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).

  • Patent number: 11124606
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: ALLNEX NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Urvee Y. Treasurer, Zachary Wilde, Lawrence Flood, Sarah Quinn, Colin Brogan, Ram Gupta
  • Patent number: 10647870
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: ALLNEX NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Ram Gupta, Lawrence Flood, Urvee Treasurer, Barry Lawless, Colin Brogan
  • Publication number: 20200002475
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Urvee Y. TREASURER, Zachary WILDE, Lawrence FLOOD, Sarah QUINN, Colin BROGAN, Ram GUPTA
  • Patent number: 10457776
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: ALLNEX NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Urvee Y. Treasurer, Zachary Wilde, Lawrence Flood, Sarah Quinn, Colin Brogan, Ram Gupta
  • Publication number: 20190092962
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: Allnex Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Ram GUPTA, Lawrence FLOOD, Urvee TREASURER, Barry LAWLESS, Colin BROGAN
  • Patent number: 10179829
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Allnex Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Ram B. Gupta, Urvee Y. Treasurer, Lawrence A. Flood, Barry A. Lawless
  • Patent number: 10174219
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Allnex Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Ram Gupta, Lawrence Flood, Urvee Treasurer, Barry Lawless, Colin Brogan
  • Patent number: 10155836
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: ALLNEX NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Ram B. Gupta, Lawrence A. Flood, Urvee Y. Treasurer, Barry A. Lawless, Colin Brogan
  • Publication number: 20180346647
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Urvee Y. TREASURER, Zachary WILDE, Lawrence FLOOD, Sarah QUINN, Colin BROGAN, Ram GUPTA
  • Patent number: 10071972
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: ALLNEX NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventor: Lawrence Flood
  • Publication number: 20180044461
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Ram GUPTA, Lawrence FLOOD, Urvee Y. TREASURER, Barry A. LAWLESS, Colin BROGAN
  • Publication number: 20170233353
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: ALLNEX IP S.à.r.l.
    Inventor: Lawrence FLOOD
  • Patent number: 9605178
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: ALLNEX IP S.À.R.L.
    Inventors: Ram Gupta, Lawrence A. Flood, Urvee Y. Treasurer, Barry A. Lawless, John Colin Brogan
  • Publication number: 20170066866
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Ram B. GUPTA, Urvee Y. TREASURER, Lawrence A. FLOOD, Barry A. LAWLESS
  • Patent number: 9534114
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: ALLNEX IP S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Ram B. Gupta, Urvee Y. Treasurer, Lawrence A. Flood, Barry A. Lawless
  • Patent number: 9499498
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: ALLNEX IP S.À.R.L.
    Inventors: William Jacobs, III, Lawrence A. Flood
  • Patent number: 9475780
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Allnex IP S.ar.L.
    Inventors: Ram Gupta, Irina Kobylanska, Urvee Treasurer, Lawrence Flood
  • Patent number: 9440928
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Allnex IP S.ar.L.
    Inventors: Ram Gupta, Irina Kobylanska, Urvee Treasurer, Lawrence Flood
  • Patent number: 9267028
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: ALLNEX IP S.À.R.L.
    Inventors: Ram B. Gupta, Lawrence A. Flood, Urvee Y. Treasurer, Barry A. Lawless, Colin Brogan
  • Publication number: 20150376148
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: William JACOBS, III, Lawrence A. FLOOD