Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Noone

Thomas M. Noone 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).

  • Production of polyurethane foam of reduced tendency to form embers when burned
    Patent number: 4139501
    Abstract: Flexible polyurethane foam having reduced tendency to form burning embers when it is ignited and burned is provided by incorporating into the reaction mixture before foaming a derivative of melamine wherein one or more hydrogens have been replaced by hydroxymethyl and/or lower alkoxymethyl groups.In one embodiment, flexible polyurethane foams of increased flame retardance are also provided, by also incorporating a halogenated phosphorus ester into the reaction mixture before foaming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1979
    Assignee: Tenneco Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernard Rudner, Thomas M. Noone, Peter D. Pauly
  • Polyurethane foam of increased rigidity
    Patent number: 4082704
    Abstract: The invention provides a polyurethane foam of increased rigidity.The invention is provided by impregnating a flexible polyurethane foam with a thermosetting melamine, urea or benzoguanamine resin and a cross-linker, and then reacting the resin with the cross-linker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1978
    Assignee: Tenneco Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernard Rudner, Thomas M. Noone