Patents by Inventor Nick Gruber
Nick Gruber 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: 9403297Abstract: A process is disclosed for producing moldings, in which a pigmented coating composition (P) and a free-radically crosslinkable coating composition (K), which after crosslinking to completion produces a transparent coating (KE) are applied to a support sheet, wherein a dried but as yet not completely crosslinked coating (KT) is produced from the coating composition (K), the coated support sheet is shaped and is injection backmolded or foam-backed, and the coating (KT) is cured or aftercured; the crosslinkable coating composition (K) comprising a free-radically crosslinkable component (KK) which contains hydrogen bond forming structural elements.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2005Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbHInventors: Hubert Baumgart, Horst Hintze-Bruning, Fatmir Raka, Gabriele Dlugosch, Frank Dietsche, Nick Gruber, Erich Beck, Reinhold Schwalm, Klaus Menzel, Yvonne Heischkel, Berthold Austrup
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Patent number: 8334052Abstract: The invention relates to a radiation-curable laminated sheet or film comprising at least one substrate layer and a top layer which comprises a radiation-curable material having a glass transition temperature below 50° C. and having a high double bond density, processes for the production thereof and the use thereof.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2011Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Nick Gruber, Reinhold Schwalm, Erich Beck, Klaus Menzel, Yvonne Heischkel
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Patent number: 8318970Abstract: Process for preparing (meth)acrylates of C10-alcohol mixtures, by reacting (meth)acrylic acid with an isomer mixture of C10-alcohols composed of 2-propylheptanol as the main isomer and at least one of the C10-alcohols 2-propyl-4-methylhexanol, 2-propyl-5-methylhexanol, 2-isopropylheptanol, 2-isopropyl-4-methylhexanol, 2-isopropyl-5-methylhexanol and/or 2-propyl-4,4-dimethylpentanol, in the presence of at least one acidic catalyst and of at least one polymerization inhibitor and in the presence of a solvent which forms an azeotrope with water, the azeotrope is distilled off and condensed, and the condensate splits into an aqueous phase and an organic phase, wherein a) the esterification is performed in a reactor with a circulation evaporator and b) in the presence of a solvent, and c) the crude product is purified by subsequent purifying distillation.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2009Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Uwe Meisenburg, Frank Hoefer, Reinhold Schwalm, Nick Gruber, Lothar Karrer
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Patent number: 8211954Abstract: Radiation-curable compounds, processes for the preparation thereof, the use thereof and coating materials comprising them and having high scratch resistance, which compounds are polyurethanes comprising allophanate groups and obtained by reaction of di- or polyisocyanates and at least two different compounds, each having at least one group reactive toward isocyanate and at least one unsaturated group capable of free radical polymerization.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2005Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Nick Gruber, Reinhold Schwalm, Erich Beck, Yvonne Heischkel, Gabriele Dlugosch, Peter Thuery
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Patent number: 8163390Abstract: The invention relates to radiation-curable compounds, to processes for preparing them, to their use, and to coating compositions comprising them and featuring high scratch resistance.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2007Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Nick Gruber, Reinhold Schwalm, Oscar Lafuente Cerda, Frank Voellinger, Gabriele Dlugosch, Erich Beck, Klaus Menzel, Susanne Neumann
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Patent number: 8129441Abstract: The present invention relates to radiation-curable coating compositions which are of low viscosity and comprise (meth)acrylates and divinyl adipate.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2007Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Oscar Lafuente Cerda, Yvonne Heischkel, Michael Vetter, Reinhold Schwalm, Nick Gruber
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Patent number: 8048937Abstract: The present invention relates to UV-curable polyurethane dispersions, to a process for preparing them, and to their use.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2006Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Yvonne Heischkel, Harald Larbig, Werner Lebkuecher, Reinhold Schwalm, Nick Gruber, Christian Krueger, Michael Kluge, Cedric Dieleman
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Patent number: 7985478Abstract: A process for producing moldings, in which a solventborne or aqueous, pigmented coating composition (P) and a free-radically crosslinkable coating composition (K), which after crosslinking to completion produces a transparent coating (KE) are applied to a support sheet, a dried but as yet not completely crosslinked coating (KT) is produced from the coating composition (K), the coated support sheet is shaped and is injection backmolded or foam-backed with a liquid polymeric material, and the coating (KT)—if this has not already taken place—is cured or aftercured; the crosslinkable coating composition (K) comprising a free- radically crosslinkable component (KK) which comprises carbamate and/or biuret and/or allophanate and/or urea and/or amide groups.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2005Date of Patent: July 26, 2011Assignee: BASF Coatings AGInventors: Hubert Baumgart, Horst Hintze-Brüning, Fatmir Raka, Gabriele Dlugosch, Frank Dietsche, Nick Gruber, Erich Beck, Reinhold Schwalm, Klaus Menzel, Yvonne Heischkel, Berthold Austrup
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Publication number: 20110171476Abstract: The invention relates to a radiation-curable laminated sheet or film comprising at least one substrate layer and a top layer which comprises a radiation-curable material having a glass transition temperature below 50° C. and having a high double bond density, processes for the production thereof and the use thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2011Publication date: July 14, 2011Applicant: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Nick GRUBER, Reinhold SCHWALM, Erich BECK, Klaus MENZEL, Yvonne HEISCHKEL
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Patent number: 7955538Abstract: The invention relates to a radiation-curable laminated sheet or film comprising at least one substrate layer and a top layer which comprises a radiation-curable material having a glass transition temperature below 50° C. and having a high double bond density, processes for the production thereof and the use thereof.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2005Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Nick Gruber, Reinhold Schwalm, Erich Beck, Klaus Menzel, Yvonne Heischkel
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Publication number: 20100317887Abstract: Process for preparing (meth)acrylates of C10-alcohol mixtures, by reacting (meth)acrylic acid with an isomer mixture of C10-alcohols composed of 2-propylheptanol as the main isomer and at least one of the C10-alcohols 2-propyl-4-methylhexanol, 2-propyl-5-methylhexanol, 2-isopropylheptanol, 2-isopropyl-4-methylhexanol, 2-isopropyl-5-methylhexanol and/or 2-propyl-4,4-dimethylpentanol, in the presence of at least one acidic catalyst and of at least one polymerization inhibitor and in the presence of a solvent which forms an azeotrope with water, the azeotrope is distilled off and condensed, and the condensate splits into an aqueous phase and an organic phase, wherein a) the esterification is performed in a reactor with a circulation evaporator and b) in the presence of a solvent, and c) the crude product is purified by subsequent purifying distillation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2009Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Uwe Meisenburg, Frank Hoefer, Reinhold Schwalm, Nick Gruber, Lothar Karrer
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Publication number: 20100234526Abstract: The present invention relates to coating compositions which produce coatings of high hardness and simultaneously high flexibility and/or high scratch resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2008Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Michael Kutschera, Lydie Tuchbreiter, Nick Gruber, Ruediger Stark
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Publication number: 20100098950Abstract: The invention relates to radiation-curable compounds, to processes for preparing them, to their use, and to coating compositions comprising them and featuring high scratch resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2007Publication date: April 22, 2010Inventors: Nick Gruber, Reinhold Schwalm, Osar Lafuent Cerda, Frank Voellinger, Cabrile Dlugosch, Erich Beck, Klaus Menzel, Susanne Neumann
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Publication number: 20100029800Abstract: The invention relates to radiation-curable compounds, processes for the preparation thereof, the use thereof and coating materials comprising them and having high scratch resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2005Publication date: February 4, 2010Applicant: BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Nick Gruber, Reinhold Schwalm, Erich Beck, Yvonne Heischkel, Gabriele Dlugosch, Peter Thuery
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Publication number: 20100010113Abstract: The invention relates to radiation-curable compounds, to processes for preparing them, to their use, and to coating compositions comprising them and featuring high scratch resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2007Publication date: January 14, 2010Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Reinhold Schwalm, Frank Voellinger, Nick Gruber, Klaus Menzel, Susanne Neumann
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Publication number: 20090326092Abstract: The present invention relates to radiation-curable coating compositions which are of low viscosity and comprise (meth)acrylates and divinyl adipate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2007Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Oscar Lafuente Cerda, Yvonne Heischkel, Michael Vetter, Reinhold Schwalm, Nick Gruber
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Publication number: 20090208757Abstract: A process for producing moldings, in which a solventborne or aqueous, pigmented coating composition (P) and a free-radically crosslinkable coating composition (K), which after crosslinking to completion produces a transparent coating (KE) are applied to a support sheet, a dried but as yet not completely crosslinked coating (KT) is produced from the coating composition (K), the coated support sheet is shaped and is injection backmolded or foam-backed with a liquid polymeric material, and the coating (KT)—if this has not already taken place—is cured or aftercured; the crosslinkable coating composition (K) comprising a free-radically crosslinkable component (KK) which comprises carbamate and/or biuret and/or allophanate and/or urea and/or amide groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2005Publication date: August 20, 2009Applicant: BASF COATING AGInventors: Hubert Baumgart, Horst Hintze-Brüning, Fatmir Raka, Gabriele Dlugosch, Frank Dietsche, Nick Gruber, Erich Beck, Reinhold Schwalm, Klaus Menzel, Yvonne Heischkel, Berthold Austrup
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Publication number: 20090061215Abstract: A process for producing moldings, in which a pigmented coating composition (P) and a free-radically crosslinkable coating composition (K), which after crosslinking to completion produces a transparent coating (KE) are applied to a support sheet a dried but as yet not completely crosslinked coating (KT) is produced from the coating composition (K), the coated support sheet is shaped and is injection backmolded or foam-backed with a liquid polymeric material, and the coating (KT)—if this has not already taken place—is cured or aftercured; the crosslinkable coating composition (K) comprising a free-radically crosslinkable component (KK) which contains hydrogen bond forming structural elements in an amount such that 1. a coating (MT) produced from the mixture (M) of component (KK) with additives, but as yet not crosslinked to completion, has a ratio of storage modulus G(MT)? to loss modulus G(MT)? of from 5 to 200, G(MT)? and G(MT)? having been determined at 20° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2005Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: BASF COATINGS AGInventors: Hubert Baumgart, Horst Hintze-Bruning, Fatmir Raka, Gabriele Dlugosch, Frank Dietsche, Nick Gruber, Erich Beck, Reinhold Schwalm, Klaus Menzel, Yvonne Heischkel, Berthold Austrup
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Publication number: 20090000519Abstract: Coating compositions repairable by introduction of energy and comprising defined siloxanes, coatings obtained therewith and repairable by introduction of energy, methods of producing them, and their use.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2007Publication date: January 1, 2009Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Reinhold Schwalm, Nick Gruber, Lydie Tuchbreiter, Gabriele Dlugosch, Frank Vollinger
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Publication number: 20080207793Abstract: Coating compositions repairable by introduction of energy, coatings obtained therewith and repairable by introduction of energy, methods of producing them, and their use.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2006Publication date: August 28, 2008Applicant: BASFInventors: Yvonne Heischkel, Harald Larbig, Erich Beck, Nick Gruber, Reinhold Schwalm