Patents by Inventor Ron Herrington

Ron Herrington 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).

  • Flexible polyurethane foams prepared using modified vegetable oil-based polyols
    Patent number: 8293808
    Abstract: A flexible polyurethane foam prepared by reacting, in the presence of a blowing agent, a polyisocyanate with an active hydrogen-containing composition that includes a modified vegetable oil-based polyol. The foams exhibit good load-bearing properties, relatively high sag factors, and/or good color retention upon exposure to light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Cargill, Incorporated
    Inventors: Ron Herrington, Jeffrey Malsam
  • NATURAL OIL BASED AUTOCATALYTIC POLYOLS
    Publication number: 20110118432
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vegetable oil based autocatalytic polyol derived from the reaction product of an epoxidized vegetable oil and an alkanolamine. The autocatalytic polyol according to the present invention may be used as a replacement for all or a portion of petroleum derived polyols generally used in the production of polyurethane materials. The polyurethane materials produced may be used in a variety of applications, such as, foam, elastomer and coating applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: Huntsman Petrochemical LLC
    Inventors: Haibo Zhao, Ron Herrington, Frank Rodriguez
  • Flexible polyurethane foams prepared using modified vegetable oil-based polyols
    Publication number: 20050070620
    Abstract: A flexible polyurethane foam prepared by reacting, in the presence of a blowing agent, a polyisocyanate with an active hydrogen-containing composition that includes a modified vegetable oil-based polyol. The foams exhibit good load-bearing properties, relatively high sag factors, and/or good color retention upon exposure to light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Ron Herrington, Jeffrey Malsam