Patents by Inventor Patrick Leibach

Patrick Leibach 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: 11491090
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions of spherical microparticles composed of a wall material and at least one cavity that comprises a gas and/or a liquid, which have pores on the surface thereof, wherein the spherical microparticles have a mean particle diameter of 10-600 ?m and wherein at least 80% of those microparticles, the particle diameter of which does not deviate from the mean particle diameter of the microparticles of the composition by more than 20%, each have on average at least 10 pores, the diameter of which is in the range from 1/5000 to ? of the mean particle diameter, and, furthermore, the diameter of each of these pores is at least 20 nm, wherein the wall material consists of a composition comprising at least one aliphatic-aromatic polyester, and the wall material has a solubility at 25° C. of at least 50 g/l in dichloromethane, a method for the preparation thereof and also the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Inventors: Ewelina Burakowska-Meise, Wolfgang Krause, Patrick Leibach, Karl Kolter
  • Publication number: 20210387156
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for producing microparticles having, in their interior, at least one cavity which is connected via pores to the surface of the microparticles and which have been laden with at least one organic active of low molecular weight. The invention especially relates to a process for loading microparticles with at least one organic active of low molecular weight, wherein the active has been embedded in a matrix and/or the pores of the microparticles have been closed by means of a substance applied to the surface of the microparticles. The invention additionally relates to a process for sealing microparticles laden with at least one organic active of low molecular weight. The invention also relates to compositions of microparticles laden with at least one active of low molecular weight and to the use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Bernd Dieter OSCHMANN, Kerstin MUELHEIMS, Wolfgang KRAUSE, Patrick LEIBACH, Roland Hinrich STAFF, Dieter FLICK, Lukas MAYR, Stephanie RENZ, Felicitas GUTH, Klaus KAHLE, Stephan HUEFFER, Tobias Maximilian MERKEL, Axel BINDER, Karl KOLTER, Yean Yik GEOERG, Regina VOGELSANG, Antoine Maxime Charles Jos BEZIAU
  • Publication number: 20210024715
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition of spherical microparticles composed of a wall material and at least one cavity that comprises a gas and/or a liquid, which have pores on the surface thereof, wherein the spherical microparticles have a mean particle diameter of 10-600 ?m and wherein at least 80% of those microparticles, the particle diameter of which does not deviate from the mean particle diameter of the microparticles of the composition by more than 20%, each have on average at least 10 pores, the diameter of which is in the range from 1/5000 to 1/5 of the mean particle diameter, and, furthermore, the diameter of each of these pores is at least 20 nm, wherein the wall material consists of a composition comprising at least one aliphatic-aromatic polyester and at least one additional polymer, wherein the additional polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyhydroxy fatty acids, poly(p-dioxanones), polyanhydrides, polyesteramides, polysaccharides and proteins, to a method for the prepar
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Bernd Dieter OSCHMANN, Wolfgang KRAUSE, Patrick LEIBACH, Kerstin MUELHEIMS, Ralf PELZER, Ewelina BURAKOWSKA-MEISE
  • Publication number: 20190231659
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions of spherical microparticles composed of a wall material and at least one cavity that comprises a gas and/or a liquid, which have pores on the surface thereof, wherein the spherical microparticles have a mean particle diameter of 10-600 ?m and wherein at least 80% of those microparticles, the particle diameter of which does not deviate from the mean particle diameter of the microparticles of the composition by more than 20%, each have on average at least 10 pores, the diameter of which is in the range from 1/5000 to ? of the mean particle diameter, and, furthermore, the diameter of each of these pores is at least 20 nm, wherein the wall material consists of a composition comprising at least one aliphatic-aromatic polyester, and the wall material has a solubility at 25° C. of at least 50 g/l in dichloromethane, a method for the preparation thereof and also the use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Ewelina BURAKOWSKA-MEISE, Wolfgang KRAUSE, Patrick LEIBACH, Karl KOLTER
  • Publication number: 20180127633
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to microcapsules with shell and a core with an average particle size of the microcapsules in the range from 0.5 to 20 ?m, wherein the shell is a polyester and wherein the core material comprises an enzyme, a method of making the microcapsules and methods of using the microcapsules in the field of recovery of hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Ewelina BURAKOWSKA-MEISE, Patrick LEIBACH, Yun HAN, Dongmei REN
  • Patent number: 9422505
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a carrier system for fragrances, to the production thereof and to the use of the carrier system in laundry and cosmetic formulations. Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a microcapsule comprising a core of hydrophobic material composed of at least one fragrance or perfume and a microcapsule shell obtainable by the suspension polymerization of the following monomers: (a) one or more C1-C24-alkyl ester(s) of (meth)acrylic acid (monomer A), (b) one or more bi- or polyfunctional monomers (monomer B) and (c) optionally, one or more other ethylenically unsaturated monomers (monomer C), wherein the shear rate for the preparation of the emulsion lies in the range of from 150 to 500 rpm and the stirring time for the preparation of the emulsion lies in the range of from 15 min to 180 min.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: GIVAUDAN S.A.
    Inventors: Matthias Laubender, Ouidad Benlahmar, Regina Klein, Joseph Stracke, Patrick Leibach, Jeremy Ness
  • Publication number: 20140065197
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a carrier system for fragrances, to the production thereof and to the use of the carrier system in laundry and cosmetic formulations. Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a microcapsule comprising a core of hydrophobic material composed of at least one fragrance or perfume and a microcapsule shell obtainable by the suspension polymerization of the following monomers: (a) one or more C1-C24-alkyl ester(s) of (meth)acrylic acid (monomer A), (b) one or more bi- or polyfunctional monomers (monomer B) and (c) optionally, one or more other ethylenically unsaturated monomers (monomer C), wherein the shear rate for the preparation of the emulsion lies in the range of from 150 to 500 rpm and the stirring time for the preparation of the emulsion lies in the range of from 15 min to 180 min.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Matthias Laubender, Ouidad Benlahmar, Regina Klein, Joseph Stracke, Patrick Leibach, Jeremy Ness