Patents by Inventor Sabine Jourdan

Sabine Jourdan 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: 7541497
    Abstract: A process for preparing xylylenediamine, comprising the steps of ammoxidizing xylene to phthalonitrile, by contacting the vaporous product of the ammoxidation stage directly with a liquid organic solvent (quench), and hydrogenating the phthalonitrile in the resulting quench solution or suspension, wherein the organic solvent is N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Randolf Hugo, Sabine Jourdan, Kirsten Wenz, Thomas Preiss, Alexander Weck
  • Patent number: 7528284
    Abstract: A process for preparing xylylenediamine, comprising the steps of ammoxidizing xylene to phthalonitrile and hydrogenating the phthalonitrile, which comprises contacting the vaporus product of the ammoxidation stage directly with a liquid organic solvent or with molten phthalonitrile (quench), partly or fully removing components having a boiling point lower than phthalonitrile (low boilers) from the resulting quench solution or suspention or phthalonitrile melt and, before the hydrogenation, of the phthalonitrile, not removing any products having a boiling point higher than phthalonitrile (high boilers).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Randolf Hugo, Sabine Jourdan, Kirsten Wenz, Thomas Preiss, Alexander Weck
  • Patent number: 7368610
    Abstract: A process for preparing xylylenediamine, comprising the steps of ammoxidizing xylene to phthalonitrile and hydrogenating the phthalonitrile, which comprises contacting the vaporous product of the ammoxidation stage directly with a liquid organic solvent or with molten phthalonitrile (quench), partly or fully removing components having a boiling point lower than phthalonitrile (low boilers) from the resulting quench solution or suspension or phthalonitrile melt and, after the low boiler removal and before the hydrogenation, removing products having a boiling point higher than phthalonitrile (high boilers).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Randolf Hugo, Sabine Jourdan, Kirsten Wenz, Thomas Preiss, Alexander Weck
  • Publication number: 20080091049
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing xylylenediamine, comprising the following steps: ammonoxidation of xylol to form phthalodinitrile and hydrogenation of the phthalodinitrile, whereby the vaporous product of the ammonoxidation stage is directly brought into contact with a liquid organic solvent or with melted phthalodinitrile (quench); constituents having a boiling point lower than that of phthalodinitrile (low boilers) are partially or completely separated out from the obtained quench solution or suspension or phthalodinitrile melt, and; before the hydrogenation of the phthalodinitrile, no products having a boiling point higher than that of phthalodinitrile (high boilers) are separated out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2004
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Randolf Hugo, Sabine Jourdan, Kirsten Wenz, Thomas Preisss, Alexander Weck
  • Patent number: 7339080
    Abstract: A process for preparing xylylenediamine by continuously hydrogenating liquid phthalonitrile over a heterogeneous catalyst in the presence of liquid ammonia in a reactor, which comprises mixing a stream of a phthalonitrile melt in liquid form by means of a mixer unit with a stream of liquid ammonia and conducting the liquid mixture into the hydrogenation reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Randolf Hugo, Kirsten Wenz, Rolf Wambsganβ, Sabine Jourdan, Thomas Preiss
  • Patent number: 7323598
    Abstract: A process for preparing xylylenediamine, comprising the steps of ammoxidizing xylene to phthalonitrile by contacting the vaporous product of this ammoxidation stage directly with a liquid organic solvent (quench), removing products having a boiling point higher than phthalonitrile (high boilers) from the resulting quench solution or suspension and hydrogenating the phthalonitrile, wherein the organic solvent used for the quench is N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), after the removal of the high boilers and before the hydrogenation, there is a partial or complete removal of the NMP and/or of products having a boiling point lower than phthalonitrile (low boilers) and the phthalonitrile for the hydrogenation step is dissolved or suspended in an organic solvent or in liquid ammon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Randolf Hugo, Sabine Jourdan, Kirsten Wenz, Thomas Preiss, Alexander Weck
  • Patent number: 7323597
    Abstract: A process for preparing xylylenediamine by continuously hydrogenating liquid phthalonitrile over a heterogeneous catalyst in the presence of liquid ammonia in a reactor, in which a portion of the reactor effluent is recycled as a liquid circulation stream continuously to the reactor inlet (circulation mode), in which a stream of a phthalonitrile melt in liquid form is conducted by means of a mixer unit into the circulation stream around the hydrogenation reactor, the phthalonitrile conversion in the reactor on single pass being greater than 99%, and the circulation stream consisting to an extent of greater than 93% by weight of liquid ammonia and xylylenediamine and not comprising any further solvent for phthalonitrile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Randolf Hugo, Kirsten Wenz, Sabine Jourdan, Thomas Preiss
  • Publication number: 20070088178
    Abstract: A process for preparing xylylenediamine, comprising the steps of ammoxidizing xylene to phthalonitrile by contacting the vaporous product of this ammoxidation stage directly with a liquid organic solvent (quench), removing products having a boiling point higher than phthalonitrile (high boilers) from the resulting quench solution or suspension and hydrogenating the phthalonitrile, wherein the organic solvent used for the quench is N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), after the removal of the high boilers and before the hydrogenation, there is a partial or complete removal of the NMP and/or of products having a boiling point lower than phthalonitrile (low boilers) and the phthalonitrile for the hydrogenation step is dissolved or suspended in an organic solvent or in liquid ammon
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2004
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Randolf Hugo, Sabine Jourdan, Kirsten Wenz, Thomas Preiss, Alexander Weck
  • Publication number: 20070088179
    Abstract: A process for preparing xylylenediamine, comprising the steps of ammoxidizing xylene to phthalonitrile, by contacting the vaporous product of the ammoxidation stage directly with a liquid organic solvent (quench), and hydrogenating the phthalonitrile in the resulting quench solution or suspension, wherein the organic solvent is N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Randolf Hugo, Sabine Jourdan, Kirsten Wenz, Thomas Preiss, Alexander Weck
  • Publication number: 20070027345
    Abstract: A process for preparing xylylenediamine by continuously hydrogenating liquid phthalonitrile over a heterogeneous catalyst in the presence of liquid ammonia in a reactor, in which a portion of the reactor effluent is recycled as a liquid circulation stream continuously to the reactor inlet (circulation mode), in which a stream of a phthalonitrile melt in liquid form is conducted by means of a mixer unit into the circulation stream around the hydrogenation reactor, the phthalonitrile conversion in the reactor on single pass being greater than 99%, and the circulation stream consisting to an extent of greater than 93% by weight of liquid ammonia and xylylenediamine and not comprising any further solvent for phthalonitrile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Randolf Hugo, Kirsten Wenz, Sabine Jourdan, Thomas Preiss
  • Publication number: 20070010693
    Abstract: A process for preparing xylylenediamine, comprising the steps of ammoxidizing xylene to phthalonitrile and hydrogenating the phthalonitrile, which comprises contacting the vaporous product of the ammoxidation stage directly with a liquid organic solvent or with molten phthalonitrile (quench), partly or fully removing components having a boiling point lower than phthalonitrile (low boilers) from the resulting quench solution or suspension or phthalonitrile melt and, after the low boiler removal and before the hydrogenation, removing products having a boiling point higher than phthalonitrile (high boilers).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2004
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Randolf Hugo, Sabine Jourdan, Kirsten Wenz, Thomas Preiss, Alexander Weck
  • Publication number: 20060258889
    Abstract: A process for preparing xylylenediamine by continuously hydrogenating liquid phthalonitrile over a heterogeneous catalyst in the presence of liquid ammonia in a reactor, which comprises mixing a stream of a phthalonitrile melt in liquid form by means of a mixer unit with a stream of liquid ammonia and conducting the liquid mixture into the hydrogenation reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Randolf Hugo, Kirsten Wenz, Rolf Wambsganss, Sabine Jourdan, Thomas Preiss
  • Publication number: 20050272952
    Abstract: A process for preparing acrylic acid by heterogeneously catalyzed partial oxidation of at least one C3 hydrocarbon precursor compound, in which the secondary component formation is ?1.5 mol %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2005
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ulrich Cremer, Martin Dieterle, Sabine Jourdan, Jochen Petzoldt, Klaus Muller-Engel
  • Patent number: 5504775
    Abstract: Multi-user communication system which combines means that implement the spread spectrum coding technique SSC with means that implement the modulation technique of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing OFDM. This makes it possible to inhance the performance of the SSC system by simplifying certain data processing and data acquisition mechanisms.A preferred use is the use in telephone communication systems between mobile stations and base stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1996
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Antoine Chouly, Americo Brajal, Sabine Jourdan
  • Patent number: 5502571
    Abstract: Device for processing digital signals constituted by image blocks and hierarchically arranged types of data. This device comprises an addressable memory (40) for storing said signals, a circuit (10) for counting, per section, the number of bits corresponding in these signals to each type of data, a circuit (20) for assigning, to each of the image sections and in accordance with a given proportion, the number of bits to be transmitted in channels of different priorities, and at the output of said circuits a control circuit (30) for redistributing the bits for each of the sections and in packets of given lengths comprising at least the first bits of a block and possibly the leftover bits of the other blocks. The invention also relates to the device for inverse processing at the receiver end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1996
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Philippe Decotignie, Sabine Jourdan