Patents by Inventor Nicole Freitag
Nicole Freitag 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: 11041093Abstract: Aqueous dispersions including multistage-prepared polymers of mixtures of olefinically unsaturated compounds are disclosed. The aqueous dispersions include at least one polyurethane containing olefinically unsaturated groups. Production and use of the aqueous dispersions, particularly in the field of automotive finishing, is disclosed. The disclosure further relates to an aqueous basecoat material including the multistage-prepared polymers, and also to a method for producing a multicoat paint system using the aqueous basecoat material.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2017Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbHInventors: Cathrin Corten, Dirk Eierhoff, Wilma Nimz, Nicole Freitag, Heinz-Ulrich Grumpe, Mechthild Vienenkoetter
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Patent number: 10988567Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous dispersions comprising multistage-prepared polymers of olefinically unsaturated compounds and to the preparation and use thereof, in particular in the field of automobile coating.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2017Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbHInventors: Cathrin Corten, Dirk Eierhoff, Britta Schnieders, Nicole Freitag, Heinz-Ulrich Grumpe, Mechthild Vienenkoetter, Ralf Nickolaus
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Patent number: 10920100Abstract: Provided herein is a method for producing a multicoat paint system on a metallic substrate by producing a basecoat or a plurality of directly successive basecoats directly on a metallic substrate coated with a cured electrocoat system, producing a clearcoat directly on the one or the topmost of the plurality of basecoats, and subsequently jointly curing the one or the plurality of basecoats and the clearcoat, wherein at least one basecoat material used for producing the basecoats includes at least one aqueous dispersion which includes a polymer whose preparation includes successive radical emulsion polymerization of three mixtures of olefinically unsaturated monomers.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2016Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: BASF COATINGS GMBHInventors: Cathrin Corten, Dirk Eierhoff, Patrick Wilm, Britta Schnieders, Nicole Freitag, Heinz-Ulrich Grumpe, Joerg Schwarz
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Patent number: 10907069Abstract: Provided herein is a mixer system for producing refinish compositions, more particularly for the sector of automotive finishing, including at least mutually different components (1), (2), and (3), namely component (1) as base varnish, component (2) as tinting base, and component (3) as rheology module, with at least one of components (1) to (3) including at least one aqueous dispersion including at least one polymer prepared by multistage emulsion polymerization, and at least one of components (1) to (3) including at least one aliphatic monoalcohol having 5 carbon atoms and/or at least one aliphatic monoalcohol having 6 carbon atoms. Further provided herein is an aqueous refinish composition that is produced by the mixing of components (1) to (3), and a method for producing aqueous refinish compositions. Further provided herein is a use of the mixer system for producing aqueous refinish compositions for automotive refinishing.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2017Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbHInventors: Cathrin Corten, Dirk Eierhoff, Britta Schnieders, Nicole Freitag, Josef Rademacher, Michael Grabbe
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Publication number: 20200199398Abstract: Provided herein is a method for producing a multicoat paint system on a metallic substrate by producing a basecoat or a plurality of directly successive basecoats directly on a metallic substrate coated with a cured electrocoat system, producing a clearcoat directly on the one or the topmost of the plurality of basecoats, and subsequently jointly curing the one or the plurality of basecoats and the clearcoat, wherein at least one basecoat material used for producing the basecoats includes at least one aqueous dispersion which includes a polymer whose preparation includes successive radical emulsion polymerization of three mixtures of olefinically unsaturated monomers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2016Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Cathrin Corten, Dirk Eierhoff, Patrick Wilm, Britta Schnieders, Nicole Freitag, Heinz-Ulrich Grumpe, Joerg Schwarz
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Publication number: 20200199284Abstract: Described herein are aqueous dispersions including multistage-prepared polymers of olefinically unsaturated compounds and to the preparation and use thereof, in particular in the field of automobile coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2017Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Cathrin Corten, Dirk Eierhoff, Britta Schnieders, Nicole Freitag, Heinz-Ulrich Grumpe, Mechthild Vienenkoetter, Ralf Nickolaus
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Patent number: 10577505Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous dispersions comprising multistage-prepared polymers, and also to coating material compositions comprising them, preparable by multistage polymerization of olefinically unsaturated monomers, using an emulsifier and a water-soluble initiator, under conditions of starved feed polymerization, and using particular monomer mixtures in the individual stages. The invention also relates to a pigmented aqueous basecoat material comprising the aqueous dispersion of the invention, to the use of the aqueous dispersion of the invention in aqueous basecoat materials for improving adhesion, to a process for producing a multicoat paint system on a substrate, and to a multicoat paint system produced in accordance with the stated process.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2016Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbHInventors: Cathrin Corten, Dirk Eierhoff, Britta Schnieders, Nicole Freitag, Heinz-Ulrich Grumpe, Elisabeth Wessling, Joerg Schwarz, Mechthild Vienenkoetter, Patrick Wilm
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Publication number: 20200010721Abstract: Provided herein is a mixer system for producing refinish compositions, more particularly for the sector of automotive finishing, including at least mutually different components (1), (2), and (3), namely component (1) as base varnish, component (2) as tinting base, and component (3) as rheology module, with at least one of components (1) to (3) including at least one aqueous dispersion including at least one polymer prepared by multistage emulsion polymerization, and at least one of components (1) to (3) including at least one aliphatic monoalcohol having 5 carbon atoms and/or at least one aliphatic monoalcohol having 6 carbon atoms. Further provided herein is an aqueous refinish composition that is produced by the mixing of components (1) to (3), and a method for producing aqueous refinish compositions. Further provided herein is a use of the mixer system for producing aqueous refinish compositions for automotive refinishing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2017Publication date: January 9, 2020Inventors: Cathrin Corten, Dirk Eierhoff, Britta Schnieders, Nicole Freitag, Josef Rademacher, Michael Grabbe
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Publication number: 20190241765Abstract: Aqueous dispersions including multistage-prepared polymers of mixtures of olefinically unsaturated compounds are disclosed. The aqueous dispersions include at least one polyurethane containing olefinically unsaturated groups. Production and use of the aqueous dispersions, particularly in the field of automotive finishing, is disclosed. The disclosure further relates to an aqueous basecoat material including the multistage-prepared polymers, and also to a method for producing a multicoat paint system using the aqueous basecoat material.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2017Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Cathrin Corten, Dirk Eierhoff, Wilma Nimz, Nicole Freitag, Heinz-Ulrich Grumpe, Mechthild Vienenkoetter
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Patent number: 10344179Abstract: The present invention relates to a solventborne clearcoat material which comprises at least one additive preparable by reacting at least one alpha,omega-hydroxy-functionalized oligoester which has an OH number of 30 to 160 mg KOH/g, a theoretical carbon-carbon double bond content of 1 to 2.5 mmol/g, a number-average molecular weight of 1000 to 3000 g/mol, and a weight-average molecular weight of 2800 to 10 000 g/mol, and at least one alkoxysilane which possesses an OH-reactive functional group, the sum of the weight percentage fractions of all additives of the invention being 0.5 to 10 wt %, based on the total amount of the solventborne clearcoat material. The present invention further relates to a process for producing multicoat paint systems, and to multicoat paint systems producible by means of said process. The invention further relates to the use of the above-identified additive in solventborne clearcoat materials for the purpose of improving adhesion.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: BASF COATINGS GmbHInventors: Audree Andersen, Cathrin Corten, Fatmir Raka, Manuela Niemeier, Nicole Freitag, Stefanie Boshe-Plois, Andreas Feigl, Christian Weiher
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Publication number: 20190085116Abstract: Described herein are aqueous dispersions including multistage-prepared polymers of olefinically unsaturated compounds and to the preparation and use thereof, in particular in the field of automobile coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2017Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Cathrin Corten, Dirk Eierhoff, Britta Schnieders, Nicole Freitag, Heinz-Ulrich Grumpe, Mechthild Vienenkoetter, Ralf Nickolaus
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Publication number: 20190062588Abstract: Provided herein is a method for producing a multicoat paint system on a metallic substrate by producing a basecoat or a plurality of directly successive basecoats directly on a metallic substrate coated with a cured electrocoat system, producing a clearcoat directly on the one or the topmost of the plurality of basecoats, and subsequently jointly curing the one or the plurality of basecoats and the clearcoat, wherein at least one basecoat material used for producing the basecoats includes at least one aqueous dispersion which includes a polymer whose preparation includes successive radical emulsion polymerization of three mixtures of olefinically unsaturated monomers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2016Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Cathrin Corten, Dirk Eierhoff, Patrick Wilm, Britta Schnieders, Nicole Freitag, Heinz-Ulrich Grumpe, Joerg Schwarz
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Publication number: 20180265711Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous dispersions comprising multistage-prepared polymers, and also to coating material compositions comprising them, preparable by multistage polymerization of olefinically unsaturated monomers, using an emulsifier and a water-soluble initiator, under conditions of starved feed polymerization, and using particular monomer mixtures in the individual stages. The invention also relates to a pigmented aqueous basecoat material comprising the aqueous dispersion of the invention, to the use of the aqueous dispersion of the invention in aqueous basecoat materials for improving adhesion, to a process for producing a multicoat paint system on a substrate, and to a multicoat paint system produced in accordance with the stated process.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2016Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: BASF Coatings GmbHInventors: Cathrin CORTEN, Dirk EIERHOFF, Britta SCHNIEDERS, Nicole FREITAG, Heinz-Ulrich GRUMPE, Elisabeth WESSLING, Joerg SCHWARZ, Mechthild VIENENKOETTER, Patrick WILM
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Patent number: 9932483Abstract: The present invention relates to a solventborne primer surfacer which comprises at least one additive preparable by reacting at least one alpha,omega-hydroxy-functionalized oligoester which possesses an OH number of 30 to 160 mg KOH/g, a theoretical carbon-carbon double bond content of 1 to 2.5 mmol/g, a number-average molecular weight of 1000 to 3000 g/mol, and a weight-average molecular weight of 2800 to 10 000 g/mol, and at least one alkoxysilane which possesses an OH-reactive functional group, the sum of the weight percentage fractions of all additives of the invention being 0.5 to 10 wt %, based on the total amount of the solventborne primer surfacer. The present invention further relates to a process for producing multicoat paint systems, and to multicoat paint systems producible by means of said process. The invention further relates to the use of the additive identified above in solventborne primer surfacers for improving adhesion.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbHInventors: Audree Andersen, Cathrin Corten, Manuela Niemeier, Frederik Foelling, Simone Hesener, Nicole Freitag, Stefanie Boshe-Plois
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Patent number: 9777169Abstract: Solventborne filler comprises at least one alpha,omega-hydroxy-functionalized oligoester which possesses an OH number of 30 to 160 mg KOH/g, a theoretical carbon-carbon double bond content of 1 to 3 mmol/g, a number-average molecular weight of 1000 to 3000 g/mol and a weight-average molecular weight of 2800 to 10 000 g/mol, moreover, the sum of the weight percentage fractions of all the alpha,omega-hydroxy-functionalized oligoesters being 0.5 to 10 wt. %, based on the total amount of the solventborne filler. Also provided are a multicoat paint system, a process for producing a multicoat paint system, and use of the above-designated alpha,omega-hydroxy-functionalized oligoester in solventborne fillers for improving adhesion.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2014Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbHInventors: Audrée Andersen, Cathrin Corten, Markus Saedler, Fatmir Raka, Frederik Fölling, Nicole Freitag, Stefanie Boshe-Plois, Alexandra Steffens
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Patent number: 9777188Abstract: Pigmented aqueous basecoat material comprises at least one alpha, omega-hydroxy-functionalized oligoester having an OH number of 25 to 95 mg KOH/g, a theoretical carbon-carbon double bond content of 0.5 to 2.5 mmol/g, a number-average molecular weight of 2500 to 6000 g/mol and a weight-average molecular weight of 15 000 to 30 000 g/mol, the alpha, omega-hydroxy-functionalized oligoester further comprising at least one partially or completely salified acid group, and the sum of the weight percentage fractions of all the alpha, omega-hydroxy-functionalized oligoesters being 0.5 to 10 wt %, based on the total solids fraction of the pigmented aqueous basecoat material. Also provided are a multicoat paint system, a method of producing a multicoat paint system, and use of the above-identified alpha, omega-hydroxy-functionalized oligoester in pigmented aqueous basecoat materials for the purpose of improving adhesion.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2014Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbHInventors: Audrée Andersen, Markus Saedler, Fatmir Raka, Nicole Freitag, Britta Schnieders, Alexandra Steffens, Cathrin Corten, Frederik Fölling
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Publication number: 20160312057Abstract: The present invention relates to a solventborne clearcoat material which comprises at least one additive preparable by reacting at least one alpha,omega-hydroxy-functionalized oligoester which has an OH number of 30 to 160 mg KOH/g, a theoretical carbon-carbon double bond content of 1 to 2.5 mmol/g, a number-average molecular weight of 1000 to 3000 g/mol, and a weight-average molecular weight of 2800 to 10 000 g/mol, and at least one alkoxysilane which possesses an OH-reactive functional group, the sum of the weight percentage fractions of all additives of the invention being 0.5 to 10 wt %, based on the total amount of the solventborne clearcoat material. The present invention further relates to a process for producing multicoat paint systems, and to multicoat paint systems producible by means of said process. The invention further relates to the use of the above-identified additive in solventborne clearcoat materials for the purpose of improving adhesion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2014Publication date: October 27, 2016Applicant: BASF COATINGS GmbHInventors: Audree ANDERSEN, Cathrin CORTEN, Fatmir RAKA, Manuela NIEMEIER, Nicole FREITAG, Stefanie BOSHE-PLOIS, Andreas FEIGL, Christian WEIHER
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Publication number: 20160312036Abstract: The present invention relates to a solventborne primer surfacer which comprises at least one additive preparable by reacting at least one alpha,omega-hydroxy-functionalized oligoester which possesses an OH number of 30 to 160 mg KOH/g, a theoretical carbon-carbon double bond content of 1 to 2.5 mmol/g, a number-average molecular weight of 1000 to 3000 g/mol, and a weight-average molecular weight of 2800 to 10 000 g/mol, and at least one alkoxysilane which possesses an OH-reactive functional group, the sum of the weight percentage fractions of all additives of the invention being 0.5 to 10 wt %, based on the total amount of the solventborne primer surfacer. The present invention further relates to a process for producing multicoat paint systems, and to multicoat paint systems producible by means of said process. The invention further relates to the use of the additive identified above in solventborne primer surfacers for improving adhesion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2014Publication date: October 27, 2016Applicant: BASF COATINGS GMBHInventors: Audree ANDERSEN, Cathrin CORTEN, Manuela NIEMEIER, Frederik FOELLING, Simone HESENER, Nicole FREITAG, Stefanie BOSHE-PLOIS
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Publication number: 20150376446Abstract: Pigmented aqueous basecoat material comprises at least one alpha, omega-hydroxy-functionalized oligoester having an OH number of 25 to 95 mg KOH/g, a theoretical carbon-carbon double bond content of 0.5 to 2.5 mmol/g, a number-average molecular weight of 2500 to 6000 g/mol and a weight-average molecular weight of 15 000 to 30 000 g/mol, the alpha, omega-hydroxy-functionalized oligoester further comprising at least one partially or completely salified acid group, and the sum of the weight percentage fractions of all the alpha, omega-hydroxy-functionalized oligoesters being 0.5 to 10 wt %, based on the total solids fraction of the pigmented aqueous basecoat material. Also provided are a multicoat paint system, a method of producing a multicoat paint system, and use of the above-identified alpha, omega-hydroxy-functionalized oligoester in pigmented aqueous basecoat materials for the purpose of improving adhesion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Audrée Andersen, Markus Saedler, Fatmin Raka, Nicole Freitag, Britta Schnieders, Alexandra Steffens, Cathrin Corten, Frederik Gölling
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Publication number: 20150368485Abstract: Solventborne filler comprises at least one alpha,omega-hydroxy-functionalized oligoester which possesses an OH number of 30 to 160 mg KOH/g, a theoretical carbon-carbon double bond content of 1 to 3 mmol/g, a number-average molecular weight of 1000 to 3000 g/mol and a weight-average molecular weight of 2800 to 10 000 g/mol, moreover, the sum of the weight percentage fractions of all the alpha,omega-hydroxy-functionalized oligoesters being 0.5 to 10 wt. %, based on the total amount of the solventborne filler. Also provided are a multicoat paint system, a process for producing a multicoat paint system, and use of the above-designated alpha,omega-hydroxy-functionalized oligoester in solventborne fillers for improving adhesion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2014Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventors: Audrée ANDERSEN, Cathrin CORTEN, Markus SAEDLER, Fatmir RAKA, Frederik FÖLLING, Nicole FREITAG, Stefanie BOSHE-PLOIS, Alexandra STEFFENS