Patents by Inventor Van M. DELK, JR.

Van M. DELK, JR. 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 foam having prolonged recovery time
    Patent number: 11312809
    Abstract: Recovery times and/or airflow of flexible polyurethane foam is increased by including certain tackifiers in the foam formulation. The tackifiers are characterized in being incompatible with polyol or polyol mixture used to make the foam, having a viscosity of at least 5,000 centipoise at 25 #C and having a glass transition temperature of at most 20 #C. The tackifier is pre-blended with certain monols to form a lower-viscosity blend that is combined with one or more other polyols and a polyisocyanate to form a reaction mixture for producing a polyurethane foam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Qinghao Meng, Meagan Broadway, Kaoru Aou, William J. Harris, Felipe A. Donate, Daniel L. Dermody, Christopher Thiede, Van M. Delk, Jr., Helge Braun, Yin Tang, Adam L. Grzesiak
  • FLEXIBLE POLYURETHANE FOAM HAVING PROLONGED RECOVERY TIME
    Publication number: 20210061941
    Abstract: Recovery times and/or airflow of flexible polyurethane foam is increased by including certain tackifiers in the foam formulation. The tackifiers are characterized in being incompatible with polyol or polyol mixture used to make the foam, having a viscosity of at least 5,000 centipoise at 25#C and having a glass transition temperature of at most 20#C. The tackifier is pre-blended with certain monols to form a lower-viscosity blend that is combined with one or more other polyols and a polyisocyanate to form a reaction mixture for producing a polyurethane foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Qinghao MENG, Meagan BROADWAY, Kaoru AOU, William J. HARRIS, Felipe A. DONATE, Daniel L. DERMODY, Christopher P. DONATE, Van M. DELK, JR., Helge BRAUN