Patents Examined by M D Bagwell
  • Patent number: 6300385
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organic porous material having equivalent thermal insulating properties to those of a porous material of a silica material and improved brittleness. The organic porous material of the present invention is an aggregate of organogel fine particles having a particle diameter of 10 to 300 nm, wherein inter-particle crosslinking is formed between adjoining organogel fine particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Hashida, Masaaki Suzuki, Yukiyoshi Ono
  • Patent number: 6288201
    Abstract: A laminate adhesive that can suppress elusion of a low molecular weight compounds of a composite film into the content, so as to prevent the inherent properties or performances of the content from being spoiled by the low molecular weight compounds. The laminate adhesive comprises a polyisocyanate component and a polyol component, wherein the polyol component includes polyester polyol and/or polyester polyurethane polyol which is produced by reaction of polyester polyol and polyisocyanate, and wherein concentration of cyclic compounds in extracted water which are extracted from a composite film bonded by the laminate adhesive by water of 0.5 mL/cm2 per unit area of the composite film is 0.5 ppb or less in terms of dibutyl phthalate concentration measured by a gas chromatograph-flame ionization detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Takeda Cheical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigetoshi Sasano, Sachio Igarashi
  • Patent number: 6271276
    Abstract: The present invention is polyurethane dispersion composition that can be mechanically frothed to yield a foam that has good resiliency. Frothed foams of the present invention can be useful in cushioned flooring applications such as attached cushion broadloom, carpet tiles, carpet underlay, or vinyl flooring. Frothed foams of the present invention can also be useful as coatings for various textiles and for diapers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Michael Y. Gribble, Rick L. Tabor, James J. Jakubowski, Alan K. Schrock, Paulus C. J. M. Van Bellegem, James G. Kennedy