Patents by Inventor John H. Spells

John H. Spells 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).

  • Patent number: 4689356
    Abstract: This invention is a process for preparing polyurethane and/or polyurea elastomer comprising reacting a liquid, preformed isocyanate-terminated prepolymer, which prepolymer is the reaction product of a stoichiometric excess of a polyisocyanate and a relatively high equivalent weight isocyanate-reactive compound, with a chain extender mixture, which chain extender mixture comprises(a) a mixture comprising a hydroxyl-terminated chain extender and an aromatic amine terminated chain extender, and/or an aliphatic amine-terminated compound, or(b) a mixture comprising an aromatic amine-terminated chain extender and an aliphatic amine-terminated compound, wherein the isocyanate index is from about 70 to about 200.In this process, it is possible to prepare elastomers having excellent properties, particularly excellent flexural and thermal properties, which properties are difficult to obtain in a one-step process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1987
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Richard D. Peffley, John H. Spells, James A. Vanderhider