Patents by Inventor Nicolas Vautravers

Nicolas Vautravers 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: 11613681
    Abstract: A description is given of the use of compounds having n 2-oxo-1,3-dioxolane-4-carboxamide units as a reactive component in 2-component adhesives, especially for preparing hydroxypolyurethanes or hydroxypolycarbonates for adhesives applications, where n is a number greater than or equal to 2. A description is also given of corresponding two-component adhesives and adhesive bonding methods. Employed preferably as a second component of the two-component adhesive is a polyfunctional curing agent compound which is preferably selected from polyamines which have two or more amine groups and polyols which have two or more alcoholic hydroxyl groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Schumacher, Thomas Fenlon, Sophie Putzien, Nicolas Vautravers, Ulrike Licht
  • Patent number: 11111197
    Abstract: Process for the preparation of alpha, beta unsaturated aldehydes by oxidation of alcohols in the presence of a liquid phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Michaela Fenyn, Joseph John Zakzeski, Nicolas Vautravers, Joaquim Henrique Teles
  • Patent number: 11104634
    Abstract: A method for producing 2-methoxyacetic acid by oxidizing 2-methoxyethanol in a reaction device using oxygen at a temperature of 20 to 100° C. and an oxygen partial pressure of 0.01 to 2 MPa in the presence of water and a heterogeneous catalyst containing platinum, in which the method is carried out semi-continuously or continuously, and 2-methoxyethanol is added to the reaction device in a temporally and/or spatially distributed manner such that temporally and spatially, the mass ratio of 2-methoxyethanol to 2-methoxyethanol plus water per volume element in the reaction device is constantly ?0.80 of the mass ratio of the added 2-methoxyethanol to the added 2-methoxyethanol plus water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nicolas Vautravers, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Werner Pottgiesser, Henning Althoefer
  • Patent number: 11046632
    Abstract: Process for the preparation of 3-methyl-2-buten-1-al, wherein 2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol is reacted to 3-methyl-2-buten-1-al in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the catalyst comprises a catalytically active metal and wherein the reaction is conducted at a pH of ?7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nicolas Vautravers, Michaela Fenyn, Joseph John Zakzeski, Joaquim Henrique Teles
  • Patent number: 10961177
    Abstract: A process for preparing an anticorrosion component for an antifreeze by oxidizing an oxydiol of the formula (I) with molecular oxygen at a temperature of 20 to 100° C. and a partial oxygen pressure of 0.01 to 2 MPa in the presence of water and of a heterogeneous catalyst. The catalyst contains platinum to form an oxydicarboxylic acid of the formula (II) The process has the steps of conducting the oxidation (a) at a molar ratio of 0.002?n(Pt)/[n(oxydiol (I))+n(oxydicarboxylic acid (II))]?0.019; (b) at a concentration of water of 50% to 95% by weight in the liquid phase; and (c) at a pH of 1 to 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Inventors: Nicolas Vautravers, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Henning Althoefer, Harald Dietl
  • Patent number: 10875821
    Abstract: Process for the preparation of alpha, beta unsaturated aldehydes by oxidation of alcohols in the presence of a liquid phase wherein the liquid phase contains 0.1 to less than 25 weight-% water and wherein the liquid phase contains at least 25 weight-% of alcohol(s) of general formula (II) and alpha, beta unsaturated aldehyde(s) of general formula (I) and wherein the oxidant is oxygen and/or hydrogen peroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Inventors: Nicolas Vautravers, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Andreas Keller, Kirsten Braunsmann, Andreas Jörg Ufer, Stefan Bauer, Marco Bosch, Vera Luense, Joseph John Zakzeski, Michaela Fenyn
  • Patent number: 10766781
    Abstract: A process for preparing a tin-containing zeolitic material having framework type BEA, comprising providing an aqueous synthesis mixture comprising a boron source, a silicon source, and a BEA structure directing agent; subjecting the synthesis mixture provided in to hydrothermal pre-crystallization conditions; adding the tin source to the obtained mixture; subjecting the obtained aqueous synthesis mixture to hydrothermal crystallization conditions, obtaining a tin-containing zeolitic material having framework type BEA comprised in its mother liquor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Nicolas Vautravers, Ulrich Müller
  • Patent number: 10737944
    Abstract: An incipient wetness impregnation method for preparing a tin-containing zeolitic material having framework type BEA, a novel tin-containing zeolitic material having framework type BEA and its use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nicolas Vautravers, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Ralf Pelzer, Daniel Schneider, Florian Garlichs, Andreas Keller, Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Ulrich Müller, Sumana Roy
  • Patent number: 10532970
    Abstract: Process for the preparation of alpha, beta unsaturated aldehydes by oxidation of alcohols where the oxidant is oxygen in the presence of a catalyst comprising platinum on a support in the presence of a liquid phase which contains at least 25 weight-% water based on the total weight of the liquid phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nicolas Vautravers, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Andreas Keller, Michaela Fenyn
  • Patent number: 10487194
    Abstract: A composition comprising compound (I) of formula and compound (II) of formula wherein R2a and R2b independently from each other are a linear alkyl group with 1 to 4 carbon atoms and R1a, R1b, R3a to R6a and R3b to R6b independently from each other are a hydrogen atom or a linear alkyl group with 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nicolas Vautravers, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Fritz Nimtz, Alexander Panchenko, Frank Hettche, Klaus Breuer, Martin Ernst, Hidehiko Mizuno, Rajendra Sundar
  • Patent number: 10202324
    Abstract: A process for preparing 2,6-dimethyl-5-heptenal, comprising oxidizing citral of which more than 50% are present as geranial with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a catalyst comprising a Baeyer-Villiger oxidation catalyst, preferably a tin-containing molecular sieve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nicolas Vautravers, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Ralf Pelzer, Daniel Schneider, Florian Garlichs, Andreas Keller, Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Ulrich Müller
  • Patent number: 10150750
    Abstract: A process for the oxidation of an organic carbonyl compound comprising reacting the compound, optionally in the presence of a solvent, with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a catalyst comprising a tin-containing zeolitic material and at least one potassium salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nicolas Vautravers, Joaquim H. Teles, Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Ulrich Müller
  • Patent number: 10144691
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing 1-[(1R,4R/S,8S)-10,10-dimethyl-7-methylene-4-bicyclo[6.2.0]decanyl]ethanone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nicolas Vautravers, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Ralf Pelzer, Daniel Schneider
  • Patent number: 10066188
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of diesters of 2,5-dimethyl-2-hexenedioic acid, 2,5-dimethyl-3-hexenedioic acid and 2,5-dimethyladipic acid or a mixture thereof as a fragrance or as flavor, to a method for imparting or modifying a scent or a flavor to a composition by including said compounds into such composition, to a fragrance containing composition and/or a fragrance material containing said compounds and to a process for preparing diesters of 2,5-dimethyladipic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nicolas Vautravers, Joaquim H. Teles, Nicolas Marion
  • Patent number: 9999878
    Abstract: A process for preparing a tin-containing zeolitic material having a BEA framework structure comprising providing a zeolitic material having a BEA framework structure having vacant tetrahedral framework sites, providing a tin-ion source in solid form, incorporating tin into the zeolitic material via solid-state ion exchange, calcining the zeolitic material, and treating the calcined zeolitic material with an aqueous solution having a pH of at most 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Ulrich Müller, Joaquim H. Teles, Nicolas Vautravers, Georg Uhl, Ive Hermans, Patrick Wolf, Ceri Hammond
  • Patent number: 9987624
    Abstract: A process for preparing a tin-containing zeolitic material having an MWW-type framework structure comprising providing a zeolitic material having an MWW-type framework structure having vacant tetrahedral framework sites, providing a tin-ion source in solid form, and incorporating tin into the zeolitic material via solid-state ion exchange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Ulrich Müller, Georg Uhl, Joaquim H. Teles, Nicolas Vautravers, Dominic Riedel
  • Patent number: 9969708
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a compound of the formula (I) with a specific definition of the substituent R3 a mixture and also a corresponding application/use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Construction Research & Technology, GmbH
    Inventors: Nicolas Vautravers, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Heimo Woelfle, Markus Dierker, Dominik Ohlmann
  • Patent number: 9796654
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of compounds or a mixture of compounds of the general formulae I.a or I.b wherein R1 is selected from C1-C12-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, —C(?O)OR2, —PO(OR2a)2, aryl and hetaryl, R2, R2a are independently of each other selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C12-alkyl, C1-C12-alkenyl, where the last two radicals mentioned are unsubstituted, partly or completely halogenated or substituted by 1, 2, 3 or 4 radicals selected from the group consisting of C1-C6-alkoxy and CN, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl-C1-C4-alkyl, aryl and aryl-C1-C4-alkyl, where the last four radicals mentioned are unsubstituted or substituted by 1, 2, 3 or 4 radicals selected from the group consisting of C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy, —CN, and halogen, which comprises dimerizing olefin compound of the general formula II, in the presence of at least one N-heterocyclic carbene catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nicolas Vautravers, Joaquim H. Teles, Albrecht Berkessel, Mathias Paul, Veera R. Yatham
  • Patent number: 9765003
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing 2,6-dimethyl-5-hepten-1-al, which comprises reacting 3,7-dimethyl-1,6-octadiene (dihydromyrcene, beta-citronellene) with N2O in a solvent or solvent mixture containing at least one solvent having a proton-donating functional group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nicolas Vautravers, Joaquim H. Teles, Ralf Pelzer, Daniel Schneider
  • Patent number: 9640839
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrolyte composition (A) containing (i) at least one aprotic organic solvent; (ii) at least one conducting salt; (iii) at least one compound of formula (I) and (iv) optionally at least one further additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Marta Porta Garcia, Frederick Francois Chesneau, Michael Schmidt, Dominic Riedel, Denis Schroeder, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Arnd Garsuch, Stefan Herzog, Axel Kirste, Patrick Krieg, Christian Karcher, Nicolas Vautravers, Stefano Meini