Patents by Inventor Frans A. G. Audenaert

Frans A. G. Audenaert 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).

  • Carbodiimide compound and water repellent compositions
    Patent number: 5817249
    Abstract: Invention relates to new carbodiimide compound obtainable from reaction mixture comprising an isocyanate compound and a monofunctional alcohol in a non-reactive solvent in the presence of a suitable catalyst, characterized in that the isocyanate compound and the monofunctional alcohol, except for the hydroxy group, are free from isocyanate reactive hydrogen atoms and the monofunctional alcohol is a branched aliphatic alcohol containing at least 8 carbon atoms, and to compositions comprising a fluorochemical oil and water repellent agent and said carbodiimide compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Minnesota Minning and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Frans A. G. Audenaert, Hugo R. Lens