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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8076385 | Use of flame retardant aqueous liquid composition in making flame retardant polyurethane foam article A flame retardant aqueous liquid composition containing water, guanidine sulfamate, a citric acid compound including a metal salt of citric acid, and a water soluble polymer. A flame retardant polyurethane foam is produced by a process including the steps of providi... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7737192 | Process for producing flexible polyurethane foam A flexible polyurethane foam is produced by blending a polyurethane raw material containing a polyol, a polyisocyanate, a blowing agent, and a catalyst with an inorganic compound hydrate having a specific gravity of 1.5 to 4.0 and reacting the above polyurethane raw... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7329402 | Methods of imaging and treatment Novel ultrasound methods comprising administering to a patient a targeted vesicle composition which comprises vesicles comprising a lipid, protein or polymer, encapsulating a gas, in combination with a targeting ligand, and scanning the patient using ultrasound. The... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7105151 | Oxygen delivery agents and uses for the same The present invention describes, inter alia, oxygen delivery agents or blood substitutes comprising a fluorinated gas and a stabilizing material, uses for the oxygen delivery agents or blood substitutes, and apparatus for making and delivering the oxygen delivery ag... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7083572 | Therapeutic delivery systems Targeted therapeutic delivery systems comprising gas- or gaseous precursor-filled lipid microspheres comprising a therapeutic are described. Methods for employing such microspheres in therapeutic delivery applications are also provided. Targeted therapeutic d... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7078015 | Ultrasound imaging and treatment Methods of and apparatus for preparing temperature activated gaseous precursor-filled liposomes are described. Gaseous precursor-filled liposomes prepared by these methods are particularly usefull for example, in ultrasonic imaging applications and in therapeutic dr... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6998107 | Composition comprising low density microspheres Low density microspheres, methods for preparing same, and use of same as contrast agents are described. The microspheres have a void having a volume that comprises at least about 75% of the total volume of the microspheres, and which contains a gas or the vapor of a... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6906110 | Method for the production of polyurethanes In a process for producing polyurethanes by reacting at least one polyisocyanate with at least one compound containing at least two hydrogen atoms which are reactive toward isocyanate groups, the compound having at least two active hydrogen atoms which is used is at... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6894082 | Foamable compositions This invention relates to latent foamable compositions for use in or as adhesives, sealants and/or coatings. The compositions include a curable component or a thermoplastic component, together with a latent foaming agent. In curable versions of the inventive composi... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6660780 | Molecularly-imprinted material made by template-directed synthesis A method of making a molecularly imprinted porous structure makes use of a surfactant analog of the molecule to be imprinted that has the imprint molecule portion serving as the surfactant headgroup. The surfactant analog is allowed to self-assemble in a ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6610756 | Inorganic/organic composite foam and process for producing the same An inorganic/organic composite foam that has a foam structure obtained from a combination of a phosphoric acid compound and/or a sulfuric acid compound with a blowing agent therefor, has reduced brittleness due to a cured material of an urethane prepolyme... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6583191 | Molecularly-imprinted material made by template-directed synthesis A method of making a molecularly imprinted porous structure makes use of a surfactant analog of the molecule to be imprinted that has the imprint molecule portion serving as the surfactant headgroup. The surfactant analog is allowed to self-assemble in a ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6310110 | Molecularly-imprinted material made by template-directed synthesis A method of making a molecularly imprinted porous structure makes use of a surfactant analog of the molecule to be imprinted that has the imprint molecule portion serving as the surfactant headgroup. The surfactant analog is allowed to self-assemble in a ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6211259 | Low volatile reinforcing system The present invention includes new compositions for making polyurethane and polyurethane foam compositions. These compositions comprise the reaction product of an isocyanate A-Side and a B-Side comprising: (i) a polyol having a molecular weight of about 1... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6169124 | Inner parting agents for producing self-parting moldings made of polyisocyanate polyaddition products In a process for producing self-releasing, compact or cellular moldings which comprise polyisocyanate polyaddition products and may contain reinforcing material by reacting a) organic and/or modified organic polyisocyanates with b) at least one compound contai... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6136870 | Modified rebond polyurethane foam structure and method of making such structure Modified or filled rebond polyurethane foam structures having desired plushness and compression without adversely affected tensile strength at a given density as compared to unfilled rebond polyurethane foams are formed from an admixture of shredded or ch... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5880165 | Modified rebond polyurethane foam structure and method of making such structure Modified or filled rebond polyurethane foam structures having desired plushness and compression without adversely affected tensile strength at a given density as compared to unfilled rebond polyurethane foams are formed from an admixture of shredded or ch... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5721281 | Flame retardant porous plastics Opened-celled porous plastics or natural products are made flame retardant by coating the cell walls with a liquid containing carbonization auxiliaries and/or flame retardant agents. The excess liquid is removed and the mass is dried. The open-celled poro... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5719200 | Flame-resistant polyurea foam The flame-resistant polyurea foam of the invention contains calcium sulfate dihydrate as filler and ammonium polyphosphate as flame retardant. Its bulk density is from 25 to 250 kg/m3 and the number of open cells is above 80% of all its cells. ... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5710190 | Soy protein-based thermoplastic composition for foamed articles The invention provides a biodegradable thermoplastic composition made of soy protein, a plasticizing agent, a foaming agent, and water, that can be molded into biodegradable articles that have a foamed structure and are water-resistant with a high level o... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5605721 | Shock absorbing underlayment for artificial playing surfaces 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 granuli... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5561170 | Preparation of expandable thermoplastic polymers by post-impregnation A process for the preparation of expandable thermoplastic polymers by post-impregnation with a blowing agent in aqueous suspension in the presence of a mixture of magnesium pyrophosphate and a sulfonate group-containing extender as suspension stabilizer, ... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5514722 | Shock absorbingg underlayment for artificial playing surfaces 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 granuli... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5403655 | Toughened thermosetting resin composites and process Toughened thermosetting resins are disclosed comprising a thermosetting resin having a Tg of at least 150° C., preferably 180° C., and having dispersed substantially uniformly therethrough microspheres of a thermoplastic resin having a Tg of at least 15... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5401785 | Foamed polyurethane-forming composition, foamed polyurethane and process making the same Foamed polyurethanes substantially free from non-uniform density distribution are obtained by dispersing an inert gas with mechanical stirring into a foamed polyurethane-forming composition containing substantially no blowing agent and comprising (1) an o... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5373028 | Polyurethane foams having reduced visible emissions during curing In a method of preparing a poly-urethane and/or -urea foam from a formulation including (a) a polyisocyanate, (b) an isocyanate-reactive component, and (c) a visible emissions producing component, wherein (a), (b) and (e) are reacted under reaction condit... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5317033 | Process for producing synthetic resin foam The present invention concerns a process for producing a synthetic resin foam composed of cells having substantially two sizes, one of the sizes being at most 0.3 mm and the other size as being 0.4 to 1 mm, comprising the steps of: forming a mixture of on... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5312845 | Rim polyol blends containing acidic siloxane internal mold release agents and tin catalysts In an active hydrogen-containing B-side composition for reaction with a polyisocyanate-containing A-side composition to make a polyurethane or polyurethaneurea elastomer by reaction injection molding, the improvement which comprises a mold release composi... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5256703 | Abrasive propellant for cleaning of surfaces and machinery Particles of abrasives such as Garnet, Staurolite or Wollastonite bound to polymer are used as propellant particles to remove undesired materials from surfaces such as floors, walls, ceilings, machinery etc. For example, soil, paint, oil, grease etc. can ... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5234964 | Microcellular polyurethane elastomers Microcellular polyurethane elastomers having nonpeelable skin surfaces having densities ranging from 0.1-1.1 gm/cm3 can be made from conventionally employed reactants using carbon dioxide gas as the sole source of blowing agent resulting from t... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5173559 | Reactive systems and a process for the preparation of polyurethane plastics The present invention relates to reactive systems comprising (a) a storable mixture of (i) a polyisocyanate component comprising at least one organic polyisocyanate, and (ii) an epoxide component stabilized by heating in the presence of an alkylating agent, wh... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5118722 | Method of producing elastic foams having a base of polyurethane by microwave foaming A method of producing elastic foam having a base of polyurethane, in particular for use in the field of automobiles for sound damping. Allows production of foam parts directly in a desired shape in as few operations as possible. The foam is formed from a ... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5112876 | Polyether polyol and rigid polyurethane foam The present invention relates to a polyether polyol which is prepared by (i) reacting 3.0 to 4.0 molecular equivalents of ethylene oxide with one molecular equivalent of 2,3- or 3,4-tolylenediamine, or a mixture thereof in the absense of catalyst, and thereaft... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5106684 | Foam sheets of high heat distortion resistance Foam sheets of high heat distortion resistance contain a) from 80 to 99% by weight of a styrene polymer and b) from 1 to 20% by weight of poly-1,4-phenylene sulfide, and, if desired, conventional additives and are produced by extrusion using a low-boiling... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5096623 | Process and composition for producing flame retardant rebonded foam products A flame retardant composition and process which is particular useful for rebounded foam products. The composition of the present invention includes a solid component of magnesium sulfate, boric acid, decabromodiphenylethylene oxide (DECA) and antimony tri... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5057546 | Semi-flexible or flexible phenolic foam composition A semi-flexible or flexible phenolic foam composition having a substantially open cellular structure. It comprises the reaction product of a mixture of a phenol-aldehyde resin, a surfactant, a blowing agent; optionally a wetting agent and a catalyst. Also... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5023280 | Process for the production of polyurethane foams The present invention relates to a process for the production of polyurethane foams by the reaction of 1) polyisocyanates with 2) polyesters, polycarbonates, polylactones, or polyamides having a molecular weight range of about 400 to about 10,000 and cont... | 06/11/1991 |
| 5019599 | Deodorizing urethane foam and process for its production A deodorizing urethane foam comprising a urethane foam substrate and a deodorizing component. The deodorizing component is composed of (A) a Diels-Alder reaction-type addition reaction product between an alpha,beta-unsaturated dicarboxylic anhydride and a... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4977194 | Process for the preparation of polyurethane foams The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of polyurethane foams comprising reacting polyisocyanates with dispersions of (i) polymer-containing relatively high molecular weight hydroxyl compounds that are prepared by reaction of mono- ... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4972002 | Process for producing cellular plastics by the polyisocyanate polyaddition method by means of stable emulsions containing blowing agents, and such emulsions This invention concerns a process for producing cellular plastics by the polyisocyanate polyaddition process by reaction of (a) organic and/or modified organic polyisocyanates with (b) at least one high molecular compound with at least two reactive hydrogens a... | 11/20/1990 |
