Patents by Inventor Martin Wendker

Martin Wendker 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: 11498986
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a continuous high-pressure polymerization process for the preparation of a liquid ethylene copolymer which comprises in polymerized form 20 to 60 wt % of ethylene; and at least 20 wt % of an acrylate, which is selected from C1-C22 alkyl (meth)acrylate, where a monomer feed comprising the ethylene and the acrylate is polymerized in the presence of at least 2 wt % of a chain transfer agent. The invention further relates to the liquid ethylene copolymer obtainable by the polymerization process; and to a lubricant comprising the liquid ethylene copolymer obtainable by the polymerization process; and to a method for reducing friction between moving surfaces comprising the step of contacting the surfaces with the lubricant or with the ethylene copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Martin Wendker, Ivette Garcia Castro, Jan Strittmatter, Karolin Geyer, Wolfgang Grabarse, Markus Scherer, Rene Koschabek
  • Patent number: 11453836
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lubricant comprising a liquid ethylene copolymer which comprises in polymerized form 20 to 60 wt % of ethylene; and at least 20 wt % of an acrylate, which is selected from C1-C22 alkyl (meth)acrylate. It further relates to the liquid ethylene copolymer; and to a method for reducing friction between moving surfaces comprising the step of contacting the surfaces with the lubricant or with the ethylene copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Martin Wendker, Ivette Garcia Castro, Jan Strittmatter, Karolin Geyer, Wolfgang Grabarse, Markus Scherer, Rene Koschabek
  • Publication number: 20210246395
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lubricant comprising a liquid ethylene copolymer which comprises in polymerized form 20 to 60 wt % of ethylene; and at least 20 wt % of an acrylate, which is selected from C1-C22 alkyl (meth)acrylate. It further relates to the liquid ethylene copolymer; and to a method for reducing friction between moving surfaces comprising the step of contacting the surfaces with the lubricant or with the ethylene copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Martin WENDKER, Ivette GARCIA CASTRO, Jan STRITTMATTER, Karolin GEYER, Wolfgang GRABARSE, Markus SCHERER, Rene KOSCHABEK
  • Publication number: 20210095061
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a continuous high-pressure polymerization process for the preparation of a liquid ethylene copolymer which comprises in polymerized form 20 to 60 wt % of ethylene; and at least 20 wt % of an acrylate, which is selected from C1-C22 alkyl (meth)acrylate, where a monomer feed comprising the ethylene and the acrylate is polymerized in the presence of at least 2 wt % of a chain transfer agent. The invention further relates to the liquid ethylene copolymer obtainable by the polymerization process; and to a lubricant comprising the liquid ethylene copolymer obtainable by the polymerization process; and to a method for reducing friction between moving surfaces comprising the step of contacting the surfaces with the lubricant or with the ethylene copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Martin WENDKER, Ivette GARCIA CASTRO, Jan STRITTMATTER, Karolin GEYER, Wolfgang GRABARSE, Markus SCHERER, Rene KOSCHABEK
  • Publication number: 20150065594
    Abstract: A process for preparing water-absorbing polymer particles, comprising polymerisation of a foamed aqueous monomer solution or suspension, drying, grinding and classification, whereas the process further comprising adjusting the amount of foaming agent in the aqueous monomer solution by admixing the aqueous monomer solution with a foaming agent of 1% to 15% by weight based on the amount of ethylenically unsaturated monomer and keeping the solution on a pressure of 6 bar to 15 bar and then expanding the solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Martin Wendker, Markus Braun, Roland Krauss, Francisco Javier Lopez Villanueva
  • Patent number: 8663734
    Abstract: A process for preparing water-absorbing polymer particles by spraying a liquid below the product bed surface by means of at least one spray nozzle in a mixer with moving mixing tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Holger Barthel, Martin Wendker, Reiner Witt, Jeff Vogt
  • Patent number: 8663733
    Abstract: A process for preparing water-absorbing polymer particles by spraying a liquid onto water-absorbing polymer particles by means of at least one thermally insulated and/or trace-heated spray nozzle in a mixer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Holger Barthel, Martin Wendker, Reiner Witt, Karin Flore
  • Patent number: 8653215
    Abstract: A process for producing water-absorbing polymer particles by polymerizing an aqueous monomer solution in a kneader having at least two shafts in axially parallel rotation, wherein the reaction mixture is transported in axial direction and the region at the start of the kneader is trace-heated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Matthias Weismantel, Ulrich Riegel, Markus Braun, Martin Wendker, Thomas Gieger
  • Patent number: 8603577
    Abstract: A process for preparing water-absorbing polymer particles by coating water-absorbing polymer particles with a particulate solid in a mixer, wherein the particulate solid is dispersed by means of a gas stream and the supply of the dispersed particulate solid in the mixer ends below the product bed surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Holger Barthel, Martin Wendker, Reiner Witt
  • Publication number: 20120302714
    Abstract: A process for producing water-absorbing polymer particles by polymerizing an aqueous monomer solution in a kneader having at least two shafts in axially parallel rotation, wherein the reaction mixture is transported in axial direction and the region at the start of the kneader is trace-heated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Matthias Weismantel, Ulrich Riegel, Markus Braun, Martin Wendker, Thomas Gieger
  • Patent number: 8025767
    Abstract: They are mixtures of (a) from 1 to 99.9% by weight of a water-soluble epihalohydrin-crosslinked polyamidoamine and (b) from 0.1 to 20% by weight of at least one other cationic polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ellen Krueger, Martin Wendker, Stefan Frenzel, Claus Boettcher
  • Patent number: 8017549
    Abstract: A superabsorbent having superior permeability and conveying properties comprises a permeability enhancing agent and a cohesion control agent and has a free swell gel bed permeability of at least 15 Darcies and a Hausner ratio in the range of 1.18 to 1.34.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Norbert Herfert, Martin Wendker, Hermann Josef Feise, Hanno RĂ¼diger Wolf, Bill Chiang, Guy Thomas Woodrum
  • Patent number: 7951265
    Abstract: Aqueous slurries of finely divided fillers which are at least partly coated with polymers and which are obtainable by treating aqueous slurries of finely divided fillers with at least one water-soluble amphoteric copolymer whose structures are identified in the specification are used as an additive to the paper stock in the production of filler-containing paper, filler-containing cardboard or filler-containing board by draining of the paper stock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Anton Esser, Volker Braig, Martin Wendker, Rainer Blum, Peter Baumann, Josef Neutzner, Jacques Dupuis, Hans-Joachim Haehnle
  • Publication number: 20100323885
    Abstract: Re-moisturised, surface-crosslinked superabsorbents are produced using a process that comprises the steps of contacting a superabsorbent base polymer with an organic crosslinker and a polyvalent metal salt solution in the presence of an alcohol, heat-treating to produce a surface-crosslinked, dry superabsorbent and re-moisturising the surface-crosslinked dry superabsorbent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: BASF SE a German corporation
    Inventors: Norbert Herfert, Martin Wendker, Holger Barthel, William G-J Chiang
  • Publication number: 20100112200
    Abstract: A process for preparing water-absorbing polymer particles by coating water-absorbing polymer particles with a particulate solid in a mixer, wherein the particulate solid is dispersed by means of a gas stream and the supply of the dispersed particulate solid in the mixer ends below the product bed surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Holger Barthel, Martin Wendker, Reiner Witt
  • Publication number: 20100104761
    Abstract: A process for preparing water-absorbing polymer particles by spraying a liquid below the product bed surface by means of at least one spray nozzle in a mixer with moving mixing tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Holger Barthel, Martin Wendker, Reiner Witt, Jeff Vogt
  • Publication number: 20100093949
    Abstract: A superabsorbent having superior permeability and conveying properties comprises a permeability enhancing agent and a cohesion control agent and has a free swell gel bed permeability of at least 15 Darcies and a Hausner ratio in the range of 1.18 to 1.34.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Norbert Herfert, Martin Wendker, Hermann Josef Feise, Hanno RĂ¼diger Wolf, Bill Chiang, Guy Thomas Woodrum
  • Publication number: 20100047445
    Abstract: A process for preparing water-absorbing polymer particles by spraying a liquid onto water-absorbing polymer particles by means of at least one thermally insulated and/or trace-heated spray nozzle in a mixer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Holger Barthel, Martin Wendker, Reiner Witt, Karin Flore
  • Publication number: 20100010461
    Abstract: Superabsorbent polymer particles having a transient hydrophobicity, excellent gel integrity, and free swell gel bed permeability are disclosed. A method of producing the superabsorbent polymer particles by applying a polyamine coating and a cosolvent to the particles also is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Norbert Herfert, Martin Wendker, Richard Goodwin, Ma-Ikay Kikama Miatudila, Michael A. Mitchell, William G.J. Chiang
  • Publication number: 20090204087
    Abstract: Superabsorbent polymer particles having superior gel integrity, absorption capacity, and permeability are disclosed. A method of producing the superabsorbent polymer particles by applying a polyamine coating to the particles also is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Norbert Herfert, Martin Wendker, Rich Goodwin, Ma-Ikay Kikama Miatudila, Michael A. Mitchell, William G-J Chiang