Patents Assigned to Urethane Soy Systems Company
  • Patent number: 8062710
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a carpet material that typically includes applying a coating to a substrate where the coating includes the reaction product of a B-side that includes an esterified vegetable oil-based polyol and a catalyst and an A-side that includes an isocyanate and the reaction product of a B-side that includes a vegetable oil-based polyol and a catalyst and an A-side that includes an isocyanate. The polyols may optionally be blown, oxylated, and/or neutralized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Urethane Soy Systems Company
    Inventors: Thomas M. Kurth, Richard A. Kurth, Robert B. Turner, Les P. Kreifels
  • Patent number: 7537665
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method for making a bio-based carpet material by providing tufts, a backing, a pre-coat, and a backing material wherein the pre-coat includes the reaction product of a pre-coat A-side having a pre-coat isocyanate and a pre-coat B-side and the backing material includes the reaction product of a backing material A-side having an isocyanate and a backing material B-side. The pre-coat B-side and the backing material B-side may include a polyol derived from petroleum; a vegetable oil, cross-linker, and a catalyst; or a transesterified polyol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Urethane Soy Systems Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Kurth, Richard A. Kurth, Robert B. Turner, Les P. Kreifels
  • Patent number: 7084230
    Abstract: The present invention generally includes material comprising the reaction product of an A-side comprising an isocyanate and a B-side comprising a crosslinker, a catalyst, and a modified vegetable oil. The present invention also generally includes a material comprising the reaction product of an A-side comprising an isocyanate and a B-side comprising an oxylation compound, a modified vegetable oil, and a catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Urethane Soy Systems Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Kurth, Richard A. Kurth, Robert B. Turner, Les P. Kreifels
  • Patent number: 7063877
    Abstract: The present invention includes a bio-based carpet material that includes tufts, a backing, a pre-coat, and a backing material wherein the pre-coat includes the reaction product of a pre-coat A-side having a pre-coat isocyanate and a pre-coat B-side and the backing material includes the reaction product of a backing material A-side having a backing material B-side. The pre-coat B-side and the backing material B-side may include a polyol at least partially derived from petroleum, a vegetable oil, and/or a transesterified polyol and a cross-linker and a catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Urethane Soy Systems Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Kurth, Richard A. Kurth, Robert B. Turner, Les P. Kreifels
  • Patent number: 6979477
    Abstract: A vegetable oil-based coating and a method for applying the coating to a substrate where the coating includes the reaction product of a transesterified vegetable oil-based polyol, a catalyst, and an isocyanate; the reaction product of a vegetable oil based polyol, a cross-linker, a catalyst, and an isocyanate where the vegetable-oil based polyol may optionally be oxylated and/or neutralized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Urethane Soy Systems Company
    Inventors: Thomas M. Kurth, Richard A. Kurth, Robert B. Turner, Les P. Kreifels
  • Publication number: 20050260351
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method for making a bio-based carpet material by providing tufts, a backing, a pre-coat, and a backing material wherein the pre-coat includes the reaction product of a pre-coat A-side having a pre-coat isocyanate and a pre-coat B-side and the backing material includes the reaction product of a backing material A-side having an isocyanate and a backing material B-side. The pre-coat B-side and the backing material B-side may include a polyol derived from petroleum; a vegetable oil, cross-linker, and a catalyst; or a transesterified polyol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Applicant: Urethane Soy Systems Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Kurth, Richard Kurth, Robert Turner, Les Kreifels
  • Patent number: 6962636
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method for making a bio-based carpet material by providing tufts, a backing, a pre-coat, and a backing material wherein the pre-coat includes the reaction product of a pre-coat A-side having a pre-coat isocyanate and a pre-coat B-side and the backing material includes the reaction product of a backing material A-side having a backing material B-side. The pre-coat B-side and the backing material B-side may include a petroleum based polyol; a vegetable oil, cross-linker, and a catalyst; or a transesterified polyol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2005
    Assignee: Urethane Soy Systems Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Kurth, Richard A. Kurth, Robert B. Turner, Les P. Kreifels
  • Publication number: 20050131093
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a carpet material that typically includes applying a coating to a substrate where the coating includes the reaction product of a B-side that includes an esterified vegetable oil-based polyol and a catalyst and an A-side that includes an isocyanate and the reaction product of a B-side that includes a vegetable oil-based polyol and a catalyst and an A-side that includes an isocyanate. The polyols may optionally be blown, oxylated, and/or neutralized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2005
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: Urethane Soy Systems Company
    Inventors: Thomas Kurth, Richard Kurth, Robert Turner, Les Kreifels
  • Publication number: 20050131092
    Abstract: A building material composite that includes a building substrate at least partially lined with a urethane material. The urethane material of the present invention is typically the reaction product of an A-side that includes an isocyanate and a B-side that typically includes: a blown vegetable oil, a cross-linking agent, and a catalyst; a blown vegetable oil and a multifunctional alcohol; or an esterified polyol and a catalyst where the esterified polyol is typically the reaction product of a first polyol and a blown vegetable oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2005
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: Urethane Soy Systems Company
    Inventors: Thomas Kurth, Richard Kurth, Robert Turner, Les Kreifels
  • Patent number: 6881763
    Abstract: A material comprising the reaction product of an A-side having an isocyanate and a B-side having a cross-linker comprising a multifunctional alcohol, a vegetable oil, preferably a blown/oxidized vegetable oil, most preferably a blown/oxidized soybean oil, and a catalyst, wherein the vegetable oil and the cross-linking agent are substantially non-esterified prior to reacting/combining the A-side with the B-side and the method of producing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Urethane Soy Systems Company
    Inventor: Thomas M. Kurth
  • Patent number: 6867239
    Abstract: A material comprising the reaction product of an A-side having a prepolymer isocyanate, preferably a prepolymer diisocyanate and a B-side having a cross-linker comprising a multifunction alcohol, a first vegetable oil, preferably a blown/oxidized vegetable oil, most preferably a blown/oxidized soybean oil, and a catalyst, wherein the first vegetable oil and the cross-linking agent are substantially non-esterfied prior to combining the A-side with the B-side and the method of producing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Urethane Soy Systems Company
    Inventor: Thomas M. Kurth
  • Patent number: 6864296
    Abstract: An improved material comprising the reaction product of an A-side having a prepolymer isocyanate and a B-side having a cross-linker comprising a multifunctional alcohol, a first vegetable oil, preferably a blown/oxidized vegetable oil, most preferably a blown/oxidized soybean oil, and a catalyst and the method of producing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Urethane Soy Systems Company
    Inventor: Thomas M. Kurth
  • Publication number: 20040209971
    Abstract: The present invention generally includes material comprising the reaction product of an A-side comprising an isocyanate and a B-side comprising a crosslinker, a catalyst, and a modified vegetable oil. The present invention also generally includes a material comprising the reaction product of an A-side comprising an isocyanate and a B-side comprising an oxylation compound, a modified vegetable oil, and a catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Applicant: Urethane Soy Systems Company
    Inventors: Thomas M. Kurth, Richard A. Kurth, Robert B. Turner, Les P. Kreifels
  • Patent number: 6624244
    Abstract: An improved material comprising the reaction product of an A-side having an isocyanate and a B-side having a cross-linker comprising a multifunctional alcohol, a vegetable oil, preferably a blown/oxidized vegetable oil, most preferably a blown/oxidized soybean oil, and a catalyst and the method of producing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Urethane Soy Systems Company
    Inventor: Thomas M. Kurth