Patents Assigned to Knoll International Holdings, Inc.
  • Patent number: 4963593
    Abstract: Flexible polyurethane foam prepared from foam forming compositions of a polyether polyol, an organic isocyanate compound, a blowing agent, and a curing agent of a melamine derivative in an amount effective to rapidly cure the resultant foam and improve the compression set properties of the foam, the amount of curing agent generally ranging from about 0.01 up to about 2 parts by weight based on 100 parts polyether polyol. Also, flame retardant polyether polyurethane foam prepared from foam forming components of a polyether polyol, an organic isocyanate compound, water, a liquid phosphorus ester in an amount of about 4 to 10 parts by weight and the curing agent in an amount of 0.4 to 2 parts by weight, each based on 100 parts by weight of the polyether polyol in the composition. The most preferred curing agent has the formulaC.sub.3 N.sub.6 (R.sub.2).sub.x (R.sub.1).sub.6-xwherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen or an alkyl, alkenyl, cycloaliphatic or aryl moeity having between one and twelve carbon atoms; R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1990
    Assignee: Knoll International Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Ricciardi, Fred N. Teumac