Patents by Inventor Otto Volkert

Otto Volkert 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: 6331577
    Abstract: Elastic polyurethane moldings having a compact surface and a cellular core are produced by reacting a) modified organic polyisocyanates with b) at least one relatively high molecular weight compound containing at least two reactive hydrogen atoms and, if desired, c) low molecular weight chain extenders in the presence of d) blowing agents, e) catalysts and, if desired, f) customary auxiliaries and/or additives in a closed mold with compaction, wherein the modified organic polyisocyanate used is at least one reaction product of pure MDI and at least one polyether alcohol (polyoxyalkylene polyol), the modified organic polyisocyanate having an NCO content of <15% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2001
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Otto Volkert, Klaus Pittrich
  • Patent number: 6046247
    Abstract: Rigid polyurethane foams having a low thermal conductivity are produced by reactinga) organic and/or modified organic polyisocyanates withb) at least one compound containing at least 2 reactive hydrogen atoms in the presence ofc) blowing agents,d) catalysts and, if desired,e) auxiliaries and/or additives,wherein graphite is added to the component a) and/or b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Guiscard Gluck, Klaus Hahn, Udo Rotermund, Otto Volkert
  • Patent number: 5710185
    Abstract: A process for producing moldings containing ester and urethane groups and having a cellular core and a compacted surface zone, preferably shoe soles, comprises reactinga) isocyanate semiprepolymers containing ester groups and having an isocyanate content of from 10 to 26% by weight, which in turn are prepared by reactingai) 4,4'-MDI or mixtures of 4,4'-MDI and modified or unmodified MDI isomers,withaii) difunctional to trifunctional polyester polyols having molecular weights of from 600 to 3000 andaiii) at least one branched-chain dihydroxy compound containing at least one bonded ester unit as bridge and having a molecular weight of up to 500,withb) at least one relatively high molecular weight polyhydroxyl compound and, if desired,c) low molecular weight chain extenders and/or crosslinkersin the presence ofd) blowing agents,e) catalystsand, if desired,f) additives in a closed mold with compaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Otto Volkert, Peter Brandt, Harald Fuchs
  • Patent number: 5585409
    Abstract: A process for producing moldings containing ester and urethane groups and having a cellular core and a compacted surface zone, preferably shoe soles, comprises reactinga) isocyanate semiprepolymers containing ester groups and having an isocyanate content of from 10 to 26% by weight, which in turn are prepared by reactingai) 4,4'-MDI or mixtures of 4,4'-MDI and modified or unmodified MDI isomers,withaii) difunctional to trifunctional polyester polyols having molecular weights of from 600 to 3000 andaiii) at least one branched-chain dihydroxy compound containing at least one bonded ester unit as bridge and having a molecular weight of up to 500,withb) at least one relatively high molecular weight polyhydroxyl compound and, if desired,c) low molecular weight chain extenders and/or crosslinkers in the presence ofd) blowing agents,e) catalystsand, if desired,f) additives in a closed mold with compaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Otto Volkert, Peter Brandt, Harald Fuchs
  • Patent number: 5300534
    Abstract: A process for the production of plastic foams, preferably rigid foams containing urethane groups or urethane and isocyanurate groups, by reactinga) an organic and/or modified organic polyisocyanate withb) at least one relatively high-molecular-weight compound containing at least two reactive hydrogen atoms, and, if desired,c) a low-molecular-weight chain extender and/or cross-linking agent,in the presence ofd) a blowing agent,e) a catalyst and, if desired,f) assistants and/or additives,in which the blowing agent (d) used is at least one vinylfluoroalkane of the formula CH.sub.2 .dbd.CH--C.sub.n F.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1994
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Otto Volkert, Corinne A. Meynard
  • Patent number: 5290823
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of rigid polyurethane foams using a specific blowing agent mixture of highly fluorinated and/or perfluorinated organic compounds, cyclopentane and, if desired, aliphatic and/or further cycloaliphatic hydrocarbons having 4 to 8 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Otto Volkert
  • Patent number: 5278195
    Abstract: A process for the production of plastic foams, preferably rigid foams containing urethane groups or urethane and isocyanurate groups, by reactinga) an organic and/or modified organic polyisocyanate withb) at least one relatively high-molecular-weight compound containing at least two reactive hydrogen atoms, and, if desired,c) a low-molecular-weight chain extender and/or cross-linking agent,in the presence ofd) a blowing agent,e) a catalyst and, if desired,f) assistants and/or additives,in which the blowing agent (d) used is at least one vinylfluoroalkane of the formula CH.sub.2 .dbd.CH--C.sub.n F.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Otto Volkert, Corinne A. Meynard
  • Patent number: 5205956
    Abstract: A process for the production of plastic foams, preferably rigid foams containing urethane groups or urethane and isocyanurate groups, by reactinga) an organic and/or modified organic polyisocyanate withb) at least one relatively high-molecular-weight compound containing at least two reactive hydrogen atoms, and, if desired,c) a low-molecular-weight chain extender and/or crosslinking agent,in the presence ofd) a blowing agent,e) a catalyst and, if desired,f) assistants and/or additives,in which the blowing agent (d) used is at least one vinylfluoroalkane of the formula CH.sub.2 .dbd.CH--C.sub.n F.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1993
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Otto Volkert, Corinne A. Meynard
  • Patent number: 5189068
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of cellular plastics, preferably hard structural polyurethane foams, by the polyisocyanate polyaddition process involves reactinga) an organic and/or modified organic polyisocyanate withb) at least one high-molecular-weight compound containing at least two reactive hydrogen atoms and, if desired,c) a low-molecular-weight chain extender and/or cross-linking agent,in the presence ofd) a blowing agent from the group comprising tertiary alcohols (di), preferably tertiary butanol, or a mixture of at least one tertiary alcohol (di) and water (dii),e) a catalyst and, if desired,f) assistants and/or additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1993
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ralf Boehme, Otto Volkert
  • Patent number: 5187206
    Abstract: A process for the production of cellular plastics by the polyisocyanate polyaddition process, by reactinga) an organic and/or modified organic polyisocyanate withb) at least one relatively high-molecular-weight compound containing at least two reactive hydrogen atoms, and, if desired,c) a low-molecular-weight chain extender and/or crosslinking agent,in the presence ofd) a blowing agente) a catalyst andf) assistants and/or additives,wherein the blowing agent (d) usedd1) a low-boiling, fluorinated or perfluorinated tertiary alkylamine, ora mixture of (d1) and at least one physical or chemical blowing agent (d2) which is different from (d1), and blowing agent-containing emulsions comprising the abovementioned blowing agent (d1) or a blowing agent mixture of (d1) and (d2) and the starting components (a), (b), (c) or (b) and (c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Otto Volkert, Walter Maurer
  • Patent number: 5126379
    Abstract: Novel esters containing bonded fluorocarbon and oxypropylenealkylether groups and of the formula ##STR1## where Rf is straight-chain or branched, partially fluorinated or perfluorinated alkyl of 2 to 10 carbon atoms, partially fluorinated or perfluorinated cycloalkyl of 4 to 8 carbon atoms,perfluorophenyl orperfluoroalkylphenyl where the perfluoroalkyl radical is of 1 to 6 carbon atoms,R is straight-chain or branched alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms andn is an integer from 2 to 70,blowing agent-containing emulsions which have a long shelf life and contain at least one partially fluorinated or perfluorinated (cyclo)aliphatic hydrocarbon of 3 to 8 carbon atoms and/or sulfur hexafluoride, at least one unmodified or modified organic polyisocyanate or a relatively high molecular weight reactive hydrogen compound and at least one of the abovementioned carboxylic or carbamic esters, and the use of these emulsions for the preparation of cellular plastics by the polyisocyanate polyaddition method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1992
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Otto Volkert, Werner Hinz
  • Patent number: 5096933
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of polyurethane rigid foams having a low thermal conductivity, comprising reacting:a) organic and/or modified organic polyisocyanates with,b) at least one higher molecular weight compound having at least two reactive hydrogen atoms, and optionallyc) lower molecular weight chain extending agents and/or crosslinking agents in the presence of,d) cyclopentane (d1) or mixtures (d2) comprising, d2i) cyclopentane, and/or cyclohexane, d2ii) at least one compound homogeneously miscible with cyclopentane and/or cyclohexane, said compound preferably has a boiling point below 35.degree. C. and is selected from the group consisting of alkanes, cycloalkanes having a maximum of 4 carbon atoms, dialkylethers, cycloalkylene ethers and fluoroalkanes, optionally combined with water as said blowing agent (d),e) catalysts, and optionallyf) auxiliaries and/or additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1992
    Inventor: Otto Volkert
  • Patent number: 5055516
    Abstract: Emulsifier-free aqueous polyurethane dispersions are prepared by reacting (a) dihydroxy compounds, (b) diisocyanates and (c) chain extenders to give a prepolymer having terminal isocyanate groups, then reacting the prepolymer with (d) salts of aliphatic aminocarboxylic or -sulfonic acids or amino-containing or hydroxyl-containing tertiary ammonium salts, dispersing the resulting polyurethane in water and, if required, removing the organic solvent by distillation. In the process, an organic condensation resin which is dissolved in a solvent is admixed before the polyurethane obtained is dispersed in water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1991
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Herbert Fisch, Lothar Maempel, Otto Volkert
  • Patent number: 4972002
    Abstract: This invention concerns a process for producing cellular plastics by the polyisocyanate polyaddition process by reaction of(a) organic and/or modified organic polyisocyanates with(b) at least one high molecular compound with at least two reactive hydrogens and optionally(c) low molecular chain extenders and/or crosslinking agentsin the presence of(d) blowing agents(e) catalysts(f) additives and/or processing aids where low boiling fluorinated or perfluorinated hydrocarbons with 3 to 8 carbons that are insoluble or almost insoluble in (a) to (c), sulfur hexafluoride or mixtures thereof are used as blowing agent (d) which is emulsified in reaction components (a), (b), mixtures of (b) and (c) or (a) and (b) as well as stable blowing agent emulsion of the aforementioned blowing agents (d) reaction components (a), (b) or (b) and (c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Otto Volkert
  • Patent number: 4508774
    Abstract: A cellular polyurethane having a density of from 15 Kg/m.sup.3 to 400 Kg/m.sup.3 obtained by means of thermoforming, in a forming tool, at a compression factor of from 1 to 10 and temperatures of from 140.degree. C. to 200.degree. C., polyester-urethane foams having a density of from 15 Kg/m.sup.3 to 40 Kg/m.sup.3 which are based on aromatic polyisocyanates and polyester polyols. The resulting polyurethane shaped objects are suitable for use as self-supporting trim panels, headliners, engine compartment covers, or instrument panels in the automotive, aircraft or railway industries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1985
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Herbert Grabhoefer, Otto Volkert
  • Patent number: 4341686
    Abstract: Adhesive products comprising an aminoalkyltrialkoxysilane, polyvinyl chloride powder, silicic acid and an organic solvent are employed to attach cover layers to cellular and non-cellular polyurethanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1982
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Sarbananda Chakrabarti, John Hutchison, Otto Volkert
  • Patent number: 4258140
    Abstract: A process for the manufacture of dimensionally stable polyurethane foams by releasing, and curing by interaction with the atmosphere, a mixture, which is under pressure, of prepolymers, containing isocyanate groups, and blowing agents, with or without assistants and additives, wherein the prepolymers, containing isocyanate groups, are obtained by reaction of organic polyisocyanates with difunctional to octafunctional polyester-polyols and/or polyether-polyols, containing chemically bonded tertiary amino groups in the polymer chain, or, preferably, with mixtures of such polyester-polyols and/or polyether-polyols and nitrogen-free polyester-polyols and/or polyether-polyols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1981
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Heinrich Horacek, Robert Gehm, Otto Volkert, Sarbananda Chakrabarti, Mathias Pauls, Peter Weyland
  • Patent number: 4256841
    Abstract: To prepare light-stable polyurethane integral skin foams, especially soft integral foams, aliphatic and/or cycloaliphatic polyisocyanates, both categories preferably containing urethane groups and/or biuret groups, are reacted with polyols in the presence of blowing agents and of a synergistic catalyst combination comprising an alkali metal hydroxide, alkali metal alcoholate, alkali metal phenolate, alkali metal salt of a weak acid and/or hexahydrotriazine derivative and an organic tin, zinc and/or iron(II) compound, in the presence or absence of assistants and adjuvants.The preferred catalyst combination is tri-(dimethylaminopropyl)-s-hexahydrotriazine and dibutyl-tin dilaurate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1981
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Heinrich Horacek, Ernst Schoen, Erhardt Reich, Otto Volkert
  • Patent number: 4156064
    Abstract: Process for the manufacture of polyurethane adhesives with uniform molecular weights which are accurately adjustable and reproducible consisting of diisocyanates, polyols, chain extenders if required, catalysts and additives, all of which are soluble in polar, organic solvents which are inert with respect to isocyanate groups. The polyaddition process is carried out by using an excess of diisocyanate, the reaction is terminated upon reaching the desired molecular weight, and the still existing excess isocyanate groups are allowed to react with alcohols, ammonia and/or amines. The process is characterized in that the polyurethanepolyaddition products are crushed into particles of 1-15 mm and that they are treated with possibly substituted primary, aliphatic mono- to trivalent alcohols, ammonia and/or aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic mono- or diamines in the liquid or vapor phase in the absence of organic solvents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1979
    Assignee: BASF Wyandotte Corporation
    Inventors: Georg Falkenstein, Otto Volkert, Lothar Mampel
  • Patent number: 4107100
    Abstract: This invention deals with porous, substantially foam-free composite material of grainy solid material particles of a certain grain size, which is solidified with a binder mixture of isocyanate-group-containing prepolymers, water, and possibly auxiliaries, and the manufacture and application of such products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1978
    Assignee: BASF Wyandotte Corporation
    Inventors: Josef Peterhans, Otto Volkert, Wilhelm Friedrich Beckerle