Patents by Inventor Stefan Groth
Stefan Groth 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).
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Patent number: 12630662Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing polyisocyanates having a low monomer content, said method comprising the following steps: (i) modifying at least one monomeric diisocyanate to obtain a mixture containing at least one polyisocyanate and unconverted monomeric diisocyanate, (ii) separating the mixture obtained in step (i) into at least one gaseous stream containing monomeric diisocyanate and a liquid stream depleted of monomeric diisocyanate, (iii) partially condensing the gaseous stream from (ii) in at least one condenser, so that a liquid condensate and an uncondensed vapour stream are obtained, (iv) post-condensing the uncondensed vapour stream obtained in step (iii) in at least one post-condenser, so that a post-condensate and an uncondensed waste gas are obtained, and (v) delivering the uncondensed waste gas from step (iv) to the suction side of a vacuum pump, characterised in that the at least one post-condenser in step (iv) is operated at a post-condenser temperature, and the at least one cType: GrantFiled: July 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 19, 2026Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AGInventors: Michael Merkel, Anna Grosse Daldrup, Christoph Eggert, Stefan Groth, Markus Meuresch, Monika Groetzner, Stefan Nolte
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Publication number: 20220267500Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing polyisocyanates having a low monomer content, said method comprising the following steps: (i) modifying at least one monomeric diisocyanate to obtain a mixture containing at least one polyisocyanate and unconverted monomeric diisocyanate, (ii) separating the mixture obtained in step (i) into at least one gaseous stream containing monomeric diisocyanate and a liquid stream depleted of monomeric diisocyanate, (iii) partially condensing the gaseous stream from (ii) in at least one condenser, so that a liquid condensate and an uncondensed vapour stream are obtained, (iv) post-condensing the uncondensed vapour stream obtained in step (iii) in at least one post-condenser, so that a post-condensate and an uncondensed waste gas are obtained, and (v) delivering the uncondensed waste gas from step (iv) to the suction side of a vacuum pump, characterised in that the at least one post-condenser in step (iv) is operated at a post-condenser temperature, and the at least one cType: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2020Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Michael Merkel, Anna Grosse Daldrup, Christoph Eggert, Stefan Groth, Markus Meuresch, Monika Groetzner, Stefan Nolte
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Publication number: 20210284787Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a polyisocyanate composition containing urethane groups, and to the polyisocyanate compositions containing urethane groups that are obtained or obtainable by this process.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2019Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Michael Merkel, Oswald Wilmes, Christian Drumm, Ruiwen Wu, Stefan Groth, Wenbin Fan
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Patent number: 11091431Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a polyisocyanate composition comprising addition of at least one isocyanate-inert solvent to at least one polyisocyanate, characterized in that the addition of the solvent is carried out in one or more stages and at least one of these stages is performed as a continuous dilution. The invention further relates to the polyisocyanate compositions obtainable by the process, to the use of the polyisocyanate compositions, to a two-component system containing the polyisocyanate composition and to composite systems produced with the two-component system.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2018Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AGInventors: Stefan Groth, Ruiwen Wu, Antonio Midolo
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Patent number: 10752728Abstract: The invention relates to a polyisocyanate which is based on tolylene 2,4-diisocyanate, tolylene 2,6-diisocyanate or a mixture of tolylene 2,4- and 2,6-diisocyanate and has isocyanurate groups, wherein the polyisocyanate has a) a weight average molecular weight of from ?350 to ?800 g/mol, determined by means of gel permeation chromatography using a polystyrene standard and tetrahydrofuran as eluent in accordance with DIN 55672-1:2016-03, b) a polydispersity D of from >1 to ?1.5, where the polydispersity D is the ratio of weight average and number average molecular weight of the polyisocyanate and the weight average and number average molecular weight are in each case determined by means of gel permeation chromatography using a polystyrene standard and tetrahydrofuran as eluent in accordance with DIN 55672-1:2016-03, and c) a content of monomeric tolylene diisocyanate of ?1% by weight, based on the total weight of the polyisocyanate.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2017Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AGInventors: Christoph Irle, Stefan Groth, Ruiwen Wu, Antonio Midolo, Robert Maleika, Hongchao Li, Hao Liu
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Patent number: 10730997Abstract: The invention relates to a polyisocyanate mixture comprising at least one polyisocyanurate which is based on tolylene diisocyanate and has isocyanate groups and at least one polyurethane which is based on tolylene diisocyanate and has isocyanate groups, wherein the polyisocyanate mixture has a) a solids content of from ?51 to ?90% by weight, based on the total weight of the polyisocyanate mixture and b) a content of monomeric tolylene diisocyanate of ?0.9% by weight, based on the total weight of the polyisocyanate mixture, and the polyisocyanurate which is based on tolylene diisocyanate and has isocyanate groups has a polydispersity D of from ?1 to ?1.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2017Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AGInventors: Christoph Irle, Stefan Groth, Ruiwen Wu, Antonio Midolo, Robert Maleika, Hongchao Li, Hao Liu
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Patent number: 10676448Abstract: The invention relates to a novel method for producing polyisocyanurates comprising isocyanate groups, based on 2,4- and 2,6-toluylene diisocyanate (TDI) and to the use thereof in coating compositions.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AGInventors: Josef Sanders, Andreas Hecking, Reinhard Halpaap, Frank Richter, Oswald Wilmes, Jan Busch, Tim Loddenkemper, Friedhelm Steffens, Stefan Groth
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Publication number: 20200115328Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a polyisocyanate composition comprising addition of at least one isocyanate-inert solvent to at least one polyisocyanate, characterized in that the addition of the solvent is carried out in one or more stages and at least one of these stages is performed as a continuous dilution. The invention further relates to the polyisocyanate compositions obtainable by the process, to the use of the polyisocyanate compositions, to a two-component system containing the polyisocyanate composition and to composite systems produced with the two-component system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2018Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventors: Stefan Groth, Ruiwen Wu, Antonio Midolo
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Publication number: 20190270842Abstract: The invention relates to a polyisocyanate which is based on tolylene 2,4-diisocyanate, tolylene 2,6-diisocyanate or a mixture of tolylene 2,4- and 2,6-diisocyanate and has isocyanurate groups, wherein the polyisocyanate has a) a weight average molecular weight of from ?350 to ?800 g/mol, determined by means of gel permeation chromatography using a polystyrene standard and tetrahydrofuran as eluent in accordance with DIN 55672-1:2016-03, b) a polydispersity D of from >1 to ?1.5, where the polydispersity D is the ratio of weight average and number average molecular weight of the polyisocyanate and the weight average and number average molecular weight are in each case determined by means of gel permeation chromatography using a polystyrene standard and tetrahydrofuran as eluent in accordance with DIN 55672-1:2016-03, and c) a content of monomeric tolylene diisocyanate of ?1% by weight, based on the total weight of the polyisocyanate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2017Publication date: September 5, 2019Applicant: COVESTRO DEUTSCHLAND AGInventors: Christoph IRLE, Stefan GROTH, Ruiwen WU, Antonio MIDOLO, Robert MALEIKA, Hongchao LI, Hao LIU
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Publication number: 20190270843Abstract: The invention relates to a polyisocyanate mixture comprising at least one polyisocyanurate which is based on tolylene diisocyanate and has isocyanate groups and at least one polyurethane which is based on tolylene diisocyanate and has isocyanate groups, wherein the polyisocyanate mixture has a) a solids content of from ?51 to ?90% by weight, based on the total weight of the polyisocyanate mixture and b) a content of monomeric tolylene diisocyanate of ?0.9% by weight, based on the total weight of the polyisocyanate mixture, and the polyisocyanurate which is based on tolylene diisocyanate and has isocyanate groups has a polydispersity D of from ?1 to ?1.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2017Publication date: September 5, 2019Applicant: COVESTRO DEUTSCHLAND AGInventors: Christoph IRLE, Stefan GROTH, Ruiwen WU, Antonio MIDOLO, Robert MALEIKA, Hongchao LI, Hao LIU
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Publication number: 20190031625Abstract: The invention relates to a novel method for producing polyisocyanurates comprising isocyanate groups, based on 2,4- and 2,6-toluylene diisocyanate (TDI) and to the use thereof in coating compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Josef Sanders, Andreas Hecking, Reinhard Halpaap, Frank Richter, Oswald Wilmes, Jan Busch, Tim Loddenkemper, Friedhelm Steffens, Stefan Groth
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Patent number: 10131641Abstract: The invention relates to a novel method for producing polyisocyanurates comprising isocyanate groups, based on 2,4- and 2,6-toluylene diisocyanate (TDI) and to the use thereof in coating compositions.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2014Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: COVESTRO DEUTSCHLAND AGInventors: Josef Sanders, Andreas Hecking, Reinhard Halpaap, Frank Richter, Oswald Wilmes, Jan Busch, Tim Loddenkemper, Friedhelm Steffens, Stefan Groth
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Publication number: 20160031834Abstract: The invention relates to a novel method for producing polyisocyanurates comprising isocyanate groups, based on 2,4- and 2,6-toluylene diisocyanate (TDI) and to the use thereof in coating compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2014Publication date: February 4, 2016Inventors: Josef SANDERS, Andreas HECKING, Reinhard HALPAAP, Frank RICHTER, Oswald WILMES, Jan BUSCH, Tim LODDENKEMPER, Friedhelm STEFFENS, Stefan GROTH
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Patent number: 6806340Abstract: Polyurethane coatings which are the reaction product of A) an aliphatic, isocyanate-containing prepolymer having an isocyanate content of 1-8 wt. % and a free monomeric diisocyanate content of less than 2 wt. %, and containing 0.1 to 1.5 moles of per 1000 g of prepolymer of aliphatically bound uretdione and oxadiazinetrione groups, and B) a polyol component B) comprising at least 50 equivalent % of a compound corresponding to the formula HO—X—Y—X—OH where Y represents methylene, ethylene, —C≡C—, cyclohexylene-1,4, -1,3, -1,2, or phenylene-1,4, -1,3, -1,2 and X represents methylene, —OCH2CH2— (the oxygen being bound to the Y), or cyclohexylene-1,4, -1,3, -1,2, and where the equivalent ratio of the free NCO groups to isocyanate-reactive groups is 0.90 to 1.5. The coatings are applied to flexible substrates such as textile or leather by the casting or knife coating process by means of reactive compositions.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2002Date of Patent: October 19, 2004Assignee: Bayer AktiengesellschaftInventors: Stefan Groth, Detlef-Ingo Schütze
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Patent number: 6762270Abstract: The present invention relates to polyurethane prepolymer having terminal alkoxysilane and OH groups which is the reaction product of A) a polyurethane prepolymer prepared by incomplete reaction of i) an aromatic, aliphatic or cycloaliphatic diisocyanate component having an NCO content of 20 to 60% by weight with ii) a polyol component comprising a polyoxyalkylene diol having a number average molecular weight of 3000 to 20,000, wherein the reaction is stopped after 50 to 90% of the OH groups of component ii) are reacted and 10 to 50% are unreacted, with B) a compound having alkoxysilane and amino groups, preferably a compound containing alkoxysilane and aspartate groups. The present invention also relates to a process for preparing these polyurethane prepolymers containing terminal alkoxysilane and OH groups and to isocyanate-free, sealants, adhesives, primers and coatings containing these polyurethane prepolymers containing terminal alkoxysilane and OH groups as binders.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2003Date of Patent: July 13, 2004Assignee: Bayer AktiengesellschaftInventors: Michael Ludewig, Mathias Matner, Stefan Groth, Gerhard Ruttmann
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Patent number: 6624282Abstract: The present invention relates to reactive compositions containing (A) NCO prepolymers based on (cyclo)aliphatic polyisocyanates having an NCO content of 1 to 8 wt. % and a monomeric polyisocyanate content of less than 2 wt. %, (B) amine-free chain extenders containing at least 50 equivalent percent of a compound melting between 50° and 160° C. having formula (I) HO—X—Y—X—OH (I) wherein Y denotes methylene, ethylene, —C≡C—, 1,4-, 1,3-, or 1,2-cyclohexylene, or 1,4-, 1,3-, or 1,2-phenylene, and X denotes methylene, —OCH2CH2— (wherein oxygen is bonded to group Y), or 1,4-, 1,3-, or 1,2-cyclohexylene, and (C) 0 to 20 wt. %, relative to component (A), of inert organic solvents, wherein the equivalent ratio of the free NCO groups of component (A) to the NCO-reactive groups of component (B) is 0.90 to 1.35.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 1997Date of Patent: September 23, 2003Assignee: Bayer AktiengesellschaftInventors: Stefan Groth, Josef Pedain, Lutz Schmalstieg, Detlef-Ingo Schütze
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Publication number: 20030153712Abstract: The present invention relates to polyurethane prepolymer having terminal alkoxysilane and OH groups which is the reaction product ofType: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2003Publication date: August 14, 2003Inventors: Michael Ludewig, Mathias Matner, Stefan Groth, Gerhard Ruttmann
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Patent number: 6559274Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising monoaspartic acid esters and polyaspartic acid esters as well as an addition product prepared from an unsaturated dicarboxilic acid compound and a thiol, a process for their production, and their use as reactive component for polyisocyanates in two-component polyurethane systems.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2001Date of Patent: May 6, 2003Assignee: Bayer AktiengesellschaftInventors: Rolf Gertzmann, Lutz Schmalstieg, Stefan Groth
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Patent number: 6548615Abstract: The invention relates to a reactive composition containing A) an isocyanate-containing compound, B) a polyol, C) an organic tin or bismuth compound, D) a thiol group-containing compound or a polyphenol which is able to react with an isocyanate group in the presence of a tertiary amine as activator and with adjacent hydroxyl groups and E) a hydrolyzable halogen compound, wherein the molar ratio SH and/or OH:metal is 2 to 500 and the molar ratio halogen/metal is 0.05 to 10.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2001Date of Patent: April 15, 2003Assignee: Bayer AktiengesellschaftInventors: Stefan Groth, Jan Mazanek, Rolf Langel, Detlef-Ingo Schütze, Jürgen Urban
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Publication number: 20030032756Abstract: The invention relates to polyurethane coatings which are applied to flexible substrates such as textile or leather by the casting or knife coating process by means of reactive compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2002Publication date: February 13, 2003Inventors: Stefan Groth, Detlef-Ingo Schutze