Patents by Inventor Urs Lauk

Urs Lauk 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: 11946198
    Abstract: The present invention relates to azo dyes of formula (1), wherein D is a radical of formula (2) or (3), R1 and R2 independently denote hydrogen; C6-C10 aryl which is unsubstituted or substituted by cyano, carboxy, hydroxy, halogen, C1-C6alkyl, or C1-C6alkoxy; C1-C12alkyl which may be interrupted one or more times by —O—, —S—, —NR4—, —CO—, —COO— or —OOC—, and is unsubstituted or substituted by cyano, carboxy, hydroxy, C6-C10 aryl, or C6-C10 aryloxy, which C6-C10 aryl or C6-C10 aryloxy is unsubstituted or substituted by cyano, carboxy, hydroxy, halogen, C1-C6alkyl, or C1-C6alkoxy; R3 and R4 are each independently of the other hydrogen, halogen, nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, carboxy, C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6alkoxy, C1-C6alkylcarbonyl, C6-C10 arylcarbonyl, C1-C6alkoxycarbonyl, C1-C6alkylsulfonyl, C1-C6alkylsulfonylamino or C1-C4 alkanoylamino; and R5 is halogen, nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, carboxy, C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6alkoxy, C1-C6alkylcarbonyl, C6-C10 arylcarbonyl, C1-C6alkoxycarbonyl, C1-C6alkylsulfonyl, C1-C6alkylsu
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Huntsman Textile Effects (Switzerland) GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Petermann, Urs Lauk, Kevin Murer, Simon Pfister, Yvonne Pesek
  • Publication number: 20230082859
    Abstract: The present invention relates to azo dyes of formula (1), wherein D is a radical of formula (2) or (3), R1 and R2 independently denote hydrogen; C6-C10aryl which is unsubstituted or substituted by cyano, carboxy, hydroxy, halogen, C1-C6alkyl, or C1-C6alkoxy; C1-C12alkyl which may be interrupted one or more times by —O—, —S—, —NR4—, —CO—, —COO— or —OOC—, and is unsubstituted or substituted by cyano, carboxy, hydroxy, C6-C10aryl, or C6-C10aryloxy, which C6-C10aryl or C6-C10aryloxy is unsubstituted or substituted by cyano, carboxy, hydroxy, halogen, C1-C6alkyl, or C1-C6alkoxy; R3 and R4 are each independently of the other hydrogen, halogen, nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, carboxy, C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6alkoxy, C1-C6alkylcarbonyl, C6-C10arylcarbonyl, C1-C6alkoxycarbonyl, C—C6alkylsulfonyl, C1-C6alkylsulfonylamino or C1-C4alkanoylamino; and R5 is halogen, nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, carboxy, C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6alkoxy, C1-C6alkylcarbonyl, C6-C10arylcarbonyl, C1-C6alkoxycarbonyl, C1-C6alkylsulfonyl, C1-C6alkylsulfonylami
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Ralf PETERMANN, Urs LAUK, Kevin MURER, Simon PFISTER, Yvonne PESEK
  • Patent number: 11479912
    Abstract: The present invention relates to disperse azo dyes of formula wherein R1 is bromo, nitro, cyano, methyl, methoxy or trifluoromethyl; R2 is hydrogen, chloro, bromo or trifluoromethyl; R3 is hydrogen, chloro, bromo, methoxy, trifluoromethyl, nitro or cyano; and R4 is methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, 2-methoxyethyl, methoxycarbonylmethyl or 2-methoxycarbonylethyl; with the proviso that R1 is cyano in case R2 denotes chloro or bromo, to a process for the preparation of such dyes and to their use in the dyeing or printing of semi-synthetic and, especially, synthetic hydrophobic fibre materials, more especially textile materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Inventors: Urs Lauk, Patric Nowack, Romeo Dreier
  • Publication number: 20200199813
    Abstract: The present invention relates to disperse azo dyes of formula wherein R1 is bromo, nitro, cyano, methyl, methoxy or trifluoromethyl; R2 is hydrogen, chloro, bromo or trifluoromethyl; R3 is hydrogen, chloro, bromo, methoxy, trifluoromethyl, nitro or cyano; and R4 is methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, 2-methoxyethyl, methoxycarbonylmethyl or 2-methoxycarbonylethyl; with the proviso that R1 is cyano in case R2 denotes chloro or bromo, to a process for the preparation of such dyes and to their use in the dyeing or printing of semi-synthetic and, especially, synthetic hydrophobic fibre materials, more especially textile materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Urs Lauk, Patric Nowack, Romeo Dreier
  • Patent number: 10023742
    Abstract: The present invention relates to azo dyes of formula wherein R1 denotes C1-C12 alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C1-C12 alkoxy groups, hydroxyl groups, amino groups, cyano groups or halogen atoms and which may be interrupted one or more times by the radical —O—, —S—, —NR4—, —COO— or —OOC—; R4 is hydrogen or C1-C12 alkyl; either R2 is cyano and R3 is halogen or R2 is halogen and R3 is cyano; and Ar represents a carbocyclic or heterocyclic aromatic radical, to the process for the preparation thereof, to mixtures containing said dyes and to the use thereof in dyeing or printing semi-synthetic and especially synthetic hydrophobic fiber materials, more especially textile materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Huntsman International LLC
    Inventors: Urs Lauk, Patric Nowack, Ralf Petermann, Romeo Dreier
  • Patent number: 9938411
    Abstract: The present invention relates to disperse azo dyes based on diazo components having at least one fluorine-containing substituent and an 2,6-diaminosubstituted pyridine coupling component, to a process for the preparation of such dyes and to their use in the dyeing or printing of semi-synthetic and, especially, synthetic hydrophobic fiber materials, more especially textile materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: Patric Nowack, Urs Lauk, Athanassios Tzikas
  • Patent number: 9546279
    Abstract: Provided are anthraquinone azo dyes and dye mixtures which are distinguished by a very good build-up capacity and which also yield tinctorially strong dyeings or prints in a golden-yellow to orange shade having all around good properties, especially high temperature light fastness properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: Ralf Petermann, Urs Lauk, Kevin Murer, Yvonne Pesek
  • Publication number: 20160251517
    Abstract: The present invention relates to azo dyes of formula wherein R1 denotes C1-C12 alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C1-C12 alkoxy groups, hydroxyl groups, amino groups, cyano groups or halogen atoms and which may be interrupted one or more times by the radical —O—, —S—, —NR4—, —COO— or —OOC—; R4 is hydrogen or C1-C12 alkyl; either R2 is cyano and R3 is halogen or R2 is halogen and R3 is cyano; and Ar represents a carbocyclic or heterocyclic aromatic radical, to the process for the preparation thereof, to mixtures containing said dyes and to the use thereof in dyeing or printing semi-synthetic and especially synthetic hydrophobic fibre materials, more especially textile materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Urs Lauk, Patric Nowack, Ralf Petermann, Romeo Dreier
  • Patent number: 9376570
    Abstract: The present invention relates to azo dyes of formula (1), wherein R1 denotes C1-C12alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C1-C12alkoxy groups, hydroxyl groups, amino groups, cyano groups or halogen atoms and which may be interrupted one or more times by the radical —O—, —S—, —COO— or —OOC—: R4 is hydrogen or C1-C12alkyl; either R2 is cyano and R3 is halogen or R2 is halogen and R3 is cyano; and Ar represents a carbocyclic or heterocyclic aromatic radical, to the process for the preparation thereof, to mixtures containing said dyes and to the use thereof in dyeing or printing semi-synthetic and especially synthetic hydrophobic fiber materials, more especially textile materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Huntsman International LLC
    Inventors: Urs Lauk, Patric Nowack, Ralf Petermann, Romeo Dreier
  • Publication number: 20150197637
    Abstract: The present invention relates to azo dyes of formula (1), wherein R1 denotes C1-C12alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more C1-C12alkoxy groups, hydroxyl groups, amino groups, cyano groups or halogen atoms and which may be interrupted one or more times by the radical —O—, —S—, —COO— or —OOC—: R4 is hydrogen or C1-C12alkyl; either R2 is cyano and R3 is halogen or R2 is halogen and R3 is cyano; and Ar represents a carbocyclic or heterocyclic aromatic radical, to the process for the preparation thereof, to mixtures containing said dyes and to the use thereof in dyeing or printing semi-synthetic and especially synthetic hydrophobic fibre materials, more especially textile materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Urs Lauk, Patric Nowack, Ralf Petermann, Romeo Dreier
  • Publication number: 20150096132
    Abstract: The present invention relates to azo dyes of the formula (1), wherein R1 is hydrogen or hydroxy, R2 is hydrogen or hydroxy, at least one of the radicals R1 and R2 being hydroxy, R3 is hydrogen, cyano, nitro or halogen, R4 is hydrogen, cyano, nitro or halogen, D represents a radical of the formula (2) or (3), wherein R5 denotes C1-C12alkyl, C1-C12hydroxyalkyl, C1-C12alkoxyalkyl, C2-C12alkenyl, C6-C30aryl or C7-C36aralkyl and R6 and R7, each independently of the other, is hydrogen, C1-C12alkyl, C1-C12hydroxyalkyl, C1C12alkoxyalkyl, C6-C30aryl or C7-C36aralkyl, with the proviso that the compound of formula (1) is excluded, wherein R1 is hydrogen, R2 is hydroxy, R3 and R4 is hydrogen and D is the radical of formula (2) wherein R5 is ethyl, and to the use of those dye mixtures in the dyeing or printing of semi-synthetic or synthetic hydrophobic fibre materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Ralf Petermann, Urs Lauk, Kevin Murer, Yvonne Pesek
  • Publication number: 20140196224
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dye of formula (1a) and also to a process for its preparation and to its use in the dyeing or printing of semi-synthetic and, especially, synthetic hydrophobic fibre materials, more especially textile materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Huntsman International LLC
    Inventors: Antoine Clement, Alfons Arquint, Urs Lauk
  • Publication number: 20130255011
    Abstract: The present invention relates to disperse azo dyes based on diazo components having at least one fluorine-containing substituent and an 2,6-diaminosubstituted pyridine coupling component, to a process for the preparation of such dyes and to their use in the dyeing or printing of semi-synthetic and, especially, synthetic hydrophobic fibre materials, more especially textile materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Huntsman International LLC
    Inventors: Patric Nowack, Urs Lauk, Athanassios Tzikas
  • Patent number: 8231691
    Abstract: The present invention relates to disperse azo dyes based on a phthalimido-substituted aniline coupling component and an aromatic-carbocyclic or an aromatic-heterocyclic diazo component, to a process for the preparation of such dyes and to their use in the dyeing or printing of semi-synthetic and, especially, synthetic hydrophobic fiber materials, more especially textile materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Huntsman International LLC
    Inventors: Romeo Dreier, Alfons Arquint, Urs Lauk, Patric Nowack
  • Patent number: 8088182
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dyes of formula wherein D, R1, R2, R3, R4 and n are defined as in the claims, to the process for the preparation thereof and to the use thereof in dyeing or printing semi-synthetic and especially synthetic hydrophobic textile materials, more especially textile materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Huntsman International LLC
    Inventors: Ralf Petermann, Christian Suppiger, Urs Lauk
  • Publication number: 20110197377
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dyes of formula wherein R1 and R2 are each independently of the other hydrogen, vinyl, allyl or C1-C6alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by cyano, carboxy, hydroxy, C1-C6alkoxy or C6-C24aryl, R3 is hydrogen, C1-C6alkyl or C6-C24aryl, R4 is hydrogen, C1-C6alkyl or C6-C24aryl, 2-Cyano-C1-C6alkyl, 2-Alkoxy-C1-C6alkyl, 2-Oxo-C1-C6alkyl, n is 0, 1 or 2, and D denotes a radical of formula (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) or (7) wherein R5 is hydrogen, nitro, cyano or halogen, R6 and R7 are each independently of the other hydrogen, nitro, cyano or halogen, R8 and R9 are each independently of the other hydrogen, nitro, cyano or halogen, R10 and R11 are each independently of the other nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, carboxy, C1-C6alkyl, C1-C6alkoxy, C1-C6acylamino or halogen, R12 and R13 are each independently of the other hydrogen, nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, carboxy, C1-C6alkoxycarbonyl, C1-C6alkylsulfonyl, C1-C6alkylsulfonylamino, C1-C6acylamino or halogen, R14 represen
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: Huntsman International LLC
    Inventors: Ralf Petermann, Christian Suppiger, Urs Lauk
  • Publication number: 20110078863
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dyes of formula wherein R1 is 2-methoxyethyl, 2-ethoxyethyl or 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethyl, R2 is C1-C8alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more hydroxy groups, halogen atoms, C1-C4alkoxy groups, C2-C8alkoxyalkoxy groups, C1-C4alkyl-COO— groups or C1-C4alkyl-OCO— groups, R3 is methyl, hydroxy, halogen, —NH—SO2—R5 or —NH—CO—R6, wherein R5 is methyl or ethyl and R6 is methyl, ethyl, methoxymethyl or 2-methoxyethyl, and R4 is ethyl or n-propyl, and also to a process for their preparation and to their use in the dyeing or printing of semi-synthetic and, especially, synthetic hydrophobic fibre materials, more especially textile materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: Huntsman International LLC
    Inventors: Antoine CLÉMENT, Alfons ARQUINT, Urs LAUK
  • Publication number: 20100196676
    Abstract: The present invention relates to disperse azo dyes based on a phthalimido-substituted aniline coupling component and an aromatic-carbocyclic or an aromatic-heterocyclic diazo component, to a process for the preparation of such dyes and to their use in the dyeing or printing of semi-synthetic and, especially, synthetic hydrophobic fibre materials, more especially textile materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: Huntsman International LLC
    Inventors: Romeo Dreier, Alfons Arquint, Urs Lauk, Patric Nowack
  • Patent number: 7737286
    Abstract: The present invention provides ?-hydroxy benzeneacetic acid derivatives of the formula as defined in the specification which is a precursor indispensable for synthesis of compounds having two 5-membered lactone rings fused to central cyclohexa-1,4-diene nucleus, and a process of easily preparing the same. According to the preparation process of the present invention, the ?-hydroxy benzeneacetic acid derivative can be readily prepared at high purity and yield without using toxic materials or producing toxic by-products. Some novel compounds, synthesized by using such a ?-hydroxy benzeneacetic acid derivative, have excellent fastness properties, dye fixing rate and leveling property to general synthetic fiber materials such as polyester fibers and their blends with other fibers, especially to micro fibers, and also can be used as a coloring agent for plastic resins, color tonors, color filters, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Kyung-In Synthetic Corporation
    Inventors: Man-joon Han, Soon-hyun Park, Jwung-rhok Kim, Urs Lauk
  • Patent number: 7544217
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dye mixtures comprising (A) from 20 to 80% by weight of one or more compounds of formula (1) wherein R1 is C1-C12alkyl, or C1-C2alkyl interrupted by one or more oxygen atoms or —COO-groups and R2, R3, R4 and R5, each independently of the others, is hydrogen, C1-C12alkyl, chlorine, bromine, hydroxy or amino and (B) from 20 to 80% by weight of at least one further yellow disperse dye the sum of components (A)+(B) being 100% by weight, and to the use of those dye mixtures in the dyeing or printing of semi-synthetic or synthetic hydrophobic fiber materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Huntsman International LLC
    Inventors: Antoine Clement, Alfons Arquint, Urs Lauk