Patents by Inventor Robert Vieler

Robert Vieler 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: 8835591
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of isocyanates. The present invention provides a method for preparing NCO prepolymers by reacting a stoichiometric excess of an organic isocyanate with an isocyanate-reactive component, the reaction components being mixed together and the mixture being introduced directly into a storage or transport vessel, where it reacts to completion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Georg Pirkl, Manfred Schmidt, Robert Vieler, Ursula Tracht, Peter Weuta, Sigurd Buchholz
  • Publication number: 20130158291
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of isocyanates. The present invention provides a method for preparing NCO prepolymers by reacting a stoichiometric excess of an organic isocyanate with an isocyanate-reactive component, the reaction components being mixed together and the mixture being introduced directly into a storage or transport vessel, where it reacts to completion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBH
    Inventors: Hans-Georg Pirkl, Manfred Schmidt, Robert Vieler, Ursula Tracht, Peter Weuta, Sigurd Buchholz
  • Publication number: 20120202945
    Abstract: The invention relates to polyurethanes that can be obtained by reacting a prepolymer based on diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) with compounds that have NCO-reactive groups, and to use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicants: Baulé S.A.S., Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Manfred Schmidt, Robert Vieler, Ernst Felske, Hans-Georg Pirkl, Jens Krause, Arnaud Vilbert
  • Patent number: 7205430
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of di- and polyisocyanates of the diphenylmethane series and mixtures thereof, in which aniline and formaldehyde are reacted in the presence of an acid catalyst to form di- and polyamines of the diphenylmethane series; the di- and polyamines of the diphenylmethane series are phosgenated, optionally in the presence of a solvent, to obtain a crude di- and polyisocyanate; from the crude di- and polyisocyanate, at least one fraction containing at least 5 wt. % 3-ring and multi-ring MDI and at least one fraction containing at least 95 wt. % 2-ring MDI are separated by distillation, and the acidities of the fraction containing at least 5 wt. % 3-ring MDI and multi-ring MDI, and/or the fraction containing at least 95 wt. % 2-ring MDI are determined analytically; and an acidic compound is added to the fraction containing at least 5 wt. % 3-ring MDI and multi-ring MDI, and/or the fraction containing at least 95 wt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ulrich Liman, Heinz-Herbert Müller, Robert Vieler, Ralf Echterhoff
  • Patent number: 7038002
    Abstract: A fraction of diisocyanates of the diphenylmethane series containing at least 95 wt. % binuclear methylenediphenyl diisocyanate is obtained by a) reacting aniline and formaldehyde in the presence of an acid catalyst to produce diamines and polyamines of the diphenylmethane series containing binuclear methylenediphenyl diamine, b) phosgenating the diamines and polyamines produced in a), optionally in the presence of a solvent, to produce a crude diisocyanate and polyisocyanate, and c) separating a fraction containing at least 95 wt. % binuclear methylenediphenyl diisocyanate with a 4,4?-MDI content of over 60 wt. %, a 2,4?-MDI content of 4 to 35 wt. % and a 2,2?-MDI content of 0.01 to 10 wt. %, relative to the mass of the fraction, and a maximum of 20 ppm phenyl isocyanate and optionally a maximum of 50 ppm solvent from the crude diisocyanate and polyisocyanate produced in b) in a single distillation step with optional upstream and/or downstream separation of low-boiling components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Bayer Materialscience AG
    Inventors: Hans-Georg Pirkl, Ulrich Liman, Robert Vieler, Ralf Echterhoff
  • Publication number: 20050240054
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of di- and polyisocyanates of the diphenylmethane series and mixtures thereof, in which aniline and formaldehyde are reacted in the presence of an acid catalyst to form di- and polyamines of the diphenylmethane series; the di- and polyamines of the diphenylmethane series are phosgenated, optionally in the presence of a solvent, to obtain a crude di- and polyisocyanate; from the crude di- and polyisocyanate, at least one fraction containing at least 5 wt. % 3-ring and multi-ring MDI and at least one fraction containing at least 95 wt. % 2-ring MDI are separated by distillation, and the acidities of the fraction containing at least 5 wt. % 3-ring MDI and multi-ring MDI, and/or the fraction containing at least 95 wt. % 2-ring MDI are determined analytically; and an acidic compound is added to the fraction containing at least 5 wt. % 3-ring MDI and multi-ring MDI, and/or the fraction containing at least 95 wt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Ulrich Liman, Heinz-Herbert Muller, Robert Vieler, Ralf Echterhoff
  • Publication number: 20050020797
    Abstract: A fraction of diisocyanates of the diphenylmethane series containing at least 95 wt. % binuclear methylenediphenyl diisocyanate is obtained by a) reacting aniline and formaldehyde in the presence of an acid catalyst to produce diamines and polyamines of the diphenylmethane series containing binuclear methylenediphenyl diamine, b) phosgenating the diamines and polyamines produced in a), optionally in the presence of a solvent, to produce a crude diisocyanate and polyisocyanate, and c) separating a fraction containing at least 95 wt. % binuclear methylenediphenyl diisocyanate with a 4,4?-MDI content of over 60 wt. %, a 2,4?-MDI content of 4 to 35 wt. % and a 2,2?-MDI content of 0.01 to 10 wt. %, relative to the mass of the fraction, and a maximum of 20 ppm phenyl isocyanate and optionally a maximum of 50 ppm solvent from the crude diisocyanate and polyisocyanate produced in b) in a single distillation step with optional upstream and/or downstream separation of low-boiling components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Hans-Georg Pirkl, Ulrich Liman, Robert Vieler, Ralf Echterhoff
  • Publication number: 20030092786
    Abstract: An NCO-terminated prepolymer is produced by reacting a solid halogenated diol and a polyisocyanate. This prepolymer is useful in the production of flame-retardant polyurethanes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Ingo Brassat, Wolfgang Friederichs, Christoph Hollmann, Robert Vieler, Uwe Kunzel