Patents by Inventor Paul J. Moses, Jr.

Paul J. Moses, Jr. 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).

  • Thermoplastic polyurethane containing structural units of ethylene oxide polyol or ethylene oxide capped propylene oxide polyol
    Patent number: 6613867
    Abstract: The present invention is a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) or thermoplastic polyurethane/urea (TPUU) comprising structural units of: a) a diisocyanate; b) ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, or 1,3-propanediol; c) a diol, a diamine, or an amino alcohol different from the one selected in (b) and having a molecular weight of less than 400 Daltons; and (d) ethylene oxide polyol or ethylene oxide-capped propylene oxide polyol. The TPU or TPUU has low temperature flexibility, high moisture vapor transition rates, and is considerably less expensive than state-of-the-art TPUs or TPUUs. The preferred composition is a TPU that is substantially free of phase segregation, and consequently has clarity and tensile strength not known for TPUs prepared using ethylene oxide polyol or ethylene oxide-capped propylene oxide polyol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Mark F. Sonnenschein, Mark Cox, Paul J. Moses, Jr., Christopher P. Christenson, Benjamin L. Wendt
  • Fibers made from long chain branched syndiotactic vinyl aromatic polymers
    Patent number: 6037048
    Abstract: Fibers having increased strength and small diameters can be produced from compositions comprising long chain branched syndiotactic vinyl aromatic polymers. Due to the increased fiber strength, less strand breakage occurs during processing which increases process productivity and yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Curtis E. Peterson, Roel H. Vossen, Yi-Bin Huang, Paul J. Moses, Jr.
  • Fibers made from long chain branched syndiotactic vinyl aromatic polymers
    Patent number: 5965682
    Abstract: Fibers having increased strength and small diameters can be produced from compositions comprising long chain branched syndiotactic vinyl aromatic polymers derived from the polymerization of a vinyl aromatic monomer in the presence of from 10 to 1000 ppm, based on the amount of vinyl aromatic monomer, of a multifunctional monomer having more than one olefinic functionality. Due to the increased fiber strength, less strand breakage occurs during processing which increases process productivity and yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Curtis E. Peterson, Yi-Bin Huang, Roel H. Vossen, Paul J. Moses, Jr.
  • Dual durometer handles
    Patent number: 5530989
    Abstract: A dual durometer thermoplastic polyurethane or thermoplastic polyurethane-containing handle suitable for human grip provides both mechanical strength and chemical resistance and can be prepared without the use of adhesives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Mark A. Remmert, Richard W. Oertel, Paul J. Moses, Jr.