Patents by Inventor Richard G. McNeil

Richard G. McNeil 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).

  • Method for making automotive headliners
    Patent number: 8133419
    Abstract: Vehicle headliners are prepared with a core layer of a fiber-reinforced polyurethane foam. The polyurethane foam is prepared from a polyurethane-forming composition that uses water as a blowing agent and polyol or polyol mixture that has a high functionality and an average hydroxyl equivalent weight of 100-130. The selection of polyols permits cycle times to be reduced by allowing for faster demolding and shortened aging times before post-molding heat lamination steps can be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Stephen R. Burks, Rogelio R. Gamboa, Richard G. McNeil, K. Joanne Bladon, Armando Esau Toledo Gonzalez