← Back to Patent Explorer
US3914503A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Flame retarded carpet underlay

Assignee: Monsanto Co
•
Filing: 1974-11-18
•
Granted: 1975-10-21
•
Expires: 1994-11-18
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

Abstract A carpet underlay comprising (A) a laminate of foamed polyurethane and polyolefin, (B) a metal salt of a carboxylic acid, and (C) a beta-haloethyl phosphate.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jasper H Brown
  • 👤 John A Cooper
  • 👤 Albert W Morgan

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 05:08
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/065; B32B27/32; C; C08; C08J; C08J9/00; C08J9/0014; C08K; C08K3/00; C08K3/02; C08K3/08; C08K5/00; C08K5/04; C08K5/09; C08K5/49; C08K5/51; C08K5/52; B32B2266/00; B32B2266/02; B32B2266/0214; B32B2266/0278; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/30; B32B2307/306; B32B2307/3065; B32B2471/00; B32B2471/02; C08J2375/00; C08J2375/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/92; Y10S428/921; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249954; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31551; Y10T428/31609

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim 40 words
A FLAME RETARDED CARPET UNDERLAY COMPOSITON COMPRISING A LAMINATE OF A FOAMED POLYURETANE AND A POLYOLEFIN FILM, SAID FOAMEDPOLYURETHANE CONTAINING A SALT OF A CARBOXYLIC ACID AND A METAL SELECTED FROM ZINC, ANTIMONY, TIN AND COPPER AND A BETA-HALOETHYL PHOSPHATE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 40 words
A FLAME RETARDED CARPET UNDERLAY COMPOSITON COMPRISING A LAMINATE OF A FOAMED POLYURETANE AND A POLYOLEFIN FILM, SAID FOAMEDPOLYURETHANE CONTAINING A SALT OF A CARBOXYLIC ACID AND A METAL SELECTED FROM ZINC, ANTIMONY, TIN AND COPPER AND A BETA-HALOETHYL PHOSPHATE.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 9 words
Composition of claim 1 wherein said metal is zinc.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 9 words
Composition of claim 1 wherein said metal is antimony.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 9 words
Composition of claim 1 wherein said metal is tin.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 9 words
Composition of claim 1 wherein said metal is copper.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 15 words
Composition of claim 1 wherein said acid contains from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 11 words
Composition of claim 1 wherein said phosphate is a beta-bromoethyl phosphate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 11 words
Composition of claim 1 wherein said phosphate is a beta-chloroethyl phosphate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 9 words
Composition of claim 1 which contains a non-halogenated phosphate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 11 words
Composition of claim 9 wherein said phosphate is isodecyl diphenyl phosphate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 26 words
Composition of claim 1 wherein said acid salt is selected from zinc octoate, zinc oleate and zinc stearate and said phosphate is 2,2-bis(chloromethyl) trimethylene bis(di(2-chloroethyl) phosphate).
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 30 words
Composition of claim 1 wherein the total concentration of said salt and said phosphate in said polyurethane is from about 2 to about 25 parts per 100 parts of polyurethane.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 26 words
Composition of claim 12 wherein the concentration of said salt in said polyurethane is from about 0.1 to about 1.5 parts per 100 parts of polyurethane.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 26 words
Composition of claim 12 wherein the concentration of said phosphate in said polyurethane is from about 4 to about 20 parts per 100 parts of polyurethane.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US3647609A Cited
US3669786A Cited
US3853811A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1978-10-20 1979-04-21 1979-10-21 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1982-10-20 1983-04-21 1983-10-21 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1986-10-20 1987-04-21 1987-10-21 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag