Patents by Inventor Jerry E. Tracy

Jerry E. Tracy 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 the production of rigid foams from alkaline polyether polyols
    Patent number: 6762214
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of rigid foams comprising reacting a polyisocyanate component with an isocyanate-reactive component in the present of a blowing agent. Suitable isocyanate-reactive components for the presently claimed invention comprises polyether polyols having an OH number of from 200 to 800 and containing from 3 to 8 hydroxyl groups wherein the level of alkalinity present in the polyether polyol is equivalent to a hydroxide ion level of from about 0.006% to about 0.21% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Bayer Polymers LLC
    Inventors: Jerry E. Tracy, Scott A. Kane, Robert P. Yeater, Karl W. Haider