Abstract: A method of applying a urethane material to a vehicle substrate that includes the steps of: providing a vehicle substrate; and applying a urethane material to the vehicle substrate where the urethane material typically includes the reaction product of an A-side that includes an isocyanate and a B-side that typically includes a blown soy oil, at least one polyol at least partially derived from petroleum, and a cross-linker. A vehicle composite that typically includes the vehicle substrate and the urethane material.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 21, 2011
Date of Patent:
May 28, 2013
Assignee:
Tandem Polymers, Inc.
Inventors:
Thomas M. Kurth, Richard A. Kurth, Robert B. Turner, Les P. Kreifels
Abstract: The present invention includes a polyol produced according to the process comprising reacting a multifunctional alcohol with a first multifunctional component to form a reaction product and reacting the reaction product with a vegetable oil to form a polyol. The present invention also relates to the material comprising the reaction product of an A-side and a B-side, wherein the A-side comprises an isocyanate and the B-side comprises the product formed by the process comprising the steps of reacting a multifunctional alcohol with a first multifunctional component to form a precursor polyol and then reacting the precursor polyol with a vegetable oil to form a vegetable based polyol with selectable functionality.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 31, 2007
Date of Patent:
December 18, 2012
Assignee:
Tandem Polymers, Inc.
Inventors:
Thomas M. Kurth, Richard A. Kurth, Robert B. Turner, Les P. Kreifels, Todd A. Van Thomme