Patents by Inventor Garland R. Barnes

Garland R. Barnes 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).

  • Process for preparing polyurethane carpet backings based on high equivalent weight polyols
    Patent number: 4853054
    Abstract: Polyurethane-backed textiles are prepared from a polyurethane-forming composition employing a polyether polyol having an equivalent weight of at least about 1000, a specified functionality and an internal poly(ethylene oxide) block or a terminal ethylene oxide end cap of at least about 15% by weight. The use of these polyether polyols provides a particularly desirable combination of processing and physical characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1989
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Robert B. Turner, Randall C. Jenkines, John F. Serratelli, Garland R. Barnes