Patents by Inventor Marc Pi Macias

Marc Pi Macias 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).

  • Formaldehyde-free binder and use for mineral wool insulation products
    Patent number: 9242899
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new formaldehyde-free binder composition for mineral wool products, wherein the binder composition is an aqueous composition containing starch, wherein an amount of 95 weight % or more of the starch is water-insoluble native starch, and an acrylic component. The present invention also relates to the use of this formaldehyde-free binder composition in the manufacturing of mineral wool insulation products. Finally, the present invention relates to a process for manufacturing the formaldehyde-free binder composition wherein a dispersion of starch, wherein an amount of 95 weight % or more of the starch is water-insoluble native starch, is brought in contact with the acrylic component at a temperature of not higher than 40° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: URSA INSULATION, S.A.
    Inventors: Maria Mercedes Castro-Cabado, Arturo Luis Casado Dominguez, Ana Isabel Aznar Ecija, Marc Pi Macias, Alejandro Molinero Arenas
  • FORMALDEHYDE-FREE BINDER AND USE FOR MINERAL WOOL INSULATION PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20150321958
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new formaldehyde-free binder composition for mineral wool products, wherein the binder composition is an aqueous composition containing starch, wherein an amount of 95 weight % or more of the starch is water-insoluble native starch, and an acrylic component. The present invention also relates to the use of this formaldehyde-free binder composition in the manufacturing of mineral wool insulation products. Finally, the present invention relates to a process for manufacturing the formaldehyde-free binder composition wherein a dispersion of starch, wherein an amount of 95 weight % or more of the starch is water-insoluble native starch, is brought in contact with the acrylic component at a temperature of not higher than 40° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Maria Mercedes Castro-Cabado, Arturo Luis Casado Dominguez, Ana Isabel Aznar Ecija, Marc Pi Macias, Alejandro Molinero Arenas