Patents by Inventor James R. Beam

James R. Beam 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).

  • Thermoset compositions
    Patent number: 5952407
    Abstract: A novel thermosettable composition-of-matter is disclosed. One embodiment of the composition-of-matter includes a polymeric thermosettable ingredient having at least three acetoacetoxy-type functional pendant moieties as well as at least three acid-functional pendant moieties. Another embodiment of the composition-of-matter includes at least two polymeric thermosettable ingredients, one of which includes at least three acid-functional pendant moieties and the other of which includes at least three acetoacetoxy-type functional pendant moieties. The novel composition is characterized in that the acid-functional and acetoacetoxy-type functional pendant moieties crosslinkably-react together, when subjected to elevated-temperature conditions for a predetermined period of time, thereby producing a crosslinked polymeric network. The novel thermosettable composition-of-matter can be used "as is" if either of the polymeric thermosettable components is a "fluid" (i.e., is able to flow) at room temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson Commercial Markets, Inc.
    Inventors: Husam A. A. Rasoul, James R. Beam
  • Thermosettable compositions
    Patent number: 5391624
    Abstract: A novel thermosettable composition-of-matter is disclosed. One embodiment of the composition-of-matter includes a polymeric thermosettable ingredient having at least three acetoacetoxy-type functional pendant moieties as well as at least three acid-functional pendant moieties. Another embodiment of the composition-of-matter includes at least two polymeric thermosettable ingredients, one of which includes at least three acid-functional pendant moieties and the other of which includes at least three acetoacetoxy-type functional pendant moieties. The novel composition is characterized in that the acid-functional and acetoacetoxy-type functional pendant moieties crosslinkably-react together, when subjected to elevated-temperature conditions for a predetermined period of time, thereby producing a crosslinked polymeric network. The novel thermosettable composition-of-matter can be used "as is" if either of the polymeric thermosettable components is a "fluid" (i.e., is able to flow) at room temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Husam A. A. Rasoul, James R. Beam