Patents by Inventor Ralf Fink

Ralf Fink 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: 7632902
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an aqueous polymer dispersion having a polymer solids content of ?50% by weight by carrying out the radically initiated aqueous emulsion polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated compounds (monomers). The inventive method is characterized in that: a) a mixture is provided in a polymerization vessel and contains a partial quantity 1 consisting of: deionized water, 0.001 to 0.5 parts by weight of a polymer with a weighted average particle diameter of ?100 nm; 0.0001 to 0.1 parts by weight of dispersants, and 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of monomers, and the monomers are polymerized with a conversion of ?80% [polymerization step A], and; b) afterwards, a monomer emulsion containing partial quantity 2, which consists of deionized water, 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of dispersants and 90 to 99.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dirk Wulff, Jesper Feldthusen, Gerhard Auchter, Gerald Wildburg, Ralf Fink
  • Publication number: 20090018231
    Abstract: Mixtures comprising at least one radiation-curable composition (I) and at least one pressure-sensitive adhesive (II).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ralf Fink, Wolfgang Paulus
  • Publication number: 20080254234
    Abstract: Mixtures comprising at least one radiation-curable composition (I) and at least one pressure-sensitive adhesive (II).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ralf Fink, Wolfgang Paulus
  • Patent number: 7135209
    Abstract: The present invention relates to water soluble radiation activatable polymer resin formulations which are suitable to modify the absorption properties of fibrous materials and the polymer obtained by such radiation activatable polymer resins and the method of preparing such polymer. Fibrous materials made with radiation activatable resin formulations according to this invention are especially suitable for use in disposable absorbent articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Basf Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Daniel, Rainer Dyllick-Brenzinger, Ralf Fink, Karl-Heinz Schumacher, Oliver Koch
  • Patent number: 7045565
    Abstract: A composition containing a melt-processing water-free, solvent-free polyacrylate and an anti-oxidizing agent which contains at least one aromatically bonded hydroxyl group and which is exclusively comprised of hydrogen, carbon and oxygen atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ralf Fink, Karl-Heinz Schumacher, Uwe Duesterwald, Ulrich Erhardt, Harald Meyer
  • Patent number: 6964837
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of at least one radiation crosslinkable, preferably UV crosslinkable, polymer composition as a data recording medium, especially in the form of what are known as smart coatings based on such polymer compositions, which in a further embodiment comprises at least one fluorescence chromophore, and also to a composite at least comprising one support and one layer comprising a radiation crosslinkable polymer composition comprising at least one fluorescence chromophore, and also, preferably, an additional UV absorbing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolfgang Schrof, Harald Röckel, Rüdiger Füssl, Karl-Heinz Schumacher, Ralf Fink
  • Patent number: 6946051
    Abstract: A method of joining shaped parts by adhesive bonding comprises A) first coating at least one of the shaped part surfaces that are to be joined by adhesive with a polymer composed of at least 5% by weight of glycidyl (meth)acrylate and B) then adhesively bonding the shaped parts, with crosslinking of the glycidyl groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ralf Fink, Alexander Centner
  • Publication number: 20050176865
    Abstract: A process for preparing an aqueous polymer dispersion having a polymer solids content ?50% by weight by free-radically initiated aqueous emulsion polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated compounds (monomers) comprises a) charging a mixture comprising portion 1 of deionized water, from 0.001 to 0.5 part by weight of polymer seed having a weight-average particle diameter ?100 nm, from 0.0001 to 0.1 part by weight of dispersant, and from 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of monomers to a polymerization vessel and polymerizing the monomers to a conversion ?80% [stage A] and b) subsequently supplying to the resultant reaction mixture under polymerization conditions a monomer emulsion comprising portion 2 of deionized water, from 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of dispersant, and from 90 to 99.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Applicant: Basf Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dirk Wulff, Jesper Jensen, Gerhard Auchter, Gerald Wildburg, Ralf Fink
  • Patent number: 6858295
    Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive comprising a mixture of: a radiation-crosslinkable polymer A) composed of at least 40% by weight of C1 to C18 alkyl (meth)acrylates, and a polymer B) composed of at least 20% by weight of vinylpyrrolidone and of less than 40% by weight of C1 to C18 alkyl (meth)acrylates, wherein the fraction of the polymer B) in the mixture is less than 15% by weight, based on the sum of A)+B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Heiko Diehl, Karl-Heinz Schumacher, Ralf Fink, Martin Jung
  • Publication number: 20050025903
    Abstract: Mixtures comprising at least one radiation-curable composition (I) and at least one pressure-sensitive adhesive (II).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2003
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Ralf Fink, Wolfgang Paulus
  • Patent number: 6833041
    Abstract: The use of free-radically polymerized, UV-crosslinkable polymers which consist to the extent of at least 50% by weight of C2 to C18alkyl(meth)acrylates as adhesives for the bonding of carriers coated with the polymer on substrates, wherein from 0.1 to 30% by weight of the monomers of which said polymer is composed are monomers A without carboxylic acid or carboxylic anhydride groups and with a water solubility of more than 5 g of monomers per liter of water and said substrates are moist substrates, especially refrigerated substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernd Meyer-Roscher, Karl-Heinz Schumacher, Jürgen Barwich, Ralf Fink, Uwe Düsterwald
  • Publication number: 20040167262
    Abstract: A composition containing a melt-processing water-free, solvent-free polyacrylate and an anti-oxidizing agent which contains at least one aromatically bonded hydroxyl group and which is exclusively comprised of hydrogen, carbon and oxygen atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Ralf Fink, Karl-Heinz Schumacher, Uwe Dusterwald, Ulrich Erhardt, Harald Meyer
  • Publication number: 20040137250
    Abstract: The present invention relates to water soluble radiation activatable polymer resin formulations which are suitable to modify the absorption properties of fibrous materials and the polymer obtained by such radiation activatable polymer resins and the method of preparing such polymer. Fibrous materials made with radiation activatable resin formulations according to this invention are especially suitable for use in disposable absorbent articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas Daniel, Rainer Dyllick-Brenzinger, Ralf Fink, Karl-Heinz Schumacher, Oliver Koch
  • Patent number: 6734222
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mixture, containing A) a polymer, which consists to an extent of at least 40 wt % of C1-C18 alkyl (meth)acrylates (referred to herein as polyacrylates) and B) a homopolymer or copolymer of vinyl alkyl ether (referred to herein as polyvinyl alkyl ether), which consists, to an extent of at least 70 wt %, of structural units of the following formula, in which X stands for a single bond or a C1-C3 alkyl group and R for a C1-C6 alkyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ralf Fink, Karl-Heinz Schumacher, Uwe Düsterwald, Christelle Staller
  • Patent number: 6672866
    Abstract: A Conveyor furnace for firing pipe-shaped objects with the following characteristics: 1.1.1 a furnace floor, 1.1.2 a furnace ceiling, 1.1.3 a two lateral furnace walls, which connect the furnace floor with the furnace ceiling, forming a furnace channel, 1.2 the furnace floor has at least one opening running in the axial direction of the furnace channel, 1.3.1 at least one transport unit that extends from a motor section below the furnace floor through the opening to a transport section in the furnace channel, and 1.3.2 which can be driven along the opening, 1.4 the transport section is designed to hold, in a horizontal position, at least one pipe-shaped object, 1.5 in the furnace channel below at least one part of the object to be fired, which is freely achievable, a device is arranged, onto which the object first rolls up, with its freely achievable part, and then rolls down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Riedhammer GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Fink, Hans-Georg Hartmann, Jörg Ridder
  • Publication number: 20030175506
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of at least one radiation crosslinkable, preferably UV crosslinkable, polymer composition as a data recording medium, especially in the form of what are known as smart coatings based on such polymer compositions, which in a further embodiment comprises at least one fluorescence chromophore, and also to a composite at least comprising one support and one layer comprising a radiation crosslinkable polymer composition comprising at least one fluorescence chromophore, and also, preferably, an additional UV absorbing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: Wolfgang Schrof, Harald Rockel, Rudiger Fussl, Karl-Heinz Schumacher, Ralf Fink
  • Publication number: 20030153642
    Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive comprising a mixture of
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Heiko Diehl, Karl-Heinz Schumacher, Ralf Fink, Martin Jung
  • Publication number: 20030111175
    Abstract: A method of joining shaped parts by adhesive bonding comprises
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ralf Fink, Alexander Centner
  • Patent number: 6489384
    Abstract: A composition comprises a polyacrylate for processing from the melt and a stabilizer having at least one phosphite group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ralf Fink, Karl-Heinz Schumacher
  • Publication number: 20020137846
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mixture, containing
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ralf Fink, Karl-Heinz Schumacher, Uwe Duesterwald, Christelle Staller