Patents by Inventor Michael K. Lowery

Michael K. Lowery 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: 5175350
    Abstract: The present invention is directed for preparing a 4,4'-diisocyanato dicyclohexylmethane which contain a relatively high amount of the trans,trans-isomer. The process broadly comprises (a) melting a mixture of 4,4'-diisocyanato dicyclohexyl-methane isomers, (b) cooling the melted mixture to form: (1) a liquid phase and (2) a solid phase, (c) removing said liquid phase, which is a commercially viable product itself, (d) heating the solid phase and removing that portion of the solid phase which has melted, and (e) recovering that portion of said solid phase which has not melted by heating the remaining portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1992
    Assignee: Miles Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen D. Seneker, Kenneth L. Dunlap, Michael K. Lowery, Terry A. Potter
  • Patent number: 5002999
    Abstract: The preent invention is directed to an internal mold release composition comprising:(a) a zinc carboxylate selected from the group consisting of zinc stearate, zinc laurate and zinc oleate, and(b) a compatibilizer comprising a dispersion of polyurea and/or a polyhydrazodicarbonamide in an organic compound containing at least one hydroxyl group, in an amount sufficient to solubilize the zinc carboxylate.The invention also relates to the use of such composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1991
    Assignee: Mobay Corporation
    Inventors: Michael K. Lowery, John E. Dewhurst
  • Patent number: 4855352
    Abstract: Stable finely-divided dispersions of polyureas and/or polyhydrazodicarbonamides in a hydroxyl-group-containing material are made by reacting (i) an isocyanate with (ii) a compound selected from polyamines, hydrazines, hydrazides and mixtures thereof in the presence of (iii) a hydroxyl compound selected from polyethers, polyesters, polyester amides, polycarbonates and mixtures thereof and (iv) a catalyst. The catalyst is a compound which catalyzes the reaction of isocyanate groups with hydroxyl groups. The catalyst is used in a quantity of at least 50 parts per million parts of (i), (ii) and (iii). These dispersions are particularly useful in the production of polyurethanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1989
    Assignee: Mobay Corporation
    Inventors: Michael K. Lowery, Richard E. Keegan, Mark A. Koshute
  • Patent number: 4847320
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of stable dispersions of polyureas and/or polyhydrazodicarbonamides in a hydroxyl-group-containing material by reacting an organic di- or polyisocyanate with a composition selected from the group consisting of polyamines containing primary and/or secondary amine groups, hydrazines, hydrazides, and mixtures thereof, in said hydroxyl-group containing material, in the presence of a dispersion stabilizing compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1989
    Assignee: Mobay Corporation
    Inventors: Michael K. Lowery, Richard E. Keegan, Mark A. Koshute
  • Patent number: 4546122
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for the production of a flexible polyurethane foam comprising reacting(a) an organic polyisocyanate, and(b) a coupled polyol which consists essentially of the reaction product of an organic polyisocyanate and an organic compound having a hydroxy functionality of at least 2 and a primary hydroxy group content of at least 30%, the ratio of hydroxyl groups in said organic compound to isocyanate groups being greater than 1,(c) in the presence of(i) a blowing agent,(ii) a catalyst, and(iii) a foam stabilizer, said foam stabilizer being capable of producing a flexible polyurethane foam meeting the standard specifications for high resilience polyurethane foam as set forth in ASTM D-3770-79, when used in a foam formulation based on toluene diisocyanate and either (A) a polymer polyol prepared by polymerizing one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers in a polyether polyol, or (B) a dispersion of polyurea and/or polyhydrazodicarbonamide in a hydroxyl group containing
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1985
    Assignee: Mobay Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: David A. Radovich, Michael K. Lowery