Patents by Inventor Thomas Wunder

Thomas Wunder 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: 20260262642
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition that contains (a) guanidine and/or a salt of guanidine, and (b) 1,2-benzisothiazoline-3-on, and optionally one or more zinc compounds and/or other biocidal active substances. The invention also relates to technical products that contain the composition according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2024
    Publication date: September 10, 2026
    Applicant: Thor GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Wunder, Roman Grabbe
  • Publication number: 20260265538
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous industrial product selected from the group consisting of a paint, a plaster/render, a varnish, a stain, a polymer emulsion, a slurry and a pigment preparation, which contains (a) 0.03% to 1.4% by weight of guanidine and/or at least one salt of guanidine, the proportion by weight being based on the content of guanidine in the entire aqueous product, and which is characterized in that it has a pH in the range from pH 7.5 to 12.0. The invention further relates to a method for stabilizing an aqueous industrial product against microbial contamination, comprising the method steps of: (a) providing an aqueous industrial product, (b) mixing 0.03% to 1.4% by weight of at least one salt of guanidine with the aqueous industrial product, and (c) optionally adjusting the pH so that the stabilized aqueous industrial product has a pH in the range from pH 7.5 to 12.0. The present invention further relates to a method for producing an aqueous industrial product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2024
    Publication date: September 10, 2026
    Applicant: Thor GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Wunder, Roman Grabbe
  • Publication number: 20260263340
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of guanidine and/or at least one salt of guanidine for stabilizing aqueous products, such as cosmetic products and washing and cleaning products, against microbial attack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2024
    Publication date: September 10, 2026
    Applicant: Thor GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Wunder, Roman Grabbe
  • Publication number: 20260262647
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition, containing (a) guanidine and/or a salt of the non-substituted guanidine, and (b) at least one further component, selected from the group consisting of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one, N-butyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one, N-methyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one, octylisothiazolinone, bronopol, dibromnitrilopropion amide, dibromodicyanobutane, iodpropinyl butylcarbamate, amino-methyl-propanol, amino-ethyl-propanediol, monoethanolamine, ethylhexylglycerine, hexylglycerine, 1,2-pentanediol, 1,2-hexanediol, 1,2-heptanediol, 1,2-octanediol, phenoxyethanol, phenethyl alcohol, phenylpropanol, benzyl alcohol, isopropanol, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, (1-hydroxy ethylidene)bis-phosphonic acid, sodium pyrithione, zinc pyrithione, o-phenylphenol, sorbic acid, benzoic acid, salicylic acid, lactic acid, citric acid and zinc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2024
    Publication date: September 10, 2026
    Applicant: Thor GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Wunder, Roman Grabbe
  • Patent number: 12285014
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous biocide composition, containing the following components: (a) 9 wt. % to 20 wt. % 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one, (b) a dissolved alkalizing agent, containing 0.95 to 1.05 mol sodium and potassium hydroxide, each based on one mol of the 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one present as component (a), and (c) more than 60 wt. % water. The biocide composition is characterized in that the composition: (i) has a pH value in the range of pH 9.5 to pH 11.9, and (ii) the molar fraction of sodium ions, based on the sodium and potassium ions present in the composition, is in the range of 15 to 45 mol %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Thor GmbH
    Inventors: Rudiger Baum, Thomas Wunder, Hans-Jurgen Schmidt, Peter Erich Hahn
  • Publication number: 20240407365
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for reducing microbial infestation of an aqueous technical product, comprising the steps: (a) providing an aqueous technical product, for example a dye, having a pH in the range of 7.0-9.5 and containing: i. 25-100 ppm 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolone (CMIT) and ii. 50-1000 ppm of one or more zinc compound(s), selected from the group consisting of zinc oxide, zinc carbonate, zinc hydroxide and zinc hydroxycarbonate; (b) breaking down some of the CMIT by adding at least one pyrithione compound selected from sodium pyrithione, potassium pyrithione and calcium pyrithione, in a total amount in the range of 25-500 ppm so that the concentration of the CMIT in the technical product is in the range of 5-15 ppm; and (c) storing the technical product over a period of up to 9 months.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: THOR GMBH
    Inventors: Rüdiger Baum, Thomas Wunder, Roman Grabbe
  • Publication number: 20210360923
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous biocide composition, containing the following components: (a) 9 wt. % to 20 wt. % 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one, (b) a dissolved alkalizing agent, containing 0.95 to 1.05 mol sodium and potassium hydroxide, each based on one mol of the 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one present as component (a), and (c) more than 60 wt. % water. The biocide composition is characterized in that the composition: (i) has a pH value in the range of pH 9.5 to pH 11.9, and (ii) the molar fraction of sodium ions, based on the sodium and potassium ions present in the composition, is in the range of 15 to 45 mol %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: THOR GMBH
    Inventors: Rudiger Baum, Thomas Wunder, Hans-Jurgen Schmidt, Peter Erich Hahn
  • Patent number: 11116217
    Abstract: The invention relates to a biocidal composition containing 5-chlorine-2-methylisothiazolin-3-one and at least one other component selected from the group consisting of 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one, 2-bromine-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol and zinc. The claimed biocidal composition is characterized in that it contains methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one in the region of between 0-2 wt. %, in relation to the total proportion of 5-chlorine-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-ones. The invention also relates to the use of the claimed biocidal compositions for conserving technical products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Thor GmbH
    Inventors: Rüdiger Baum, Thomas Wunder, Hans-Jürgen Schmidt
  • Patent number: 10633547
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for reducing microbial attack of products in the context of which 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one having a content of 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one in the range from 0 to 2 wt % based on the total proportion of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one is employed and in a subsequent method Step at least largely decomposed. The method according to the invention is further characterized in that in a further method Step at least one further component for post-preservation of the products is employed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Thor GmbH
    Inventors: Rüdiger Baum, Peter Erich Hahn, Hans-Jürgen Schmidt, Thomas Wunder
  • Publication number: 20200123396
    Abstract: The invention relates to preserved products which contain 1 to 100 ppm of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one with a content of 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one in the range from 0 to 2 wt. % based on the total amount of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, and to the use of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one with a content of 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one in the range from 0 to 2 wt. % based on the total amount of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, for the preservation of products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Erich HAHN, Hans-Jürgen SCHMIDT, Rüdiger BAUM, Thomas WUNDER
  • Publication number: 20200068891
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a biocidal composition, which contains 5-chloro-2-methylisothiazolin-3-one and at least one further component chosen from the group consisting of 3-iodo-2-propanyl butylcarbamate, octylisothiazolinone, n-butyl-benzisothiazolinone, phenetyl alcohol, methylparaben, ethylparaben, benzoic acid, sorbic acid, salicylic acid, dehydracetic acid, didecyldimethylammonium chloride, benzalkonium chloride, formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, (1-hydroxyethylidene)bis-phosphonic acid, N,N-ethylenediamine disuccinate, and polyaspartic acid. The biocidal composition according to the invention is characterized in that it contains methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one in the range of between 0 and 2 wt. %, in relation to the total amount of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one. The invention further relates to the use of the biocidal compositions according to the invention for preserving technical products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: THOR GMBH
    Inventors: Rudiger Baum, Thomas Wunder, Hans-Jurgen Schmidt, Peter Erich Hahn
  • Publication number: 20190110477
    Abstract: The invention relates to a biocidal composition containing 5-chlorine-2-methylisothiazolin-3-one and at least one other component selected from the group consisting of 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one, 2-bromine-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol and zinc. The claimed biocidal composition is characterized in that it contains methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one in the region of between 0-2 wt. %, in relation to the total proportion of 5-chlorine-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-ones. The invention also relates to the use of the claimed biocidal compositions for conserving technical products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: Thor GmbH
    Inventors: Rüdiger Baum, Thomas Wunder, Hans-Jürgen Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20190071575
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for reducing microbial attack of products in the context of which 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one having a content of 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one in the range from 0 to 2 wt % based on the total proportion of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one is employed and in a subsequent method Step at least largely decomposed. The method according to the invention is further characterized in that in a further method Step at least one further component for post-preservation of the products is employed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Thor GmbH
    Inventors: Rüdiger Baum, Peter Erich Hahn, Hans-Jürgen Schmidt, Thomas Wunder
  • Patent number: 9909021
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a coating agent, such as a paint or a plaster, having a 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolone content in the range from 0 to 1 ppm, using components which would introduce in total more than 1.5 ppm of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolone into the coating agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: THOR GMBH
    Inventors: Rüdiger Baum, Peter Erich Hahn, Thomas Wunder
  • Publication number: 20170233585
    Abstract: The invention relates to preserved products which contain 1 to 100 ppm of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one with a content of 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one in the range from 0 to 2 wt. % based on the total amount of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, and to the use of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one with a content of 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one in the range from 0 to 2 wt. % based on the total amount of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, for the preservation of products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: THOR GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Erich HAHN, Hans-Jürgen SCHMIDT, Rüdiger BAUM, Thomas WUNDER
  • Publication number: 20160312046
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a coating agent, such as a paint or a plaster, having a 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolone content in the range from 0 to 1 ppm, using components which would introduce in total more than 1.5 ppm of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolone into the coating agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Rüdiger BAUM, Peter Erich HAHN, Thomas WUNDER
  • Publication number: 20160106099
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a microbicidal composition in the form of a concentrate and to the use of the composition for the preservation of technical and domestic products, preferred for the preservation of detergents and paints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Roman GRABBE, Thomas WUNDER, Rüdiger BAUM, Hans-Jürgen SCHMIDT, Scott BETTS
  • Publication number: 20130064899
    Abstract: The invention relates to a biocide composition which contains (A) silver, (B) one or more pyrithione(s) and (C) one or more 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one derivative(s) as microbiocidal active components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: THOR GMBH
    Inventors: Hans-Jürgen Schmidt, Rüdiger Baum, Thomas Wunder
  • Patent number: 8323674
    Abstract: A biocide composition, comprising 2-methylisothiazolin-3-one as a biocidal active ingredient and at least one further biocidal active ingredient, as an additive to materials capable of being attacked by harmful microorganisms, wherein the composition comprises a pyrithione as the further biocidal active ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Thor GmbH
    Inventors: Dagmar Antoni-Zimmermann, Rudiger Baum, Hans-Jurgen Schmidt, Thomas Wunder
  • Patent number: 8287631
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds from the groups of (A) electrophiles, (B) nucleophiles, (C) alkylating agents, (D) antioxidants and (E) oxidizing agents as odor preventatives for reducing so-called ghost odor which is induced by 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one and/or octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one. The invention further relates to biocide compositions which comprise 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one and/or octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one and also one or more odor preventatives, and to the use of odor preventatives for preventing ghost odor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: THOR GmbH
    Inventors: Rudiger Baum, Hans-Jurgen Schmidt, Thomas Wunder, Christos Savides