Patents by Inventor Rainer Kaufel

Rainer Kaufel 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: 6860906
    Abstract: Described is a process for preparing concentrated solutions or suspensions of anionic organic compounds which comprises a) acidifying an aqueous solution or suspension of an anionic organic compound containing salts and/or impurities to a pH of 4.5 or less, if the pH is above this value, so that b) the anionic organic compound is water-insoluble and precipitates in the form of the free acid, c) bringing the suspension to a salt content below 2% by weight, based on the total weight of the retentate, by means of ultrafiltration with a membrane having pore diameters of from 0.001 to 0.02 ?m, and d) optionally washing out the salts with water having a pH below 4,5, e) optionally carrying out acid-free washing with water thereafter, and then f) concentrating, so that the amount of anionic organic compound is 5-50% by weight, and g) if desired, bringing the anionic organic compound into solution by adding an appropriate base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Jacek Malisz, Adolf Käser, Rainer Kaufel, Holger Lautenbach, Elke Polley, Martina Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 6719906
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of concentrated solutions or suspensions of anionic organic compounds is described, which process comprises a) acidifying an aqueous solution or dispersion of an anionic organic compound that comprises salts and/or impurities to a pH of 4.5 or less, if the pH is above that value, so that the anionic organic compound becomes insoluble in water and precipitates out in the form of the free acid, b) bringing the suspension obtained from the previous step to a salt content below 2% by weight, based on the total weight of retentate, by means of ultra-filtration with a ceramic membrane or an acid-resistant organic membrane having a pore size of from 1 to 20 nm, and c) optionally washing out of the salts with water at a pH of less than 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Jacek Malisz, Adolf Käser, Rainer Kaufel, Holger Lautenbach, Elke Polley, Martina Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20030164475
    Abstract: Described is a process for preparing concentrated solutions or suspensions of anionic organic compounds which comprises a) acidifying an aqueous solution or suspension of an anionic organic compound containing salts and/or impurities to a pH of 4.5 or less, if the pH is above this value, so that b) the anionic organic compound is water-insoluble and precipitates in the form of the free acid, c) bringing the suspension to a salt content below 2% by weight, based on the total weight of the retentate, by means of ultrafiltration with a membrane having pore diameters of from 0.001 to 0.02 &mgr;m, and d) optionally washing out the salts with water having a pH below 4,5, e) optionally carrying out acid-free washing with water thereafter, and then f) concentrating, so that the amount of anionic organic compound is 5-50% by weight, and g) if desired, bringing the anionic organic compound into solution by adding an appropriate base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Jacek Malisz, Adolf Kaser, Rainer Kaufel, Holger Lautenbach, Elke Polley, Martina Hoffmann