomas Krücken, Francisco Ruda Y Witt, Markus Deufel, Mike Pfisterer
  • Publication number: 20200354333
    Abstract: Object of the invention is a process for the manufacturing of a polymer with urethane groups, wherein in a first alternative A) a five-membered cyclic monothiocarbonate B) a compound with at least two amino groups, selected from primary or secondary amino groups, and C) a compound which at least two functional groups that react with a group —SH or, in case of a carbon-carbon triple bond as functional group that react with a group —SH, a compound with at least one carbon-carbon triple bond are reacted or wherein in a second alternative A) a five-membered cyclic monothiocarbonate and D) a compound with at least one primary or secondary amino group and at least one functional group that reacts with a group —SH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Peter RUDOLF, Indre THIEL, Hans-Josef THOMAS, Hannes BLATTMANN
  • Patent number: 10822519
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a polyurethane, comprising the reaction of a composition (Z1) at least comprising a compound (P1) reactive toward isocyanates, and a composition (Z2) at least comprising a polyisocyanate, wherein compound (P1) is obtained by the reaction of at least one polyepoxide with a compound (V1) selected from the group consisting of polyetheramines and polyetherols. The present invention further relates to polyurethanes obtained by such a process, and to the use of a polyurethane of the invention for coating of pipelines, as a “field joint” or of subsea equipment, for example “christmas trees”, for the offshore sector, and as a glass-syntactic polyurethane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Andre Kamm, Hans-Josef Thomas
  • Publication number: 20200291165
    Abstract: A method for preparing a thermoplastic polyoxazolidone, the method including catalytically reacting one or more aromatic diisocyanates and one or more diepoxides, wherein the one or more diepoxides comprise one or more 2-phenylpropane-1,3-diol diglycidyl ether derivatives. The one or more diepoxides further contain one or more diglycidyl ethers of aromatic diols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Irene GORMAN, Veit STEGMANN, Hans-Josef THOMAS
  • Publication number: 20200239633
    Abstract: Process for the manufacturing of a polymer with urethane groups, wherein in a first alternative a compound A) with at least two five-membered cyclic monothiocarbonate groups and a compound B) with at least two amino groups, selected from primary or secondary amino groups and optionally a compound C) with at least one functional group that reacts with a group —SH are reacted or wherein in a second alternative a compound A) with at least two five-membered cyclic monothiocarbonate groups or a mixture of a compound A) with a compound A1) with one five-membered cyclic monothiocarbonate group and a compound B) with at least two amino groups, selected from primary or secondary amino groups or a compound B1) with one amino group selected from primary or secondary amino groups or mixtures of compounds B) and B1) and a compound C) with at least two functional groups that react with a group —SH or in case of a carbon-carbon triple bond as functional group that react with a group —SH, a compound C) with at least one carb
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Peter RUDOLF, Hans-Josef THOMAS, Indre THIEL, Hannes BLATTMANN