Patents by Inventor Thomas Weskamp

Thomas Weskamp 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).

  • Publication number: 20150038723
    Abstract: Akylidene complexes of ruthenium containing N-heterocyclic carbene ligands and their use as highly active, selective catalysts for olefin metathesis The invention relates to a complex of ruthenium of the structural formula I, where X1 and X2 are identical or different and are each an anionic ligand, R1 and R2 are identical or different and can also contain a ring, and R1 and R2 are each hydrogen or/and a hydrocarbon group, the ligand L1 is an N-heterocyclic carbene and the ligand L2 is an uncharged electron donor, in particular an N-heterocyclic carbene or an amine, imine, phosphine, phosphite, stibine, arsine, carbonyl compound, carboxyl compound, nitrile, alcohol, ether, thiol or thioether, where R1, R2, R3 and R4 are hydrogen or/and hydrocarbon groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Anton Herrmann, Wolfgang Schattenmann, Thomas Weskamp
  • Patent number: 8153810
    Abstract: The invention relates to a complex of ruthenium of the structural formula I, where X1 and X2 are identical or different and are each an anionic ligand, R1 and R2 are identical or different and can also contain a ring, and R1 and R2 are each hydrogen or/and a hydrocarbon group, the ligand L1 is an N-heterocyclic carbene and the ligand L2 is an uncharged electron donor, in particular an N-heterocyclic carbene or an amine, imine, phosphine, phosphate, stibine, arsine, carbonyl compound, carboxyl compound, nitrile, alcohol, ether, thiol or thioether, where R1, R2, R3 and R4 are hydrogen or/and hydrocarbon groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Anton Herrmann, Wolfgang Schattenmann, Thomas Weskamp
  • Publication number: 20110282068
    Abstract: The invention relates to a complex of ruthenium of the structural formula I, where X1 and X2 are identical or different and are each an anionic ligand, R1 and R2 are identical or different and can also contain a ring, and R1 and R2 are each hydrogen or/and a hydrocarbon group, the ligand L1 is an N-heterocyclic carbene and the ligand L2 is an uncharged electron donor, in particular an N-heterocyclic carbene or an amine, imine, phosphine, phosphate, stibine, arsine, carbonyl compound, carboxyl compound, nitrile, alcohol, ether, thiol or thioether, where R1, R2, R3 and R4 are hydrogen or/and hydrocarbon groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Anton Herrmann, Wolfgang Schattenmann, Thomas Weskamp
  • Patent number: 7652145
    Abstract: The invention relates to a complex compound of ruthenium of the general structural formula I in which X1 and X2 may be identical or different and represent an anionic ligand, in which R1 and R2 are identical or different, but may also have a ring, in which R1 and R2 represent hydrogen or/and a hydrocarbon group, in which the ligand L1 is a N-heterocyclic carbene and in which the ligand L2 is a neutral electron donor, especially a N-heterocyclic carbene or an amine, imine, phosphane, phosphite, stibine, arsine, carbonyl compound, carboxyl compound, nitrile, alcohol, ether, thiol or thioether, wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 represent hydrogen or/and hydrocarbon groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Degussa AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Anton Herrmann, Wolfgang Schattenmann, Thomas Weskamp
  • Publication number: 20080207911
    Abstract: The invention relates to a complex of ruthenium of the structural formula I, where X1 and X2 are identical or different and are each an anionic ligand, R1 and R2 are identical or different and can also contain a ring, and R1 and R2 are each hydrogen or/and a hydrocarbon group, the ligand L1 is an N-heterocyclic carbene and the ligand L2 is an uncharged electron donor, in particular an N-heterocyclic carbene or an amine, imine, phosphine, phosphate, stibine, arsine, carbonyl compound, carboxyl compound, nitrile, alcohol, ether, thiol or thioether, where R1, R2, R3 and R4 are hydrogen or/and hydrocarbon groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Anton Herrmann, Wolfgang Schattenmann, Thomas Weskamp
  • Patent number: 7378528
    Abstract: The invention relates to a complex of ruthenium of the structural formula I, where X1 and X2 are identical or different and are each an anionic ligand, R1 and R2 are identical or different and can also contain a ring, and R1 and R2 are each hydrogen or/and a hydrocarbon group, the ligand L1 is an N-heterocyclic carbene and the ligand L2 is an uncharged electron donor, in particular an N-heterocyclic carbene or an amine, imine, phosphine, phosphate, stibine, arsine, carbonyl compound, carboxyl compound, nitrile, alcohol, ether, thiol or thioether, where R1, R2, R3 and R4 are hydrogen or/and hydrocarbon groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Anton Herrmann, Wolfgang Schattenmann, Thomas Weskamp
  • Publication number: 20080009598
    Abstract: The invention relates to a complex of ruthenium of the structural formula I, where X1 and X2 are identical or different and are each an anionic ligand, R1 and R2 are identical or different and can also contain a ring, and R1 and R2 are each hydrogen or/and a hydrocarbon group, the ligand L1 is an N-heterocyclic carbene and the ligand L2 is an uncharged electron donor, in particular an N-heterocyclic carbene or an amine, imine, phosphine, phosphate, stibine, arsine, carbonyl compound, carboxyl compound, nitrile, alcohol, ether, thiol or thioether, where R1, R2, R3 and R4 are hydrogen or/and hydrocarbon groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicant: Degussa AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Herrmann, Wolfgang Schattenmann, Thomas Weskamp
  • Patent number: 7294717
    Abstract: Alkylidene complexes of ruthenium containing N-heterocyclic carbene ligands and their use as highly active, selective catalysts for olefin metathesis The invention relates to a complex of ruthenium of the structural formula I, where X1 and X2 are identical or different and are each an anionic ligand, R1 and R2 are identical or different and can also contain a ring, and R1 and R2 are each hydrogen or/and a hydrocarbon group, the ligand L1 is an N-heterocyclic carbene and the ligand L2 is an uncharged electron donor, in particular an N-heterocyclic carbene or an amine, imine, phosphine, phosphite, stibine, arsine, carbonyl compound, carboxyl compound, nitrile, alcohol, ether, thiol or thioether, where R1, R2, R3 and R4 are hydrogen or/and hydrocarbon groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Degussa AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Anton Herrmann, Wolfgang Schattenmann, Thomas Weskamp
  • Publication number: 20050107626
    Abstract: The invention relates to a complex compound of ruthenium of the general structural formula I in which X1 and X2 may be identical or different and represent an anionic ligand, in which R1 and R2 are identical or different, but may also have a ring, in which R1 and R2 represent hydrogen or/and a hydrocarbon group, in which the ligand L1 is a N-heterocyclic carbene and in which the ligand L2 is a neutral electron donor, especially a N-heterocyclic carbene or an amine, imine, phosphane, phosphite, stibine, arsine, carbonyl compound, carboxyl compound, nitrile, alcohol, ether, thiol or thioether, wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 represent hydrogen or/and hydrocarbon groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Applicant: Degussa AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Herrmann, Wolfgang Schattenmann, Thomas Weskamp
  • Publication number: 20050013150
    Abstract: Abstract of the Disclosure Akylidene complexes of ruthenium containing N-heterocyclic carbene ligands and their use as highly active, selective catalysts for olefin metathesisThe invention relates to a complex of ruthenium of the structural formula I, where X1 and X2 are identical or different and are each an anionic ligand, R1 and R2 are identical or different and can also contain a ring, and R1 and R2 are each hydrogen or/and a hydrocarbon group, the ligand L1 is an N-heterocyclic carbene and the ligand L2 is an uncharged electron donor, in particular an N-heterocyclic carbene or an amine, imine, phosphine, phosphite, stibine, arsine, carbonyl compound, carboxyl compound, nitrile, alcohol, ether, thiol or thioether,where R1, R2, R3 and R4 are hydrogen or/and hydrocarbon groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Applicant: Aventis Research @$amp; Technologies GmbH @$amp; Co. KG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Herrmann, Wolfgang Schattenmann, Thomas Weskamp
  • Patent number: 6787620
    Abstract: The invention relates to complexes of ruthenium of the structural formula I where X is an anionic ligand, Z is a monodentate to tridentate ligand which contains a metal and is nonionically bound to the ruthenium center, R1 and R2 are identical or different and are each hydrogen or/and a hydrocarbon group, but may also form a ring, and Ligand L is an N-heterocyclic carbene, and also to a process for preparing acyclic olefins having two or more carbon atoms or/and cyclic olefins having three or more carbon atoms and the use of at least one complex of the formula I in olefin metathesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Degussa AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Anton Herrmann, Florian J. Kohl, Thomas Weskamp
  • Publication number: 20040095792
    Abstract: The invention relates to a complex of ruthenium of the structural formula I, 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Wolfgang Anton Herrmann, Wolfgang Schattenmann, Thomas Weskamp
  • Patent number: 6635768
    Abstract: The invention relates to a complex of ruthenium of the structural formula I, where X1 and X2 are identical or different and are each an anionic ligand, R1 and R2 are identical or different and can also contain a ring, and R1 and R2 are each hydrogen or/and a hydrocarbon group, the ligand L1 is an N-heterocyclic carbene and the ligand L2 is an uncharged electron donor, in particular an N-heterocyclic carbene or an amine, imine, phosphine, phosphite, stibine, arsine, carbonyl compound, carboxyl compound, nitrile, alcohol, ether, thiol or thioether, where R1, R2, R3 and R4 are hydrogen or/and hydrocarbon groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Degussa AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Anton Herrmann, Wolfgang Schattenmann, Thomas Weskamp
  • Publication number: 20030149274
    Abstract: The invention relates to complexes of ruthenium of the structural formula I 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Wolfgang Anton Herrmann, Florian J. Kohl, Thomas Weskamp
  • Patent number: 6552139
    Abstract: The invention relates to complexes of ruthenium of the structural formula I where X is an anionic ligand, Z is a monodentate to tridentate ligand which contains a metal and is nonionically bound to the ruthenium center, R1 and R2 are identical or different and are each hydrogen or/and a hydrocarbon group, but may also form a ring, and Ligand L is an N-heterocyclic carbene, and also to a process for preparing acyclic olefins having two or more carbon atoms or/and cyclic olefins having three or more carbon atoms and the use of at least one complex of the formula I in olefin metathesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Degussa AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Anton Herrmann, Florian J. Kohl, Thomas Weskamp
  • Patent number: 6303828
    Abstract: The use of compounds of the formula (I) R1aRebOc•Ld  (I), in which a=zero or an integer from 0 to 6 b=an integer from 1 to 4 c=an integer from 1 to 12 d=an integer from 0 to 4 L=Lewis base and the total of a, b and c is such as to comply with the penta- or hepta-valency of rhenium, with the proviso that c is not greater than 3•b, and in which R1 is absent, identical or different and is an aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an aromatic hydrocarbon radical having 6 to 10 carbon atoms or an arylalkyl radical having 7 to 9 carbon atoms, where the R1 radicals can, where appropriate, be substituted identically or differently, independently of one another, as catalysts for the selective oxidation of olefins with cleavage of C═C bonds to give the corresponding carbonyl compounds in the presence of a peroxide-containing compound, where the amount of substance ratio of olefin to peroxide-containing compound is in a range from 1:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Aventis Research & Technologies GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Richard Walter Fischer, Wolfgang Anton Herrmann, Thomas Weskamp