Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090292037 | METHOD FOR PREPARING VISCOELASTIC POLYURETHANE FOAM - Viscoelastic polyurethane foam is prepared by using certain additives in the foam formulation. The additives include 1) alkali metal or transition metal salts of carboxylic acids; 2) 1,3,5-tris alkyl- or 1,3,5-tris (N,N-dialkyl amino alkyl)-hexahydro-s-triazine compounds; and 3) Ci-12 carboxylate salts of quaternary ammonium compounds. The additives significantly improve processing and in particular permit the use of higher isocyanate indices, which helps to improve foam physical properties. | 11-26-2009 |
20110124762 | NATURAL RESOURCE BASED VISCOELASTIC FOAMS - Embodiments of the present invention disclose viscoelastic foams having a renewable natural resource contents of between about 1 and about 25 wt % of the foam. The foams may have a ratio of elastic modulus (E′) at 20° C. to 25% compression force deflection (CFD) of 25 to 125. | 05-26-2011 |
20110136930 | METHOD FOR PREPARING VISCOELASTIC POLYURETHANE FOAM - Viscoelastic polyurethane foam is prepared by using certain additives in the foam formulation. The additives include 1) alkali metal or transition metal salts of carboxylic acids; 2) 1,3,5-tris alkyl- or 1,3,5-tris (N,N-dialkyl amino alkyl)-hexahydro-s-triazine compounds; and 3) C | 06-09-2011 |
20120028024 | CELLULAR STRUCTURES AND VISCOELASTIC POLYURETHANE FOAMS - The present invention discloses a structure comprising a plurality of three dimensional cells, wherein each cell comprises exterior walls defining an interior void wherein the walls comprise a plurality of struts and windows, the struts forming borders for the plurality of windows, wherein the struts have a plurality of pores. The present invention further discloses a viscoelastic foam having a ratio of elastic modulus (E′) at 20° C. to 25% compression force deflection (CFD) of 25 to 125. | 02-02-2012 |
20130035413 | CELLULAR STRUCTURES AND VISCOELASTIC POLYURETHANE FOAMS - The present invention discloses a structure comprising a plurality of three dimensional cells, wherein each cell comprises exterior walls defining an interior void wherein the walls comprise a plurality of struts and windows, the struts forming borders for the plurality of windows, wherein the struts have a plurality of pores. The present invention further discloses a viscoelastic foam having a ratio of elastic modulus (E′) at 20° C. to 25% compression force deflection (CFD) of 25 to 125. | 02-07-2013 |
20130085200 | HIGH AIR FLOW POLYURETHANE VISCOELASTIC FOAM - Polyurethane foams and methods for making polyurethane foams are provided. The method may comprise forming a reaction mixture including a toluene diisocyanate (TDI) component, an isocyanate reactive component comprising one or more propylene oxide rich (PO-rich) polyols, one or more ethylene oxide rich (EO-rich) polyols having a combined number average equivalent weight from 100 to 500 comprising from 10% to 28% by weight of the total isocyanate reactive component, water, and a catalyst component comprising at least one catalyst, and subjecting the reaction mixture to conditions sufficient to result in the reaction mixture to expand and cure to form a viscoelastic polyurethane foam having a resilience of less than 25%, as measured according to ASTM D3574 Test H. | 04-04-2013 |
20130178548 | USE OF POLY(BUTYLENE OXIDE) POLYOL TO IMPROVE DURABILITY OF MDI-POLYURETHANE FOAMS - Embodiments of the present invention relate to polyurethane foams having high air flow while maintaining viscoelastic properties. In one embodiment, a reaction system for preparation of a viscoelastic polyurethane foam is provided. The reaction system comprises (a) a polyisocyanate component and (b) an isocyanate reactive component. The isocyanate reactive component comprises (i) from 35 to 74% by weight of the isocyanate reactive component of one or more propylene oxide rich (PO-rich) polyols having a combined number average equivalent weight from 200 to 500, (ii) from 24 to 50% by weight of the isocyanate reactive component of one or more ethylene oxide rich (EO-rich) polyols having a combined number average equivalent weight from 200 to 2,800, and (iii)from 2 to 10% by weight of the isocyanate reactive component of one or more butylene oxide rich (BO-rich) polyethers having a number average equivalent weight of 2,000 or more. | 07-11-2013 |
20130178550 | PROCESS FOR MAKING HIGH AIRFLOW AND LOW COMPRESSION SET VISCOELASTIC POLYURETHANE FOAM - A reaction system comprising (a) a polyisocyanate component and (b) an isocyanate reactive component for preparation of a polyurethane foam having high air flow with low compression set is provided. The isocyanate reactive component comprises (i) from 45 to 70% by weight of one or more PO-rich polyols having a combined number average equivalent weight from 210 to 510, (ii) from 20 to 30% by weight of one or more ethylene oxide polyols having a combined number average equivalent weight from 200 to 500, (iii) from 10 to 25% by weight of one or more ethylene oxide-alkylene oxide polyethers having a combined number average equivalent weight from 300 to 800; and (iv) from 0.5 to 15% by weight of one or more PO-rich polyols having a functionality of 1 to 4 and a combined number average equivalent weight of 2,000 to 6,000. | 07-11-2013 |
20130225706 | PROCESS FOR MAKING LOW COMPRESSION AND HIGH AIRFLOW MDI VISCOELASTIC POLYURETHANE FOAM - A reaction system comprising an organic polyisocyanate and an isocyanate reactive component for preparation of a viscoelastic polyurethane foam is provided. The isocyanate reactive component comprises (i) from 10 to 50% by weight of one or more low equivalent weight propylene oxide rich (PO-rich) polyols having a combined number average equivalent weight from 200 to 500, (ii) from 45 to 95% by weight of one or more ethylene oxide (EO-rich) polyols having a combined number average equivalent weight from 200 to 800 and an ethylene oxide content from 40% to 65% by weight of the total mass of the EO-rich polyol and at least one of (iii) from 10 to 30% by weight of one or more high equivalent weight PO-rich polyols having a number average equivalent weight from 800 to 2,000 or (iv) from 10 to 40% by weight of one or more propylene oxide co-polymer polyols containing styrene-acrylonitrile. | 08-29-2013 |
20130331473 | LOW DENSITY POLYURETHANE FOAMS - Embodiments of the invention provide for low density flexible polyurethane foams are reaction products of reaction systems including at least one polyol and at least one isocyanate including at least 50% by weight of an MDI based isocyanate. The flexible polyurethane foam has a density of less than about 33 kg/m | 12-12-2013 |
20140378566 | Foam Composition with Olefin Block Copolymer Gel Particles - The present disclosure is directed to a composition and articles containing the composition. The composition comprises a foam and a plurality of gel particles dispersed in the foam. The gel particles comprise an olefin block copolymer and an oil. | 12-25-2014 |