Patents by Inventor Thomas Bruecken

Thomas Bruecken 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: 6254751
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the multilayer coating of substrates with electrodeposition and powder coating materials, in which electrodeposition is used to apply at least one coat (2) of electrodeposition coating material to the substrate (1), after deposition the substrate (1) is, if desired, wholly or partially air-dried, a coat of powder coating material (3) is then applied, and finally electrodeposition coating material and powder coating material are jointly baked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: BASF Coatings AG
    Inventors: Udo Reiter, Rolf Boysen, Josef Rademacher, Thomas Brücken
  • Patent number: 6200447
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrodepositable coating composition comprising binders, pigments, fillers, corrosion protection inhibitors, paint auxiliaries, catalysts if desired, organic solvents and water, which additionally comprises an organic amine salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: BASF Coatings AG
    Inventors: Thomas Brücken, Günther Ott
  • Patent number: 5114554
    Abstract: Acid is removed from cathodic electrocoating baths in which electroconductive substrates are being coated with cationic resins present in the form of aqueous dispersions, at least a portion of the coating bath being subjected to an ultrafiltration where the ultrafiltration membrane retains the cationic resin to form an ultrafiltrate which contains water, solvent, low molecular weight substances and ions and is at least partly recycled into the coating bath, by subjecting at least a portion of the ultrafiltrate to a specific electrodialysis treatment before returning it into the electrocoating bath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1992
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hartwig Voss, Thomas Bruecken
  • Patent number: 5091071
    Abstract: Acid is removed from cathodic electrocoating baths by a process in which electroconductive sub-strates are coated with cationic resins present in the form of aqueous dispersions, at least a portion of the coating bath being subjected to an ultrafiltration where the ultrafiltration membrane retains the cationic resin to form an ultrafiltrate which contains water, solvent, low molecular weight substances and ions and at least a portion of the ultrafiltrate is recycled into the coating bath, and at least a portion of the ultrafiltrate is subjected to a special electrodialysis treatment before being returned into the electrocoating bath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1992
    Assignee: BASF Akteingesellschaft
    Inventors: Hartwig Voss, Thomas Bruecken
  • Patent number: 4971672
    Abstract: Acid is removed from cathodic electrocoating baths by a process in which electroconductive sub-strates are coated with cationic resins present in the form of aqueous dispersions, at least a portion of the coating bath being subjected to an ultrafiltration where the ultrafiltration membrane retains the cationic resin to form an ultrafiltrate which contains water, solvent, low molecular weight substances and ions and at least a portion of the ultrafiltrate is recycled into the coating bath, and at least a portion of the ultrafiltrate is subjected to a special electrodialysis treatment before being returned into the electrocoating bath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hartwig Voss, Thomas Bruecken
  • Patent number: 4883573
    Abstract: Acid is removed from cathodic electrocoating baths by a process in which electroconductive substrates are coated with cationic resins present in the form of aqueous dispersions, at least a portion of the coating bath being subjected to an ultrafiltration where the ultrafiltration membrane retains the cationic resin to form an ultrafiltrate which contains water, solvent, low molecular weight substances and ions and at least a portion of the ultrafiltrate is recycled into the coating bath, and at least a portion of the ultrafiltrate is subjected to a special electrodialysis treatment before being returned into the electrocoating bath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1989
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hartwig Voss, Thomas Bruecken
  • Patent number: 4775478
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel process for removing acids from cathodic electrocoating baths, in which electrically conductive substrates are coated with cationic resins present in the form of aqueous dispersions, part or all of the dip-coating bath being subjected to an ultrafiltration in which the ultrafiltration membrane retains the cationic resin and an ultrafiltrate is formed which contains water, solvent, low molecular weight substances and ions, and part or all of the ultrafiltrate being recycled to the coating bath, in which process(a) part or all of the ultrafiltrate, before recycling to the electrocoating bath and(b) an aqueous solution of an organic or inorganic base, which may or may not contain salts,are each introduced into one or more chambers, separated from one another by an anion exchange membrane, of an exchange cell, solutions (a) and (b) being led over the surface of the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1988
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hartwig Voss, Thomas Bruecken