Patents by Inventor Michael Sonntag

Michael Sonntag 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).

  • Publication number: 20180214537
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a liquid composition comprising a nanoparticle comprising at least one RNA and at least one cationic or polycationic compound, advantageously on a large scale suitable for pharmaceutical applications. The present invention further concerns the use of the inventive method in the manufacture of a medicament or a vaccine. Furthermore, the invention relates to compositions containing the RNA-comprising nanoparticle, and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Thorsten MUTZKE, Markus KREUZ, Stefanie SEWING, Fabian Johannes EBER, Wenke WAGNER, Michael SONNTAG, Michael WIGGENHORN, Katharina KOLLAND
  • Publication number: 20180147146
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a storage-stable formulation of long-chain RNA. In particular, the invention concerns a dry powder composition comprising a long-chain RNA molecule. The present invention is furthermore directed to methods for preparing a dry powder composition comprising a long-chain RNA molecule by spray-drying. The invention further concerns the use of such a dry powder composition comprising a long-chain RNA molecule in the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions and vaccines, to a method of treating or preventing a disorder or a disease, to first and second medical uses of such a dry powder composition comprising a long-chain RNA molecule and to kits, particularly to kits of parts, comprising such a dry powder composition comprising a long-chain RNA molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Fabian Johannes EBER, Benyamin YAZDAN PANAH, Stefanie SEWIG, Thomas KETTERER, Thorsten MUTZKE, Tilmann ROOS, Michael SONNTAG, Michael WIGGENHORN, Katharina KOLLAND
  • Patent number: 6962953
    Abstract: The present invention relates to heat and storage stable vinyl polymer polyol secondary dispersions containing A) at least one vinyl polymer resin having functional groups selected from hydroxyl, carboxyl and/or sulfonic acid groups and dispersed in a water/solvent mixture in the presence of a neutralizing agent, and B) at least one amphiphilic polymer built up from a hydrophobic and a hydrophilic segment. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of the vinyl polymer polyol secondary dispersions by preparing vinyl polymer resin A) by polymerizing a mixture of ethylenically unsaturated monomers a) in the presence of an initiator b) in a water/solvent mixture and adding at least one amphiphilic polymer B), then at least partly neutralizing and dispersing the resulting product, optionally after the addition of a further amount of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2005
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Joachim Probst, Martin Melchiors, Wieland Hovestadt, Michael Sonntag, Burkhard Köhler, Bernhard Jansen
  • Patent number: 6599635
    Abstract: The present invention relates to inorganic coating compositions based on cyclic carbosiloxanes, inorganic polycondensates and &agr;,&ohgr;-functional linear oligosiloxanes, and also to a process for production thereof and to the use thereof and to a non-stick layer so obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus Mechtel, Wolfgang Pütz, Lutz Schmalstieg, Holger Mundstock, Michael Sonntag
  • Publication number: 20030138642
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating composition containing
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2000
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Burkhard Kohler, Joachim Probst, Michael Sonntag
  • Publication number: 20030050385
    Abstract: The present invention relates to heat and storage stable vinyl polymer polyol secondary dispersions containing
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Joachim Probst, Martin Melchiors, Wieland Hovestadt, Michael Sonntag, Burkhard Kohler, Bernhard Jansen
  • Patent number: 6500876
    Abstract: The invention relates to coating compositions containing: a) urethane (meth)acrylates that contain (meth)acryloyl groups and free isocyanate groups, b) urethane (meth)acrylates that contain (meth)acryloyl groups and free hydroxyl groups, c) the UV initiators that initiate radical polymerization and d) optionally, one or more compounds that react with isocyanates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jan Weikard, Michael Sonntag, Holger Mundstock
  • Patent number: 6458898
    Abstract: Two-component polyurethane coating compositions containing wherein the binder contains polyisocyanates and certain polyester polyols having hydroxyl numbers of 80 to 250 prepared from a) polyol mixtures and b) aliphatic unsaturated dicarboxylic acids and, optionally, aliphatic saturated dicarboxylic acids, and their use for the production of coatings on plastic moldings such as those used in automobile construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Wamprecht, Michael Sonntag
  • Patent number: 6423816
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polyester polyols having a hydroxyl number of 60 to 400, which are esterification products of a) an alcohol component containing one or more aliphatic or cycloaliphatic alcohols having at least 3 hydroxyl groups and 3 to 8 carbon atoms with b) a carboxylic acid component containing itaconic acid, maleic acid, their anhydrides and/or fumaric acid, provided that at least 10 mole % of either component a) or component b) is an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic, saturated or unsaturated monoalcohol or monocarboxylic acid having 1 to 18 carbon atoms. The present invention also relates to two-component polyurethane coating compositions containing these polyester polyols and lacquer polyisocyanates as the binder and to their use for coating substrates, in particular automotive substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellscahft
    Inventors: Christian Wamprecht, Michael Sonntag
  • Patent number: 6380308
    Abstract: The invention relates to a binder composition containing A) 50-90 parts by wt. of OH-functional graft copolymer resins prepared from a) 0.1 to 10 parts by wt. of polybutadiene, b) 5 to 60 parts by wt. of an unsaturated aromatic monomer, c) 10 to 50 parts by wt. of a hydroxyalkyl ester of (meth)acrylic acid, d) 5 to 70 parts by wt. of a cycloaliphatic ester of (meth)acrylic acid, e) 5 to 50 parts by wt. of an aliphatic ester of (meth)acrylic acid, f) 0.1 to 5 parts by wt. of a mono-olifinically unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid and/or maleic or fumaric acid half esters, B) 0.1 to 5 parts by wt. of a polyfunctional crosslinking agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Wamprecht, Michael Sonntag, Holger Mundstock
  • Publication number: 20010038917
    Abstract: The invention relates to coating compositions containing:
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: Jan Weikard, Michael Sonntag, Holger Mundstock
  • Patent number: 6162891
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polyester polyols having hydroxyl numbers of 175 to 520 which are the reaction products ofa) 50 to 60 mole % of a polyol component containing(i) 0 to 39 mole % of one or more dihydric aliphatic or cycloaliphatic alcohols having at least 2 carbon atoms other than neopentyl glycol,(ii) 20 to 59 mole % of neopentyl glycol and(iii) 41 to 80 mole % of one or more at least trihydric aliphatic alcohols containing at least 3 carbon atoms andb) 40 to 50 mole % of a dicarboxylic acid component containing(iv) 0 to 60 mole % of one or more aliphatic or cycloaliphatic, saturated or unsaturated dicarboxylic acids or their anhydrides having at least 2 carbon atoms other than fumaric acid, itaconic acid and maleic acid or their anhydrides and(v) 40 to 100 mole % of one or more of fumaric acid, itaconic acid, maleic acid or their anhydrides,wherein the percentages set forth in a) and b) each add up to 100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Wamprecht, Michael Sonntag, Jurgen Meixner
  • Patent number: 6100326
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of 4-isocyanatomethyloctane 1,8-diisocyanate isocyanatononane, (TIN) and TIN-containing mixtures for preparing polyurethane lacquers and coatings which can be applied from an aqueous medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Frank Richter, Michael Sonntag, Reinhard Halpaap, Manfred Bock
  • Patent number: 5969054
    Abstract: The present invention relates to binder compositions containingA) 40 to 95 parts by weight of OH-functional graft copolymer resins prepared by copolymerizinga) 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of polybutadienes containing at least 20% of 1,2-vinyl groups,b) 5 to 30 parts by weight of aliphatic .alpha.-olefins,c) 0.1 to 35 parts by weight of glycidyl esters of .alpha.-alkylalkane-monocarboxylic acids,d) 10 to 70 parts by weight of unsaturated, aromatic monomers,e) 5 to 60 parts by weight of hydroxyalkyl esters of acrylic and/or methacrylic acid having primary hydroxyl groups,f) 0 to 50 parts by weight of (cyclo)aliphatic esters of acrylic and/or methacrylic acid,g) 0.1 to 20 parts by weight of .alpha.,.beta.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Wamprecht, Michael Sonntag, Dieter Margotte
  • Patent number: 5821326
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new process for preparing mono and polyaspartates from primary mono and polyamines and maleates in presence of five-membered aromatic ring compounds containing nitrogen atoms in the ring structure as catalysts and use of these mono and polyaspartates as reactive components for polyisocyanates in two-component polyurethane coating compositions and for preparing polyurethane prepolymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gerald Kurek, Josef Pedain, Reinhard Halpaap, Michael Sonntag
  • Patent number: 5733973
    Abstract: The present invention relates to binder compositions containingA) 40 to 95 parts by weight of OH-functional graft copolymer resins which are prepared by copolymerizing a mixture containing 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of at least one optionally functional polybutadiene having a molecular weight of 500 to 10,000 and having at least 20% by weight of side-chain 1,2-vinyl double bonds, andB) 5 to 60 parts by weight of a polyfunctional cross-linking resin selected from aminoplast resins and optionally blocked polyisocyanates,wherein the sum of the parts by weight of components A) and B) add up to 100, based on the weight of components A) and B).The present invention also relates to the use of the binder compositions according to the invention for lacquering vehicles, wood and furniture, and for preventing corrosion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Wamprecht, Michael Sonntag, Jurgen Schwindt, Dieter Margotte
  • Patent number: 5412056
    Abstract: A coating composition in which the binding agent is a two-component system containing a) a polyisocyanate component and b) an isocyanate-reactive component and contains b1) specific ester group-containing secondary polyamines, b2) specific moisture-activatable blocked polyamines and b3) optionally other known compounds containing isocyanate-reactive groups, and a process for preparing coated substrates from this coating composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1995
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Zwiener, Michael Sonntag, Dieter Margotte, Pedain, Harald Blum, Volker Schneider
  • Patent number: 5331039
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a water-based binder composition containingA) an aqueous solution or dispersion of a water-dilutable organic polyol component containing a mixture of at least 5% by weight each of at least two hydroxy-functional polymers selected fromA1) polyester resins containing hydroxyl, urethane and carboxylate groups,A2) polyester resins containing hydroxyl and carboxylate groups, but no urethane or sulfonate groups,A3) polyester resins containing hydroxyl and sulfonate groups and, optionally, carboxylate groups and/or urethane groups,A4) polyacrylate resins containing hydroxyl, carboxylate and/or sulfonate groups,A5) acrylate-grafted polyester resins containing hydroxyl, carboxylate and/or sulfonate groups, andB) a polyisocyanate component which is emulsified in the aqueous solution or dispersion A), has a viscosity at 23.degree. C. of 50 to 10,000 mPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Harald Blum, Werner Kubitza, Joachim Probst, Michael Sonntag, Volker Schneider
  • Patent number: 5242978
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel composition and the use thereof in various coating applications. The composition broadly comprises:a) an organic compound containing a primary amino group and an alkoxysilane group, andb) a plastic precursor containing at least two acetoacetate and/or acetoacetamide groups per molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1993
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Walter Schafer, Hanns-Peter Muller, Michael Sonntag
  • Patent number: 5089565
    Abstract: A moisture-curing binder composition useful in paints and other coating compositions is prepared by mixing or mixing with spontaneous reaction in the absence of moistureA) 30 to 99 parts by weight of at least one compound containing at least two intramolecular carboxylic anhydride groups andB) 1 to 70 parts by weight of organic compounds having blocked amino groups, wherein B)comprises organic compounds containing hydrogen atoms which are reactive to acid anhydride groups and containing bicyclic amide acetal or bicyclic amide groups or both, wherein the ratios of the amounts of the individual components are chosen such that, by taking into account the addition reaction which occurs spontaneously between components A) and B) in the absence of moisture, in the resulting mixture 0.25 to 50 anhydride groups are present per bicyclic amide acetal and bicyclic amide aminal group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1992
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Harald Blum, Christian Wamprecht, Josef Pedain, Michael Sonntag