Patents by Inventor Peter Rudolf

Peter Rudolf 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).

  • Method for producing propylene oxide
    Publication number: 20040192945
    Abstract: A process for preparing propylene oxide comprises at least the following steps:
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Joaquim Henrique Teles, Alwin Rehfinger, Anne Berg, Peter Rudolf, Norbert Rieber, Peter Bassler
  • Method for the production of propylene oxide
    Publication number: 20040192946
    Abstract: A process for preparing propylene oxide comprises at least the following steps:
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Joaquim H Teles, Alwin Rehfinger, Anne Berg, Peter Rudolf, Robert Rieber, Peter Bassler
  • Method for regenerating a zeolite catalyst
    Patent number: 6790969
    Abstract: A process for regenerating a zeolite catalyst comprises thermal treatment of the catalyst at above 120° C. in the presence of a gas stream comprising hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ulrich Müller, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Anne Wenzel, Wolfgang Harder, Peter Rudolf, Alwin Rehfinger, Peter Ba&bgr;ler, Norbert Rieber
  • Method for the production of propylene oxide
    Patent number: 6756503
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of propylene oxide in which (i) propene is reacted with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of methanol to give propylene oxide, giving a mixture (Gi) comprising propylene oxide, methanol, water and unreacted hydrogen peroxide, (ii) a mixture (Gii) comprising methanol, water and hydrogen peroxide is separated off from the mixture (Gi), giving a mixture (Ga) comprising propylene oxide, and (iii) water is separated off from the mixture (Gii), giving a mixture (Giii) comprising methanol and methyl formate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Joaquim Henrique Teles, Alwin Rehfinger, Peter Bassler, Anne Wenzel, Norbert Rieber, Peter Rudolf
  • Organometallic building materials and method for producing the same
    Publication number: 20040097724
    Abstract: An organometallic framework material is prepared by a process which comprises reacting a fluid mixture comprising a metal salt with at least one one at least bidentate organic compound capable of coordination to metal ions in the presence of at least one base and a solvent, where the solvent comprises at least one cyclic amide (lactam) and/or at least one cyclic ester (lactone).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Ulrich Muller, Michael Hesse, Lisa Lobree, Markus Holzle, Jan-Dirk Arndt, Peter Rudolf
  • Method for producing an epoxide
    Publication number: 20040068128
    Abstract: An organic compound having at least one C—C double bond is epoxidized by means of hydrogen peroxide in the presence of at least one catalytically active compound and at least one solvent, wherein a product mixture comprising &agr;-hydroperoxyalcohols is reduced using at least one reducing agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: Joaquim Henrique Teles, Alwin Rehfinger, Anne Berg, Peter Rudolf, Norbert Rieber, Peter Bassler
  • Working up a mixture comprising alkene and oxygen
    Patent number: 6712942
    Abstract: A mixture (M1) comprising an alkene and oxygen is worked up by a process in which (i) oxygen is removed from the mixture (M1) by a nondistillative method to give a mixture (M2) and (ii) the alkene is separated off from the mixture (M2) by distillation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Joaquim Henrique Teles, Alwin Rehfinger, Peter Bassler, Norbert Rieber, Werner Hefner, Anne Wenzel, Peter Rudolf
  • Catalyst for epoxidation reactions
    Publication number: 20040053772
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the manufacture of solid materials or shaped bodies containing at least one zeolite and being at least partly crystalline. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the solid materials or shaped bodies as such and to the use of these materials for reactions of compounds having at least one C—C double bond with at least one hydroperoxide. Specifically, the present invention relates to a process for the manufacture of a solid material containing at least one zeolite and being at least partly crystalline, wherein the synthesis of the said solid material involves at least one partial step of contacting at least one transition metal oxide source with at least one epoxide or hydrolysate thereof prior to or during the at least partial crystallization of said solid material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2002
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ulrich Muller, Georg Kurg, Peter Bassler, Hans-Georg Gobbel, Peter Rudolf, Joaquim Henrique Teles
  • Process for epoxidation and catalyst to be used therein
    Publication number: 20040054199
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for treating a solid material containing at least one zeolite and being at least partly crystalline or treating a shaped body obtained from said solid material wherein said solid material or shaped body is brought in contact with a composition containing water after at least one of the following steps of an integrated process for producing a solid material or a shaped body containing at least one zeolite: (i) after step (II) of separating the at least partly crystalline solid material from its mother liquor or (ii) after step (S) of shaping said solid material into a shaped body or (iii) after a step (C) of calcining said solid material or said shaped body. The present invention furthermore relates to the solid material obtainable by the inventive process and the shaped body obtainable by the inventive process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ulrich Muller, Georg Krug, Peter Bassler, Hans-Georg Gobbel, Peter Rudolf, Joaquim Henrique Teles
  • Hydrocarbon fluids
    Publication number: 20030211949
    Abstract: Hydrocarbon fluids are provided which have ASTM D-86 boiling point ranges within 235° C. to 400° C. and a naphthenic content greater than 60%, the naphthenics containing polycyclic materials, the fluids preferably have an aromatic content below 2% and an aniline point below 100° C. The fluids are particularly useful solvents for printing inks, drilling fluids, metal working fluids and as silicone extenders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Inventors: Pierre-Yves Guyomar, Olaf Peter Rudolf Keipert, Robert A. Verbelen, Gerd Merhof, Els H. Slachmuijlders, Andre A. Theyskens
  • Method for producing an epoxide
    Publication number: 20030187284
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of an epoxide in the presence of a zeolite catalyst, in which
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Joaquim Henrique Teles, Alwin Rehfinger, Ulrich Mller, Anne Wenzel, Peter Rudolf, Wolfgang Harder, Norbert Rieber, Peter Bassler
  • Method for regenerating a zeolite catalyst
    Publication number: 20030187286
    Abstract: A process for the regeneration of a zeolite catalyst which comprises treating the catalyst thermally in the presence of a gas stream at temperatures above 120° C., the weight-based residence time of the gas stream over the catalyst during the thermal treatment being greater than 2 hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Joaquim Henrique Teles, Alwin Rehfinger, Peter Bassler, Anne Wenzel, Norbert Rieber, Ulrich Muller, Peter Rudolf
  • Method for generating a zeolite catalyst
    Publication number: 20030181738
    Abstract: A process for regenerating a zeolite catalyst comprises thermal treatment of the catalyst at above 120° C. in the presence of a gas stream comprising hydrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Ulrich Muller, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Anne Wenzel, Wolfgang Harder, Peter Rudolf, Alwin Rehfinger, Peter Bassler, Norbert Rieber
  • Method for the production of propylene oxide
    Publication number: 20030146080
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of propylene oxide in the presence of methanol, in which propylene oxide is separated from a mixture comprising propylene oxide and methanol, and the resultant mixture comprising methanol is worked up, which comprises separating methanol from a mixture comprising methanol and methyl formate during the work-up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2003
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Joaquim Henrique Teles, Alwin Rehfinger, Peter Bassler, Anne Wenzel, Norbert Rieber, Peter Rudolf
  • Method for the production of propylene oxide
    Publication number: 20030144535
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of propylene oxide in which
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2003
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: Joaquim Henrique Teles, Alwin Rehfinger, Peter Bassler, Anne Wenzel, Norbert Rieber, Peter Rudolf
  • Working up a mixture comprising alkene and oxygen
    Publication number: 20030004387
    Abstract: A mixture (M1) comprising an alkene and oxygen is worked up by a process in which (i) oxygen is removed from the mixture (M1) by a nondistillative method to give a mixture (M2) and (ii) the alkene is separated off from the mixture (M2) by distillation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Joaquim Henrique Teles, Alwin Rehfinger, Peter Bassler, Norbert Rieber, Werner Hefner, Anne Wenzel, Peter Rudolf
  • Process for recycling of thermoset materials
    Patent number: 6465702
    Abstract: A process for the feedstock recycling of thermoset materials treats the material with a partially hydrogenated aromatic hydrocarbon at a temperature of from 200 to 350° C. in the presence of an amine. In the case of epoxy resin materials an amine is not needed if processing is carried out at temperatures of from 300 to 350° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolfgang Von Gentzkow, Dietrich Braun, Arnd-Peter Rudolf
  • Blade for the rotary wings of an aircraft
    Patent number: 6364615
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a blade with a swept-back tip for the rotary wings of an aircraft, particularly a helicopter, said blade (1) being formed from successive elementary cross sections. According to the invention, with said blade (1) being subdivided into various zones, the chord length L and the offset Y′f of the aerodynamic center with respect to the feathering axis (OX), as well as the relative thickness of each elementary section, are optimized for flight within a moderate speed range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Eurocopter
    Inventors: François Valentin Gaston Toulmay, Mathieu Rebut, Peter Rudolf Stahl
  • Bis-(quinolyl)-diamines
    Patent number: 6174897
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bis-(quinolyl)-diamines of the general formula (I): in which the indicated substituents are as defined in the description. The invention also provides a process for the preparation of the compounds of the formula (I), their use for the preparation of drugs, and drugs containing said compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rudolf Schohe-Loop, Peter-Rudolf Seidel, William Bullock, Achim Feurer, Georg Terstappen, Joachim Schuhmacher, Franz-Josef van der Staay, Bernard Schmidt, Richard J. Fanelli, Jane C. Chisholm, Richard T. McCarthy
  • Symphoricarpos plant named ‘Kolmsno’
    Patent number: PP14561
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Symphoricarpos plant named ‘Kolmsno’, characterized by its upright and somewhat outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching growth habit; dark green leaves; white-colored fruits; and good postproduction longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Gebr. Kolster B.V.
    Inventor: Peter Rudolf Kolster