Ingredient Is A Nitrogen Containing Compound Patents (Class 521/128)
  • Patent number: 11547977
    Abstract: The current disclosure provides reinforced aerogel compositions that are durable and easy to handle, have favorable performance in aqueous environments, have favorable insulation properties, and have favorable, reaction to fire, combustion and flame-resistance properties. Also provided are methods of preparing or manufacturing such reinforced aerogel compositions. In certain embodiments, the composition has a silica-based aerogel framework, reinforced with an open-cell macroporous framework, and includes one or more fire-class additives, where the silica-based aerogel framework comprises at least one hydrophobic-bound silicon and the composition or each of its components has desired properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Aspen Aerogels, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Mihalcik, Kathryn Elizabeth deKrafft, Nicholas Anthony Zafiropoulos, Owen Richard Evans, George L. Gould, Wibke Lölsberg
  • Patent number: 11548997
    Abstract: The invention is related to a method for reducing the emission of acetaldehyde and/or propionaldehyde from a polyurethane or polyurea foam, by using a reaction mixture comprising at least one isocyanate reactive component selected from the group consisting of a polyether polyol, a polyester polyol, a polyether polyamine and a polyester polyamine; an isocyanate component; and cyanoacetamide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Huntsman International LLC
    Inventors: Ingrid Welvaet, Geert Lodewijk Dries, Joris Karel Peter Bosman
  • Patent number: 11434344
    Abstract: A (super)hydrophobic isocyanate based organic aerogel/xerogel/cryogel having a water contact angle of at least 90° comprising: a cross-linked porous network structure made of polyurethane and/or polyisocyanurate and/or polyurea, and hydrophobic compounds having before the gelling step at least one isocyanate-reactive group and no isocyanate groups Characterized in that said hydrophobic compounds are covalently bonded within the porous network of the aerogel/xerogel/cryogel and wherein said bondings are created during the gelling step of the formation of the isocyanate based organic aerogel/xerogel/cryogel cross-linked porous network structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Julien Joncheray, Jan Vandenbroeck, Gilles Jean Geumez
  • Patent number: 11203708
    Abstract: The present application provides a gas-generating aqueous fluid containing a gas-generating compound like an azo compound, and an organic amine like a primary, secondary or tertiary amine, a hydrazine, a hydrazide, or a semicarbazide. The aqueous fluid may also a viscosifier, and a foaming surfactant. The present application also provides a method of using the gas-generating composition to modulate density of a wellbore fluid for use in downhole applications. The method optionally includes adding an oxidizer to the wellbore fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventor: B. Raghava Reddy
  • Patent number: 11059932
    Abstract: To provide a catalyst composition to obtain a flexible polyurethane foam from which substantially no amine compound is discharged and which has sufficient resistance to compressive strain, and a method for producing a flexible polyurethane foam using the catalyst composition. A polyurethane foam is produced by using a catalyst composition for producing a polyurethane foam, which comprises an amine compound represented by the following formula (1) and at least one glycol selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol and polyethylene glycol, provided that when the compound of the formula (1) has enantiomers, diastereomers or geometric isomers, both a mixture thereof and isolated isomers are included: wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a C1-4 alkyl group, a hydroxy group, a hydroxymethyl group or a C1-4 alkoxy group, and m is an integer of 1 or 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: TOSOH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Sesoko, Hiroyuki Kiso
  • Patent number: 10851196
    Abstract: Disclosed are polyurethane-foam forming compositions, rigid polyurethane foams and methods for their production, as well as to composite articles comprising such foams sandwiched between facer substrates, including use of such composite elements for floor insulating elements for refrigerated tractor trailers. The rigid polyurethane foams are produced from an isocyanate-reactive composition comprising: (1) a polyol blend; (2) a hydrochlorofluoroolefin; and (3) a tertiary amine catalyst composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Covestro LLC
    Inventors: Shawn G. Rider, Brandon W. Parks, Carson C. Miller
  • Patent number: 10829799
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the production of activated biological molecules for use in profiling biological molecule interactions. The activated biological molecule may be a ubiquitin (Ub) and ubiquitin-like conjugation enzyme as well as other proteins with internal reactive cysteine residues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY COURT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE
    Inventors: Satpal Virdee, Mathew Stanley, Kuan-Chuan Pao
  • Patent number: 10808070
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyisocyanurate foam obtainable by reacting a mixture in the presence of a catalyst and optionally an initiator, comprising or consisting of: A) a polyisocyanate component comprising at least one aliphatic polyisocyanate; B) a component reactive to isocyanate comprising at least one polyol and/or an alcohol and also optionally an amine; C) at least one blowing agent; D) at least one foam stabilizer and E) optionally at least one additive, characterized in that the mixture, upon accompanying use of an isocyanate-reactive component (polyol, alcohol, amine), has an index of at least 200. The invention further relates to a process for producing such a foam and use thereof as an insulating material, as a construction element, as facade insulation, as reactor insulation, as battery insulation, as superheated steam insulation, as insulation for a still, or as weather-resistant insulating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Lutz Böhnke, Dirk Achten
  • Patent number: 10759896
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a light rigid urethane foam superior in moldability (cell interconnection, spraying thickness, adhesiveness, etc.), heat-insulating efficiency, and others by a spraying method, using water as foaming agent. A method for producing an open-cell polyurethane foam, comprising obtaining the open-cell polyurethane foam by mixing and reacting a polyol composition containing a polyol compound, water as a foaming agent, a foam stabilizer, a catalyst, and a flame retardant with a polyisocyanate compound by a spraying method, the polyol compound containing polyols (A), (B), and (C) at a polyol (A) content of 10 to 40 wt parts, a polyol (B) content of 10 to 70 wt parts, and a polyol (C) content of 10 to 70 wt parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Hideki Wada, Takayasu Tanabe, Kenichi Sakata
  • Patent number: 10649350
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrophotographic member having excellent deformation recovery even when stored or used under a high temperature and high humidity environment, which is useful in forming a high-quality electrophotographic image; a process cartridge; and an electrophotographic apparatus. The electrophotographic member of the present invention includes a conductive mandrel and an electro-conductive layer; the electro-conductive layer including a resin synthesized from an ion conducting agent and a compound being able to react with the ion conducting agent; the ion conducting agent including a specific anion and a cation having at least three hydroxyl groups; the compound being able to react with the hydroxyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sosuke Yamaguchi, Masaki Yamada, Kazuhiro Yamauchi, Satoru Nishioka, Taichi Shintou
  • Patent number: 10626290
    Abstract: A liquid coating composition is disclosed that is prepared from a reaction mixture comprising an amine component comprising (a) an amine component comprising a polyamine complexed with CO2 and (b) a crosslinker, wherein the amine component is liquid at ambient conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan P. Breon, Robert E. Jennings
  • Patent number: 10538614
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a composition for forming a semi-rigid polyurethane foam that has low hardness and a resilient feel, has excellent moldability and curability even when made lightweight (made thin), and is suitable for use as an automobile interior material. The present invention is a composition for forming a semi-rigid polyurethane foam that comprises: a polyol mixture (P) that contains a specific polyol (the composition) (A), a water-containing foaming agent (C), and a catalyst (D); and a polyisocyanate component (B). The content of foaming agent (C) is 1.5-2.5 wt % based on the total weight of (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Shunsuke Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 10450403
    Abstract: A composition for polyurethane foaming, a polyurethane foam and a use thereof. The composition contains two different polyols with a polyethylene oxide ether structure and a polypropylene oxide ether structure, and a specific type of catalyst, flame retardant and water are added thereto; at the same time, the composition contains a small amount of a surfactant and other small molecular alcohols. The traits of the product are that it is pale yellow and transparent, and the product is not layered during long-term storage. The above-mentioned composition and polyphenylpolymethylene polyisocyanate (PAPI) produce a low-density polyurethane foam by means of a foaming machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Wanhua Chemical (Ningbo) Rongwei Polyurethane Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junfeng Wang, Xialin Zhu, Jing Chen
  • Patent number: 10400081
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of synthesis and the use of foamed, cross-linked polyurethane polymers, as a three-dimensional support called a “scaffold” for cell cultures in vitro and for in vivo implantation for the regeneration of connective tissues such as adipose tissue, osteochondral tissue and bone tissue. In particular, the invention relates to a method of preparing polymers or foamed polyurethane co polymers, having improved hydrophilia, which involves the use of two types of catalyst, one for the cross-linking reaction and one for the foaming reaction and the use of at least one polar aprotic high-boiling solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: TENSIVE S.R.L.
    Inventors: Irini Gerges, Federico Martello, Margherita Tamplenizza, Alessandro Tocchio
  • Patent number: 10385177
    Abstract: The invention is directed to methods of preparing compositions used to manufacture polyurethane foams. The invention provides methods for making compositions used to make polyurethane foams that include amine catalysts, but formulated such that catalytic potency is not diminished over time before the forming of a foam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Foam Supplies, Inc.
    Inventors: David G. Keske, David L. Modray, Mark S. Schulte, Timothy T. Kalinowski
  • Patent number: 10196493
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of polyurethanes where (a) polyisocyanate, (b) polymeric compounds having groups reactive toward isocyanates, (c) catalysts, (d) a CH-acidic compound of the general formula R1—CH2—R2, where R1 and R2 independently of one another are an electron-withdrawing moiety of the general formula —C(O)—R3 or —CN, where the moiety R3 is selected from the group consisting of —NH2, —NH—R4—NR5R6, OR7 or R8, where R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are independently selected from the group consisting of aliphatic, araliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbons, which may have substitution, and optionally (e) blowing agent, (f) chain extender and/or crosslinking agent, and (g) auxiliaries and/or additives are mixed to give a reaction mixture, and the reaction mixture is allowed to complete a reaction to give the polyurethane. The present invention further relates to polyurethanes produced by this process and to the use of these polyurethanes in the interior of means of transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Iran Otero Martinez, Georg Partusch, Christian Hagen
  • Patent number: 10047207
    Abstract: Disclosed is a net-shaped polyimide sponge. The polyimide sponge has a stack structure of nets. Also disclosed is a method for producing a polyimide sponge. The method enables the production of a polyimide sponge in a simple manner compared to conventional methods based on wet or dry phase inversion techniques using porogens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Haksoo Han, Jinuk Kwon, Jinyoung Kim
  • Patent number: 9951172
    Abstract: Using general purpose raw materials, a polyurethane foam having higher water stopping properties than conventional ones is provided. The polyurethane foam is a polyurethane foam obtained by foaming and curing a composition containing a polyol component, an isocyanate component, a foam stabilizer, a cross-linking agent, and a catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shinya Kanzaki
  • Patent number: 9815932
    Abstract: The present invention provides trimerization catalyst compositions having an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylate salt and methods to produce a polyisocyanurate/polyurethane foam using such trimerization catalyst compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Juan Jesus Burdeniuc, Torsten Panitzsch, John Elton Dewhurst
  • Patent number: 9777104
    Abstract: The present invention relates to predominantly (>50 vol %) open-cell (to DIN ISO 4590-5 86), cold-deformable, rigid polyurethane foams which possess high acoustic absorption and a uniform cell structure and which are suitable for producing automotive interior trim, more particularly roof linings and pillar trim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Lutz Boehnke, Joern Beaujean, Rolf Albach, Jun Li, Ling Shi
  • Patent number: 9718936
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a rigid polyurethane-polyisocyanurate foam C, comprising the step of reacting (i) an isocyanate-terminated prepolymer B with (ii) an activator component A comprising at least one trimerization catalyst A1 and at least one blowing agent A3 in a reaction mixture to form a foam, characterized in that—there is used an isocyanate-terminated prepolymer B obtained from a reaction of an isocyanate B1 having a mean isocyanate functionality of from ?2.3 to ?2.9 with a polyol component B2, and—the activator component A comprises water as the blowing agent A3 in an amount of from ?5 wt. % to ?50 wt. %,—the isocyanate index in the reaction mixture is in a range of from ?400 to ?500, and—the isocyanate content of the prepolymer B is in a range of from ?21 wt. % to ?30 wt. %, based on the total mass of the prepolymer B, and—wherein in the reaction of the prepolymer B and the activator component A a conversion contribution to polyisocyanurate of ?75% is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Stephan Schleiermacher, Patrick Klasen, Reinhard Albers, Stephan Moers, Dirk Steinmeister, Dieter Seidel, Torsten Heinemann, Hans-Detlef Arntz
  • Patent number: 9701804
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing flexible polyurethane foams, wherein an isocyanate component (component B) which comprises fatty acid derivatives comprising hydroxyl groups is used as starting substance. The flexible polyurethane foams according to the invention have a bulk density according to DIN EN ISO 3386-1-98 in the range of ?10 kg/m3 to ?150 kg/m3, preferably ?20 kg/m3 to ?70 kg/m3, and in general their compressive strength according to DIN EN ISO 3386-1-98 is in the range of ?0.5 kPa to ?20 kPa (at 40% deformation and 4th cycle). The invention also provides an NCO-terminated prepolymer comprising urethane groups obtainable by reaction of one or more polyisocyanates (B1) with one or more fatty acid derivatives comprising hydroxyl groups (B2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Norbert Hahn, Sven Meyer-Ahrens, Gundolf Jacobs, Bernd Dohmen
  • Patent number: 9505895
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of nitrogenous compounds of formula (I) or of corresponding quaternized, or protonated compounds, for producing polyurethanes, to compositions containing these compounds and also to polyurethane systems obtained using the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH
    Inventors: Sarah Schmitz, Martin Glos, Roland Hubel, Annegret Terheiden
  • Patent number: 9469715
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing non-alternating formaldehyde/CO2 copolymers, said method comprising the step of reacting formaldehyde or a compound that releases formaldehyde with carbon dioxide in the presence of a catalyst system. Said method is characterized in that the catalyst system comprises a Lewis acid component and a basic component, the Lewis acid component being at least temporarily coordinatively unsaturated under reaction conditions and the basic component having a pKb value of >=0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Thomas Ernst Müller, Christoph Gürtler, Henning Vogt, Mario Krautschick, Walter Leitner
  • Patent number: 9382396
    Abstract: Cavity blocks contain a rigid polyurethane foam having a density in the range of 30-70 g/L in at least one chamber, the rigid polyurethane foam being obtained by reacting at least one polyisocyanate a) with at least one compound having at least two isocyanate-reactive hydrogen atoms b) in the presence of at least one catalyst d) and using at least one blowing agent c), comprising at least one blowing agent ci), which only develops its blowing effect at the time of the reaction of a) with b), and at least one blowing agent cii), which has a boiling point which is below the temperature at which said components a) and b) are mixed, wherein the pressure buildup during the foaming reaction of the polyurethane remains below 20 kPa, and the invention also relates to the corresponding process for producing the cavity blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventor: Peter Wintermann
  • Patent number: 9334369
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polyimide precursor composition comprising a polyimide precursor and a thermal base generator having the structure of formula (1): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and Y? are as defined in the specification. The present invention also provides a polyimide prepared from the aforementioned precursor composition, and a preparation method thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Eternal Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Pi-Chen Cheng, Meng-Yen Chou, Chuan Zong Lee, Chung-Jen Wu
  • Patent number: 9181377
    Abstract: Biodegradable graft copolymers derived from a carbohydrate and at least one ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid derivative having superabsorbent properties are disclosed in addition to the substantially adiabatic polymerization process by which the graft copolymers are made. The methods disclosed can be carried out in a variety of currently available continuous commercial reactors. Polymerizations carried out with starch have surprisingly produced substantially quantitative yields of graft copolymer free of residual monomer produced as a moist copolymer. Product work-up typically involves an optional neutralization and drying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Tryeco, LLC
    Inventor: William J. Chambers
  • Patent number: 9133377
    Abstract: A heat-activable powder adhesive composition for use in bonding a component to a surface such as glass is disclosed. The composition of the disclosed invention includes at least two polymers, at least one solid di- or poly-isocyanate in powder form, and a catalyst. Each of the two polymers has a melting point above 40° C. The two polymers are selected from the group consisting of di-functional polymers and multi-functional polymers. The preferred method of preparing the composition of the disclosed invention includes first forming three parts, including a first melted part comprising the polymers, a second melted part comprising the polymers and a catalyst, and a third part comprising the isocyanate. Once cooled, each of the first and second parts forms solid blocks which are fragmented and sieved. The three dry parts are then brought together to form the adhesive powder of the disclosed invention. The adhesive powder can be pre-applied to the attachment surface of a component to be bonded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: A. Raymond Et Cie
    Inventors: Michel Brémont, Michel Awkal
  • Patent number: 9023905
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cleaning implement based on melamine formaldehyde foams comprising, abrasive particles and to a method of cleaning a hard surface with said cleaning implement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: The procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: David John Pung, Denis Alfred Gonzales, Tobias Heinz Steinke, Peter Nessel
  • Publication number: 20150094387
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an amine catalyst composition for producing polyurethane foam. The amine catalyst composition includes an amine catalyst and a diluent containing a thickening agent and water. The use of such a diluent, in place of conventional glycols, reduces raw material and processing costs as well as environmental concerns during the production of polyurethane foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: Huntsman Petrochemical LLC
    Inventors: Eugene P. Wiltz, JR., Donald Ridgway, Jennifer Chavez, Frank Rodriguez, Robert A. Grigsby, JR., Gwynne Whitcombe
  • Patent number: 8975306
    Abstract: A viscoelastic foam system is provided having an amine-based polyoxypropylene extended polyol to impart strength, recoverability and endurance to the foam, and an appropriately selected non-amine-based polyol to provide flexibility to the foam. The combination of amine-based propylene oxide extended polyol and non-amine-based polyol provides a viscoelastic semi-rigid foam with excellent impact and recovery properties, recovering to substantially 100% of its initial volume and shape following an impact, yet with sufficient rigidity and stiffness so that it is effective at absorbing multiple impacts. A method of making the above viscoelastic foam is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Intellectual Property Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Charles M. Milliren
  • Patent number: 8974903
    Abstract: Porous cross-linked polyimide-urea networks are provided. The networks comprise a subunit comprising two anhydride end-capped polyamic acid oligomers in direct connection via a urea linkage. The oligomers (a) each comprise a repeating unit of a dianhydride and a diamine and a terminal anhydride group and (b) are formulated with 2 to 15 of the repeating units. The subunit was formed by reaction of the diamine and a diisocyanate to form a diamine-urea linkage-diamine group, followed by reaction of the diamine-urea linkage-diamine group with the dianhydride and the diamine to form the subunit. The subunit has been cross-linked via a cross-linking agent, comprising three or more amine groups, at a balanced stoichiometry of the amine groups to the terminal anhydride groups. The subunit has been chemically imidized to yield the porous cross-linked polyimide-urea network. Also provided are wet gels, aerogels, and thin films comprising the networks, and methods of making the networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignees: Ohio Aerospace Institute, The United States of America, represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Mary Ann B. Meador, Baochau N. Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20150065592
    Abstract: A formulation for preparing a low density, full water blown polyurethane rigid foam includes an isocyanate component; an isocyanate-reactive component comprising from 30-50 wt % of a first polyether polyol having a functionality greater than 5 and an OH value from 350-550 mgKOH/g; from 5 to 25 wt % of a diol having an OH value from 100-300 mgKOH/g; and from 15 to 35 weight percent of a second polyether polyol having a functionality from 3 to 5; further including from 1.5 to 5 wt % of a catalyst selected from dimethylbenzylamine and/or 1,2-dimethyl-imidazole; from greater than 0 to 1 wt % of a trimerization catalyst selected from a glycine salt and/or tris(dimethyl aminomethyl) phenol; greater than 4.1 wt % water as a blowing agent; and any additional constituents selected such that the formulation, excluding the isocyanate component, totals 100 wt % and, the formulation absent the isocyanate component, has a dynamic viscosity from 540 to 864 mPa*s at 20° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Cecilia Girotti
  • Publication number: 20140364525
    Abstract: Melamine-polyol dispersions comprising ethoxylated alcohols of specific structures are disclosed. Such dispersions maintain their stability under stationary conditions for at least 24 hours and are useful in the manufacturing of polyurethane foams. The resulted polyurethane foams display more evenly-distributed flame retardant properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Jackson Su, Jacky Cao, Tadao Yasue, Mark Cao
  • Patent number: 8906975
    Abstract: A conventional flexible polyurethane foam, made using methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI), having a bulk foam density in the range of 2.5 pounds per cubic foot or lower and having a foam hardness or IFD in the range of 10 to 90 lb/50 in2. The present invention is also directed to the method for the making thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Dimitrios V. Dounis, Dwayne Lewis Beard, Camden Eugene McLaughlin, Kimberly R. Fair
  • Patent number: 8901187
    Abstract: A high resilience flexible polyurethane foam, made using methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI), having a bulk foam density in the range of 2.5 pounds per cubic foot or lower and having a foam hardness or IFD in the range of 10 to 40 lb/50 in2. The present invention is also directed to the method for the making thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Dimitrios V. Dounis, Dwayne Lewis Beard, Camden Eugene McLaughlin, Kimberly R. Fair
  • Patent number: 8875402
    Abstract: A low volatile organic emission method for making a door using a liquid hardenable flowable material. The liquid hardenable flowable material expands upon contact with a blowing agent forming a foam, wherein the liquid material is formed from plant materials, and a door formed from the method. The method forms a door with sound deadening qualities, increased impact resistance, and resistance to burning and capable of sustaining at least hurricane force winds without deforming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Glasscraft Door Company
    Inventor: John B. Plummer
  • Publication number: 20140319502
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a coating composition capable of being easily formed by coating or the like, and a porous membrane and a light scattering layer which are excellent in heat resistance, surface smoothness and flexibility and have a high refractive index, a high light scattering property, and a high light transmittance, and further an organic electroluminescent element having the light scattering layer. It has been found that voids are formed inside a cured product obtained by curing a composition containing a polysilane, a metal oxide, and a solvent. The cured product having the voids formed therein has a light scattering property and therefore is applicable as a light scattering membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomokazu UMEMOTO
  • Publication number: 20140323605
    Abstract: The invention relates to stable emulsions for the production of foams based on isocyanate, at least comprising three polyols A1a, A1b and A1c as well as at least one physical blowing agent T, wherein A1a is a polyether polyol obtained by addition of epoxides to starter compounds selected from carbohydrates and di- or higher-functional alcohols, A1b is a polyether polyol started on an aromatic amine, and A1c is a polyester polyol obtained by esterification of a polycarboxylic acid component and a polyalcohol component, wherein the total amount of aromatic dicarboxylic acid derivatives used in the esterification, calculated on the basis of the free aromatic dicarboxylic acids and based on the total mass of polyalcohol component and polycarboxylic acid component, is less than or equal to 48.5% by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhard Albers, Torsten Heinemann, Stephanie Vogel, Hartmut Nefzger, Frank Otto
  • Publication number: 20140319410
    Abstract: In one aspect, compositions are described herein. In some embodiments, a composition comprises a latent heat storage material having a solid-to-gel transition between about ?50° C. and about 100° C. at 1 atm. In some embodiments, a composition comprises a foam and a latent heat storage material dispersed in the foam, the latent heat storage material having a solid-to-gel transition between about ?50° C. and about 100° C. at 1 atm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Reyad I. Sawafta, Najih Naser
  • Publication number: 20140272358
    Abstract: Porous cross-linked polyimide-urea networks are provided. The networks comprise a subunit comprising two anhydride end-capped polyamic acid oligomers in direct connection via a urea linkage. The oligomers (a) each comprise a repeating unit of a dianhydride and a diamine and a terminal anhydride group and (b) are formulated with 2 to 15 of the repeating units. The subunit was formed by reaction of the diamine and a diisocyanate to form a diamine-urea linkage-diamine group, followed by reaction of the diamine-urea linkage-diamine group with the dianhydride and the diamine to form the subunit. The subunit has been cross-linked via a cross-linking agent, comprising three or more amine groups, at a balanced stoichiometry of the amine groups to the terminal anhydride groups. The subunit has been chemically imidized to yield the porous cross-linked polyimide-urea network. Also provided are wet gels, aerogels, and thin films comprising the networks, and methods of making the networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: OHIO AEROSPACE INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Mary Ann B. Meador, Baochau N. Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20140243441
    Abstract: A polymer of formula (I): where: n is an integer from 10 to 5,000; m is an integer from 10 to 5,000; Ar1 and Ar3 are the same or different and are residues derived from a tetra-hydroxy aromatic monomer, the tetra-hydroxy aromatic monomer being wherein R is the same or different and is H or a C1-C8 alkyl, C2-C8 alkenyl or C3-C8 cycloalkyl group; and, Ar2 and Ar4 are the same or different and are residues derived from a tetra-halogenated aromatic monomer, the tetra-halogenated aromatic monomer being wherein X is F, Cl or Br, and R1 and R2 are the same or different and are wherein y is an integer from 1 to 8; with the proviso that when Ar1 is the same as Ar3 and Ar2 is the same as Ar4, R1 and R2 are not both —CN is useful as a material for gas separation, vapor separation, adsorbents or catalysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA
    Inventors: Naiying DU, Michael D. GUIVER, Gilles P. ROBERTSON
  • Publication number: 20140235739
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for producing a template includes applying a resin to a first template having a first concavo-convex pattern, hardening the resin, releasing the hardened resin from the first template to produce a second template having a second concavo-convex pattern corresponding to the first concavo-convex pattern, and enlarging the second template.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Seiji MORITA
  • Patent number: 8779018
    Abstract: In the present invention, a catalyst composition comprising the following amine compounds of (A) and (B) and/or (C) is used and further, a raw material-blended composition further containing a polyol component and water is used. (A) A quaternary ammonium salt represented by the following general formula (1): wherein each of R1 to R3 represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R4 represents an alkyl group or an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, and X represents an organic acid group having an acid dissociation constant (pKa) of 4.8 or less; (B) A hydrophobic amine compound; (C) A heterocyclic tertiary amine compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi Tokumoto, Yutaka Tamano
  • Publication number: 20140186246
    Abstract: Methods are provided for synthesizing novel types of self-assembled siloxanes, such as polysiloxanes, with a sufficiently high density of amine functional groups to be useful for CO2 capture and release processes. Additionally, it has been unexpectedly found that some self-assembled polysiloxanes can be used for high temperature adsorption of CO2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: David C. Calabro, Quanchang Li, Dennis G. Peiffer, Mobae Afeworki, Stephen M. Cundy, Charanjit S. Paur, Peter I. Ravikovitch
  • Patent number: 8716359
    Abstract: A scorch inhibitor composition for polyurethane foams is composed of (a) one or more derivatized phenolic compounds in an amount of about 60-80% by weight; (b) one or more aromatic amines in the form of a liquid in an amount of about 15-35% by weight; (c) an alkyl-substituted hydroquinone in an amount of about 4-8% by weight, and (d) phenothiazine at 0 to about 1.0% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Vanderbilt Chemicals, LLC
    Inventor: John M. Demassa
  • Publication number: 20140100297
    Abstract: A bone cement is shown that includes a monomer, and a non-reactive substance that is fully miscible with the monomer. A resulting cured bone cement exhibits desirable properties such as modification in a stiffness of the material. Modified properties such a stiffness can be tailored to match bone properties and reduce an occurrence of fractures adjacent to a region repaired with bone cement. One example includes adjacent vertebral body fractures in vertebroplasty procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: DePuy Synthes Products, LLC
    Inventors: Elliott Gruskin, Andreas Boger, Andrea Montali, Kurtis Wheeler
  • Publication number: 20140066532
    Abstract: Polyurethane/polyisocyanurate foams having a NFPA 101 Class A rating (ASTM E-84) are produced from a foam-forming reaction mixture that includes: an organic polyisocyanate, an isocyanate-reactive composition that includes at least one polyether polyol or polyester polyol with a nominal hydroxyl functionality of at least 2.0, a blowing agent composition and at least one halogen-free flame retardant. The blowing agent composition includes: (1) up to 5% by weight, based on total weight of the foam-forming composition, of one or more hydrocarbons having an LEL less than 2% by volume in air; and/or (2) a hydrocarbon having an LEL greater than 2% by volume in air; and (3) up to 1% by weight, based on total weight of foam-forming composition, of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Bayer MaterialScience LLC
    Inventors: George G. Combs, Susan C. Pigott
  • Publication number: 20140058005
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a thermoformable rigid polyurethane-polyamide foam having a closed-cell content of less than 70%, which comprises mixing (a) an organic polyisocyanate with (b) one or more polymeric compounds having two or more isocyanate-reactive hydrogen atoms, (c) optionally crosslinking and/or chain-extending agents, (d) one or more carboxylic acids having a functionality of 2 or more, (e) a catalyst comprising a Lewis base component, and (f) optionally auxiliaries and additives to form a reaction mixture and reacting this reaction mixture to form the rigid polyurethane-polyamide foam. The present invention further relates to a thermoformable rigid polyurethane-polyamide foam obtained by such a process and also to the use of such a thermoformable rigid polyurethane-polyamide foam for interior lining or engine compartment lining of motor vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Frank Prissok, Julio Albuerne, Christian Renner
  • Patent number: 8642669
    Abstract: The invention relates to a foamable mixture which contains at least one alkoxysilane-terminated prepolymer and which can be produced of a) at least one alkoxysilane that was functionalized with isocyanate groups and that can be produced of at least one hydroxyfunctional and/or aminofunctional alkoxysilane and at least one diisocyanate or polyisocyanate, and b) at least one compound that contains at least one OH group, and at least one blowing agent, characterized in that the foamable mixture has a dynamic viscosity of 100 to 25,000 mPas, preferably 500 to 10,000 mPas, at 23° C. The invention further relates to a method for producing said foamable mixture. The foamable mixtures according to the invention are suitable for sealing, insulating and mounting joints, roof surfaces, windows and doors or for filling hollow spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co., KGaA
    Inventors: Wilfried Huebner, Milan Sebestian, Christiane Kunze, Lars Zander, Johann Klein