Patents by Inventor Jack A. Carter

Jack A. Carter 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).

  • OLIGOMERIC POLYOLS FROM PALM-BASED OILS AND POLYURETHANE COMPOSITIONS MADE THEREFROM
    Publication number: 20100261805
    Abstract: The invention relates to oligomeric polyols that are made from palm-based oils and to polyurethane compositions comprising the oligomeric palm-based polyols. Oligomeric polyols of the invention comprise a ring-opened and oligomerized epoxidized palm-based oil composition comprising about 40% wt. or greater oligomers, a hydroxyl number of about 65 or less, a number average hydroxyl functionality (fn) of about 2.5 or less, and a viscosity at 25° C. of about 4 Pa-s or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Timothy W. Abraham, Jack A. Carter, Jeff Malsam, Alisa B. Zlatanic
  • POLYURETHANE FOAMS COMPRISING OLIGOMERIC POLYOLS
    Publication number: 20100184878
    Abstract: The invention relates to polyurethane foams comprising oligomeric polyols. In embodiments of the invention, the polyurethane foams comprise the reaction product of: (a) a polyisocyanate; and (b) an active-hydrogen containing composition comprising an oligomeric polyol having a hydroxyl number of about 45 to about 65 mg KOH/g, a number average hydroxyl functionality (Fn) of less than about 2.7, and about 40% weight or greater oligomers. The polyurethane foams of the invention may be slabstock foams or molded foams. Also disclosed are low odor polyols and polyurethane compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Timothy W. Abraham, Jack A. Carter, Dimitri Dounis, Jeff Malsam
  • Polyurethane foams comprising oligomeric polyols
    Patent number: 7691914
    Abstract: The invention relates to polyurethane foams comprising oligomeric polyols. In embodiments of the invention, the polyurethane foams comprise the reaction product of: (a) a polyisocyanate; and (b) an active-hydrogen containing composition comprising an oligomeric polyol having a hydroxyl number of about 45 to about 65 mg KOH/g, a number average hydroxyl functionality (Fn) of less than about 2.7, and about 40% weight or greater oligomers. The polyurethane foams of the invention may be slabstock foams or molded foams. Also disclosed are low odor polyols and polyurethane compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Cargill, Incorporated
    Inventors: Timothy W. Abraham, Jack A. Carter, Dimitri Dounis, Jeff Malsam