Patents by Inventor Andy Mertens

Andy Mertens has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Polyisocyanate based xerogels
    Patent number: 6063826
    Abstract: Process for making polyisocyanate based xerogels by trimerisation of an organic polyisocyanate in an organic solvent in the presence of a (co)polymer containing an isocyanate-reactive group, gellation and drying of the obtained sol-gel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries PLC
    Inventors: Guy Leon Jean Ghislain Biesmans, Andy Mertens, Els Kinnaes
  • Organic aerogels
    Patent number: 5942553
    Abstract: The disclosed invention relates to polyisocyanate based aerogels and their method of preparation. The aerogels are produced by mixing an organic polyisocyanate, carbon black and catalyst in a solvent. The invention advantageously enables preparation of filled polyisocyanate based organic aerogels of lower density than aerogels which do not include a filler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries PLC
    Inventors: Guy Leon Biesmans, Andy Mertens