Patents by Inventor Zeljko Tomovic

Zeljko Tomovic 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: 12077628
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic polyurethane obtainable or obtained by reacting a polyisocyanate composition, a chain extender, and a polyol composition, wherein the polyol composition comprises at least one polyol (P1) which has a molecular weight Mw in the range from 500 to 2500 g/mol and has at least one aromatic polyester block (B1), wherein the polyol (P1) includes 20% to 70% by weight of the aromatic polyester blocks (B1), based on the overall polyester polyol (P1). The present invention further relates to a process for producing a shaped body comprising such a thermoplastic polyurethane, and to shaped bodies obtainable or obtained by a process of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Sebastian Richter, Zeljko Tomovic, Sirus Zarbakhsh
  • Patent number: 11814469
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for producing polyurethanes including mixing (a) polyisocyanate, (b) polymeric compounds having isocyanate-reactive groups, (c) catalysts and optionally (d) blowing agents, (e) chain-extending and/or crosslinking agents and (f) auxiliaries and/or additives to afford a reaction mixture and reacting the reaction mixture to afford polyurethane. The polymeric compounds having isocyanate-reactive groups (b) are a polyesterol (b1) obtainable by polycondensation of an acid component with an alcohol component. The acid component includes malonic acid and/or derivatives thereof and the alcohol component includes an aliphatic dialcohol having 4 to 12 carbon atoms. The present disclosure further relates to a polyurethane obtainable by such a process and to a method of using in enclosed spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Zeljko Tomovic, Sirus Zarbakhsh, Iran Otero Martinez
  • Patent number: 11447596
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic polyurethane obtainable or obtained by reacting a polyisocyanate composition, a chain extender, and a polyol composition, wherein the polyol composition comprises a polyol (P1) which has a molecular weight Mw in the range from 1500 to 2500 g/mol and has at least one aromatic polyester block (B1). The present invention further relates to a process for producing a shaped body comprising such a thermoplastic polyurethane, and to shaped bodies obtainable or obtained by a process of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Sebastian Richter, Zeljko Tomovic, Kathrin Cohen
  • Patent number: 11414543
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic polyurethane obtainable or obtained by converting a polyisocyanate composition, a one chain extender, and a polyol composition, wherein the polyol composition comprises a polyol (P1) which has a molecular weight Mw in the range from 500 to 2000 g/mol and has at least one aromatic polyester block (B1), wherein the hard segment content in the thermoplastic polyurethane is <75%. The present invention further relates to a process for producing a shaped body comprising such a thermoplastic polyurethane, and to shaped bodies obtainable or obtained by a process of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Zeljko Tomovic, Sebastian Richter, Frank Schaefer
  • Patent number: 11384240
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic polyurethane obtainable or obtained by converting a polyisocyanate composition, a one chain extender, and a polyol composition, wherein the polyol composition comprises a polyol (P1) which has a molecular weight Mw in the range from 500 to 2000 g/mol and has at least one aromatic polyester block (B1), wherein the hard segment content in the thermoplastic polyurethane is <75%. The present invention further relates to a process for producing a shaped body comprising such a thermoplastic polyurethane, and to shaped bodies obtainable or obtained by a process of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Zeljko Tomovic, Sebastian Richter, Frank Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20210054132
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for producing polyurethanes including mixing (a) polyisocyanate, (b) polymeric compounds having isocyanate-reactive groups, (c) catalysts and optionally (d) blowing agents, (e) chain-extending and/or crosslinking agents and (f) auxiliaries and/or additives to afford a reaction mixture and reacting the reaction mixture to afford polyurethane. The polymeric compounds having isocyanate-reactive groups (b) are a polyesterol (b1) obtainable by polycondensation of an acid component with an alcohol component. The acid component includes malonic acid and/or derivatives thereof and the alcohol component includes an aliphatic dialcohol having 4 to 12 carbon atoms. The present disclosure further relates to a polyurethane obtainable by such a process and to a method of using in enclosed spaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Zeljko Tomovic, Sirus Zarbakhsh, Iran Otero Martinez
  • Patent number: 10907006
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a molded body (MB) comprising the production of a thermoplastic polyurethane, the production of a molded body (MB*) from the thermoplastic polyurethane, heating the molded body (MB*) to a temperature below the temperature at which there is permanent deformability of the molded body (MB*), and above the switching temperature of the thermoplastic polyurethanes, elongating the heated molded body (MB*) with obtention of a molded body (MB), and cooling the molded body (MB) to a temperature below the switching temperature of the thermoplastic polyurethane, and the molded body obtained or obtainable by such a method. The present invention further relates to a thermoplastic polyurethane with shape memory and the use of a thermoplastic polyurethane for producing a molded body with shape memory effect in a temperature range from 0° C. to 130° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Zeljko Tomovic, Frank Prissok, Kathrin Cohen
  • Publication number: 20190119460
    Abstract: Described herein is a process for producing a polyurethane where (a) polyisocyanate, (b) polymeric compounds having groups reactive toward isocyanates, (c) catalysts, (d) compounds of a general formula R(—S)n, where R is any desired moiety, n is any desired number from 1 to 8, and S is a moiety of formula 1: and optionally (e) blowing agents, (f) chain extenders and/or crosslinking agents, and (g) auxiliaries and/or additional substances are mixed to give a reaction mixture, and the reaction mixture is reacted to completion to give the polyurethane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Zeljko Tomovic, Iran Otero Martinez
  • Patent number: 9403932
    Abstract: Provided is a process for producing silicate-comprising polyols, comprising (i) admixing an aqueous silica sol (K) having an average particle diameter 1-150 nm, silica content 1-60% by weight and a pH of 1-6, with a 0.1- to 20-fold amount of at least one organic solvent (L), (ii) admixing the resulting mixture with a polyol, (iii) removing at least partially water and the organic solvent (L) by distillation, (iv) admixing with 0.1-30 mol % of at least one compound (S) which has at least one at least monoalkoxylated silyl group and at least an alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl substituent, which may contain heteroatoms, wherein the substituent optionally contains a group reactive toward an alcohol, an amine or an isocyanate, and (v) optionally adjusting the pH of the silicate-comprising polyol to 7-12 by addition of a basic compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Berend Eling, Zeljko Tomovic, Stefan Auffarth, Alexander Traut
  • Patent number: 9334383
    Abstract: A process for producing a rigid polyurethane foam by reacting an organic polyisocyanate with a polyol component containing a compound with at least two hydrogen atoms which are reactive toward isocyanate groups in the presence of a blowing agent, a catalyst, and optionally auxiliaries and additives, wherein the polyol component contains, by weight: 20 to 60 parts of a polyether alcohol having a functionality of 3.5 to 5.5 and a hydroxyl number of from 400 to 550 mg KOH/g; 1 to 20 parts of a polyether alcohol based on an aliphatic amine and having a functionality of 3.5 to 4.5 and a hydroxyl number of 450 to 900 mg KOH/g; 10 to 30 parts of a polyether alcohol and/or aromatic polyester alcohol having functionalities of 1.5 to 3 and a hydroxyl number of from 150 to 450 mg KOH/g; and optionally 1 to 5 parts of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Zeljko Tomovic, Olaf Jacobmeier, Gunnar Kampf
  • Patent number: 9260628
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing polyurea elastomers, in which (a) polyisocyanates are mixed with (b) polyamines, (c) optionally amine chain extenders comprising primary or secondary amine groups, (d) optionally polyols and (e) optionally auxiliaries and additives to form a reaction mixture and cured, where at least one of the components (a) to (d) comprises dispersed filler particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Iran Otero Martinez, Dejan Petrovic, Zeljko Tomovic
  • Patent number: 8901186
    Abstract: Process for producing silica-comprising dispersions comprising a polyetherol or a polyether amine, which comprises the steps of (i) admixing an aqueous silica sol (K) having an average particle diameter of from 1 to 150 nm and a silica content, calculated as SiO2, of from 1 to 60% by weight and a pH of from 1 to 6 with at least one polyetherol (b1) and/or polyether amine (b2) based on ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide and having an average OH or amine functionality of from 2 to 6 and a number average molecular weight of from 62 to 6000 g/mol, (ii) distilling off at least part of the water, (iii) admixing the dispersion with at least one compound (S) having at least one at least monoalkoxylated silyl group and at least one alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl substituent, where this substituent may have groups which are reactive toward an alcohol, an amine or an isocyanate in an amount of from 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Berend Eling, Zeljko Tomovic, Stefan Auffarth
  • Patent number: 8889756
    Abstract: A process for producing rigid polyurethane foams, in which a mixture of one or more high-functionality polyether alcohols having functionalities of from 3.5 to 5.5 and a hydroxyl number of from 350 to 550 mg KOH/g, one or more polyether alcohols based on aliphatic and/or aromatic amines and having functionalities of from 3 to 4 and a hydroxyl number of from 150 to 800 mg KOH/g, an OH-comprising fatty acid ester and, if appropriate, one or more low molecular weight chain extenders and/or crosslinkers having functionalities of from 2 to 3 and a molecular weight Mw of <400 g/mol is used as polyol component, is described. The rigid polyurethane foams obtained have a good surface quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Zeljko Tomovic, Olaf Jacobmeier, Rainer Hensiek, Gunnar Kampf
  • Publication number: 20140037855
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing polyurea elastomers, in which (a) polyisocyanates are mixed with (b) polyamines, (c) optionally amine chain extenders comprising primary or secondary amine groups, (d) optionally polyols and (e) optionally auxiliaries and additives to form a reaction mixture and cured, where at least one of the components (a) to (d) comprises dispersed filler particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Iran OTERO MARTINEZ, Dejan Petrovic, Zeljko Tomovic
  • Publication number: 20130085197
    Abstract: Dispersions comprise a liquid phase and a solid phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Dejan PETROVIC, Berend Eling, Zeljko Tomovic
  • Publication number: 20120264841
    Abstract: A process for producing a rigid polyurethane foam by reacting an organic polyisocyanate with a polyol component containing a compound with at least two hydrogen atoms which are reactive toward isocyanate groups in the presence of a blowing agent, a catalyst, and optionally auxiliaries and additives, wherein the polyol component contains, by weight: 20 to 60 parts of a polyether alcohol having a functionality of 3.5 to 5.5 and a hydroxyl number of from 400 to 550 mg KOH/g; 1 to 20 parts of a polyether alcohol based on an aliphatic amine and having a functionality of 3.5 to 4.5 and a hydroxyl number of 450 to 900 mg KOH/g; 10 to 30 parts of a polyether alcohol and/or aromatic polyester alcohol having functionalities of 1.5 to 3 and a hydroxyl number of from 150 to 450 mg KOH/g; and optionally 1 to 5 parts of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Zeljko Tomovic, Olaf Jacobmeier, Gunnar Kampf
  • Publication number: 20120010313
    Abstract: A process for producing rigid polyurethane foams, in which a mixture of one or more high-functionality polyether alcohols having functionalities of from 3.5 to 5.5 and a hydroxyl number of from 350 to 550 mg KOH/g, one or more polyether alcohols based on aliphatic and/or aromatic amines and having functionalities of from 3 to 4 and a hydroxyl number of from 150 to 800 mg KOH/g, an OH-comprising fatty acid ester and, if appropriate, one or more low molecular weight chain extenders and/or crosslinkers having functionalities of from 2 to 3 and a molecular weight Mw of <400 g/mol is used as polyol component, is described. The rigid polyurethane foams obtained have a good surface quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Zeljko Tomovic, Olaf Jacobmeier, Rainer Hensiek, Gunnar Kampf
  • Publication number: 20110313070
    Abstract: Process for producing silica-comprising dispersions comprising a polyetherol or a polyether amine, which comprises the steps of (i) admixing an aqueous silica sol (K) having an average particle diameter of from 1 to 150 nm and a silica content, calculated as SiO2, of from 1 to 60% by weight and a pH of from 1 to 6 with at least one polyetherol (b1) and/or polyether amine (b2) based on ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide and having an average OH or amine functionality of from 2 to 6 and a number average molecular weight of from 62 to 6000 g/mol, (ii) distilling off at least part of the water, (iii) admixing the dispersion with at least one compound (S) having at least one at least monoalkoxylated silyl group and at least one alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl substituent, where this substituent may have groups which are reactive toward an alcohol, an amine or an isocyanate in an amount of from 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Berend Eling, Zeljko Tomovic, Stefan Auffarth
  • Publication number: 20110266497
    Abstract: Process for producing silicate-comprising polyols, which comprises the steps (i) admixing of an aqueous silica sol (K) having an average particle diameter of from 1 to 150 nm and a silica content, calculated as SiO2, of from 1 to 60% by weight and having a pH of from 1 to 6, based on the SiO2 content used, with a 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Berend Eling, Zeljko Tomovic, Stefan Auffarth, Alexander Traut