Patents by Inventor Kendel Smith

Kendel Smith 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).

  • INSULATION PRODUCTS FORMED WITH AQUEOUS BINDER COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20220213628
    Abstract: A fibrous insulation product is discloses comprising a plurality of randomly oriented fibers and a thermoset aqueous binder composition at least partially coating said fibers. The binder composition comprises at least one long-chain polyol having at least two hydroxyl groups and a number average molecular weight of at least 2,000 Daltons, a cross-linking agent comprising at least two carboxylic acid groups, and a short-chain polyol having at least two hydroxyl groups and a number average molecular weight less than 2,000 Daltons, wherein a ratio of long-chain polyol to short-chain polyol is from 0.1/0.9 to 0.9/0.1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Kendel Smith, Xiujuan Zhang, Gert Mueller
  • AQUEOUS BINDER COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20210395508
    Abstract: An aqueous binder composition is disclosed that comprises at least one long-chain polyol having at least two hydroxyl groups and a number average molecular weight of at least 2,000 Daltons; a primary cross-linking agent comprising at least two carboxylic acid groups; and a secondary cross-linking agent comprising a short-chain polyol having at least two hydroxyl groups and a number average molecular weight less than 2,000 Daltons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Xiujuan Zhang, Gert Mueller, Kendel Smith
  • Aqueous binder compositions
    Patent number: 11136451
    Abstract: An aqueous binder composition is disclosed that comprises at least one long-chain polyol having at least two hydroxyl groups and a number average molecular weight of at least 2,000 Daltons; a primary cross-linking agent comprising at least two carboxylic acid groups; and a secondary cross-linking agent comprising a short-chain polyol having at least two hydroxyl groups and a number average molecular weight less than 2,000 Daltons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Xiujuan Zhang, Gert Mueller, Kendel Smith
  • Aqueous binder compositions
    Patent number: 11111372
    Abstract: An aqueous binder composition is disclosed that comprises at least one long-chain polyol having at least two hydroxyl groups and a number average molecular weight of at least 2,000 Daltons; a primary cross-linking agent comprising at least two carboxylic acid groups; and a secondary cross-linking agent comprising a short-chain polyol having at least two hydroxyl groups and a number average molecular weight less than 2,000 Daltons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Xiujuan Zhang, Gert Mueller, Kendel Smith
  • FIBERGLASS INSULATION PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20210171757
    Abstract: A fibrous insulation product comprising a plurality of randomly oriented glass fibers and a cross-linked formaldehyde-free binder composition at least partially coating the fibers is disclosed. The cross-linked formaldehyde-free binder composition is formed from an aqueous binder composition comprising 5.0% by weight to 37.0% by weight of at least one monomeric polyol having at least four hydroxyl groups and at least 50.0% by weight of a cross-linking agent comprising a polymeric polycarboxylic acid having at least two carboxylic acid groups, based on the total solids content of the aqueous binder composition. The glass fibers have an average fiber diameter in the range of 8 HT to 12 HT. The fibrous insulation product, after curing, has a density, when uncompressed, in the range of 0.30 pcf to 2.7 pcf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Gert Mueller, Andrew Broderick, Xiujuan Zhang, Liang Chen, Kendel Smith, Larry J. Grant, Ronald A. Houpt, Teno Boone, Toni Elwell Newsome
  • AQUEOUS BINDER COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20190106564
    Abstract: An aqueous binder composition is disclosed that comprises at least one long-chain polyol having at least two hydroxyl groups and a number average molecular weight of at least 2,000 Daltons; a primary cross-linking agent comprising at least two carboxylic acid groups; and a secondary cross-linking agent comprising a short-chain polyol having at least two hydroxyl groups and a number average molecular weight less than 2,000 Daltons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Xiujuan Zhang, Gert Mueller, Kendel Smith
  • AQUEOUS BINDER COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20190106563
    Abstract: An aqueous binder composition is disclosed that comprises at least one long-chain polyol having at least two hydroxyl groups and a number average molecular weight of at least 2,000 Daltons; a primary cross-linking agent comprising at least two carboxylic acid groups; and a secondary cross-linking agent comprising a short-chain polyol having at least two hydroxyl groups and a number average molecular weight less than 2,000 Daltons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Xiujuan Zhang, Gert Mueller, Kendel Smith