Patents by Inventor Raymond Neff

Raymond Neff 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).

  • Publication number: 20240240058
    Abstract: The present invention relates to body adhesive formulations. In particular, body adhesives that are water resistant yet are washable and removeable by way of washing in water in accordance with the garment's manufacturers instructions. The present formulations comprise one or more water soluble polymers, one or more waterproofing agents, and glycerin in at least one volatile solvent. The preferable formulation contained Trimethylpentanediol/Adipic Acid/Glycerin Crosspolymer (Lexorez 200 MB) and VP/VA (Luviskol VA 64 P comprising an acetic acid, ethenyl ester, polymer with 1-ethenyl-2-pyrrolidinone), silica gel and isopropanol as solvent, glycerine, and Geogard ECT (Benzyl Alcohol, Salicylic Acid, Glycerin, Sorbic Acid) as preservative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: Ahay Society Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Raymond Neff, Annabel Hay
  • Patent number: 9908984
    Abstract: A polyurethane foam having an initial UL 94 vertical flame classification of V-0 and maintaining a UL 94 vertical flame classification of V-0 after one week of heat aging at 150° C. is formed as the reaction product of an isocyanate component and an isocyanate-reactive component in the presence of a blowing agent. The isocyanate component includes an isocyanate-containing compound and a non-reactive phosphorous compound that is present in an amount ranging from 1 to 20 weight percent based on the total weight of the polyurethane foam. The isocyanate-reactive component includes a polyether polyol and expandable graphite that is present in an amount ranging from 3 to 30 weight percent based on the total weight of the polyurethane foam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Raymond Neff, Liying Wang, Alexander Gershanovich
  • Patent number: 9388089
    Abstract: An encapsulated particle includes a core particle and a polyurethane layer. The polyurethane layer is disposed about the core particle and includes the reaction product of an isocyanate and a polyol component. The polyurethane layer is formed in the presence of a silicone surfactant. The polyol component includes a first polyol having a nominal functionality of at least 2.5 and a hydroxyl number of from 20 to 300 mg KOH/g. A method of encapsulating the core particle includes the steps of providing the core particle, the silicone surfactant, the isocyanate, and the polyol component. The method also includes the steps of mixing the isocyanate and the polyol component and encapsulating the core particle with the polyurethane layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Raymond Neff, Alexander Gershanovich, Donald Mente
  • Patent number: 9353020
    Abstract: A dust suppressing aggregate includes a core particle and a dust suppressing agent. The dust suppressing agent comprises polycarbodiimide and is disposed about the core particle for suppressing dusting of the core particle. A method of forming the dust suppressing aggregate includes the steps of reacting isocyanates in the presence of a catalyst to form the polycarbodiimide and encapsulating the core particle with the polycarbodiimide to form the dust suppressing agent. A system for producing the dust suppressing aggregate includes the core particle, the isocyanates, and the catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Raymond Neff, Alexander Gershanovich, Donald C. Mente, Rajesh Kumar
  • Publication number: 20160046779
    Abstract: A polyurethane foam having an initial UL 94 vertical flame classification of V-0 and maintaining a UL 94 vertical flame classification of V-0 after one week of heat aging at 150° C. is formed as the reaction product of an isocyanate component and an isocyanate-reactive component in the presence of a blowing agent. The isocyanate component includes an isocyanate-containing compound and a non-reactive phosphorous compound that is present in an amount ranging from 1 to 20 weight percent based on the total weight of the polyurethane foam. The isocyanate-reactive component includes a polyether polyol and expandable graphite that is present in an amount ranging from 3 to 30 weight percent based on the total weight of the polyurethane foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Raymond Neff, Liying Wang, Alexander Gershanovich
  • Patent number: 9085495
    Abstract: An encapsulated particle including a core particle, a base layer, and an outer layer is provided. The base layer is disposed about the core particle and comprises polycarbodiimide. The outer layer is disposed about the base layer and comprises wax. A method of forming the encapsulated particle including the steps of reacting an isocyanate in the presence of a catalyst to form the polycarbodiimide, encapsulating the core particle with the polycarbodiimide to form the base layer, and encapsulating the base layer with the wax to form the outer layer is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Raymond Neff, Alexander Gershanovich, Donald C. Mente, Rajesh Kumar
  • Patent number: 9067842
    Abstract: An encapsulated particle includes a core particle, a polyurethane layer, and a wax. The polyurethane layer is disposed about the core particle and the wax is disposed about the polyurethane layer. The polyurethane layer includes the reaction product of an isocyanate and a polyol component. The polyol component includes a catalytic polyol derived from an aromatic amine-based initiator and a polyether polyol that is different from the catalytic polyol in a weight ratio of from about 1:2 to about 10:1. A method of encapsulating the core particle includes the steps of providing the core particle, the isocyanate, the polyol component, and the wax. The method also includes the steps of mixing and reacting the isocyanate and the polyol component to form a polyurethane, encapsulating the core particle with the polyurethane layer which comprises the polyurethane, and encapsulating the polyurethane layer with the wax.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Raymond Neff, Alexander Gershanovich, Donald C. Mente
  • Publication number: 20150158781
    Abstract: An encapsulated particle includes a core particle and a polyurethane layer. The polyurethane layer is disposed about the core particle and includes the reaction product of an isocyanate and a polyol component. The polyurethane layer is formed in the presence of a silicone surfactant. The polyol component includes a first polyol having a nominal functionality of at least 2.5 and a hydroxyl number of from 20 to 300 mg KOH/g. A method of encapsulating the core particle includes the steps of providing the core particle, the silicone surfactant, the isocyanate, and the polyol component. The method also includes the steps of mixing the isocyanate and the polyol component and encapsulating the core particle with the polyurethane layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Raymond Neff, Alexander Gershanovich, Donald Mente
  • Publication number: 20140060134
    Abstract: A dust suppressing aggregate includes a core particle and a dust suppressing agent. The dust suppressing agent comprises polycarbodiimide and is disposed about the core particle for suppressing dusting of the core particle. A method of forming the dust suppressing aggregate includes the steps of reacting isocyanates in the presence of a catalyst to form the polycarbodiimide and encapsulating the core particle with the polycarbodiimide to form the dust suppressing agent. A system for producing the dust suppressing aggregate includes the core particle, the isocyanates, and the catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Raymond Neff, Alexander Gershanovich, Donald C. Mente, Rajesh Kumar
  • Publication number: 20140060133
    Abstract: An encapsulated particle including a core particle, a base layer, and an outer layer is provided. The base layer is disposed about the core particle and comprises polycarbodiimide. The outer layer is disposed about the base layer and comprises wax. A method of forming the encapsulated particle including the steps of reacting an isocyanate in the presence of a catalyst to form the polycarbodiimide, encapsulating the core particle with the polycarbodiimide to form the base layer, and encapsulating the base layer with the wax to form the outer layer is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Raymond Neff, Alexander Gershanovich, Donald C. Mente, Rajesh Kumar
  • Publication number: 20130309499
    Abstract: An encapsulated particle includes a core particle, a polyurethane layer, and a wax. The polyurethane layer is disposed about the core particle and the wax is disposed about the polyurethane layer. The polyurethane layer includes the reaction product of an isocyanate and a polyol component. The polyol component includes a catalytic polyol derived from an aromatic amine-based initiator and a polyether polyol that is different from the catalytic polyol in a weight ratio of from about 1:2 to about 10:1. A method of encapsulating the core particle includes the steps of providing the core particle, the isocyanate, the polyol component, and the wax. The method also includes the steps of mixing and reacting the isocyanate and the polyol component to form a polyurethane, encapsulating the core particle with the polyurethane layer which comprises the polyurethane, and encapsulating the polyurethane layer with the wax.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: Raymond Neff, Alexander Gershanovich, Donald C. Mente
  • Publication number: 20130305797
    Abstract: A dust suppressing aggregate includes a core particle and a dust suppressing agent. The dust suppressing agent comprises polyurethane and is disposed about the core particle for suppressing dusting of the core particle. A method of forming the dust suppressing aggregate includes the steps of providing the core particle and encapsulating the core particle with the polyurethane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: Raymond Neff, Alexander Gershanovich, Donald C. Mente
  • Patent number: 7238730
    Abstract: The subject invention provides a viscoelastic polyurethane foam being flame retardant and having a density of greater than two and a half pounds per cubic foot that comprises a reaction product of an isocyanate component, an isocyanate-reactive blend, and a chain extender. The isocyanate-reactive blend includes a first isocyanate-reactive component and a second isocyanate-reactive component. The first isocyanate-reactive component includes at least 60 parts by weight of ethylene oxide (EO) based on 100 parts by weight of the first isocyanate-reactive component and the second isocyanate-reactive component includes at most 30 parts by weight of EO based on 100 parts by weight of the second isocyanate-reactive component. The chain extender is reactive with the isocyanate component and has a backbone chain with from two to eight carbon atoms and is present in an amount of from 5 to 50 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the foam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Wassana Apichatachutapan, Raymond Neff, James Mullins, Theodore M. Smiecinski, Thomas B. Lee
  • Publication number: 20070085677
    Abstract: The system of the invention includes a method for monitoring changes in the status or condition of a Container using one or more monitoring units mounted to the Container. The monitoring units preferably include a power supply, sensors using reflective energy with programmable parameters, globally-unique sensor identification, recording capability on a timeline, long term memory and the ability to rebroadcast information on RFID radio technology. Programmable monitoring hardware in the monitoring unit detects significant changes in the sensor outputs as a triggering event. The programmable monitoring hardware includes memory for storing identification information for the Container. The sensors which can include conventional devices that detect various forms of energy including visible light, infrared light, magnetic fields, radio frequency energy and sound. In one embodiment, a monitoring unit is mounted inside a shipping Container suitable for long distance transport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: Raymond Neff, Fred Barrett
  • Publication number: 20060223973
    Abstract: A polyethercarbonate polyol includes polyethercarbonate segments, polycarbonate segments, and polyether segments. A method of forming the polyethercarbonate polyol provides a catalyst, including a multimetal cyanide compound, and reacts an H-functional initiator, an alkylene oxide, and carbon dioxide in the presence of the multimetal cyanide compound to form the polyethercarbonate polyol. Amounts of each segment in the polyethercarbonate polyol are selectively controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Werner Hinz, Edward Dexheimer, John Broge, Raymond Neff, Theodore Smiecinski
  • Publication number: 20060189704
    Abstract: A resin composition includes a polyol and is used to form flexible foams. The resin composition also includes water and an alkoxylate of an active hydrogen containing species. The alkoxylate of the active hydrogen containing species acts in two separate ways. The alkoxylate acts as a blowing reaction modifier, thus maintaining slow-blow behavior of a foaming process that accompanies a reaction of the polyol with an isocyanate. The alkoxylate also acts as a compatibilizer. As the compatibilizer, the alkoxylate stabilizes the resin composition such that no phase separation occurs between the polyol, the water, and the alkoxylate. Stabilizing the resin composition allows for multiple day storage of the resin composition with no phase separation, thus extending useable shelf life and reducing production costs. Stabilizing the resin composition also allows for formation of flexible foams with consistent physical properties such as flexibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Edward Dexheimer, Raymond Neff
  • Publication number: 20050038133
    Abstract: The subject invention provides a viscoelastic polyurethane foam having a density of from one to twenty pounds per cubic foot. The foam is formed from a composition that is a reaction product of an isocyanate component (A), a first polyether polyol (B), a second polyether polyol (C), and a chain extender (D). The chain extender (D) has a backbone chain with from two to eight carbon atoms and has a weight-average molecular weight of less than 1,000 and is present in an amount of from 5 to 50 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the composition. The viscoelastic polyurethane foam a first glass transition temperature greater than zero and a second glass transition temperature less than zero and having a tan delta peak ratio of the first glass transition temperature to the second glass transition temperature less than 2.2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Raymond Neff, Suzanne Dakin
  • Publication number: 20040266897
    Abstract: The subject invention provides a viscoelastic polyurethane foam being flame retardant and having a density of greater than two and a half pounds per cubic foot that comprises a reaction product of an isocyanate component, an isocyanate-reactive blend, and a chain extender. The isocyanate-reactive blend includes a first isocyanate-reactive component and a second isocyanate-reactive component. The first isocyanate-reactive component includes at least 60 parts by weight of ethylene oxide (EO) based on 100 parts by weight of the first isocyanate-reactive component and the second isocyanate-reactive component includes at most 30 parts by weight of EO based on 100 parts by weight of the second isocyanate-reactive component. The chain extender is reactive with the isocyanate component and has a backbone chain with from two to eight carbon atoms and is present in an amount of from 5 to 50 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Wassana Apichatachutapan, Raymond Neff, James Mullins, Theodore M. Smiecinski, Thomas B. Lee
  • Publication number: 20040266900
    Abstract: The subject invention provides a viscoelastic polyurethane foam having a density of from one to thirty pounds per cubic foot formed from a composition comprising an isocyanate component substantially free of toluene diisocyanate, an isocyanate-reactive component, and a chain extender having a backbone chain with from two to eight carbon atoms. The chain extender also has a weight-average molecular weight of less than 1,000 and is present in an amount of from 5 to 50 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the composition. The viscoelastic polyurethane foam has a glass transition temperature of from 15 to 35 degrees Celsius and a tan delta peak of from 0.9 to 1.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Raymond Neff, Raghuram Gummaraju, Theodore M. Smiecinski
  • Patent number: 6713599
    Abstract: A method of forming a polyol includes the steps of reacting an initiator with an alkylene oxide, and optionally carbon dioxide, in the presence of a double metal cyanide catalyst and a sterically hindered chain transfer agent capable of protonating the growing polyol polymer. The presence of the chain transfer agent reduces the polydispersity of the resultant polyol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Werner Hinz, Jacob Wildeson, Edward Michael Dexheimer, Raymond Neff