Patents by Inventor Ruediger Baur

Ruediger Baur 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: 6406528
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a CuPc composition consisting essentially of CuPc, e.g., C.I. Pigment Blue 15:3, and a hydroxymethylphthalimido CuPc, as a colorant in electrophotographic toners and developers, powders and powder coating materials, electret materials, inkjet inks, and color filters, wherein the phthalocyanines have a particle morphology with an average length-to-width ratio of more than 2.5:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Clariant GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Tobias Macholdt, Ruediger Baur, Eduard Michel, Josef Geisenberger, Heidemarie Menzel, Andreas Harz
  • Publication number: 20020062763
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a CuPc composition consisting essentially of CuPc, e.g., C.I. Pigment Blue 15:3, and a hydroxymethylphthalimido CuPc, as a colorant in electrophotographic toners and developers, powders and powder coating materials, electret materials, inkjet inks, and color filters, wherein the phthalocyanines have a particle morphology with an average length-to-width ratio of more than 2.5:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventors: Hans-Tobias Macholdt, Ruediger Baur, Eduard Michel, Josef Geisenberger, Heidemarie Menzel, Andreas Harz
  • Patent number: 6391507
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a CuPc composition consisting essentially of CuPc, e.g., C.I. Pigment Blue 15:3, and a hydroxymethylphthalimido CuPc, as a colorant in electrophotographic toners and developers, powders and powder coating materials, electret materials, inkjet inks, and color filters, wherein the phthalocyanines have a particle morphology with an average length-to-width ratio of more than 2.5:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Clariant GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Tobias Macholdt, Ruediger Baur, Eduard Michel, Josef Geisenberger, Heidemarie Menzel, Andreas Harz
  • Publication number: 20020028401
    Abstract: Iron azo complex compounds of the formula (I) are used as charge control agents in electrophotographic toners and developers, in powder coating materials, electret materials and in electrostatic separation processes, in inkjet inks and in color filters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Applicant: Clariant GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Tobias Macholdt, Eduard Michel, Ruediger Baur, Dominique Pflieger, Bansi Lai Kaul
  • Patent number: 6251553
    Abstract: The use of mixed-crystal pigments of the quinacridone series consisting of a) from 85 to 99% by weight of unsubstituted &bgr;-phase quinacridone of the formula (I) in which R1 and R2 are hydrogen atoms, and b) from 1 to 15% by weight of one or more substituted quinacridones of the formula (I) in which the substituents R1 and R2 are identical or different and are chlorine, bromine or fluorine atoms or C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy or carboxamido groups, which can be substituted by C1-C6-alkyl groups, and R1 can additionally be hydrogen, as colorants in electrophotographic toners and developers, powder coating materials, inkjet inks, electret fibers, and color filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Clariant GmbH
    Inventors: Ruediger Baur, Manfred Urban, Hans-Tobias Macholdt, Dieter Schnaitmann, Martin Boehmer
  • Patent number: 6207335
    Abstract: Use of metal carboxylates and sulfonates as charge control agents Metal carboxylates and metal sulfonates are employed as charge control agents in electrophotographic toners and developers, as charge improvers in powder coating materials and electret materials, and in electrostatic separation processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Clariant GmbH
    Inventors: Eduard Michel, Ruediger Baur, Hans-Tobias Macholdt
  • Patent number: 6143455
    Abstract: Aluminum azo complex dyes of the formula (I) or (I') ##STR1## are used as charge control agents in electrophotographic toners and developers, powder coating materials, electret materials, color filters, electrostatic separation processes and in inkjet inks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Clariant GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Tobias Macholdt, Ruediger Baur
  • Patent number: 6117606
    Abstract: C.I. Pigment Yellow 155 is used as a colorant in electrophotographic toners and developers, powder coating materials, inkjet inks, color filters and electret materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Clariant GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Tobias Macholdt, Ruediger Baur, Josef Ritter
  • Patent number: 6030738
    Abstract: Inter-polyelectrolyte complexes (IPECs) are employed as charge control agents and charge improvers in electrophotographic toners and developers, in triboelectrically or electrokinetically sprayable powders and powder coating materials and in electret materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Clariant GmbH
    Inventors: Eduard Michel, Ruediger Baur, Hans-Tobias Macholdt