Patents by Inventor Lothar Maempel

Lothar Maempel 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: 5891580
    Abstract: Aqueous dispersions containing a polyurethane which contains less than 0.6% by weight, based on the polyurethane, of urea groups ##STR1## are used as adhesives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans-Joachim Fricke, Karl Haeberle, Lothar Maempel, Fritz Peikert, Eckehardt Wistuba
  • Patent number: 5395892
    Abstract: Copolymers are composed ofa) from 0.01 to 40% by weight of a copolymerized ethylenically unsaturated compound having at least one isocyanate group blocked with an oxime,b) from 30 to 99.99% by weight of at least one C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 -alkyl (meth)acrylate, one vinyl ester of carboxylic acids of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, one vinylaromatic of up to 20 carbon atoms, one ethylenically unsaturated nitrile of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, one vinyl halide or one nonaromatic hydrocarbon of 4 to 8 carbon atoms having at least 2 conjugated double bonds,c) from 0 to 30% by weight of at least one comonomer having at least one keto or aldehyde group andd) from 0 to 50% by weight of at least one further monomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1995
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Karl Haeberle, Gerhard Bauer, Lothar Maempel
  • Patent number: 5387367
    Abstract: Nonaqueous polyisocyanate formulation containinga) one or more aliphatic polyisocyanates having a mean NCO functionality of from 2.5 to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1995
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Karl Haeberle, Lothar Maempel, Ulrich Filges
  • Patent number: 5350823
    Abstract: Copolymers are composed ofa) from 0.01 to 40% by weight of a copolymerized ethylenically unsaturated compound having at least one isocyanate group blocked with an oxime,b) from 30 to 99.99% by weight of at least one C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 -alkyl (meth)acrylate, one vinyl ester of carboxylic acids of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, one vinylaromatic of up to 20 carbon atoms, one ethylenically unsaturated nitrile of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, one vinyl halide or one nonaromatic hydrocarbon of 4 to 8 carbon atoms having at least 2 conjugated double bonds,c) from 0 to 30% by weight of at least one comonomer having at least one keto or aldehyde group andd) from 0 to 50% by weight of at least one further monomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1994
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Karl Haeberle, Gerhard Bauer, Lothar Maempel
  • Patent number: 5308914
    Abstract: Aqueous dispersions containing a polyurethane and from 5 to 60% by weight, based on the polyurethane, of an adhesion-improving polymer, the polyurethane consisting essentially of(a) organic diisocyanates,(b) dihydroxy compounds which have a molecular weight of from more than 500 to 5,000 g/mol and contain no ionic groups or groups convertible into ionic groups,(c) compounds having one or two functional groups reactive toward isocyanate and at least one ionic group or group convertible into an ionic group and(d) compounds having at last 3 isocyante groups or at least 3 functional groups reactive toward isocyanate,(e) optionally compounds which differ from (c) and have two functional groups reactive toward isocyanate and a molecular weight of from 60 to 500 g/mol, the compounds (d) being used in amounts such that the functionality F of all components is from 2.01 to 2.5, and the polyurethane or a prepolymer thereof is prepared in a water-miscible solvent boiling below 100.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Alexander Wallon, Lothar Maempel, Gerhard Auchter, Horst Seibert
  • Patent number: 5270383
    Abstract: Aqueous polyurethane dispersions are prepared by reacting (a) dihydroxy compounds having a molecular weight of from 500 to 5,000, (b) diisocyanates and, if required, (c) chain extenders having at least two hydrogen atoms which are reactive toward isocyanate groups and a molecular weight of less than 300 in the melt or in the presence of a water-miscible, inert organic solvent (S) which boils below 100.degree. C. to give a prepolymer having terminal isocyanate groups, then reacting the prepolymer with (d) salts of aliphatic aminocarboxylic or aminosulfonic acids or tertiary ammonium salts and dispersing the resulting polyurethane in water, by a process in which, before the polyurethane obtained is dispersed in water, from 5 to 60 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the polyurethane, of a polymer (p) [sic]which is dissolved in a solvent (S') boiling below 100.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1993
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Herbert Fisch, Lothar Maempel
  • Patent number: 5268417
    Abstract: Aqueous dispersions of a copolymer obtained by free-radical polymerization and containing from 0.01 to 40% w/w of polymerized units of comonomers having at least one aldehyde or keto group, which dispersions contain at least one polyisocyanate in which the isocyanate groups are blocked by oximes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1993
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ulrich Filges, Karl Haeberle, Lothar Maempel, Oral Aydin, Gerhard Bauer
  • Patent number: 5231130
    Abstract: Aqueous dispersions containA) from 96.95 to 45% by weight of a polyurethane,B) from 3.0 to 50% by weight of a phenol/formaldehyde condensation resin or of an epoxy resin andC) from 0.05 to 5.0% by weight of an inorganic salt having a solubility of less than 1 g/l in water at 20.degree. C.,the percentages by weight being based on the sum of the components A), B) and C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1993
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Alexander Wallon, Lothar Maempel, Horst Seibert, Ruediger Fuessl
  • Patent number: 5055516
    Abstract: Emulsifier-free aqueous polyurethane dispersions are prepared by reacting (a) dihydroxy compounds, (b) diisocyanates and (c) chain extenders to give a prepolymer having terminal isocyanate groups, then reacting the prepolymer with (d) salts of aliphatic aminocarboxylic or -sulfonic acids or amino-containing or hydroxyl-containing tertiary ammonium salts, dispersing the resulting polyurethane in water and, if required, removing the organic solvent by distillation. In the process, an organic condensation resin which is dissolved in a solvent is admixed before the polyurethane obtained is dispersed in water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1991
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Herbert Fisch, Lothar Maempel, Otto Volkert
  • Patent number: 4861826
    Abstract: Aqueous dispersions of polyurethanes consisting of(a) organic polyisocyanates,(b) polyesterpolyols having a molecular weight of from 500 to 5,000,(c) organic hydroxy compounds having a molecular weight of from 62 to 400 and two terminal groups which are reactive to isocyanate groups, as chain extenders, and(d) compounds containing ionic groups or groups which can be converted to ionic groups and one or more isocyanate groups or a hydroxyl or amino group which is reactive to isocyanate groups,which contain from 0.05 to 2 meq of ionic groups incorporated into the polyurethane via (d) per g of polyurethane are particularly suitable for adhesives when the chain extenders (c) are incorporated in an amount of from 1.5 to 8 moles per mole of polyols, and a minor amount of (a) can be replaced with monoisocyanates, and a minor amount of (b) with polyetherpolyols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1989
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Hummerich, Michael Kerber, Lothar Maempel, Peter Weyland
  • Patent number: 4731402
    Abstract: Floor covering adhesives substantially comprisingA. a dispersion of a copolymer of20-60% by weight of vinylidene chloride34-80% by weight of a mixture of 40-80 parts by weight of esters of acrylic acid with C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 -alkanols and 20-60 parts by weight of vinyl esters and0.5 to 6% by weight of .alpha.,62 -monoolefinically unsaturated C.sub.3 -C.sub.5 -mono- and/or dicarboxylic acids and/or amides thereof and/or vinyl sulfonate,B. 30-150 parts by weight (solid), based on 100 parts of a copolymer of A, of tackifying resins from the group of the rosins and derivatives thereof,C. 0-50 parts by weight, based on 100 parts of resin B, of plasticizers and/or liquid resins and also, if desired,D. fillers,are shampoo-resistant and have a high peel strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1988
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Erich Penzel, Lothar Maempel, Hans J. Neumann, Karl-Clemens Peters, Oral Aydin