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Polymer-modified polyols

Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1982-07-16
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Granted: 1984-03-20
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Expires: 2002-07-16
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Abstract

Abstract A polymer-modified polyol comprises a dispersion in a first polyol which has a molecular weight of at least 1000, an average functionality of more than 2, and a Hydroxyl Number of less than 150, of the reaction product of a polyisocyanate and a second polyol which is either (a) a polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of up to 600 or (b) a polyol, which is not a polyethylene glycol, and which has a molecular weight of less than 250 and is free from nitrogen atoms. A method of forming the polymer-modified polyol, its use in the manufacture of polyurethane products and the polyurethane products so obtained, are included. The dispersions are particularly useful for preparing highly resilient flexible foams.

Inventors

  • 👤 William G. Carroll
  • 👤 Peter Farley
  • 👤 Raymond J. Marklow

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 13:31
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G18/00; C08G18/06; C08G18/08; C08G18/0838; C08G18/0842; C08G18/0861; C08G18/0871; C08G18/0876; C08L; C08L75/00; C08L75/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim 86 words
A polymer-modified polyol comprising a dispersion in a first polyol which has a molecular weight of at least 1000, an average functionality of more than 2, and a Hydroxyl Number of less than 150, of the reaction product of a polyisocyanate and a second polyol which is either (a) a polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of up to 600 or (b) a polyol, which is not a polyethylene glycol, and which has a molecular weight of less than 250 and is free from nitrogen atoms.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 86 words
A polymer-modified polyol comprising a dispersion in a first polyol which has a molecular weight of at least 1000, an average functionality of more than 2, and a Hydroxyl Number of less than 150, of the reaction product of a polyisocyanate and a second polyol which is either (a) a polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of up to 600 or (b) a polyol, which is not a polyethylene glycol, and which has a molecular weight of less than 250 and is free from nitrogen atoms.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 25 words
A polymer-modified polyol according to claim 1 in which the first polyol is a polyoxyalkylene polyol having a molecular weight of from 1000 to 10,000.
Claim 4
Independent Claim 89 words
A method of forming a polymer-modified polyol in which a polyisocyanate is reacted in the presence of a first polyol which has a molecular weight of at least 1000, an average functionality of more than 2 and a Hydroxyl Number of less than 150, with a second polyol which is either (a) a polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of up to 600 or (b) a polyol, which is not a polyethylene glycol, and which has a molecular weight of less than 250 and is free from nitrogen atoms.
Claim 5
Independent Claim 89 words
A method of forming a polymer-modified polyol in which a polyisocyanate is reacted in the presence of a first polyol which has a molecular weight of at least 1000, an average functionality of more than 2 and a Hydroxyl Number of less than 150, with a second polyol which is either (a) a polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of up to 600 or (b) a polyol, which is not a polyethylene glycol, and which has a molecular weight of less than 250 and is free from nitrogen atoms.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 25 words
A method according to claim 3 in which the polyisocyanate and second polyol are mixed together in a molar ratio of from 0.5:1.0 to 1.5:1.0.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 40 words
A method according to claim 3 in which the concentration of the reaction product of the polyisocyanate and second polyol in the polymer-modified polyol is between 1 and 80% by weight based on the total weight of the polymer-modified polyol.
Claim 8
Independent Claim 128 words
A method of forming a polymer-modified polyol in which a polyisocyanate is reacted in the presence of a first polyol, which is a polyoxyalkylene polyol having a molecular weight of from 1000 to 10,000 with a second polyol which is either (a) a polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of up to 600 or (b) a polyol, which is not a polyethylene glycol, and which has a molecular weight of less than 250 and is free from nitrogen atoms, the polyisocyanate and second polyol being mixed together in a molar ratio of from 0.5:1.0 to 1.5:1.0 and the concentration of the reaction product of the polyisocyanate and second polyol in the polymer-modified polyol being between 1 and 80% by weight based on the weight of the polymer-modified polyol.
Claim 9
Independent Claim 128 words
A method of forming a polymer-modified polyol in which a polyisocyanate is reacted in the presence of a first polyol, which is a polyoxyalkylene polyol having a molecular weight of from 1000 to 10,000 with a second polyol which is either (a) a polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of up to 600 or (b) a polyol, which is not a polyethylene glycol, and which has a molecular weight of less than 250 and is free from nitrogen atoms, the polyisocyanate and second polyol being mixed together in a molar ratio of from 0.5:1.0 to 1.5:1.0 and the concentration of the reaction product of the polyisocyanate and second polyol in the polymer-modified polyol being between 1 and 80% by weight based on the weight of the polymer-modified polyol.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 111 words
In a method of making a polyurethane product in which a polyisocyanate is reacted with a polyol, the improvement which comprises using as the polyol a polymer-modified polyol comprising a dispersion in a first polyol which has a molecular weight of at least 1000, an average functionality of more than 2, and a Hydroxyl Number of less than 150, of the reaction product of a polyisocyanate and a second polyol which is either (a) a polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of up to 600 or (b) a polyol, which is not a polyethylene glycol, and which has a molecular weight of less than 250 and is free from nitrogen atoms.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 111 words
In a method of making a polyurethane product in which a polyisocyanate is reacted with a polyol, the improvement which comprises using as the polyol a polymer-modified polyol comprising a dispersion in a first polyol which has a molecular weight of at least 1000, an average functionality of more than 2, and a Hydroxyl Number of less than 150, of the reaction product of a polyisocyanate and a second polyol which is either (a) a polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of up to 600 or (b) a polyol, which is not a polyethylene glycol, and which has a molecular weight of less than 250 and is free from nitrogen atoms.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 16 words
A method according to claim 7 in which the polyurethane product is a flexible polyurethane foam.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 9 words
Polyurethane products obtained by the method of claim 7.

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7.5 Years (Year 8) 1991-03-20 1991-09-19 1992-03-20 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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