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).
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Patent number: 11786887Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignees: BASF SE, BASF CorporationInventors: Maximilian Hemgesberg, Meik Ranft, Edith Schneider, Marko Buchholz, Maik Schlesinger, Denis Schwall, Yi Liu
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Patent number: 11292861Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 28, 2017Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Sebastian Enck, Peter Nesvadba, Christoph Tonhauser, Tobias Reinhard Umbach, Meik Ranft, Helmut Steininger, Jens Hartig
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Publication number: 20220023849Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Maximilian HEMGESBERG, Meik RANFT, Edith SCHNEIDER, Marko BUCHHOLZ, Maik SCHLESINGER, Denis SCHWALL, Yi LIU
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Patent number: 11214752Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 19, 2018Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Szilard Csihony, Anja Thomas, Kevin J. Desantis, Philippe Rabbat, Andrea Misske, Johannes Barth, Meik Ranft, Peter Mueller, Wolfgang Grabarse, Christoph Fleckenstein
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Publication number: 20210292457Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2017Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: Sebastian ENCK, Peter NESVADBA, Christoph TONHAUSER, Tobias Reinhard UMBACH, Meik RANFT, Helmut STEININGER, Jens HARTIG
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Publication number: 20210147759Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2018Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Szilard CSIHONY, Anja THOMAS, Kevin J. DESANTIS, Philippe RABBAT, Andrea MISSKE, Johannes BARTH, Meik RANFT, Peter MUELLER, Wolfgang GRABARSE, Christoph FLECKENSTEIN
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Publication number: 20190200607Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2016Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Christian Bittner, Tobias Zimmermann, Diana Eissmann, Meik Ranft, Erik Gubbels, Diana Westfalia Moran Puente
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Patent number: 10144553Abstract: The present invention relates to a new, adhesively bonded packaging system for foods, more particularly for dairy products.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2013Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Christof Van Sluijs, Ivette Garcia Castro, Cedric Du Fresne Von Hohenesche, Meik Ranft
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Publication number: 20180206484Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2016Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: Christian Bittner, Tobias Zimmermann, Diana Eissmann, Meik Ranft, Erik Gubbels, Diana Westfalia Moran Puente
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Patent number: 9624408Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Ines Pietsch, Lars Heckhoff, Meik Ranft, Peter Schuler, Andrea Kuntz
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Publication number: 20150376471Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Ines PIETSCH, Lars HECKHOFF, Meik RANFT, Peter SCHULER, Andrea KUNTZ
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Patent number: 9056961Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 16, 2010Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Tobias Heinz Steinke, Armin Alteheld, Tatiana Ulanova, Meik Ranft, Maxim Peretolchin, Horst Baumgartl, Hans-Jürgen Quadbeck-Seeger, Klaus Hahn
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Publication number: 20150132447Abstract: The present invention relates to a new, adhesively bonded packaging system for foods, more particularly for dairy products.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2013Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Christof Van Sluijs, Ivette Garcia Castro, Cedric Du Fresne Von Hohenesche, Meik Ranft
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Patent number: 8697764Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 27, 2009Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Tatiana Ulanova, Klaus Hahn, Christof Möck, Armin Alteheld, Hans-Joachim Hähnle, Meik Ranft, Christof Kujat
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Patent number: 8653004Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 25, 2008Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Alexandre Terrenoire, Hartmut Leininger, James Bullock, Mohammed Shoaib Qureshi, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Reiner Giesa, Meik Ranft, Oscar Lafuente Cerda
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Patent number: 8399530Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 26, 2009Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Meik Ranft, Armin Alteheld, Andre Guerin Moreira, Wiebke Drenckhan, Antje van der Net, Alexander Gryson, Florence Elias
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Publication number: 20120225965Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2010Publication date: September 6, 2012Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Tobias Heinz Steinke, Armin Alteheld, Tatiana Ulanova, Meik Ranft, Maxim Peretolchin, Horst Baumgartl, Hans-Jürgen Quadbeck-Seeger, Klaus Hahn
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Publication number: 20120157316Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2008Publication date: June 21, 2012Inventors: Alexandre Terrenoire, Hartmut Leininger, James Bullock, Shoaib Qureshi, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Reiner Giesa, Meik Ranft, Oscar Lafuente Cerda
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Publication number: 20110049411Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2009Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Tatiana Ulanova, Klaus Hahn, Christof Möck, Armin Alteheld, Hans-Joachim Hähnle, Meik Ranft, Christof Kujat
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Publication number: 20110015288Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2009Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Meik Ranft, Armin Alteheld, Andre Guerin Moreira, Wiebke Drenckhan, Antje van der Net, Alexander Gryson, Florence Elias