Patents Assigned to Chemtura Corporation
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Patent number: 9006375Abstract: A method for preparing a polyurethane elastomer, the method comprising mixing an isocyanate terminated prepolymer and a nitrogen-containing organic salt to form a prepolymer mixture and reacting the prepolymer in the prepolymer mixture with a methylenedianiline metal salt coordination complex chain extender to form the polyurethane elastome. The nitrogen-containing organic salt is selected from the group consisting of an ammonium salt, an imidazolium salt, a pyridinium salt, a pyrrolidinium salt, a piperidinium salt, and a morpholinium salt.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2014Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Chemtura CorporationInventors: Thomas R. Doyle, Mark P. Ferrandino, Ronald O. Rosenberg
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Publication number: 20150087797Abstract: Plasticizer free curing compositions comprising small particle size complexes of methylenedianiline and an alkali salt, e.g. a 3:1 coordination complex of MDA/alkali salt, with average diameter 60 micron or less, often 20 micron or less, e.g., 10 microns or less, dispersed in a volatile, non-polar, organic solvent are prepared. Stable one pack urethane compositions comprising the plasticizer free curing compositions and polyurethane prepolymers are prepared, which exhibit excellent storage stability and overcome many of the drawbacks encountered when using MDA complexes dispersed in plasticizers such as high boiling aromatic and alkyl di-esters.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicant: Chemtura CorporationInventors: THOMAS R. DOYLE, YUJIE DING, KEVIN JACKSON, RONALD O. ROSENBERG
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Patent number: 8987515Abstract: Radical initiated reactions of phenylenediamines with alkylated aromatic amines produce an antioxidant mixture containing cross reaction products of the phenylenediamines and alkylated aromatic amines which are useful, for example, as antioxidants, stabilizers, and antiozonants for lubricants, electronic chemicals, rubbers, urethanes and other polymer resins, crop protection, pharmaceuticals, dyes and toners.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Chemtura CorporationInventor: Robert G. Rowland
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Publication number: 20150031805Abstract: Certain phosphonic acid salts heated at temperatures over 200° C. generate thermally stable, highly efficient flame retardant materials well suited for use as flame retardant additives in polymers. The flame retardants of the invention can be used as the sole flame retardant in a composition or in combination with other flame retardants, synergists or adjuvants.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Applicant: CHEMTURA CORPORATIONInventors: Zachary D. Stockdale, Mark V. Hanson, Larry D. Timberlake, Subramaniam Narayan, William R. Fielding
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Publication number: 20150005417Abstract: A flame-retardant resin composition comprises a base resin (A), such as a polyamide resin, and an aromatic organophosphorus oligomer or polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Applicant: CHEMTURA CORPORATIONInventors: LARRY D. TIMBERLAKE, MARK V. HANSON, NARAYAN SUBRAMANIAM, WILLIAM R. FIELDING, MATTHEW S. BURGE
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Patent number: 8895648Abstract: A flame-retardant resin composition comprises a base resin (A), such as a polyester, polyamide or polycarbonate resin, and an organophosphorus compound (B) having at least one of the following formulas (I), (II) and (III): where A is selected from O, S, SO2, a single bond, alkyl, and —CH2—P1; P1 is a phosphorus-containing group of the formula: R1 and R2 are the same or different and each is selected from H, O-alkyl, O-aryl, alkyl, aryl, and OM; R3 is H or alkyl; M=Na, K, Zn, Al, Ca; a is an integer from 0 to 4, provided that a is at least 1 unit for each polymer chain; n is an integer from 1 to 100,000 and m is an integer from 0 to 100,000.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2010Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Chemtura CorporationInventors: Larry D. Timberlake, Mark V. Hanson, Narayan Subramaniam, William R. Fielding
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Publication number: 20140342110Abstract: Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) made using low free isocyanate monomer (LF) prepolymer, for example a prepolymer based on p-phenylene diisocyanate (PPDI) with low free isocyanate content, possess unique performance features including exceptional tear strength, low compression set, and an exceptional overall balance of physical properties including high temperature mechanical strength.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: Chemtura CorporationInventors: Zhenya Zhu, Ronald O. Rosenberg
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Patent number: 8889770Abstract: Antimony free flame retardant compositions are prepared by combining a polymer resin, certain halogenated polyphenylene ether flame retardants and a non-brominated phenoxy oligomer or polymer such as a poly-phenylene ether, aryloxyester, or aryloxycarbonate. The present antimony free flame retardant compositions also typically have more desirable physical properties than similar compositions comprising antimony trioxide and other flame retardant. In particular embodiments, ATO free flame retardant HIPS and PC/ABS compositions are provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Chemtura CorporationInventors: Subramaniam Narayan, Harry A. Hodgen
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Patent number: 8865015Abstract: A poly(neopentylpolyol) ester composition is produced by reacting a neopentylpolyol having the formula: wherein each R is independently selected from the group consisting of CH3, C2H5 and CH2OH and n is a number from 1 to 4, with at least one monocarboxylic acid having 2 to 15 carbon atoms in the presence of an acid catalyst and at an initial mole ratio of carboxyl groups to hydroxyl groups of greater than 0.5:1 to 0.95:1 to form a partially esterified poly(neopentylpolyol) composition. Then the partially esterified poly(neopentylpolyol) composition is reacted with additional monocarboxylic acid having 2 to 15 carbon atoms to form a final poly(neopentylpolyol) ester composition.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2012Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Chemtura CorporationInventors: Dale Carr, Jeffrey Hutter, Richard Kelley, Edward T. Hessell, Roberto Urrego
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Patent number: 8865862Abstract: A hydroxyphenyl or alkoxyphenyl phosphine oxide composition comprising (i) a first mixture of mono-(hydroxyphenyl) or (alkoxyphenyl) phosphine oxide isomers, (ii) a second mixture of bis-(hydroxyaryl) or (alkoxyphenyl) phosphine oxide isomers, (iii) a third mixture of tris-(hydroxyaryl) or (alkoxyphenyl) phosphine oxide isomers, and optionally iv) a minority amount of non-hydroxy or non-alkoxy tris-phenyl phosphine oxides is provided. Also provided are epoxy resins compositions with excellent flame retardancy and physical properties, which resins comprise the phosphine oxide composition.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2013Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Chemtura CorporationInventors: Larry D. Timberlake, Mark V. Hanson, James D. Siebecker
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Patent number: 8852813Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte composition, useful in batteries, capacitors and the like, said electrolyte composition comprising an electrolyte support salt, a non-aqueous electrolyte carrier, and a polycyclic aromatic amine, e.g., a naphthyl amine.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2012Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Chemtura CorporationInventors: Venkat Madabusi, Gerard Mulqueen
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Patent number: 8852449Abstract: Lubricant compositions comprising certain mixtures of esters of pentaerythritol, di-pentaerythritol, tri-pentaerythritol and higher pentaerythritol oligomers are ideally suited for use with CO2 as refrigerant in heat transfer devices provided that at least 30% by weight of the esters are esters of pentaerythritol oligomers containing 4 or more pentaerythritol monomer units and wherein a majority of the alkylcarboxylate groups are straight chain C3-6 alkanoyl groups, such as n-pentanoyl. Said mixture of alkylcarboxylate esters are shown to not only have higher than expected viscosity and exceptional CO2 miscibility, but also possess excellent lubricity, film building properties and load bearing properties even as part of a lubricant/CO2 solution.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2011Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Chemtura CorporationInventors: Dale Carr, Jeffrey Hutter, Richard Kelley, Robert Urrego, Edward T. Hessell
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Publication number: 20140228267Abstract: The use of certain polyol ester (POE) based fluids has been found to be surprisingly effective in, e.g., automotive automatic transmissions, such as, for example, racing automotive automatic transmissions. The use of select POE based fluids has been found to lower operating temperatures, improve torque convertor engagement and torque convertor lock-up due to improved efficiency, performance and friction properties, allowing improved efficiency in high stress applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: Chemtura CorporationInventors: Salvatore Rea, David Cooper, Robert Vinson
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Publication number: 20140213741Abstract: Rotational cast polyurethane composition prepared from a prepolymer composition comprising: a) an isocyanate-terminated polyurethane prepolymer; and b) a curative agent comprising i) a polyol; ii) an aromatic diamine; iii) a thixotropic aliphatic amine; and iv) a thixotropic colloidal additive, wherein the prepolymer comprises a product produce by the reaction of a polyol with an organic diisocyanate monomer comprising 4,4?-diisocyanato diphenylmethane (MDI), and which prepolymer comprises less than 1.0% by weight of free MDI monomer, based on the toal weight of the prepolymer, exhibits a range of enhanced physical properties compared to those obtained from prepolymers comprising a higher level of free MDI monomer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: CHEMTURA CORPORATIONInventors: Gerald King, Cesare Santucci, Stefania Nardin, Enrico Fresch, Giulio Pietro DI Egidio, Marco Mennechelli, Chris Averis
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Publication number: 20140194588Abstract: A method for preparing a polyurethane elastomer, the method comprising mixing an isocyanate terminated prepolymer and a nitrogen-containing organic salt to form a prepolymer mixture and reacting the prepolymer in the prepolymer mixture with a methylenedianiline metal salt coordination complex chain extender to form the polyurethane elastome. The nitrogen-containing organic salt is selected from the group consisting of an ammonium salt, an imidazolium salt, a pyridinium salt, a pyrrolidinium salt, a piperidinium salt, and a morpholinium salt.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2014Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: CHEMTURA CORPORATIONInventors: Thomas R. Doyle, Mark P. Ferrandino, Ronald O. Rosenberg
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Patent number: 8754184Abstract: A prepolymer mixture for preparing a polyurethane elastomer, the mixture comprising an isocyanate terminated prepolymer and a nitrogen-containing organic salt. The nitrogen-containing organic salt may be selected from the group consisting of an ammonium salt, an imidazolium salt, a pyridinium salt, a pyrrolidinium salt, a piperidinium salt, and a morpholinium salt.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2010Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Chemtura CorporationInventors: Thomas R. Doyle, Mark P. Ferrandino, Ronald O. Rosenberg
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Patent number: 8691109Abstract: Mixtures of select neopentyl polyol esters are found to be highly miscible with the refrigerant R-32 over a wide temperature range. Working fluids are provided comprising R-32 and a polyol ester lubricant composition having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of from 32 to 120 cSt, said lubricant composition comprising C5-10 alkylcarboxy esters di-pentaerythritol wherein at least 40 mol %, typically more, of the alkylcarboxylate groups of the alkylcarboxy esters are pentanoyl groups.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2013Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Chemtura CorporationInventors: Edward T. Hessell, Travis Benanti
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Patent number: 8685271Abstract: Polyol ester lubricant compositions comprising predominately straight chain C5-10 alkylcarboxlate esters of neopentyl alcohols, for example, straight chain C5-10 alkylcarboxlate esters of one or more of trimethylol propane, pentaerythritol, di-pentaerythritol, tri-pentaerythritol or pentaerythritol oligomers, and working fluids comprising said lubricant compositions and a hydrocarbon refrigerant, suitable for heat transfer devices including refrigeration and air conditioning systems are provided. The polyol ester lubricant compositions have a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 22-125 cSt and a viscosity index of greater than 140, and are characterized by having very high lubricity, excellent load carrying properties and excellent low temperature properties.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2013Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Chemtura CorporationInventors: Dale D. Carr, Jeffrey A. Hutter, Richard Kelley, Roberto Urrego, Edward T. Hessell
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Patent number: 8680341Abstract: An arylalkenyl ether oligomer is produced by the reaction of a polyhaloalkene with a polyhydroxyaryl compound. Halogenation of the resultant oligomer produces a flame retardant having both aromatic and aliphatic bromine groups.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2010Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Chemtura CorporationInventors: Frank Liu, Kenneth Bol, Mark V. Hanson, Larry Timberlake
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Patent number: 8664442Abstract: A dialkylanilino-cyclohexane compound useful as an antioxidant has the following formula I or formula II: wherein Ar1 and Ar2 can be the same or different and each is an alkylaromatic group; each of R1, R2, R3, and R4 is independently selected from hydrogen or CR7R8; each of R5, R6, and R7 is independently selected from hydrogen and a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C32 hydrocarbyl group; and each R8 is independently selected from hydrogen and a C1 to C2 alkyl group, provided that when, each of R1 and R2 is CR7R8 and each such R8 is other than hydrogen, R1 and R2 may be joined to form a five or six-membered ring, and provided further that when, each of R3 and R4 is an adjacent CR7R8 and each such R8 is other than hydrogen, R3 and R4 may be joined to form a five or six-membered ring.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2008Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Chemtura CorporationInventor: Theodore E. Nalesnik