Patents by Inventor Vien Van

Vien Van 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: 5869588
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel 2-hydroxyphenyltriazines and to homopolymers and copolymers obtainable therefrom, as described in greater detail in claims 1 and 5; the novel compounds can be used as UV absorbers in or for organic materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Vien Van Toan, David George Leppard, Gerhard Rytz, Norbert Wurms, Pascal Hayoz
  • Patent number: 5686233
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.5, independently of one another, are C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl; R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4, independently of one another, are H; C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl; C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkenyl; C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkoxy; C.sub.2 -C.sub.18 alkenyloxy; halogen; trifluormethyl; C.sub.7 -C.sub.11 phenylalkyl; phenyl; phenyl which is substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkoxy or halogen; phenoxy; or phenoxy which is substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkoxy or halogen; the two radicals R.sub.7 are identical or different and are hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkyl; or are C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkyl which is substituted by OH, C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkoxy, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkenyloxy, halogen, --COOH, --COOR.sub.8, --CONH.sub.2, --CONHR.sub.9, --CON(R.sub.9)(R.sub.10), --NH.sub.2, --NHR.sub.9, --N(R.sub.9)(R.sub.10), --NHCOR.sub.11, --CN, --OCOR.sub.11, phenoxy and/or phenoxy which is substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkyl, C.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Andreas Valet, Jean-Luc Birbaum, Vien Van Toan, Walter Knupp
  • Patent number: 5672704
    Abstract: s-Triazine UV absorbers of formula I ##STR1## where R.sub.1 is ##STR2## --CH.sub.2 --C(.dbd.CH.sub.2)--R.sub.10, --(CH.sub.2).sub.p --SiR.sub.11 R.sub.11 '--CH.dbd.CH.sub.2, --C(.dbd.O)--(CH.sub.2).sub.q --CH.dbd.CH.sub.2 or --C(.dbd.O)--O--CH.sub.2 --C(.dbd.CH.sub.2)--R.sub.10 ; and E.sub.1 and E.sub.2 are phenyl groups which may be unsubstituted or substituted with a variety of substituents including inter alia alkyl, OH and R.sub.1 ; are polymerizable and are effective stabilizers for a variety of polymeric and other organic substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1997
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Vien Van Toan, David George Leppard, Gerhard Rytz, Norbert Wurms, Pascal Hayoz
  • Patent number: 5597854
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula I ##STR1## in which n is 1 or 2, A is CH or a nitrogen atom, and the other radicals R.sup.1 to R.sup.25 are as defined in claim 1.The compounds of the formula I can advantageously be employed for stabilizing organic material against the harmful effect of light, oxygen and/or heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1997
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Birbaum, Gerhard Rytz, Vien Van Toan, Andreas Valet, Norbert W urms
  • Patent number: 5538840
    Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic recording material comprising, on a base, at least one silver-halide emulsion layer and, if desired, at least one interlayer and/or a protection layer, where at least one of said layers contains a UV absorber of the 2-hydroxyphenyltriazine type, as described in greater detail in claim 1; this UV absorber can also be in the form of a homopolymer or copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Vien Van Toan, David G. Leppard, Gerhard Rytz, Norbert Wurms, Pascal Hayoz