With Nitrogen Containing Reactant Patents (Class 521/163)
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Patent number: 6013692Abstract: Cellular Polyurethane elastomer which is produced by reacting:(a) an isocyanate component which includes methylenebis(phenyl isocyanate) (MDI) and/or tolylene diisocyante (TDI), in monomeric form or as liquefied prepolymer with(b) compounds which at least two isocyanate-reactive hydrogen atoms and(c) 4,4'-methylenebis(3-chloro-2,6-dialylaniline) or a mixture of 4,4'-methylenebis-(3-chloro-2,6-dialyaniline) with one or more aromatic, aliphatic or cycloaliphatic diamines as chain extending agent, if desired with further polyol, and(d) a blowing agent in the presence of the usual catalysts and, if desired, other additives.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 1998Date of Patent: January 11, 2000Assignee: Lonza AGInventors: Ulrich Daum, Arno Feeken, Wolfgang Jarre, Andreas Schmidt, Reinhard Sklenarz
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Patent number: 6001890Abstract: Process for making open celled (semi-) rigid polyurethane foams using as cell opening agent a fatty acid or a fatty acid amine or a fatty acid amide or a fatty acid ester.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 1998Date of Patent: December 14, 1999Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries PLCInventor: James Alan Hamilton
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Patent number: 5998494Abstract: Process for the preparation of rigid open celled polyurethane foams comprising the step of reacting an organic polyisocyanate with an isocyanate-reactive material in the presence of a blowing promotor which is an isocyanate-reactive cyclic carbonate or cyclic urea, and in the presence of an aminoalcohol catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 1998Date of Patent: December 7, 1999Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries PLCInventor: Alan James Hamilton
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Patent number: 5981609Abstract: A process for the preparation of polyurethane foams by reacting a polyisocyanate composition with an isocyanate-reactive composition under foam-forming conditions, wherein the isocyanate-reactive composition comprises a monofunctional alcohol and an isocyanate-reactive cyclic urea.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 1999Date of Patent: November 9, 1999Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries PLCInventors: Guy Jean Leon Ghislain, Els Jeanne Francine Van Isterdael
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Patent number: 5981612Abstract: The flameproofed, rigid, isocyanate-based foams, in particular rigid polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams, are produced by reactinga) organic and/or modified organic polyisocyanates withb) at least one relatively high-molecular-weight compound containing at least two reactive hydrogen atoms, and, if desired,c) low-molecular-weight chain extenders and/or crosslinking agents, in the presence ofd) blowing agents,e) catalysts,f) flameproofing agents, and, if desired,g) further auxiliaries and/or additives,wherein the flameproofing agent is a combination of at least one liquid flameproofing agent which is reactive toward isocyanates and at least one solid flameproofing agent.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 1997Date of Patent: November 9, 1999Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Uwe Keppeler, Werner Hinz, Michael Reichelt
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Patent number: 5968992Abstract: In a process for reducing the primary amine content of a composition comprising at least one polyol, in which a composition comprising at least one polyol is admixed with at least one isocyanate which contains only secondary and/or tertiary, aliphatically bound isocyanate groups, isocyanate is added in an amount of up to 5% by weight, based on the total composition, and a polyol preparation is obtained.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 1998Date of Patent: October 19, 1999Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Bernhard Naber, Michael Gassan, Thomas Schupp, Sarbananda Chakrabarti
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Patent number: 5906999Abstract: It has been found that non-chlorinated pentafluoropropane blowing agents may be used alone or in combination with water in flexible integral skin foams. For example, foams prepared using 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane (HFA-245fa) alone or in combination with water exhibit physical characteristics such as resistance to abrasion and cracking on flex comparable to conventional chlorinated fluorocarbon blown foams. The foams of the present invention are suitable for use in many applications including, for example, shoe soles.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 1997Date of Patent: May 25, 1999Assignee: BASF CorporationInventors: Valeri L. Valoppi, Elizabeth S. Bredeson
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Patent number: 5889071Abstract: A process for the preparation of polyurethane foams by reacting a polyisocyanate composition with an isocyanate-reactive composition under foam-forming conditions, wherein the isocyanate-reactive composition comprises a monofunctional alcohol and an isocyanate-reactive cyclic urea.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 1997Date of Patent: March 30, 1999Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries PLCInventors: Guy Jean Leon Biesmans, Els Jeanne Francine Van Isterdael
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Patent number: 5874483Abstract: A method for preparing a polyurethane foam which comprises reacting an organic polyisocyanate and a polyol in the presence of a blowing agent, a cell stabilizer and a catalyst composition consisting essentially of a compound having the following formula I: ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is hydrogen or a C1-C4 linear or branched alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or aminoalkyl group;R.sup.2 is hydrogen or a C1-C6 linear or branched alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or aminoalkyl group; andR.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are independently hydrogen or a C1-C10 linear or branched alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or aminoalkyl group which may contain ether functionality.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 1995Date of Patent: February 23, 1999Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Ann Coates Lescher Savoca, Richard Paul Underwood, Richard Van Court Carr, James Stephen Emerick, Mark Leo Listemann
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Patent number: 5847014Abstract: The present invention is directed to an isocyanate reactive mixture comprising from about 17 to about 85% by weight of one or more non-filled polyether polyols having a hydroxyl functionality of from 1.5 to 3 and molecular weights of from 1,500 to 8,000; from about 12 to about 80% by weight of one or more non-tertiary amine containing polyether polyols having a hydroxyl functionality of from 3 to 8 and a molecular weight of from 150 to 1,000; from about 0 to about 4% by weight of one or more primary or secondary diamines or amino alcohols and from 3 to about 12% by weight of water. The invention is also directed to a water-blown, energy absorbing foams made from the isocyanate reactive mixture.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 1997Date of Patent: December 8, 1998Assignee: Bayer CorporationInventors: Neil H. Nodelman, David D. Steppan, Mark A. Davolio, David F. Sounik, Alan D. Bushmire
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Patent number: 5844012Abstract: A method for producing water-blown molded flexible polyurethane foam which comprises reacting and foaming in one step in a mold a reaction mixture comprising a polyol, an organic polyisocyanate, a urethane catalyst composition and water and a trimerization catalyst which is a quaternary ammonium salt or an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt of a Bronsted acid having a pKa of >1, characterized in that the trimerization catalyst is present in an amount from about 0.005 to 0.04 gram milliequivalents per 100 grams of polyol. The preferred trimerization catalyst is an alkali metal N-(2-hydroxyphenyl)methyl glycinate, especially an alkali metal N-(2-hydroxy-5-nonylphenyl)methyl-N-methyl glycinate.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 1997Date of Patent: December 1, 1998Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Robert Gabriel Petrella, John Joseph Koch, Thomas William Bodnar
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Patent number: 5840779Abstract: The present invention relates to foam compositions which are expanded with hydrohalocarbon blowing agents in the presence of catalysts which result in a decreased amount of decomposition of the hydrohalocarbon blowing agents to haloalkenes during the polymerization. Thus, the present invention provides compositions comprising polyisocyanate, polyol, hydrohalocarbon blowing agent, surfactant, and at least one catalyst for polymerization of the polyisocyanate and polyol wherein the catalyst is less volatile than N,N-dimethylcyclohexylamine or the catalyst is a tertiary amine having at least one isocyanate-reactive functionality selected from the group consisting of --OH and --NH-- and the catalyst results in a decreased amount of decomposition of the hydrohalocarbon blowing agents to haloalkenes during polymerization of the polyisocyanate and the polyol and especially during use of the foam samples at a temperature of at least about 54.degree. C.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: November 24, 1998Assignee: AlliedSignal Inc.Inventors: Robert Christian Parker, Timothy Rech Demmin
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Patent number: 5824711Abstract: A method for preparing a polyurethane foam which comprises reacting an organic polyisocyanate and a polyol in the presence of a blowing agent, a cell stabilizer and a catalyst composition consisting essentially of the compound represented by the following formula I or II, or any blend of I and II.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 1997Date of Patent: October 20, 1998Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Michael John Kimock, Mark Leo Listemann
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Patent number: 5786402Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of (flexible) polyurethane foams having reduced odor and reduced fogging values by reactinga) modified or unmodified organic polyisocyanates withb) relatively high-molecular-weight polyhydroxyl compounds and, if desired,c) low-molecular-weight chain extenders and/or crosslinking agents,in the presence ofd) blowing agents,e) catalysts from the group consisting of aminoalkyl- and aminophenylimidazoles of the formula ##STR1## and, if desired, f) additives,and to the use of the aminoalkyl- and aminophenylimidazoles of the formula (I) and/or (II) as catalysts for the preparation of polyisocyanate polyaddition products.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 1995Date of Patent: July 28, 1998Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Bernd Bruchmann, Ruth Zschiesche, Heinz-Dieter Lutter, Claudia Spang, Werner Hinz
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Patent number: 5756557Abstract: A method for preparing a polyurethane foam which comprises reacting an organic polyisocyanate and a polyol in the presence of a blowing agent, a cell stabilizer and a catalyst composition comprising a compound represented by the following formula I or II, or any blend of compounds I and II.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 1997Date of Patent: May 26, 1998Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Michael John Kimock, Mark Leo Listemann
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Patent number: 5744509Abstract: A foamed isocyanate-based polymer having a cellular structure and comprising a superabsorbent material, the polymer being capable of: (i) absorbing at least about 10 times its weight of a 0.9 wt./wt. % aqueous NaCl solution maintained at a temperature of from about 20.degree. to about 25.degree. C., and (ii) retaining at least about 10 times its weight of absorbed aqueous NaCl solution which is bound to the superabsorbent material, the cellular structure having a cell size of at least about 30 cells/inch when measured pursuant to ASTM D3576-77. A process for producing the foamed isocyanate-based polymer is also described. The process comprises the steps of: contacting an isocyanate, an active hydrogen-containing compound, an aqueous blowing agent, a catalyst and a superabsorbent material, the superabsorbent material being capable of absorbing at least about 10 times its weight of a 0.9 wt./wt. % aqueous NaCl solution maintained at a temperature in the range of from about 20.degree. to about 25.degree. C.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 1996Date of Patent: April 28, 1998Assignee: Woodbridge Foam CorporationInventors: Robert N. Wilson, G. Ronald Blair
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Patent number: 5739253Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the production of polyurethane/urea elastomers from a reaction injection molding process of a reaction mixture on the presence of a catalyst via the one-shot process. The isocyanate component of this invention is a prepolymer based on a cycloaliphatic diisocyanate, and having an NCO content of 12-27%, an average isocyanate functionality of less than 2.3, a monomer content of greater than about 25% by weight, and containing urethane or urea groups. The isocyanate-reactive blend comprises a high molecular weight polyether polyol and a low molecular weight chain extender wherein the equivalent ratio of hydroxyl groups to amine groups of the chain extender is from 1:2 to 20:1. This invention also relates to the polyurethane/urea molded article produced by the above process.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 1996Date of Patent: April 14, 1998Assignee: Bayer CorporationInventors: Neil H. Nodelman, David D. Steppan
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Patent number: 5736587Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for the preparation of a molded product. The method requires the introduction of a polyurethane foam forming reaction mixture into a mold. The present invention is directed to the use of a metal carboxylate salt of an amino acid as a catalyst for the reaction.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 1995Date of Patent: April 7, 1998Assignee: Bayer CorporationInventors: Craig M. Sungail, Kenneth R. Riddle
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Patent number: 5736588Abstract: Rigid foams which possess urethane groups are prepared by reacting polyisocyanates with compounds which possess at least two active hydrogen atoms which are reactive towards isocyanate groups, in the presence of water and alkanes as blowing agent and solution promoters. The solution promoter used is a compound with a polar group.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 1996Date of Patent: April 7, 1998Assignee: Bayer AktiengesellschaftInventors: Norbert Eisen, Walter Klan, Frank Otto, James Thompson-Colon
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Patent number: 5731398Abstract: A black colorant composition useful for coloring polyurethanes is provided having a red benzothiazole azo colorant which, when combined with a complementary blue and yellow colorant, exhibits low flairing.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 1996Date of Patent: March 24, 1998Assignee: Milliken Research CorporationInventors: Mark Edward Ragsdale, David Jesse Moody, Eric B. Stephens
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Patent number: 5730896Abstract: A method the preparation of rigid foams by reacting an organic polyisocyanate with an isocyanate-reactive material in the presence of a blowing promoter characterised in that the isocyanate-reactive material comprises at least one isocyanate-reactive cyclic carbonate or isocyanate-reactive cyclic urea, the reaction being performed in the presence of an inert insoluble organic liquid which is present as the dispersed phase of an emulsion or a microemulsion, and in the presence of a metal salt catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: March 24, 1998Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries PLCInventors: Herbert Russell Gillis, Dirk Stanssens, Rik De Vos, Aaldrik Roelf Postema, David Randall
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Patent number: 5719201Abstract: A foamed isocyanate-based polymer having a cellular structure and containing a superabsorbent material, the polymer being capable of: (i) absorbing at least about 20 times its weight of an aqueous fluid maintained at a temperature of from about 20.degree. to about 25.degree. C., and (ii) retaining at least about 20 times its weight of absorbed aqueous fluid which is bound to the superabsorbent material. A process for producing a foamed isocyanate-based polymer comprising the steps of: providing a substantially uniform mixture comprising an isocyanate, an active hydrogen-containing compound and a superabsorbent material, the superabsorbent material being capable of absorbing at least about 20 times its weight of an aqueous fluid maintained at a temperature in the range of from about 20.degree. to about 25.degree. C.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 1995Date of Patent: February 17, 1998Assignee: Woodbridge Foam CorporationInventor: Robert N. Wilson
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Patent number: 5710232Abstract: Compounds having the formulaH--A--(BA).sub.n --OHwhereinn is 1-20;A is ##STR1## B is ##STR2## R.sub.1 is alkyl having 1-6 carbon atoms; R.sub.2 is an alkylene having 1-6 carbon atoms, alkenylene having 2-6 carbon atoms, cyclo-alkylene or cycloalkenylene having 5-8 carbon atoms or phenylene having 6-10 carbon atoms;a is 1-6; andb is 2-6.These compounds are useful for making polyurethanes.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 1996Date of Patent: January 20, 1998Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries PLCInventors: Steve Carter, Christopher Phanopoulos
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Patent number: 5703136Abstract: A method for the preparation of rigid foams by reacting an organic polyisocyanate with an isocyanate-reactive material in the presence of a blowing promoter characterized in that the isocyanate-reactive material comprises at least one isocyanate-reactive cyclic carbonate or isocyanate-reactive cyclic urea, the reaction being performed in the presence of an inert insoluble organic liquid which is present as the disperse phase of an emulsion or a microemulsion, and in the presence of a metal salt catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 1993Date of Patent: December 30, 1997Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries plcInventors: Herbert Russell Gillis, Dirk Stanssens, Rik De Vos, Aaldrik Roelf Postema, David Randall
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Patent number: 5700846Abstract: A process, and the product produced thereby, for preparing a polyurea foam which comprises reacting an aliphatic polyamine having an average functionality from about 2 to about 6 wherein about 55 to about 95 percent of the functional groups are primary amine functional groups and about 5 to about 40 percent of the functional groups are primary or secondary hydroxyl groups with a polyisocyanate in the presence of a blowing agent that comprises water. The use of polyether polyamines having primary hydroxyl groups improves the cross-linking characteristics of the polyurea foam.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 1995Date of Patent: December 23, 1997Assignee: Huntsman Petrochemical CorporationInventors: Robert Allison Grigsby, Jr., Robert LeRoy Zimmerman
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Patent number: 5688837Abstract: A method improves the adhesion of polyurethane foam to polycarbonate by providing reactive groups on the polycarbonate surface. The adhesion is further improved by utilizing a polyurethane mix with an isocyanate index greater than 82. Articles comprising polycarbonate and polyurethane foam adhered to the polycarbonate by the method of the instant invention, such as automobile dashboards, are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 1995Date of Patent: November 18, 1997Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Herbert Shin-I Chao, Carol Lynn Fasoldt, Abbas Mohamad Safieddine, Christian Lietzau
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Patent number: 5688834Abstract: The present invention relates to foam compositions which are expanded with hydrohalocarbon blowing agents in the presence of catalysts which result in a decreased amount of decomposition of the hydrohalocarbon blowing agents to haloalkenes during the polymerization. Thus, the present invention provides compositions comprising polyisocyanate, polyol, hydrohalocarbon blowing agent, surfactant, and at least one catalyst for polymerization of the polyisocyanate and polyol wherein the catalyst is less volatile than N,N-dimethylcyclohexylamine or the catalyst is a tertiary amine having at least one isocyanate-reactive functionality selected from the group consisting of --OH and --NH-- and the catalyst results in a decreased amount of decomposition of the hydrohalocarbon blowing agents to haloalkenes during polymerization of the polyisocyanate and the polyol and especially during use of the foam samples at a temperature of at least about 54.degree. C.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 1991Date of Patent: November 18, 1997Assignee: AlliedSignal, Inc.Inventors: Robert Christian Parker, Timothy Rech Demmin
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Patent number: 5674917Abstract: A foamed isocyanate-based polymer having a cellular structure and containing a superabsorbent material, the polymer being capable of: (i) absorbing at least about 20 times its weight of an aqueous fluid maintained at a temperature of from about 20.degree. to about 25.degree. C., and (ii) retaining at least about 20 times its weight of absorbed aqueous fluid which is bound to the superabsorbent material. A process for producing a foamed isocyanate-based polymer comprising the steps of: providing a substantially uniform mixture comprising an isocyanate, an active hydrogen-containing compound and a superabsorbent material, the superabsorbent material being capable of absorbing at least about 20 times its weight of an aqueous fluid maintained at a temperature in the range of from about 20.degree. to about 25.degree. C.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 1995Date of Patent: October 7, 1997Assignee: Woodbridge Foam CorporationInventor: Robert N. Wilson
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Patent number: 5654345Abstract: The invention forms in situ carbon dioxide blown closed cell insulating foams in which blowing is achieved by the evolution of carbon dioxide resulting from partial hydrolysis of polyisocyanate (methyl diphenyl diisocyanate) by water in the resole. The invention uses no additional blowing agent. The reaction is fast and the resulting product has small, closed cells that exhibit long term thermal performance.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 1995Date of Patent: August 5, 1997Assignee: Owens-Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc.Inventors: Vyacheslav S. Grinshpun, Byron Jeffrey Hulls
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Patent number: 5648447Abstract: Polyurethane elastomers of improved elongation, tensile strength and other physical properties are prepared from a polyol component containing a crystallizable polyol and from 5 to 35 equivalent percent of a low monol polyoxypropylene polyol by one-shot, quasiprepolymer, and preferably, by prepolymer techniques involving chain extension with an aliphatic diol or aromatic amine.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1995Date of Patent: July 15, 1997Assignee: ARCO Chemical Technology, L.P.Inventors: Stephen D. Seneker, Nigel Barksby, Bruce D. Lawrey
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Patent number: 5645928Abstract: Heat insulation panels made from plates and the modified polyisocyanurate foams provided by a reaction of a polyisocyanate with a polyol composition mixture comprising a polyol, water, a trimerization catalyst, a carbodiimide catalyst, and an aromatic compound used as a chain extender. An amount of the aromatic compound used in the preparation is 0.5 to 10.0% by weight with respect to a total weight of the polyisocyanate and the polyol mixture.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 1995Date of Patent: July 8, 1997Assignees: Daido Steel Sheet Corporation, Nisshinbo IndustriesInventors: Morihiro Matsumoto, Noboru Yoshida, Kiyotake Morimoto, Satoshi Nakamura
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Patent number: 5627220Abstract: A process of the preparation of the modified polyisocyanurate foams provided by a reaction of a polyisocyanate with a polyol composition mixture comprising a polyol, water, a trimerization catalyst, a carbodiimide catalyst, and an aromatic compound used as a chain extender. An amount of the aromatic compound used in the preparation is 0.5 to 10.0% by weight with respect to a total weight of the polyisocyanate and the polyol mixture.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 1995Date of Patent: May 6, 1997Assignees: Daido Steel Sheet Corporation, Nisshinbo Industries, Inc.Inventors: Morihiro Matsumoto, Noboru Yoshida, Kiyotake Morimoto, Satoshi Nakamura
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Patent number: 5622777Abstract: This invention relates to a process for preparing a heat-resistant reinforced polyurethane/polyurea foam by(A) preparing, at an isocyanate index of about 100 to about 115, a foamable reaction mixture comprising(a) an organic polyisocyanate;(b) 0 to about 80% by weight, based on the total amount of components (b), (c), and (d), of an isocyanate-reactive compound containing two or more isocyanate-reactive groups and having a number average molecular weight of from 400 to about 10,000;(c) about 10 to about 90% by weight, based on the total amount of components (b), (c), and (d), of an isocyanate-reactive compound containing two or more isocyanate-reactive groups other than amino groups and having a molecular weight of from 32 to 399; and(d) about 5 to about 35% by weight, based on the total amount of components (b), (c), and (d), of certain organic amines containing at least one amino group having a moderated reactivity toward the organic polyisocyanate, as indicated by a gel time exceeding about 5 seconds measuType: GrantFiled: May 17, 1995Date of Patent: April 22, 1997Assignee: Bayer CorporationInventor: Michael P. Dempsey
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Patent number: 5616677Abstract: This invention discloses an aliphatic spray polyurea elastomer comprising an (A) component that includes an aliphatic isocyanate and a (B) component that includes (1) an amine-terminated polyoxyalkylene polyol and (2) a cycloaliphatic diamine chain extender, wherein between about 20% to about 80% of the primary amines have been converted into secondary amines.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 1995Date of Patent: April 1, 1997Assignee: Huntsman Petrochemical CorporationInventors: Dudley J. Primeaux, II, Robert L. Zimmerman
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Patent number: 5605721Abstract: The present invention is directed to an underlayment composition for an artificial playing surface comprised of a butadiene rubber, such as polybutadiene or styrene-butadiene that is commercially available as recycled polycord tires that have been granulized. An inorganic-base moisture-retaining agent such as vermiculite or perlite is also included in the composition in addition to a binder comprised of a mixture of isocyanate polyurethane and an inorganic acid. The present invention also provides a method of making the present composition. The method comprises the steps of mixing thoroughly granulized particles of butadiene rubber in a mixing container, mixing an inorganic-based moisture-retaining component with the butadiene rubber, mixing an acid having a pH .ltoreq.3 with the butadiene rubber and the inorganic-based moisture-retaining component, and mixing an isocyanate polyurethane with the butadiene rubber, the inorganic-based moisture-retaining component and the acid.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: February 25, 1997Inventor: Joseph W. Di Geronimo
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Patent number: 5602190Abstract: Rigid polyurethane foams are prepared by the reaction of1) polyisocyanates with2) compounds of a molecular weight of from 150 to 1500, having at least two hydrogen atoms active towards isocyanates and which one tertiary nitrogen atom in the molecule, in the presence of3) hydrofluoroalkanes as foaming agents as well as optionally in the presence of4) other auxiliary substances and additives known per se.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 1995Date of Patent: February 11, 1997Assignees: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, Bayer CorporationInventors: Wilhelm Lamberts, Norbert Eisen, James Thompson-Colon
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Patent number: 5578656Abstract: A method for the preparation of cellular polymeric products which comprises reacting an organic polyisocyanate with an isocyanate-reactive composition, characterised in that the isocyanate-reactive composition comprises a blowing promoter which is a cyclic urea compound having at least one isocyanate-reactive substituent.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 1994Date of Patent: November 26, 1996Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries PLCInventors: Herbert R. Gillis, Aaldrik R. Postema, Dirk Stanssens
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Patent number: 5569682Abstract: A flexible polyurethane foam is made by reacting an isocyanate with a polyol in the presence of a foam-forming agent and a fire-retardant additive. The fire-retardant additive comprises melamine and this is used in conjunction with a polyol which is of the polymer-modified polyol kind, i.e. a polyol containing a polymeric substance such as a dispersed alkanolamine/isocyanate polyaddition product.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 1995Date of Patent: October 29, 1996Assignee: Hickory Springs Manufacturing CompanyInventor: Graham D. Walmsley
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Patent number: 5565274Abstract: Horizontally hinged covers for use in ceiling/floors are provided which are highly fire resistant and which in the event of fire automatically close. The door preferably utilizes a multilayer construction comprising an intumescent lower (inner) layer, an intermediate structural layer and a top (outer) layer of a cementitious material. The horizontally hinged door utilizes an automatic closing system in the event of fire comprising a fusible link which activates a pressurized gas source to close the door and which pressurized gas source is automatically purged when the door is closed to prevent explosion of the pressurized gas source. The fusible link also actuates (opens) a hydraulic valve to allow the flow of hydraulic fluid from a pneumatic/hydraulic housing which is used with a movable rod to open and close the door.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1995Date of Patent: October 15, 1996Assignee: The Bilco CompanyInventors: Jerome F. Perrone, Jr., Duane W. Hipp
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Patent number: 5539011Abstract: An amine softening additive is useful in softening all-water blown flexible polyurethane foam to achieve low IFD valves while retaining the other commercially necessary properties of the foam. The additives are tertiary amine polyisocyanate catalysts which contain at least one contiguous three carbon chain and should be added to the foam system at about 0.1 to 2.0 parts per hundred of polyol.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 1994Date of Patent: July 23, 1996Assignee: OSi Specialties, Inc.Inventors: Brian L. Hilker, Mark A. Harakal, Susan B. McVey
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Patent number: 5536757Abstract: A flexible polyurethane foam is made by reacting an isocyanate with a polyol in the presence of a foam-forming agent and a fire-retardant additive. The fire-retardant additive comprises melamine and this is used in conjunction with a polyol which is of the polymer-modified polyol kind, i.e. a polyol containing a polymeric substance such as a dispersed alkanolamine/isocyanate polyaddition product.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 1994Date of Patent: July 16, 1996Assignee: Hickory Springs Manufacturing CompanyInventor: Graham D. Walmsley
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Patent number: 5536465Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a SRIM molded product wherein the mold cavity has minimum dimensions of 1000 mm.times.100 mm.times.3.5 mm. The reaction mixture contains an isocyanate component and an isocyanate reactive component at an isocyanate index of from about 90 to about 400. The reinforcing fiber mat is present in an amount of from 50 to 65% by weight, based on the combined weight of the reaction mixture and the reinforcing fiber mat. In particular, the isocyanate component is 1) a polymethylene poly(phenyl isocyanate) having an isocyanate group content of from 25 to 40% by weight, and a diisocyanate content of 45-55% by weight; and 2) the isocyanate-reactive component comprises a) from about 1 to 15% by weight, based on the total weight of the isocyanate reactive component, of a fatty acid, b) from about 0.5 to 10% by weight, based on the total weight of the isocyanate-reactive component, of a zinc-carboxylate, and c) a polyol component.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 1994Date of Patent: July 16, 1996Assignee: Bayer CorporationInventor: Merle W. Lesko
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Patent number: 5530033Abstract: A process for preparing formed articles made of polyurethane foams, which comprises reacting at least a polyisocyanate with at least a compound containing end activated hydrogens in the presence of an expanding medium, selected from at least a hydrofluoroalkane and/or perfluoroalkane, and of a product, containing at least a structural unit of the aminic type, chemically bound or present in free form in one of the two polyurethane reagents, said expanding medium being dissolved in said one of the two polyurethane reagents.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 1995Date of Patent: June 25, 1996Assignee: ECP Enichem Polimeri s.r.lInventors: Gianflavio Lunardon, Corrado Cecchini, Luciano Ciriello, Vito Cancellier
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Patent number: 5530035Abstract: Closed cell polyurethane foams, useful as thermal insulation for refrigerators and the like, are prepared by blending a polyisocyanate, a polyol and a suspension of at least one solid alkaline reagent, preferably sodium hydroxide, in an inert carrier liquid having a suitable viscosity. Preferred carrier liquids include polyepoxides and polyoxyalkylenediamines. The alkaline reagent reacts with and removes the carbon dioxide employed as a blowing agent, thus decreasing the thermal conductivity of the foam.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 1994Date of Patent: June 25, 1996Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Monica A. Ferrero-Heredia, James Day, George L. Gaines, Jr.
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Patent number: 5523332Abstract: There is now provided a polyisocyanate-based foam made by reacting an organic polyisocyanate with a polyol solution containing a C.sub.4 -C.sub.7 aliphatic and/or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon as a blowing agent. The hydrocarbon blowing agent is soluble in the polyol solution having polyols with polyester linkages by using a reacted or unreacted compatibilizing agent represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is preferentially OH, and R.sup.2 is a C.sub.6 -C.sub.24 aliphatic, branched or unbranched, hydrocarbon group.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 1995Date of Patent: June 4, 1996Assignee: Basf CorporationInventors: Thomas L. Fishback, Thomas B. Lee
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Patent number: 5514722Abstract: The present invention is directed to an underlayment composition for an artificial playing surface comprised of a butadiene rubber, such as polybutadiene or styrene-butadiene that is commercially available as recycled polycord tires that have been granulized. An inorganic-base moisture-retaining agent such as vermiculite or perlite is also included in the composition in addition to a binder comprised of a mixture of isocyanate polyurethane and an inorganic acid. The present invention also provides a method of making the present composition. The method comprises the steps of mixing thoroughly granulized particles of butadiene rubber in a mixing container, mixing an inorganic-based moisture-retaining component with the butadiene rubber, mixing an acid having a pH.ltoreq.3 with the butadiene rubber and the inorganic-based moisture-retaining component, and mixing an isocyanate polyurethane with the butadiene rubber, the inorganic-based moisture-retaining component and the acid.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 1994Date of Patent: May 7, 1996Assignee: Presidential Sports Systems, Inc.Inventor: Joseph W. Di Geronimo
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Hydroxy and amino functional pyrrolizidine catalyst compositions for the production of polyurethanes
Patent number: 5512603Abstract: A method for preparing a polyurethane foam which comprises reacting an organic polyisocyanate and a polyol in the presence of a blowing agent, cell stabilizer and a catalyst composition consisting essentially of a pyrrolizidine of the formula: ##STR1## where R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently are --H, --OH, ##STR2## or --NR.sub.4 R.sub.5, R.sub.3 is hydrogen, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 aryl, or C.sub.7 -C.sub.11 arylalkyl group, andR.sub.4 and R.sub.5 independently represent H, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl group, C.sub.5 -C.sub.10 cycloalkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 aryl, or C.sub.7 -C.sub.11 arylalkyl group, provided that at least R.sub.1 or R.sub.2 is not hydrogen.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 1994Date of Patent: April 30, 1996Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Richard V. C. Carr, Kevin R. Lassila, Mark L. Listemann, Lisa A. Mercando, Kristen E. Minnich, Ann C. L. Savoca, Amy L. Wressell -
Patent number: 5506278Abstract: A flexible polyurethane foam is made by reacting an isocyanate with a polyol in the presence of a foam-forming agent and a fire-retardant additive. The fire-retardant additive comprises melamine and this is used in conjunction with a polyol which is of the polymer-modified polyol kind, i.e. a polyol containing a polymeric substance such as a dispersed alkanolamine/isocyanate polyaddition product.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 1994Date of Patent: April 9, 1996Assignee: Hickory Springs Manufacturing CompanyInventor: Graham D. Walmsley
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Patent number: RE36233Abstract: An amine softening additive is useful in softening all-water blown flexible polyurethane foam to achieve low IFD valves while retaining the other commercially necessary properties of the foam. The additives are tertiary amine polyisocyanate catalysts which contain at least one contiguous three carbon chain and should be added to the foam system at about 0.1 to 2.0 parts per hundred of polyol.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 1998Date of Patent: June 22, 1999Assignee: OSi Specialties, Inc.Inventors: Brian L. Hilker, Mark E. Harakal, Susan B. McVey
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Patent number: RE36358Abstract: The invention pertains to flame retardant polyurethane foams prepared by the reaction of a polyoxyalkylene polyether polyol with an organic polyisocyanate and a blowing agent wherein melamine is incorporated as the sole flame retardant compound. The amount of melamine may range from about 10 weight percent to about 55 weight percent of the total composition.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 1996Date of Patent: October 26, 1999Assignee: BASF CorporationInventors: Egil Grinbergs, William W. Levis, Jr., Steven D. Gagnon