Patents by Inventor Oliver MÜHREN

Oliver MÜHREN 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: 20240034857
    Abstract: A composition contains a thermoplastic polyurethane, a first flame retardant (F1) selected from piperazine pyrophosphate and polypiperazine pyrophosphate, and a phosphorus-containing flame retardant (F2) selected from derivatives of phosphinic acid, derivatives of phosphoric acid, and derivatives of phosphoric acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Oliver Steffen Henze, Oliver Muehren, Tanja Lange, Rebecca Spreen
  • Patent number: 11851523
    Abstract: The present invention relates to thermoplastic polyurethanes obtainable or obtained by a process comprising the reaction of a thermoplastic polyester (PE-1) with a diol (D1) to give a composition (Z1) comprising a polyester (PE-2), and the reaction of the composition (Z1) obtained in step (i) with an isocyanate composition (I1) comprising at least one polyisocyanate, and with a polyol composition (P1), where the polyol composition (P1) comprises at least one polycarbonate polyol (PC1), and also to a process for the production of the thermoplastic polyurethane. The present invention further relates to a composition comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane of the invention and at least one flame retardant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Oliver Steffen Henze, Dirk Kempfert, Oliver Muehren
  • Publication number: 20230365783
    Abstract: A composition contains a thermoplastic polyurethane, a first flame retardant (F1) selected from ammonium phosphate and ammonium polyphosphates, and a phosphorus-containing flame retardant (F2) selected from derivatives of phosphinic acid, derivatives of phosphonic acid, and derivatives of phosphoric acid. The composition according to the present invention is useful for the production of cable sheathings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Oliver Steffen HENZE, Oliver Muehren, Rebecca Spreen, Tanja Lange
  • Patent number: 11492462
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a flame-retardant composition, a method for preparing the same and an article therefrom. The composition may include at least one thermoplastic polyurethane, at least one primary flame retardant, and at least one metal carbonate particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Oliver Steffen Henze, Oliver Muehren, Tanja Lange, Birte Nitz, Sabine Moeller, Dirk Rosenbohm
  • Patent number: 11377552
    Abstract: A thermoplastic polyurethane can be obtained by a process involving a reaction of a thermoplastic polyester (PE-1) with a diamine (D1), to obtain a composition (Z1) containing an amide (PA-1), and a reaction of the obtained composition (Z1) with an isocyanate composition (I1), containing at least one polyisocyanate, and a polyol composition (P1). The diamine (D1) has a molecular weight in the range from 50 g/mol to 700 g/mol. A process can produce such a thermoplastic polyurethane, and shaped articles can be made containing the thermoplastic polyurethane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nabarun Roy, Dirk Kempfert, Oliver Muehren, Alfons Bertels, Sebastian Hartwig
  • Publication number: 20220041861
    Abstract: A thermoplastic poly urethane can be obtained by a process involving a reaction of a thermoplastic polyester (PE-1) with a diamine (D1), to obtain a composition (Z1) containing an amide (PA-1), and a reaction of the obtained composition (Z1) with an isocyanate composition (I1), containing at least one polyisocyanate, and a polyol composition (P1). The diamine (D1) has a molecular weight in the range from 50 g/mol to 700 g/mol. A process can produce such a thermoplastic polyurethane, and shaped articles can be made containing the thermoplastic polyurethane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nabarun Roy, Dirk Kempfert, Oliver Muehren, Alfons Bertels, Sebastian Hartwig
  • Publication number: 20210189100
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising at least one thermoplastic polyurethane, a first phosphorus-containing flame retardant (F1) selected from the group consisting of melamine polyphosphates and a further phosphorus-containing flame retardant (F2) selected from the group consisting of derivatives of phosphinic acid, wherein the composition is free from melamine cyanurate, and to the use of such a composition for the production of cable sheathings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Oliver Steffen HENZE, Oliver MUEHREN, Birte NITZ, Tanja LANGE, Sabine MOELLER, Alfons BERTELS
  • Patent number: 11015053
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one thermoplastic polyurethane TPU-1 based on an aliphatic diisocyanate, a thermoplastic polyurethane TPU-2 based on an aromatic diisocyanate, a melamine cyanurate, a first phosphorus-containing flame retardant (F1) selected from the group consisting of derivatives of phosphoric acid and derivatives of phosphonic acid and a further phosphorus-containing flame retardant (F2) selected from the group consisting of derivatives of phosphinic acid. The present invention further relates to the use of such compositions for production of cable sheaths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Oliver Steffen Henze, Oliver Muehren
  • Publication number: 20200385511
    Abstract: The present invention relates to thermoplastic polyurethanes obtainable or obtained by a process comprising the reaction of a thermoplastic polyester (PE-1) with a diol (D1) to give a composition (Z1) comprising a polyester (PE-2), and the reaction of the composition (Z1) obtained in step (i) with an isocyanate composition (I1) comprising at least one polyisocyanate, and with a polyol composition (P1), where the polyol composition (P1) comprises at least one polycarbonate polyol (PC1), and also to a process for the production of the thermoplastic polyurethane. The present invention further relates to a composition comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane of the invention and at least one flame retardant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Oliver Steffen HENZE, Dirk KEMPFERT, Oliver MUEHREN
  • Publication number: 20200347205
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a flame-retardant composition, a method for preparing the same and an article therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Oliver Steffen HENZE, Oliver MUEHREN, Tanja LANGE, Birte NITZ, Sabine MOELLER, Dirk ROSENBOHM
  • Patent number: 10815376
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising at least one thermoplastic polyurethane, at least melamine cyanurate, at least one first phosphorus-containing flame retardant (F1) selected from the group consisting of alkyl esters of phosphoric acid and alkyl esters of phosphonic acid, where the alkyl radicals are selected from C1 to C12 alkyl radicals, and at least one further phosphorus-containing flame retardant (F2) selected from the group consisting of derivatives of phosphinic acid, and to the use of such a composition for production of cable sheaths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Oliver Steffen Henze, Oliver Muehren
  • Patent number: 10501603
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising at least one thermoplastic polyurethane, at least melamine cyanurate, at least one first phosphorus-containing flame retardant (F1) selected from the group consisting of derivatives of phosphoric acid and derivatives of phosphonic acid and at least one further phosphorus-containing flame retardant (F2) selected from the group consisting of derivatives of phosphinic acid, and to the use of such a composition for production of cable sheaths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Oliver Steffen Henze, Oliver Muehren, Hans Rudolph, Sabine Moeller, Aleksandra Lehmann
  • Publication number: 20190270884
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one thermoplastic polyurethane TPU-1 based on an aliphatic diisocyanate, a thermoplastic polyurethane TPU-2 based on an aromatic diisocyanate, a melamine cyanurate, a first phosphorus-containing flame retardant (F1) selected from the group consisting of derivatives of phosphoric acid and derivatives of phosphonic acid and a further phosphorus-containing flame retardant (F2) selected from the group consisting of derivatives of phosphinic acid. The present invention further relates to the use of such compositions for production of cable sheaths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Oliver Steffen HENZE, Oliver MÜHREN
  • Patent number: 10377880
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising at least one thermoplastic polyurethane, at least one metal hydroxide, and at least one phosphorus-containing flame retardant, where the thermoplastic polyurethane is a thermoplastic polyurethane based on at least one diisocyanate and on at least one polycarbonatediol. The present invention further relates to the use of compositions of this type for producing cable sheathing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Oliver Steffen Henze, Oliver Muehren, Alfons Bertels, Sabine Conrad
  • Publication number: 20180265698
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising at least one thermoplastic polyurethane, at least melamine cyanurate, at least one first phosphorus-containing flame retardant (F1) selected from the group consisting of alkyl esters of phosphoric acid and alkyl esters of phosphonic acid, where the alkyl radicals are selected from C1 to C12 alkyl radicals, and at least one further phosphorus-containing flame retardant (F2) selected from the group consisting of derivatives of phosphinic acid, and to the use of such a composition for production of cable sheaths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Oliver Steffen HENZE, Oliver MUEHREN
  • Patent number: 10047214
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising at least one thermoplastic polyurethane TPU-1 based on an aliphatic diisocyanate, at least one metal hydroxide and at least one phosphorus-containing flame retardant, especially those compositions which further comprise at least one thermoplastic polyurethane TPU-2 based on an aromatic diisocyanate. The present invention further relates to the use of such compositions for production of cable sheaths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Oliver Steffen Henze, Oliver Muehren, Hans Rudolph, Dirk Rosenbohm
  • Patent number: 9688841
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flame-retardant thermoplastic polyurethane based on at least one diisocyanate and on at least one substance reactive toward isocyanate, and preferably on at least one chain extender, and also optionally on at least one catalyst, and comprising at least one flame retardant, and also optionally additives and/or auxiliaries, where one flame retardant is a metal hydroxide at least to some extent surrounded by a coating, the material comprises, as further flame retardant, at least one phosphorus-containing flame retardant which is a derivative of phosphoric acid, phosphonic acid, and/or phosphinic acid and the material further comprises hydrotalcite and/or phyllosilicate, and also to an associated production process and the use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Oliver Steffen Henze, Oliver Muehren, Alfons Bertels, Sabine Conrad, Thomas Flug, Hans Rudolph, Christian Beckmann, Dietmar Meier
  • Patent number: 9670337
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flame-retardant thermoplastic polyurethane based on at least one diisocyanate and on at least one substance reactive toward isocyanate, and preferably on at least one chain extender, and also optionally on at least one catalyst, and comprising at least one flame retardant, and also optionally additives and/or auxiliaries, where one flame retardant is a metal hydroxide at least to some extent surrounded by a coating, and the metal hydroxide is aluminum hydroxide, aluminum oxide hydroxide, or a mixture of said hydroxides, and also to an associated production process and use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Oliver Steffen Henze, Oliver Muehren, Alfons Bertels, Sabine Conrad, Thomas Flug, Hans Rudolph, Christian Beckmann, Dietmar Meier
  • Publication number: 20170066906
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising at least one thermoplastic polyurethane, at least melamine cyanurate, at least one first phosphorus-containing flame retardant (F1) selected from the group consisting of derivatives of phosphoric acid and derivatives of phosphonic acid and at least one further phosphorus-containing flame retardant (F2) selected from the group consisting of derivatives of phosphinic acid, and to the use of such a composition for production of cable sheaths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Oliver Steffen HENZE, Oliver MUEHREN, Hans RUDOLPH, Sabine MOELLER, Aleksandra LEHMANN
  • Publication number: 20170002179
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising at least one thermoplastic polyurethane TPU-1 based on an aliphatic diisocyanate, at least one metal hydroxide and at least one phosphorus-containing flame retardant, especially those compositions which further comprise at least one thermoplastic polyurethane TPU-2 based on an aromatic diisocyanate. The present invention further relates to the use of such compositions for production of cable sheaths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Oliver Steffen HENZE, Oliver MUEHREN, Hans RUDOLPH, Dirk ROSENBOHM