Patents by Inventor Lawrence A. Flood
Lawrence A. Flood 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).
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Patent number: 11124606Abstract: The present invention relates to reaction products H of at least one cyclic urea U, at least one multifunctional aldehyde A and at least one polyol P, process for preparing thereof and compositions comprising thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: ALLNEX NETHERLANDS B.V.Inventors: Urvee Y. Treasurer, Zachary Wilde, Lawrence Flood, Sarah Quinn, Colin Brogan, Ram Gupta
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Patent number: 10647870Abstract: The invention relates to a coating composition comprising a reaction product UA of at least one multifunctional aldehyde A with at least one cyclic urea U, and a crosslinkable resin having at least one kind of functional groups selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl functional groups, acid functional groups, amide functional groups, amino functional groups, imino functional groups, mercaptan functional groups, phosphine functional groups, and carbamate functional groups, characterised in that the degree of etherification, measured as the ratio «(13 O—R)/«(U) of the amount of substance n(—O—R) of alkoxy groups as substituents of the aldehyde carbon atoms of the multifunctional aldehyde chemically bound in the reaction product UA to the amount of substance «(U) of cyclic urea U chemically bound in the reaction products, is less than 0.01 mol/mol, and to a process for the preparation of the reaction product UA.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2018Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: ALLNEX NETHERLANDS B.V.Inventors: Ram Gupta, Lawrence Flood, Urvee Treasurer, Barry Lawless, Colin Brogan
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Publication number: 20200002475Abstract: The present invention relates to reaction products H of at least one cyclic urea U, at least one multifunctional aldehyde A and at least one polyol P, process for preparing thereof and compositions comprising thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Urvee Y. TREASURER, Zachary WILDE, Lawrence FLOOD, Sarah QUINN, Colin BROGAN, Ram GUPTA
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Patent number: 10457776Abstract: The present invention relates to reaction products H of at least one cyclic urea U, at least one multifunctional aldehyde A and at least one polyol P, process for preparing thereof and compositions comprising thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2016Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: ALLNEX NETHERLANDS B.V.Inventors: Urvee Y. Treasurer, Zachary Wilde, Lawrence Flood, Sarah Quinn, Colin Brogan, Ram Gupta
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Publication number: 20190092962Abstract: The invention relates to a coating composition comprising a reaction product UA of at least one multifunctional aldehyde A with at least one cyclic urea U, and a crosslinkable resin having at least one kind of functional groups selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl functional groups, acid functional groups, amide functional groups, amino functional groups, imino functional groups, mercaptan functional groups, phosphine functional groups, and carbamate functional groups, characterised in that the degree of etherification, measured as the ratio «(13 O—R)/«(U) of the amount of substance n(—O—R) of alkoxy groups as substituents of the aldehyde carbon atoms of the multifunctional aldehyde chemically bound in the reaction product UA to the amount of substance «(U) of cyclic urea U chemically bound in the reaction products, is less than 0.01 mol/mol, and to a process for the preparation of the reaction product UA.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: Allnex Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Ram GUPTA, Lawrence FLOOD, Urvee TREASURER, Barry LAWLESS, Colin BROGAN
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Patent number: 10179829Abstract: This invention relates to products H made by reaction of a cyclic alkyleneurea U, at least one multifunctional aldehyde A2, and at least one of (a) an aminoplast former M that is not the same as the cyclic alkyleneurea U, and (b) a monofunctional aldehyde A1, which product H is optionally etherified by reaction of at least a part of the hydroxyl groups formed by addition reaction of N—H groups and aldehyde groups, with an alcohol having from one to ten carbon atoms, and wherein glyoxal is present in the at least one multifunctional aldehyde A2, to processes for their preparation, and to a method of use thereof in coating compositions.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2016Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: Allnex Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Ram B. Gupta, Urvee Y. Treasurer, Lawrence A. Flood, Barry A. Lawless
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Patent number: 10174219Abstract: The invention relates to a coating composition comprising a reaction product UA of at least one multifunctional aldehyde A with at least one cyclic urea U, and a crosslinkable resin having at least one kind of functional groups selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl functional groups, acid functional groups, amide functional groups, amino functional groups, imino functional groups, mercaptan functional groups, phosphine functional groups, and carbamate functional groups, characterized in that the degree of etherification, measured as the ratio <<(—O—R)/<<(U) of the amount of substance n(-O—R) of alkoxy groups as substituents of the aldehyde carbon atoms of the multifunctional aldehyde chemically bound in the reaction product UA to the amount of substance <<(U) of cyclic urea U chemically bound in the reaction products, is less than 0.01 mol/mol, and to a process for the preparation of the reaction product UA.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Allnex Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Ram Gupta, Lawrence Flood, Urvee Treasurer, Barry Lawless, Colin Brogan
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Patent number: 10155836Abstract: The invention relates to a reaction product UA of at least one cyclic urea U and at least one multifunctional aldehyde A which reaction product has as substituents on the carbonyl carbon atoms of the aldehyde A at least one kind of functional groups selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl groups —OH and alkoxy groups —OR characterised in that the groups —OR comprise at least two kinds of alkoxy groups —OR1 and —OR2, where R1 and R2 are both selected from the group consisting of linear, branched or cyclic alkyl groups having from one to twelve carbon atoms, where R1 and R2 may be the same or may be different from each other, to a process of making these, and to a method of use as crosslinker in coating compositions.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: ALLNEX NETHERLANDS B.V.Inventors: Ram B. Gupta, Lawrence A. Flood, Urvee Y. Treasurer, Barry A. Lawless, Colin Brogan
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Publication number: 20180346647Abstract: The present invention relates to reaction products H of at least one cyclic urea U, at least one multifunctional aldehyde A and at least one polyol P, process for preparing thereof and compositions comprising thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2016Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Urvee Y. TREASURER, Zachary WILDE, Lawrence FLOOD, Sarah QUINN, Colin BROGAN, Ram GUPTA
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Patent number: 10071972Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the preparation of triazine carbamates by reacting a mixture of an aminotriazine A having at least two amino groups per molecule, an organic carbonate C, and a base B selected from the group consisting of alkoxides, and arylalkoxides of metals M, which may be alkali or earth alkali metals, and a solvent S which is a monohydric alcohol solvent R2OH or a mixture of solvents that comprises a monohydric alcohol R2OH, and a monohydric alcohol R3OH, or a mixture of solvents that comprises a monohydric alcohol R2OH with a further solvent selected from the group consisting of ether, alcohol, and hydrocarbon solvents, and adding to the products of the said reaction, an acid or a solution of an acid in a solvent.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2015Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: ALLNEX NETHERLANDS B.V.Inventor: Lawrence Flood
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Publication number: 20180044461Abstract: The invention relates to a reaction product UA of at least one cyclic urea U and at least one multifunctional aldehyde A which reaction product has as substituents on the carbonyl carbon atoms of the aldehyde A at least one kind of functional groups selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl groups —OH and alkoxy groups —OR characterised in that the groups —OR comprise at least two kinds of alkoxy groups —OR1 and —OR2, where R1 and R2 are both selected from the group consisting of linear, branched or cyclic alkyl groups having from one to twelve carbon atoms, where R1 and R2 may be the same or may be different from each other, to a process of making these, and to a method of use as crosslinker in coating compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: Ram GUPTA, Lawrence FLOOD, Urvee Y. TREASURER, Barry A. LAWLESS, Colin BROGAN
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Publication number: 20170233353Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the preparation of triazine carbamates by reacting a mixture of an aminotriazine A having at least two amino groups per molecule, an organic carbonate C, and a base B selected from the group consisting of alkoxides, and arylalkoxides of metals M, which may be alkali or earth alkali metals, and a solvent S which is a monohydric alcohol solvent R2OH or a mixture of solvents that comprises a monohydric alcohol R2OH, and a monohydric alcohol R3OH, or a mixture of solvents that comprises a monohydric alcohol R2OH with a further solvent selected from the group consisting of ether, alcohol, and hydrocarbon solvents, and adding to the products of the said reaction, an acid or a solution of an acid in a solvent.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: ALLNEX IP S.à.r.l.Inventor: Lawrence FLOOD
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Patent number: 9605178Abstract: This invention relates to a process to make a reaction product UA of at least one multifunctional aldehyde A with at least one cyclic urea U, by mixing the at least one multifunctional aldehyde A with the at least one cyclic urea U in the presence of at least one alcohol R1—OH, and optionally, at least one solvent that has no reactive groups which may react with aldehyde groups, —CO—NH— groups, or hydroxyl groups, to effect an addition reaction to obtain a solution of a product UA, where R1 is selected from the group consisting of linear, branched or cyclic alkyl groups having from one to twelve carbon atoms, to the reaction product obtained by this process, and to a method of use thereof as crosslinker for coating compositions.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2015Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: ALLNEX IP S.À.R.L.Inventors: Ram Gupta, Lawrence A. Flood, Urvee Y. Treasurer, Barry A. Lawless, John Colin Brogan
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Publication number: 20170066866Abstract: This invention relates to products H made by reaction of a cyclic alkyleneurea U, at least one multifunctional aldehyde A2, and at least one of (a) an aminoplast former M that is not the same as the cyclic alkyleneurea U, and (b) a monofunctional aldehyde A1, which product H is optionally etherified by reaction of at least a part of the hydroxyl groups formed by addition reaction of N—H groups and aldehyde groups, with an alcohol having from one to ten carbon atoms, and wherein glyoxal is present in the at least one multifunctional aldehyde A2, to processes for their preparation, and to a method of use thereof in coating compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2016Publication date: March 9, 2017Inventors: Ram B. GUPTA, Urvee Y. TREASURER, Lawrence A. FLOOD, Barry A. LAWLESS
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Patent number: 9534114Abstract: This invention relates to products H made by reaction of a cyclic alkyleneurea U, at least one multifunctional aldehyde A2, and at least one of (a) an aminoplast former M that is not the same as the cyclic alkyleneurea U, and (b) a monofunctional aldehyde A1, which product H is optionally etherified by reaction of at least a part of the hydroxyl groups formed by addition reaction of N—H groups and aldehyde groups, with an alcohol having from one to ten carbon atoms, and wherein glyoxal is present in the at least one multifunctional aldehyde A2, to processes for their preparation, and to a method of use thereof in coating compositions.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2013Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: ALLNEX IP S.A.R.L.Inventors: Ram B. Gupta, Urvee Y. Treasurer, Lawrence A. Flood, Barry A. Lawless
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Patent number: 9499498Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the preparation of triazine carbamates by reacting a mixture of an aminotriazine A having at least two amino groups per molecule, an organic carbonate C which is preferably an acyclic carbonate, and a mixture B of bases comprising at least two basic metal compounds B1 and B2 individually selected from the group consisting of hydrides, amides, alkoxides, and arylalkoxides of metals, wherein the metal in B1 is not the same as the metal in B2.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2014Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: ALLNEX IP S.À.R.L.Inventors: William Jacobs, III, Lawrence A. Flood
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Patent number: 9475780Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the synthesis of cyclic alkylene ureas comprising reacting in the presence of a basic catalyst, a difunctional amine A having two primary amino groups, and an aliphatic organic carbonate component C selected from the group consisting of dialkyl carbonates CD and of alkylene carbonates CA, wherein the ratio of the amount of substance Ji(—NH2) of primary amino groups —NH2 in the difunctional amine A to the sum M(C) of the amount of substance n(CD) of carbonate groups of a dialkyl carbonate CD and the amount of substance n(CA) of carbonate groups in an alkylene carbonate CA, is at least more than 2, and to the product obtained by this process.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2012Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Allnex IP S.ar.L.Inventors: Ram Gupta, Irina Kobylanska, Urvee Treasurer, Lawrence Flood
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Patent number: 9440928Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the synthesis of N-substituted cyclic alkylene ureas by reacting a multifunctional aliphatic amine A having at least two amino groups which may be primary or secondary, at least one of which is a primary amino group, —NH2, and at least one of which is a secondary amino group, >NH, the other hydrogen group whereof having been substituted by a hydrocarbyl group which in turn may be substituted by a hydroxyl group, or an amino group, or a carboxyl group, or a ketone carbonyl group, or a hydrazide or hydrazone group, or a mercaptan group, and at least one further functional group selected from the group consisting of primary or secondary amino groups and hydroxyl groups, and an aliphatic organic carbonate component C selected from the group consisting of dialkyl carbonates CD and of alkylene carbonates CA.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2012Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Allnex IP S.ar.L.Inventors: Ram Gupta, Irina Kobylanska, Urvee Treasurer, Lawrence Flood
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Patent number: 9267028Abstract: The invention relates to a crosslinker composition comprising a reaction product of a cyclic urea U and a multifunctional aliphatic aldehyde A, and at least one crosslinker selected from the group consisting of reaction products of an aminotriazine and at least one aldehyde selected from the group consisting of aliphatic monoaldehydes and multifunctional aliphatic aldehydes having the structure Y(CHO)n, where Y is an n-functional aliphatic residue, and n is greater than 1; reaction products of urea and/or cyclic ureas and formaldehyde; alkoxycarbonyl-aminotriazines; multifunctional isocyanates which may be partially or completely blocked; reaction products of phenols and aliphatic monoaldehydes; multifunctional epoxides; multifunctional aziridines; and multifunctional carbodiimides, wherein any of the crosslinkers which have hydroxyl groups may be etherified with one or more linear, branched, or cyclic aliphatic alcohols.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: ALLNEX IP S.À.R.L.Inventors: Ram B. Gupta, Lawrence A. Flood, Urvee Y. Treasurer, Barry A. Lawless, Colin Brogan
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Publication number: 20150376148Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the preparation of triazine carbamates by reacting a mixture of an aminotriazine A having at least two amino groups per molecule, an organic carbonate C which is preferably an acyclic carbonate, and a mixture B of bases comprising at least two basic metal compounds B1 and B2 individually selected from the group consisting of hydrides, amides, alkoxides, and arylalkoxides of metals, wherein the metal in B1 is not the same as the metal in B2.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: William JACOBS, III, Lawrence A. FLOOD