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Flexible and hydrophilic polyurethane foam and method of making same

Assignee: Elekal
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Filing: 1968-04-24
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Granted: 1971-03-30
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Expires: 1988-04-24
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Abstract

Abstract THE INVENTION CONSISTS IN ADDING TO THE USUAL COMPOUNDS INVOLVED IN MAKING A FLEXIBLE OPEN-CELL POLYURETHANE FOAM BY THE SO-CALLED "ONE-SHOT" METHOD, FROM 5 TO 20%, PREFERABLY 10 TO 15%, BY WEIGHT, IN RELATION TO THE AMOUNT OF POLYOL THAT IS USED, OF AT LEAST ONE ALKALINE SALT OF CARBOXYMETHYL HYDROXYETHYL CELLULOSE IN FINE POWDER FORM, THEREBY TO PRODUCE A POLYURETHANE FOAM HAVING IMPROVED HYDROPHILIC PROPERTIES. A FOAM PRODUCED IN THIS WAY MAY BE MODIFIED BY TREATING IT IS AN ADDITIONAL STEP WITH AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF A SALT OF A METAL HAVING A VALENCE OF AT LEAST 2, E.G., ALUMINUM.

Inventors

  • 👤 Alexis Archipoff
  • 👤 Jerome Dupuy
  • 👤 Joerg Sambeth

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 07:41
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J9/00; C08J9/0061; C08G; C08G18/00; C08G18/06; C08G18/28; C08G18/40; C08G18/4009; C08G18/4081; C08G18/64; C08G18/6484; C08J2375/00; C08J2375/04; C08J2401/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S521/00; Y10S521/905

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1974-03-29 1974-09-28 1975-03-30 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1978-03-29 1978-09-28 1979-03-30 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1982-03-29 1982-09-28 1983-03-30 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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