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US4452924A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Flexible polyurethane foams having improved load bearing characteristics

Assignee: Bayer Corp
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Filing: 1983-05-05
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Granted: 1984-06-05
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Expires: 2003-05-05
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Abstract

Abstract The present invention is directed to the discovery that the substitution of isocyanate coupled polyols for polyols conventionally used in the art leads to flexible polyurethane foams having significantly enhanced load bearing properties. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a process for the production of a flexible polyurethane foam having improved load bearing characteristics and to the foams so produced. The present process broadly comprises reacting an organic polyisocyanate with a coupled polyol in the presence of a blowing agent, a catalyst and a foam stabilizer. The coupled polyol consists essentially of the reaction product of an organic polyisocyanate and an organic compound having a hydroxy functionality ("functionality" as used herein is intended to mean the average number of reaction groups per molecule) of greater than 2, wherein the ratio of hydroxyl groups to isocyanate groups is greater than 1.0.

Inventors

  • 👤 David A. Radovich

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 12:50
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G18/00; C08G18/06; C08G18/28; C08G18/40; C08G18/48; C08G18/50; C08G18/5021; C08G18/5036; C08G18/5045; C08G18/08; C08G18/10; C08G2110/00; C08G2110/0008; C08G2110/0041; C08G2110/005

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 95 words
A method of increasing the load bearing of a flexible polyurethane foam prepared by reacting an organic polyisocyanate and a polyol in the presence of a blowing agent, a catalyst and a foam stabilizer, said method comprising substituting for from 5% by weight to 100% by weight of said polyol, a coupled polyol which consists essentially of the reaction product of an organic polyisocyanate and an organic compound having a hydroxyl functionality greater than 2, the isocyanate index used to produce said coupled polyol being from 10 up to the index at which gel occurs.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 95 words
A method of increasing the load bearing of a flexible polyurethane foam prepared by reacting an organic polyisocyanate and a polyol in the presence of a blowing agent, a catalyst and a foam stabilizer, said method comprising substituting for from 5% by weight to 100% by weight of said polyol, a coupled polyol which consists essentially of the reaction product of an organic polyisocyanate and an organic compound having a hydroxyl functionality greater than 2, the isocyanate index used to produce said coupled polyol being from 10 up to the index at which gel occurs.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 20 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said organic compound has a molecular weight of from about 500 to about 12000.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 20 words
The process of claim 2, wherein said organic compound has a molecular weight of from about 1000 to about 8000.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 19 words
The process of claim 3, wherein said organic compound has an average hydroxyl functionality of from 2.5 to 8.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 20 words
The process of claim 3, when said organic compound has a molecular weight of from about 1500 to about 7000.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 19 words
The process of claim 5, wherein said organic compound has an average hydroxyl functionality of from 2.5 to 4.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 12 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said organic compound is a polyether.

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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) 1987-06-05 1987-12-05 1988-06-05 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1991-06-05 1991-12-05 1992-06-05 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1995-06-05 1995-12-05 1996-06-05 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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