Patents Assigned to KNAUF INSULATION SPRL
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Patent number: 10968629Abstract: A method of manufacturing a mineral fiber insulating board comprising i) spraying a formaldehyde free aqueous binder solution onto a plurality of mineral fibers, the aqueous binder solution comprising binder reactants comprising a) a reducing sugar reactant and b) an amine reactant, wherein the reducing sugar reactant is selected from the group consisting of: a reducing sugar; a reducing sugar yielded by a carbohydrate in situ under thermal curing conditions; and combinations thereof, wherein the percent by dry weight of the reducing sugar reactant with respect to the total weight of the binder reactants in the binder solution ranges from about 73% to about 96%, and wherein the percent by dry weight of the amine reactant with respect to the total weight of the binder reactants in the binder solution ranges from about 4% to about 27%, ii) dehydrating the aqueous binder solution such that a dehydrated binder is disposed on the plurality of mineral fibers, and iii) curing the dehydrated binder on the plurality oType: GrantFiled: August 30, 2017Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignees: Knauf Insulation, Inc., Knauf Insulation SPRLInventors: Roger Jackson, Tony Aindow, George Baybutt
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Patent number: 10913760Abstract: A binder comprising a polymeric binder comprising the products of a carbohydrate reactant and nucleophile is disclosed. The binder is useful for consolidating loosely assembled matter, such as fibers. Fibrous products comprising fibers in contact with a carbohydrate reactant and a nucleophile are also disclosed. The binder composition may be cured to yield a fibrous product comprising fibers bound by a cross-linked polymer. Further disclosed are methods for binding fibers with the carbohydrate reactant and polyamine based binder.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2019Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignees: Knauf Insulation, Inc., Knauf Insulation SPRLInventors: Gert R. Mueller, Charles Fitch Appley, Benedicte Pacorel, Carl Hampson
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Patent number: 10767050Abstract: The invention described herein pertains to formaldehyde free, thermosetting liquid high solids binder compositions having rapid cure times on thermal curing and slow cure times at ambient temperatures so that the uncured binder compositions and products which comprise the uncured binder compositions have improved shelf lives.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2017Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignees: Knauf Insulation, Inc., Knauf Insulation SPRLInventor: Gert Mueller
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Patent number: 10759695Abstract: Binders to produce or promote cohesion in non-assembled or loosely assembled matter.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2017Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignees: Knauf Insulation, Inc., Knauf Insulation SPRLInventors: Brian Lee Swift, Ronald E. Kissell
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Patent number: 10738160Abstract: A binder comprising the products of a carbohydrate reactant and polyamine is disclosed. The binder is useful for consolidating loosely assembled matter, such as fibers. Uncured fibrous products comprising fibers in contact with a carbohydrate reactant and a polyamine are also disclosed. The binder composition may be cured to yield a fibrous product comprising fibers bound by a cross-linked polymer. Further disclosed are methods for binding fibers with the carbohydrate reactant and polyamine based binder.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignees: Knauf Insulation SPRL, Knauf Insulation, Inc.Inventors: Charles Fitch Appley, Carl Hampson, Gert R. Mueller, Benedicte Pacorel
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Patent number: 10508172Abstract: The present invention relates to binder compositions with an improved amine component, and a method of manufacturing a collection of matter bound by said binder compositions.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignees: Knauf Insulation, Inc., Knauf Insulation SPRLInventor: Benedicte Pacorel
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Patent number: 10427848Abstract: The present application relates to methods for the manufacturing of improved packaging for compressed mineral wool insulation blowing wool fibers, as well as methods for the introduction and distribution of the same.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2015Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Knauf Insulation SPRLInventors: Eva Davila, Cedric Mommer
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Publication number: 20190193880Abstract: A package of thermal and/or acoustic insulation material has a carrying handle secured to its enveloping film. The carrying handle comprises a handle film having at least one incision which separates an attachment portion of the handle film which is secured to a portion of the surface of the enveloping film from an integral grip portion of the handle film which is configured to allow a user's hand to be inserted between the grip portion and the enveloping film to grip the package.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2011Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicant: KNAUF INSULATION SPRLInventor: Cyrille Lerat
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Patent number: 10287462Abstract: The present invention relates to a water-soluble pre-reacted binder composition, a method of its manufacture, a use of said pre-reacted binder composition, a method of manufacturing a collection of matter bound by a polymeric binder, a binder solution or dispersion comprising said pre-reacted binder composition, as well as products comprising the pre-reacted binder composition in a cured state.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2017Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignees: Knauf Insulation, Inc., Knauf Insulation SPRLInventors: Carl Hampson, Benedicte Pacorel, Roger Jackson
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Patent number: 10183416Abstract: The present application relates to wood boards, particularly post-cured wood boards and more particularly to particle board with excellent swelling properties; it also relates to a process for production of such boards.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2016Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignees: Knauf Insulation, Inc., Knauf Insulation SPRLInventors: Richard Hand, Roger Jackson
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Publication number: 20180319901Abstract: The present invention relates to new aqueous curable binder compositions comprising a carbohydrate compound, a first cross linker and a second cross linker different from the first capable of undergoing radical polymerization and possibly a free radical initiator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2016Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicant: Knauf Insulation SPRLInventors: Carl HAMPSON, Ferdous KHAN
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Patent number: 10053558Abstract: A binder based predominantly on molasses which incorporates both polymeric and monomeric polycarboxylic acid components to form a composite including both melanoidin and polyester polymeric structures. The binder incorporates the chemical profile of molasses with a mixture of polycarboxylic acids which combines to form a strong and weatherable binder composition which may be used to bind loosely or non-assembled matter.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2016Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignees: Knauf Insulation, Inc., Knauf Insulation SPRLInventors: Benedicte Pacorel, Carl A. Hampson
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Patent number: 10000639Abstract: In a stack of composite wood boards, the wood boards comprise wood particles and an organic binder.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2017Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignees: Knauf Insulation SPRL, Knauf Insulation, Inc.Inventors: Roger Jackson, Tony Aindow, George Baybutt
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Patent number: 9926464Abstract: A curable aqueous composition is disclosed comprising a carbohydrate, a crosslinking agent, and an amine base, wherein the curable aqueous composition has a pH adjusted by the amine base. Further disclosed is a method of forming a curable aqueous solution.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2016Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignees: Knauf Insulation, Inc., Knauf Insulation SPRLInventors: Brian Lee Swift, Ronald E. Kissell
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Patent number: 9828287Abstract: Binders to produce or promote cohesion in non-assembled or loosely assembled matter.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2007Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignees: Knauf Insulation, Inc., Knauf Insulation SPRLInventors: Brian Lee Swift, Ronald E. Kissell, Ruijian Xu
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Patent number: 9751289Abstract: Unique insulation articles including corrosion inhibitors and methods of producing the same are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment is an article of manufacture comprising an insulation mat comprising a cured combination of a plurality of randomly oriented fibers and a binder, the insulation mat extending between a first surface and a second surface, a veil attached to the first surface, the veil structured to inhibit physical movement of the cured combination through the veil, a metal sheet attached to the second surface by a water-containing adhesive contacting the metal sheet and the second surface, and a corrosion inhibitor composition deposited on the cured combination of the insulation mat, the corrosion inhibitor composition being effective to modify toward neutral a pH of the cured combination in contact with water from the water-containing adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2014Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignees: Knauf Insulation, Inc., Knauf Insulation SPRLInventors: Gert Rainer Mueller, Chistopher George Hardy, Michael Dean Hoops, Walter Alexander Johnson
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Patent number: 9745489Abstract: A curable aqueous composition is disclosed comprising a carbohydrate, a crosslinking agent, and an amine base, wherein the curable aqueous composition has a pH adjusted by the amine base. Further disclosed is a method of forming a curable aqueous solution.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2016Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignees: Knauf Insulation, Inc., Knauf Insulation SPRLInventors: Brian Lee Swift, Ronald E. Kissell
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Publication number: 20170174836Abstract: The present invention relates to a water-soluble carbohydrate-polyamino acid-based pre-reacted binder composition, a method of its manufacture, use of the pre-reacted binder composition, a method of manufacturing a collection of matter bound by a polymeric binder, a binder solution or dispersion comprising the pre-reacted binder composition, as well as products comprising the pre-reacted binder composition in a cured state.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2015Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: Knauf Insulation SPRLInventors: Carl Hampson, Richard Hand, James Robinson
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Publication number: 20160347652Abstract: Disclosed are formaldehyde-free, thermally-curable, alkaline, aqueous binder compositions. Also disclosed are compositions comprising formaldehyde-free, thermally-curable binder compositions, as described herein, applied to non-woven fibers. Uses of the disclosed binder compositions as binders for non-woven fibers are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2015Publication date: December 1, 2016Applicant: KNAUF INSULATION SPRLInventors: Charles Fitch APPLEY, Gert MUELLER
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Patent number: 9505883Abstract: A binder comprising the products of a carbohydrate reactant and polyamine is disclosed. The binder is useful for consolidating loosely assembled matter, such as fibers. Uncured fibrous products comprising fibers in contact with a carbohydrate reactant and a polyamine are also disclosed. The binder composition may be cured to yield a fibrous product comprising fibers bound by a cross-linked polymer. Further disclosed are methods for binding fibers with the carbohydrate reactant and polyamine based binder.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2014Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignees: Knauf Insulation SPRL, Knauf Insulation, Inc.Inventors: Charles Fitch Appley, Carl A. Hampson, Gert R. Mueller, Benedicte Pacorel