With Non -c-x-c- Containing Reactant Patents (Class 521/176)
  • Patent number: 11053341
    Abstract: A rigid polyurethane foam comprises the reaction product of an isocyanate and a thixotropic composition. The thixotropic composition comprises: a first polyether polyoi which is aromatic amine initiated and has ethylene and propylene oxide end capping; a second polyether polyoi having a viscosity at 25° C. of from about 500 to about 15,000 cps; a third polyether polyoi having a viscosity at 25° C. of from about 18,000 to about 60,000 cps and a functionality of from about 5 to about 7; and a hydrofluoroolefin. The thixotropic composition has a viscosity at 25° C. of from about 350 to about 5,000 cps. A method of forming a composite article comprising a substrate and the rigid polyurethane foam includes the steps of providing the thixotropic composition, providing an isocyanate, combining the thixotropic composition and the isocyanate to form a reaction mixture, and applying the reaction mixture to the substrate to form the composite article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventor: Fernand Saad
  • Patent number: 10537224
    Abstract: Thermal and acoustic insulation is provided to an appliance or a component thereof through a layer of a viscoelastic polyurethane foam. The selection of a viscoelastic foam of this density provides efficient thermal insulation as well as acoustic insulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Guiseppe Lista, Silvia Scussolin, Gianluca Casagrande
  • Patent number: 10092062
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to articles of footwear and components thereof, including outsoles, which can be used in conditions normally conducive to the accumulation of soil on the outsoles. In particular, the disclosure relates to articles of footwear and components thereof including an outsole with a ground-facing crosslinked polymeric material having a wet-state contact angle less than 80°. The outsoles can prevent or reduce the accumulation of soil on the footwear during wear on unpaved surfaces such as sporting fields. When the outsoles are wetted with water, the outsoles can become more compliant and/or can rapidly uptake and/or expel water, which can prevent soil from adhering to the outsole and/or can assist in shedding soil present on the outsole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: NIKE, INC.
    Inventors: Zachary C. Wright, Caleb W. Dyer, Jeremy D. Walker, Myron Maurer, Denis Schiller, Hossein A. Baghdadi
  • Patent number: 10076156
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to articles of footwear and components thereof, including outsoles, which can be used in conditions normally conducive to the accumulation of soil on the outsoles. In particular, the disclosure relates to articles of footwear and components thereof including an outsole with an external hydrogel film having a water uptake rate greater than 20 g/(m2×min0.5). The outsoles can prevent or reduce the accumulation of soil on the footwear during wear on unpaved surfaces such as sporting fields. When the outsoles are wetted with water, the outsoles can become more compliant and/or can rapidly uptake and/or expel water, which can prevent soil from adhering to the outsole and/or can assist in shedding soil present on the outsole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: NIKE, INC.
    Inventors: Caleb W. Dyer, Zachary C. Wright, Jeremy D. Walker, Myron Maurer, Denis Schiller, Hossein A. Baghdadi
  • Patent number: 9023910
    Abstract: A process for producing a polyurethane shoe sole having an article density of 100 to 350 g/L and being made from an organic polyisocyanate, a polyol, a blowing agent consisting of water, and optionally a crosslinking and/or chain-extending agent, a catalyst, and other auxiliaries and/or additives. First, polyisocyanate, polyol and any crosslinking and/or chain-extending agent are mixed and reacted at a temperature of 110° C. to 180° C. to give a prepolymer having polyisocyanate groups. Second, the isocyanate-terminated prepolymer obtained and any remaining polyisocyanate are mixed with any remaining polyol, blowing agent comprising water, and any remaining crosslinking and/or chain-extending agent and also any catalyst and other auxiliaries and/or additives are introduced into a mold and allowed to fully react to give a polyurethane shoe sole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Heinrich Bollmann, Andre Kamm, Anand G. Huprikar, Ulrich Holwitt
  • Patent number: 9023908
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for adsorbing and/or absorbing oil, by bringing oil into contact with a polyurethane sponge with excellent mechanical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nils Mohmeyer, Ralf Fritz, Bernd Bruchmann, Anna Cristadoro, Marcus Leberfinger, Antje van der Net
  • Patent number: 8997417
    Abstract: A door made of polyurethane, including a door body, the door body including a plurality of integrated plates stacked on one another for supporting. A method for preparing the door includes providing a mold, and spraying a parting agent inside the mold; heating the mold to a temperature of 30-70° C., spraying the parting agent, and placing a plurality of plates or a metal skeleton in the mold; mixing raw materials to obtain a mixture; injecting the mixture into the mold to cover the stacked plates, and curing for 30-90 min; demolding, transferring a product from the mold to a thermostatic chamber for shaping at a constant temperature; trimming uneven edges and surfaces of the product; and spraying a paint on the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Inventor: Zhongping Wang
  • Publication number: 20150069810
    Abstract: A pressure-distributing foam structure for use in a seat application may he produced from a foam mixture comprising an ethylene oxide capped diol in a range of about 37 to about 96% weight. The foam structure may have a hardness at 25% deflection that varies within +/?150% in a temperature range of ?20° C. to 50° C. The foam structure has a hysteresis loss that varies within +/?40% in the temperature range of ?20° C. to 50° C. The pressure-distributing foam structure may be used in a seat component, such as a seat back, a seat cushion, and/or a head rest. A method of making the pressure-distributing foam structure may comprise mixing the ethylene oxide capped diol with at least one of a copolymer polyol and a base polyol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Ryoko Yamasaki, Eugene Peiffer
  • Patent number: 8957123
    Abstract: A process for producing resilient, flexible polyurethane foams that function well in noise and vibration absorption applications for vehicle applications that are made from a blend of polyols (i) and an isocyanate (ii), wherein the blend of polyols (i) comprises a mixture of polyether polyols (i.a) that each has a hydroxyl equivalent weight of from 1200 to 3000 and at least 70% primary hydroxyl groups, from 5 to 80% by weight of the ethylene oxide-capped polypropylene oxides are nominally difunctional, from 0.5 to 20% by weight of the ethylene oxide-capped polypropylene oxides have a nominal functionality of four or higher, and the balance of the ethylene oxide-capped polypropylene oxides, but not less than 1.5% by weight thereof, are nominally trifunctional; an autocatalytic polyol (i.b) having a functionality in the range of 2 to 8 and a hydroxyl number in the range of 15 to 200, wherein said autocatalytic polyol compound comprising at least one tertiary amine group; and a low unsaturation polyol (i.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies Inc
    Inventors: Issam Lazraq, Helmut Stegt, Allan James, Stephen R. Burks
  • 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
  • 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
  • Patent number: 8865785
    Abstract: A polishing pad capable of maintaining a high level of dimensional stability upon moisture absorption or water absorption and providing high polishing rate includes a polishing layer of a polyurethane foam having fine cells, wherein the polyurethane foam includes a cured product of a reaction of (1) an isocyanate-terminated prepolymer (A) that includes an isocyanate monomer, a high molecular weight polyol (a), and a low molecular weight polyol, (2) an isocyanate-terminated prepolymer (B) that includes a polymerized diisocyanate and a polyethylene glycol with a number average molecular weight of 200 to 1,000, and (3) a chain extender.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki Nakai
  • Patent number: 8686058
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose viscoelastic foams having a renewable natural resource contents of between about 1 and about 25 wt % of the foam. The foams may have a ratio of elastic modulus (E?) at 20° C. to 25% compression force deflection (CFD) of 25 to 125.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Bernard E. Obi, Alan K. Schrock, Rogelio R. Gamboa, Asjad Shafi
  • Publication number: 20140037711
    Abstract: The instant invention relates to a composition comprising at least one polymer having the structure A-B-A?, wherein A and A? may be the same or different and each is a degradable polyester component and wherein B is the reaction product resulting from the reaction between a diol, having one or more pendant oligomeric or polymeric groups, and A and A?. Additionally, the invention also relates to the development of a bioresorbable patch comprising: (a) an adhesion barrier component comprising a composition according to the invention in the form of a film; and (b) an adhesive component comprising: (i) at least one synthetic adhesive polymer; and/or (ii) at least one polysaccharide. The present invention provides a method of wound healing, comprising administering the composition or patch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
    Inventors: James Parakka, Ananth Iyer
  • Patent number: 8642670
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an open-cell polyurethane foam comprising polyester and polyether structures and having a density of 70 to 300 g/L, 1 to 20 cells/cm, a rebound intensity greater than 30%, an elongation at break of greater than 200%, a tear propagation resistance of greater than 1.2 N/mm and a tensile strength of greater than 200 kPa. The present invention further relates to a process for producing inventive open-cell polyurethane sponges and to the use thereof as a pipe cleaning sponge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nils Mohmeyer, Ralf Fritz, Annika Habicht, Daniela Tepe, Frank Prissok, Michael Harms, Bernd Bruchmann, Daniel Schoenfelder, Daniel Freidank, Andreas Emge, Andrea Eisenhardt
  • Publication number: 20130310474
    Abstract: A polyurethane foam is prepared by combining a polyether triol with a hydroxyl value of from 25 to 30 and a molecular weight from 5000 to 7000 g/mol; a polyether diol with a hydroxyl value of from 25 to 30 and a molecular weight from 3000 to less than 5000 g/mol; a chain extender mixture including 1,4-butanediol and at least one of monoethylene glycol, hexanediol, neopentyl glycol, and isomers thereof; a copolymer polyether polyol having a styrene acrylonitrile solids content of at least 38 wt % and an average hydroxyl number of at least 23; an isocyanate component; and a blowing agent. It is particularly suitable for shoe sole applications, where it exhibits improvement in slip resistance under wet conditions when compared with some other polyether-polyurethane formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Silvia Scussolin, Andrea Benvenuti
  • Publication number: 20130203880
    Abstract: This invention relates to polyurethane foams which exhibit decreased aldehyde emission, to a process of preparing these polyurethane foams, and to a method of decreasing aldehyde emissions in foams. The polyurethane foams herein additionally comprise a small quantity of a polyhydrazodicarbonamide dispersion polyol to the isocyanate-reactive component, or a trimerized hexamethylene diisocyanate to the polyisocyanate component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Bayer MaterialScience LLC
    Inventors: Emmanuel George, Mark A. Koshute, Brian L. Neal, Carl Thompson, Adona Marcum
  • Publication number: 20130178550
    Abstract: A reaction system comprising (a) a polyisocyanate component and (b) an isocyanate reactive component for preparation of a polyurethane foam having high air flow with low compression set is provided. The isocyanate reactive component comprises (i) from 45 to 70% by weight of one or more PO-rich polyols having a combined number average equivalent weight from 210 to 510, (ii) from 20 to 30% by weight of one or more ethylene oxide polyols having a combined number average equivalent weight from 200 to 500, (iii) from 10 to 25% by weight of one or more ethylene oxide-alkylene oxide polyethers having a combined number average equivalent weight from 300 to 800; and (iv) from 0.5 to 15% by weight of one or more PO-rich polyols having a functionality of 1 to 4 and a combined number average equivalent weight of 2,000 to 6,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Kaoru Aou, Rogelio R. Gamboa, Hongming Ma
  • Patent number: 8372893
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a method of making a polyurethane foam and a method of reducing NVH expected to be experienced by a substrate using the foam. When the foam is subjected to 95% relative humidity for a period of 7 days at a temperature of about 50° C., the foam absorbs an amount of water that is less than about 30% of the weight of the foam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Sika Technology AG
    Inventors: Hanna Lekovic, Frank Hoefflin, Michael Anderson, Trent Shidaker, Michael Connolly, Sheila Dubs, Jinhuang Wu
  • Publication number: 20130035413
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a structure comprising a plurality of three dimensional cells, wherein each cell comprises exterior walls defining an interior void wherein the walls comprise a plurality of struts and windows, the struts forming borders for the plurality of windows, wherein the struts have a plurality of pores. The present invention further discloses a viscoelastic foam having a ratio of elastic modulus (E?) at 20° C. to 25% compression force deflection (CFD) of 25 to 125.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC (formerly known as Dow Global Technologies Inc.)
    Inventor: Dow Global Technologies LLC (formerly known as Dow Global Technologies Inc.)
  • Patent number: 8288448
    Abstract: The polishing pad is suitable for planarizing at least one of semiconductor, optical and magnetic substrates. The polishing pad includes a cast polyurethane polymeric material formed with an isocyanate-terminated reaction product formed from a prepolymer reaction of a prepolymer polyol and a polyfunctional isocyanate. The isocyanate-terminated reaction product has 4.5 to 8.7 weight percent unreacted NCO; and the isocyanate-terminated reaction product is cured with a curative agent selected from the group comprising curative polyamines, curative polyols, curative alcoholamines and mixtures thereof. The polishing pad contains at least 0.1 volume percent filler or porosity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials CMP Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Mary Jo Kulp
  • Publication number: 20120228546
    Abstract: Disclosed are blends comprising branched poly(trimethylene ether)polyols prepared from the acid catalyzed polycondensation reaction of 1,3-propanediol, and at least one triol comonomer selected from 1,1,1-tris(hydroxymethyl)ethane and 1,1,1-tris(hydroxymethyl)propane. The blends are useful in the preparation of polyurethane rigid and flexible foams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventor: Hari Babu Sunkara
  • Patent number: 8263100
    Abstract: A method of producing a hydrophilic polyurethane foam structure containing a silver salt, chosen from the group of silver sulphate, silver citrate, silver acetate, silver carbonate, silver lactate and silver phosphate, or a mixture of these salts includes the steps of (a) providing a water phase containing a surfactant, and at least one silver salt, wherein the at least one silver salt is dispersed in the water phase; (b) providing a isocyanate-terminated polyether having functionality of more than (2); (c) mixing the water phase and the isocyanate-terminated polyether, immediately transferring the resulting mixture to a mould whereby a foam structure is obtained; and (d) drying the foam structure until it has a moisture content of at most 10% (wt). The hydrophilic polyurethane foam structure produced by the method and a wound dressing containing the foam structure are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Mölnlycke Health Care AB
    Inventors: Stefan Areskoug, Ulf Johannison, Malin Prydz
  • Patent number: 8217093
    Abstract: A two-component polyurethane/vinyl ester hybrid foam system is formed of a polyol component (A), which contains at least one polyol, a catalyst for the reaction of the polyol with the polyisocyanate, at least one polymerizable vinyl monomer and water or a blowing agent on the basis of a compressed or liquefied gas as foam-forming agent, and a polyisocyanate component (B), which contains at least one polyisocyanate and a catalyst for the polymerization of the vinyl monomer, and is designed for use as a flame retardant material and material for filling openings, cable and pipe bushings in walls, floors and/or of buildings for the purpose of fire protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Arne Reinheimer
  • Patent number: 8217092
    Abstract: A multicomponent polyurethane/vinyl ester hybrid foam system for forming a gradient foam with soft and rigid foam regions, with a polyol component (A), a polyisocyanate component (B), and a component (C), which contains a catalyst for the polymerization of the vinyl monomer, with the polyol component (A) containing, as vinyl monomer, a mixture of vinyl esters of at least one polymerizable hydroxyvinyl ester and at least one branched, at least trifunctional, polymerizable vinyl ester, and the polyisocyanate component (B) containing a thermally activatable free radical-forming agent as catalyst for the polymerization of the vinyl monomers, with the proviso that the proportion by weight of the vinyl ester mixture is greater than the proportion by weight of the at least one polyol as well as the proportion by weight of the at least one polyisocyanate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Arne Reinheimer
  • Publication number: 20120101181
    Abstract: A polymer polyol composition having dispersed polymer particles in a continuous phase which includes at least one polyether natural oil based polyol comprising at least two natural oil moieties separated by at least one of a molecular structure having an average of at least about 19 ether groups between any 2 of the natural oil moieties and a polyether molecular structure having an equivalent weight of at least about 400. The polymer polyol composition may be used in forming polyurethane foams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Imran Munshi, Paul Cookson
  • Patent number: 8158692
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polyurethane foam for an automobile steering wheel. More particularly, the present invention relates to polyurethane foam formed by using a predetermined amount of a polyol having various functional groups and OH values and a predetermined amount of isocyanate having a certain function, along with water as a foaming agent, thereby preventing the environmental problems caused by use of the conventional fluorine-based or pentane-based foaming agent and also improving durability such as water resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Seok Hwan Kim, Won Jin Seo, Joo Young Maeng, Han Sung Paik, Gi Man Kim
  • Patent number: 8148440
    Abstract: Process for preparing rigid urethane-modified polyisocyanurate foams from polyisocyanates and polyfunctional isocyanate-reactive components in the presence of a blowing agent, a metal salt trimerisation catalyst and a functionalised carboxylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Huntsman International LLC
    Inventors: Joern Kuester, Roberto Fare, David Alexander Ferguson
  • Patent number: 8143323
    Abstract: A polyurethane foam for vehicles is obtained by reaction, foaming, and curing of a polyurethane-foam raw material comprising polyol, polyisocyanate, a blowing agent, and a catalyst, and is used for vehicle parts. The foam raw material comprises expanded graphite and an inorganic compound hydrate. The polyol preferably comprises polymeric polyol in which a polyether polyol is graft-polymerized with a vinyl monomer, polyether polyol having a mass average molecular weight of from 400 to 1,000, in which a polyhydric alcohol is addition-polymerized with an alkylene oxide, and polyether polyol having a mass average molecular weight of from 2,000 to 4,000 in which a polyhydric alcohol is addition-polymerized with an alkylene oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Inoac Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Iwase
  • Patent number: 8124665
    Abstract: This invention relates to fire-resistant, flexible, molded, medium density polyurethane foams. These foams typically have a density of from 10 to 30 pcf. The foams are the reaction product of a) at least one polyester polyol, b) at least one highly branched polyether polyol, c) at least one chain extender, d) a polymethylene poly(phenyl isocyanate), an isocyanate group containing prepolymer based on a polymethylene poly(phenyl isocyanate), or mixtures thereof, e) a solid flame retardant and f) water. This invention also relates to a process for preparing these polyurethane foams in open molds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience LLC
    Inventors: James W. Rosthauser, Theodore S. Frick, Michael T. Wellman
  • Patent number: 8106121
    Abstract: The invention relates to graft polyols with a bimodal particle size distribution and a total solid content of between 5 and 65 wt. %. Said polyols contain small particles with a particle diameter of between 0.05 and 0.7 ?m and large particles with a particle diameter of between 0.4 and 5.0 ?m, whereby the peaks of the large and small particles measured during a representation according to the light-scattering analysis method do not overlap. The total solid content with the defined particle sizes consists of a volumetric fraction of between 5 and 45% small particles and a volumetric fraction of between 95 and 55% large particles, said volumetric fractions totalling 100%. The invention also relates to a method for producing graft polyols of this type and to the use thereof for producing polyurethanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernd Zaschke, Andreas Hoppe, Marita Schuster, Marion Wenzel, Klaus Wagner
  • Patent number: 8053485
    Abstract: A polyurethane foam is disclosed and described. The polyurethane foam is formed by combining a first component comprising at least one polyol with a second component comprising at least one polyisocyanate. The ratio of the number of isocyanate equivalents in the second component to the number of hydroxyl equivalents in the second component is less than 1.0. The foam exhibits low levels of free diisocyanate monomer, thereby reducing the amount of hazardous, volatile organic compounds. As a result, the foam can be prepared and installed without the need for ventilation equipment, external sources of fresh air, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Sika Technology AG
    Inventors: Hanna Lekovic, Frank Hoefflin, Michael Anderson, Trent Shidaker, Michael Connolly, Sheila Dubs, Jinhuang Wu
  • Patent number: 7790778
    Abstract: Isocyanate-terminated prepolymer having an NCO-value of 5-30% by weight and being the reaction product of an excessive amount of diphenylmethane diisocyanate comprising at least 80% by weight of 4,4?-diphenylmethane diisocyanate and a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene polyol having an average molecular weight of 2000-10000, an average nominal hydroxy functionality of 2-6, an oxyethylene content of 21-45% by weight and a structure of the type -PO-PO/EO-EO wherein the PO block comprises 60-90% of the PO and the ratio of tipped EO:random is 3:1 to 1:3, and a process for preparing a flexible foam by reacting in a mould and at an index of 70-120, the above prepolymer or a composition comprising this prepolymer and b1) a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene polyol, having an average nominal hydroxy functionality of 2-6, and a oxyethylene (EO) content of more than 50% by weight; and optionally b2) a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene polyol, having an average nominal hydroxy functionality of 2-6, an EO content of between
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Huntsman International LLC
    Inventors: Koon Yeow Chan, Eric Huygens, Herman Eugene Germain Moureau, Anja Vanhalle, Jianming Yu
  • Patent number: 7772312
    Abstract: The invention relates to reinforced polyurethane-urea elastomers with a specific urea content and a specific urethane content, to sheet polyurethane moldings with high surface energy and good lacquer adhesion produced therefrom, and to their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience AG
    Inventors: Peter Haas, Hans-Detlef Arntz
  • Publication number: 20090253822
    Abstract: A polyurethane foam is obtained by reacting, foaming, and curing raw material that includes a polyol, a polyisocyanate, a blowing agent, a catalyst, and an inorganic compound hydrate. The raw material includes, as the polyol, a polymeric polyol obtained by graft polymerization of a vinyl monomer onto a polyether polyol and a polyether polyol obtained by addition polymerization of an alkylene oxide to a polyhydric alcohol and having a mass average molecular weight of 400 to 1,000. The blending quantity of the inorganic compound hydrate is 10 to 80 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the polyol. Preferably, the raw material further includes, as the polyol, a polyether polyol obtained by addition polymerization of an alkylene oxide to a polyhydric alcohol and has a molecular weight of 2,000 to 4,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: INOAC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadashi Yano, Satoshi Iwase
  • Patent number: 7414080
    Abstract: The polishing pad is suitable for planarizing at least one of semiconductor, optical and magnetic substrates. The polishing pad includes a cast polyurethane polymeric material formed with an isocyanate-terminated reaction product formed from a prepolymer reaction of a prepolymer polyol and a polyfunctional isocyanate. The isocyanate-terminated section product has 4.5 to 8.7 weight percent unreacted NCO; and the isocyanate-terminated reaction product is cured with a curative agent selected from the group comprising curative polyamines, curative polyols, curative alcoholamines and mixtures thereof. The polishing pad contains at least 0.1 volume percent filler or porosity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Materials CMP Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Mary Jo Kulp
  • Patent number: 7390867
    Abstract: The invention relates to isocyanate adducts which can be prepared by reacting at least one polyisocyanate with compounds having at least two hydrogen atoms which are reactive toward isocyanate groups and have a crystalline content of less than 10 J/g determined by differential scanning calorimetry in accordance with DIN 51 004 at 20 K/min from room temperature to 250° C. using a nitrogen flow of 3 l/h as carrier gas and an aromatics content reported as carbon atoms in aromatic rings of less than 31% by weight, based on the total weight of the isocyanate adducts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Marion Heinz, Udo Rotermund, Peter Huntemann, Udo Schilling
  • Patent number: 7338983
    Abstract: A method for producing a cured, low-density polyurethane foam, the method comprises frothing a reactive polyurethane-forming composition comprising an isocyanate-containing component, an active hydrogen-containing component reactive with the isocyanate-containing component, a blowing agent, a surfactant, and catalyst system, wherein the catalyst system provides for a delayed curing of the foam; casting the frothed reactive polyurethane-forming composition onto a first carrier; placing a second carrier on a side of the cast foam opposite the first carrier; blowing the froth with the second carrier in place; and curing the blown froth so as to provide a polyurethane foam layer having a density of about 50 to about 400 kg/m3 and a thickness of about 0.3 to about 13 mm. The foams are useful as sealing members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: World Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott S. Simpson, Tadashi Sato
  • Patent number: 7326738
    Abstract: The subject invention provides a composition and a process for forming a flexible polyurethane foam sealing device having improved compression set properties at increased temperatures. The sealing device is formed without the use of chemical blowing agents. The composition includes an isocyanate component for reaction with a resin component comprising an isocyanate-reactive component having a functionality of least four and a hydroxyl number of less than 40, a graft dispersion, and a physical blowing agent. The most preferred physical blowing agent is HFC-245 fa or 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Robert B. Stearns, John P. Erickson, Steven Hicks, John Cook, Raghuram Gummaraju
  • Patent number: 7307136
    Abstract: A polyisocyanate-based elastomer having a ratio of the storage modulus (E?) at 20° C. and the storage modulus (E?) at 120° C. of between 0.75 and 1.5, a tan ? at 100° C. of less than 0.1 and a maximum value of the tan ? of more than 0.8, the tan ? being the ratio of the loss modulus (E?) and the storage modulus (E?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Huntsman International LLC
    Inventors: Gerhard Jozef Bleys, Alan James Hamilton, Jan Willem Leenslag
  • Patent number: 7300961
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polyol compositions which can be used to produce dimensionally stable, low density water-blown rigid foams which have acceptable compressive strengths and acceptable k-factors. In one embodiment of the present invention, the polyol compositions are composed of at least one aromatic amine-initiated polyether polyol and at least one polyether polyol having a functionality greater than or equal to 2.5 in which at least 50% by weight of the polyol composition is aromatic amine-initiated polyether polyol and in which no more than 50% by weight of the polyol composition is polyether polyol having a functionality greater than or equal to 2.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience LLC
    Inventors: Karl W. Haider, David D. Steppan, Michael E. McGregor, Kerry A. Ingold, Vincent M. Mautino, Michael A. Dobransky
  • Patent number: 7268170
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel foam modifiers which can be used to prepare flexible foams. These novel foam modifiers provide improved processability and improved properties of the resultant flexible foams. The present invention also relates to the process of preparing these flexible foams and to the resultant foams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Bayer MaterialScience LLC
    Inventors: Nathan L. Anderson, Veril C. Jividen, Stanley L. Hager
  • Patent number: 7183330
    Abstract: A method for making a rigid polyurethane foam by reacting a polyisocyanate and a polyol in the presence of a urethane catalyst, a blowing agent and a silicone surfactant characterized by employing a blowing agent comprising a C4 or C5 hydrocarbon, or mixtures thereof, with an average molecular weight of ?72 g/mole and a boiling point in the range of 27.8 to 50° C., and a silicone surfactant comprising a polyether-polysiloxane copolymer represented by the following formula: (CH3)3—Si—O—(Si(CH3)2—O)x—(Si(CH3)(R)O)y—Si(CH3)3 where R=(CH2)3—O—(—CH2—CH2—O)a—(CH2—CH(CH3)—O)b—R?, and where R? is H, (CH2)zCH3, or C(O)CH3; x+y+2 is 60–130; x/y is 5–14; z is 0–4; the total surfactant molecular weight, based on the formula, is 7000–30,000 g/mole, the wt % siloxane in the surfactant is 32–70 wt %, the blend average molecular weight (BAMW) of the polyether portion is 450–1000 g/mole, and the mole % of ethylene oxide in the polyether portion is 70–100 mole %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne Robert Furlan, Mark Leo Listemann, Joan Sudbury-Holtschlag, Thomas John Markley, Gary Dale Andrew
  • Patent number: 7169824
    Abstract: Process for preparing flexible polyurethane foam by reacting an MDI-based polyisocyanate and a polyether polyol with a high oxyethylene content in a mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Huntsman International LLC
    Inventors: Gerhard Jozef Bleys, Eric Huygens, Jan-Willem Leenslag, Herman Eugene Germain Moureau
  • Patent number: 7066724
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for flatproofing a tire and wheel assembly with a flexible, lightweight foam-fill by supplying at least two polyurethane reactive materials to a static mixer. The static mixer mixes the reactants, and a nucleating gas is supplied to the mixed reactants in the static mixer to form a liquid reactant mixture with entrained gas. The reactant mixture is injected into the tire and wheel assembly where the mixture reacts and foams replacing the air in the tire with a flexible, lightweight semi-open cell foam-fill. The foam-filled tire and wheel assembly is then allowed to cure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Urethane International LLC
    Inventors: John Danules, Steve Anderson, Van Doesburg
  • Patent number: 7008974
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composition for preparing a rigid polyurethane foam having a good demolding property by defining polyol component and catalyst component. The polyol component comprises 40˜60 wt. % of polyol obtained by polymerization with an organic oxide using sorbitol as an initiator, 5˜10 wt. % of polyol obtained by polymerization with an organic oxide using ethylene diamine as an initiator, 20˜30 wt. % of polyol obtained by polymerization with an organic oxide using toluene diamine or toluene diamine and triethanol amine as a single or a complex initiator, and, optionally, 5˜20 wt. % of multivalent polyol of an ester structure, and the catalyst component is chosen in a group comprising a foaming catalyst, a gelling catalyst, a trimerization catalyst, a mixed form of the foaming catalyst and the gelling catalyst, and compound thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyun-Keun Cho, Ju-Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 6884824
    Abstract: Process for preparing a polyurethane elastomer having an apparent overall density of more than 150 kg/m3 comprising reacting a polyisocyanate and an isocyanate-reactive composition, optionally in the presence of water, wherein the reaction is conducted at an isocyanate index of 85 to 120, the polyisocyanate comprising: a) 80-100% by weight of a diphenylmethane diisocyanate comprising at least 40% by weight of 4,4?-diphenylmethane diisocyanate and/or a derivative of said diphenylmethane diisocyanate which derivative is liquid at 25° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Huntsman International LLC
    Inventors: Gerhard Jozef Bleys, Eric Huygens
  • Patent number: 6861454
    Abstract: Raw materials for anti-cracking polyurethane foams comprises: a mixed polyol 100 weight parts; an isocyanate 140˜180 weight parts; a catalyst 1.0˜3.0 weight parts; water 1˜2.5 weight parts; a foam blowing agent 30.0˜35.0 weight parts; and an additive 1.0˜3.0 weight parts, and a preparation method thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Ju-Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 6806342
    Abstract: Process for preparing a polyurethane material having no glass transition temperature below 25 C, which process involves using a polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene polyol having a high oxyethylene content and a polyisocyanate having a high 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (4,4′-MDI) content, wherein the reaction is conducted at an isocyanate index of 80 to 140.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Huntsman International LLC
    Inventors: Gerhard Jozef Bleys, Eric Huygens, Anja Vanhalle
  • Patent number: 6780895
    Abstract: Improvements in tuft bind and/or elongation of tufted carpet may be achieved by selecting, as components of a tuft bind adhesive, one or more of: i) a polyol component comprising a low or ultra-low unsaturation polyoxypropylene polyol optionally containing up to 30 weight percent oxyethylene moieties, and ii) a chain extender component comprising 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Bayer Antwerp, N.V.
    Inventors: Ulrich B. Holechovsky, David Gibala, Jeffrey L. Robbins, Robert D. Duffy