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Flexible polyurethane foam and process for making same

Assignee: Dow Chemical Co
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Filing: 1960-09-01
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Granted: 1965-09-21
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Expires: 1980-09-01
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Davis Billy Don

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 16:26
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G18/00; C08G18/06; C08G18/28; C08G18/40; C08G18/54; C08G18/546

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 150 words
THE PROCESS FOR MAKING FLEXIBLE POLYURETHANE FOAMS COMPRISING REACTING A POLYOL WITH 1 TO 2 EQUIVALENTS OF AN ARYLENE DIISOCYANATE IN THE PRESENC E OF A BLOWING AGENT AND A CATALYST, SAID POLYOL BEING THE PRODUCT MADE BY (1) CONDENSING A PHENOL-ALDEHYDE RESIN CONTAINING 5 TO 16 PHENOL UNITS PER MOLECULE WITH 20 TO 50 MOLES OF A LOWER ALKYLENE OXIDE PER PHENOL UNIT, THUS TO FORM AN OXYALKYLATED PHENOL-ALDEHYDE RESIN; (2) ESTERIFYING ALL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 OF THE HYDROXYL GROUPS IN SAID OXYALKYLATED RESIN WITH A LONG-CHAIN FATTY ACID; AND (3) HEATING THE PARTIALLY ESTERFIED RESIN WITH ABOUT 0.5 TO 2 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF A TRIOL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF CASTOR OIL AND A LONG-CHAIN ALIPHATIC POLYOXYALKYLENE TRIOL HAVING A MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF ABOUT 400 TYO 800, SAID HEATING BEING SUFFICIENT TO RESULT IN THE POLYOL HAVING AN ACID NUMBER OF NOT MORE THAN 2.5.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 150 words
THE PROCESS FOR MAKING FLEXIBLE POLYURETHANE FOAMS COMPRISING REACTING A POLYOL WITH 1 TO 2 EQUIVALENTS OF AN ARYLENE DIISOCYANATE IN THE PRESENC E OF A BLOWING AGENT AND A CATALYST, SAID POLYOL BEING THE PRODUCT MADE BY (1) CONDENSING A PHENOL-ALDEHYDE RESIN CONTAINING 5 TO 16 PHENOL UNITS PER MOLECULE WITH 20 TO 50 MOLES OF A LOWER ALKYLENE OXIDE PER PHENOL UNIT, THUS TO FORM AN OXYALKYLATED PHENOL-ALDEHYDE RESIN; (2) ESTERIFYING ALL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 OF THE HYDROXYL GROUPS IN SAID OXYALKYLATED RESIN WITH A LONG-CHAIN FATTY ACID; AND (3) HEATING THE PARTIALLY ESTERFIED RESIN WITH ABOUT 0.5 TO 2 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF A TRIOL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF CASTOR OIL AND A LONG-CHAIN ALIPHATIC POLYOXYALKYLENE TRIOL HAVING A MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF ABOUT 400 TYO 800, SAID HEATING BEING SUFFICIENT TO RESULT IN THE POLYOL HAVING AN ACID NUMBER OF NOT MORE THAN 2.5.

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