Patents by Inventor J. Mark Cox

J. Mark Cox 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).

  • Thermoplastic polyurethane containing structural units of polyester and polyether diols
    Patent number: 8296974
    Abstract: The present invention is a transparent thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) comprising structural units of: a.) a diisocyanate; b.1) a polyester diol and b.2) a specific polyether diol and c.) a chain extender. The TPU has good combinations of light transmission and clarity, tensile strength, low temperature flexibility, and high moisture vapor transition rates compared to other commercial or known TPUs. A preferred example composition is a TPU that is based on MDI as the diisocyanate monomer, polycaprolactone as a polyester diol, an EO capped EO/PO polyether diol containing less than 20% EO, and butanediol as chain extender. These composition have good combinations of clarity, tensile strength, hydrolytic stability and processability compared to TPUs prepared using either polyester or polyether diols alone or the combination with a higher EO polyether diol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark F. Sonnenschein, J. Mark Cox, Hanno R. Van der Wal, Benjamin L. Wendt
  • Thermoplastic Polyurethane Containing Structural Units of Polyester and Polyether Diols
    Publication number: 20090149622
    Abstract: The present invention is a transparent thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) comprising structural units of: a.) a diisocyanate; b.1) a polyester diol and b.2) a specific polyether diol and c.) a chain extender. The TPU has good combinations of light transmission and clarity, tensile strength, low temperature flexibility, and high moisture vapor transition rates compared to other commercial or known TPUs. A preferred example composition is a TPU that is based on MDI as the diisocyanate monomer, polycaprolactone as a polyester diol, an EO capped EO/PO polyether diol containing less than 20% EO, and butanediol as chain extender. These composition have good combinations of clarity, tensile strength, hydrolytic stability and processability compared to TPUs prepared using either polyester or polyether diols alone or the combination with a higher EO polyether diol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Mark F. Sonnenschein, J. Mark Cox, Hanno R. Van der Wal, Benjamin L. Wendt