Patents by Inventor Meik Ranft

Meik Ranft 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: 11786887
    Abstract: An aqueous suspension comprising water, a zeolitic material and one or more of copper and iron, and a chelate complex comprising a zirconium ion and a bidentate organic ligand bonded to said zirconium ion via zirconium oxygen bonds from two oxygen atoms comprised in said ligand, said chelate complex being dissolved in the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: BASF SE, BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Maximilian Hemgesberg, Meik Ranft, Edith Schneider, Marko Buchholz, Maik Schlesinger, Denis Schwall, Yi Liu
  • Patent number: 11292861
    Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous polymer dispersions, comprising a water insoluble polymer P in the form of dispersed polymer particles, which is obtainable by free radical aqueous emulsion polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomers M, which comprise a) at least one monomer M1 which exhibits two ethylenically unsaturated moieties which are connected by a linker which comprises a disulfide moiety, and b) at least one monoethylenically unsaturated monomer M2, which has a low water solubility. The invention also relates to processes for preparing such an aqueous polymer dispersion, to solid polymer compositions in powder form, obtainable by drying such polymer dispersions, to the use of such polymer dispersions in a coating material, adhesive or sealant and to a methods of coating a surface of a substrate which comprises applying an aqueous coating composition, which contains such an polymer dispersion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Sebastian Enck, Peter Nesvadba, Christoph Tonhauser, Tobias Reinhard Umbach, Meik Ranft, Helmut Steininger, Jens Hartig
  • Publication number: 20220023849
    Abstract: An aqueous suspension comprising water, a zeolitic material and one or more of copper and iron, and a chelate complex comprising a zirconium ion and a bidentate organic ligand bonded to said zirconium ion via zirconium oxygen bonds from two oxygen atoms comprised in said ligand, said chelate complex being dissolved in the water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Maximilian HEMGESBERG, Meik RANFT, Edith SCHNEIDER, Marko BUCHHOLZ, Maik SCHLESINGER, Denis SCHWALL, Yi LIU
  • Patent number: 11214752
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the use of poly(polyisobutylenemethacrylate) as viscosity index improving component in lubricating oil compositions. The invention is further related to lubricating oil compositions comprising poly(polyisobutylenemethacrylate) with enhanced shear stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Szilard Csihony, Anja Thomas, Kevin J. Desantis, Philippe Rabbat, Andrea Misske, Johannes Barth, Meik Ranft, Peter Mueller, Wolfgang Grabarse, Christoph Fleckenstein
  • Publication number: 20210292457
    Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous polymer dispersions, comprising a water insoluble polymer P in the form of dispersed polymer particles, which is obtainable by free radical aqueous emulsion polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomers M, which comprise a) at least one monomer M1 which exhibits two ethylenically unsaturated moieties which are connected by a linker which comprises a disulfide moiety, and b) at least one monoethylenically unsaturated monomer M2, which has a low water solubility. The invention also relates to processes for preparing such an aqueous polymer dispersion, to solid polymer compositions in powder form, obtainable by drying such polymer dispersions, to the use of such polymer dispersions in a coating material, adhesive or sealant and to a methods of coating a surface of a substrate which comprises applying an aqueous coating composition, which contains such an polymer dispersion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Sebastian ENCK, Peter NESVADBA, Christoph TONHAUSER, Tobias Reinhard UMBACH, Meik RANFT, Helmut STEININGER, Jens HARTIG
  • Publication number: 20210147759
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the use of poly(polyisobutylenemethacrylate) as viscosity index improving component in lubricating oil compositions. The invention is further related to lubricating oil compositions comprising poly(polyisobutylenemethacrylate) with enhanced shear stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Szilard CSIHONY, Anja THOMAS, Kevin J. DESANTIS, Philippe RABBAT, Andrea MISSKE, Johannes BARTH, Meik RANFT, Peter MUELLER, Wolfgang GRABARSE, Christoph FLECKENSTEIN
  • Publication number: 20190200607
    Abstract: Provided herein is an agrochemical composition comprising a pesticide and at least one water-soluble copolymer (P) including at least one monomer (A), selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylamide, N-methyl(meth)acrylamide, N,N?-dimethyl(meth)acrylamide or N-methylol(meth)acrylamide; at least one macromonomer (B), at least including a macromonomer (B1) H2C?C(R1)—R2—O—(R3O)a—(R4O)b—[(R4O)c(R5O)d]—H; and??(B1) at least one anionic monoethylenically unsaturated monomer (C), including at least one acidic group selected from —COOH, —SO3H, PO3H2, and salts thereof. Further provided herein is the production of a spray mixture, including the contacting of a pesticide, the water-soluble copolymer (P), and water; and also a method for controlling phytopathogenic fungi, unwanted plant growth, unwanted insect infestation or mite infestation, and/or for regulating plant growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Christian Bittner, Tobias Zimmermann, Diana Eissmann, Meik Ranft, Erik Gubbels, Diana Westfalia Moran Puente
  • Patent number: 10144553
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new, adhesively bonded packaging system for foods, more particularly for dairy products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Christof Van Sluijs, Ivette Garcia Castro, Cedric Du Fresne Von Hohenesche, Meik Ranft
  • Publication number: 20180206484
    Abstract: Provided herein is an agrochemical composition comprising a pesticide and at least one water-soluble copolymer (P) including at least one monomer (A), selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylamide, N-methyl(meth)acrylamide, N,N?-dimethyl(meth)acrylamide or N-methylol(meth)acrylamide; at least one macromonomer (B), at least including a macromonomer (B1) H2C?C(R1)—R2—O—(R3O)a—(R4O)b—[(R4O)c(R5O)d]—H; and??(B1) at least one anionic monoethylenically unsaturated monomer (C), including at least one acidic group selected from —COOH, —SO3H, PO3H2, and salts thereof. Further provided herein is the production of a spray mixture, including the contacting of a pesticide, the water-soluble copolymer (P), and water; and also a method for controlling phytopathogenic fungi, unwanted plant growth, unwanted insect infestation or mite infestation, and/or for regulating plant growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Christian Bittner, Tobias Zimmermann, Diana Eissmann, Meik Ranft, Erik Gubbels, Diana Westfalia Moran Puente
  • Patent number: 9624408
    Abstract: Method for coagulating an aqueous polymer dispersion, where the aqueous polymer dispersion comprises at least one polymer in dispersion in aqueous phase, and also comprises thermally expandable, thermoplastic microspheres, the polymer dispersion is coagulated by energy input, and the coagulated composition is delivered via an outlet aperture, preferably in the form of a nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Ines Pietsch, Lars Heckhoff, Meik Ranft, Peter Schuler, Andrea Kuntz
  • Publication number: 20150376471
    Abstract: Method for coagulating an aqueous polymer dispersion, where the aqueous polymer dispersion comprises at least one polymer in dispersion in aqueous phase, and also comprises thermally expandable, thermoplastic microspheres, the polymer dispersion is coagulated by energy input, and the coagulated composition is delivered via an outlet aperture, preferably in the form of a nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Ines PIETSCH, Lars HECKHOFF, Meik RANFT, Peter SCHULER, Andrea KUNTZ
  • Patent number: 9056961
    Abstract: The invention relates to foam comprising hollow microbeads and intended for sound absorption, comprising from 40 to 85% by weight of open-cell polymer foam and from 15 to 60% by weight of hollow microbeads with flexible external layer, where the D50 value of the hollow microbeads is at least 70 ?m and at most 250 ?m, based on the total weight of polymer foam and hollow microbeads, and also to a process for producing the same, comprising the following steps: I) impregnation of an open-cell polymer foam with a liquid dispersion comprising expandable hollow microbeads, II) if appropriate, pressing/compression and/or drying of the polymer foam, and III) heat-treatment of the impregnated polymer foam at a temperature above the expansion temperature and below the decomposition temperature of the expandable hollow microbeads, for the expansion of the hollow microbeads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Tobias Heinz Steinke, Armin Alteheld, Tatiana Ulanova, Meik Ranft, Maxim Peretolchin, Horst Baumgartl, Hans-Jürgen Quadbeck-Seeger, Klaus Hahn
  • Publication number: 20150132447
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new, adhesively bonded packaging system for foods, more particularly for dairy products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Christof Van Sluijs, Ivette Garcia Castro, Cedric Du Fresne Von Hohenesche, Meik Ranft
  • Patent number: 8697764
    Abstract: A process for producing an elastic silicate foam by foaming a mixture comprising 10% to 80% by weight of an aqueous dispersion of SiO2 particles A) which have an average particle diameter in the range from 1 to 100 nm, 5% to 30% by weight of a polymer B) in solution in water, 10% to 50% by weight of a blowing agent C), 1% to 5% by weight of an emulsifier D), 0.01% to 5% by weight of a crosslinker E) which is reactive with the polymer B), and also the foam obtainable by the process, and the use of the foam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Tatiana Ulanova, Klaus Hahn, Christof Möck, Armin Alteheld, Hans-Joachim Hähnle, Meik Ranft, Christof Kujat
  • Patent number: 8653004
    Abstract: Process for producing actives-comprising polymeric networks from oligomers containing (meth)acrylate groups, optionally from further monomers, and from actives, the polymeric networks obtainable by the process, and the use of the networks for various purposes, more particularly for protecting materials or in crop protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Alexandre Terrenoire, Hartmut Leininger, James Bullock, Mohammed Shoaib Qureshi, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Reiner Giesa, Meik Ranft, Oscar Lafuente Cerda
  • Patent number: 8399530
    Abstract: A process for producing polymer foams by precise control of their morphology through use of microfluidic processes, foams produced in this way and use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Meik Ranft, Armin Alteheld, Andre Guerin Moreira, Wiebke Drenckhan, Antje van der Net, Alexander Gryson, Florence Elias
  • Publication number: 20120225965
    Abstract: The invention relates to foam comprising hollow microbeads and intended for sound absorption, comprising from 40 to 85% by weight of open-cell polymer foam and from 15 to 60% by weight of hollow microbeads with flexible external layer, where the D50 value of the hollow microbeads is at least 70 ?m and at most 250 ?m, based on the total weight of polymer foam and hollow microbeads, and also to a process for producing the same, comprising the following steps: I) impregnation of an open-cell polymer foam with a liquid dispersion comprising expandable hollow microbeads, II) if appropriate, pressing/compression and/or drying of the polymer foam, and Ill) heat-treatment of the impregnated polymer foam at a temperature above the expansion temperature and below the decomposition temperature of the expandable hollow microbeads, for the expansion of the hollow microbeads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Tobias Heinz Steinke, Armin Alteheld, Tatiana Ulanova, Meik Ranft, Maxim Peretolchin, Horst Baumgartl, Hans-Jürgen Quadbeck-Seeger, Klaus Hahn
  • Publication number: 20120157316
    Abstract: Process for producing actives-comprising polymeric networks from oligomers containing (meth)acrylate groups, optionally from further monomers, and from actives, the polymeric networks obtainable by the process, and the use of the networks for various purposes, more particularly for protecting materials or in crop protection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Alexandre Terrenoire, Hartmut Leininger, James Bullock, Shoaib Qureshi, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Reiner Giesa, Meik Ranft, Oscar Lafuente Cerda
  • Publication number: 20110049411
    Abstract: A process for producing an elastic silicate foam by foaming a mixture comprising 10% to 80% by weight of an aqueous dispersion of SiO2 particles A) which have an average particle diameter in the range from 1 to 100 nm, 5% to 30% by weight of a polymer B) in solution in water, 10% to 50% by weight of a blowing agent C), 1% to 5% by weight of an emulsifier D), 0.01% to 5% by weight of a crosslinker E) which is reactive with the polymer B), and also the foam obtainable by the process, and the use of the foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Tatiana Ulanova, Klaus Hahn, Christof Möck, Armin Alteheld, Hans-Joachim Hähnle, Meik Ranft, Christof Kujat
  • Publication number: 20110015288
    Abstract: A process for producing polymer foams by precise control of their morphology through use of microfluidic processes, foams produced in this way and use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Meik Ranft, Armin Alteheld, Andre Guerin Moreira, Wiebke Drenckhan, Antje van der Net, Alexander Gryson, Florence Elias