Patents by Inventor Scott S. Menard

Scott S. Menard 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).

  • Curable binder for large foundry sand shapes
    Patent number: 4175067
    Abstract: A furfuryl alcohol-based foundry binder for use in the manufacture of large foundry sand shapes is disclosed. It is intended as a replacement for conventional alkyd oil foundry binders, and comprises a monomeric mixture of furfuryl alcohol, other alcohols, glycols, or polyols, and high boiling mixtures of ester-substituted diphenyl and polyphenyl aromatic compounds, and a strong acid catalyst. In addition, the binder may include, for example, urea-formaldehyde syrup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1977
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1979
    Assignee: The Quaker Oats Company
    Inventors: Roger H. Kottke, Scott S. Menard