Patents by Inventor Valter E. Lessman

Valter E. Lessman 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).

  • AMINO-FORMALDEHYDE RESINS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140275353
    Abstract: Amino-formaldehyde resins, articles of manufacture from the amino-formaldehyde resins, and processes for making the resins and articles are provided herein. In one embodiment, the amino-formaldehyde resins may be prepared using a reaction mixture including formaldehyde, a monohydroxy cyclic compound, and at least one amino compound selected from the group consisting of urea, melamine, and mixtures thereof. In another embodiment, the amino-formaldehyde resins are produced by reacting formaldehyde, a monohydroxy cyclic compound, and at least one amino compound selected from the group consisting of urea, melamine, and mixtures thereof, and the monohydroxy cyclic compound may be added as a front addition, an intermediate addition, a back addition, or a combination thereof, to the reaction mixture of formaldehyde and the at least one amino compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc.
    Inventors: Valter E. Lessman, Gilberto E. Saboia, Cícero L. da Silva, Edielma D. Chipanski, David M. Harmon, Rajamani Nagarajan