IP Library Granted Patent US 6,864,296
Granted Patent B2
US 6,864,296 · App. 10/634,026 · Granted Mar 8, 2005

Plastic material

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Patent No.
US 6,864,296
App. No.
10/634,026
Granted
Mar 8, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

An improved material comprising the reaction product of an A-side having a prepolymer isocyanate and a B-side having a cross-linker comprising a multifunctional alcohol, a first vegetable oil, preferably a blown/oxidized vegetable oil, most preferably a blown/oxidized soybean oil, and a catalyst and the method of producing the same.

Claims (34)

1. A material comprising the reactive product of an A-side comprising a prepolymer isocyanate and a B-side comprising a first vegetable oil comprising a multi-functional alcohol and a catalyst.

2. The material of claim 1 further comprising a blowing agent.

3. The material of claim 1 , wherein the prepolymer isocyanate comprises the reaction product of an isocyanate and a second vegetable oil.

4. The material of claim 3 , wherein the first vegetable oil and the second vegetable oil are a vegetable oil chosen from the group comprising soy oil, rapeseed, cottonseed oil, and palm oil.

5. The material of claim 4 , wherein the first vegetable oil and the second vegetable oil comprise blown soy oil.

6. The material of claim 1 , wherein the catalyst comprises a tertiary amine.

7. The material of claim 1 , wherein the multi-functional alcohol is present in a ratio to the second vegetable oil such that there are at least 0.7 moles of hydroxyl (OH) groups per mole of the second vegetable oil.

8. The material of claim 3 , wherein the isocyanate comprises diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI).

9. The material of claim 1 , wherein the B-side further comprises a polyol derived from petroleum.

10. The material of claim 9 , wherein the polyol derived from petroleum comprises a polyurea polyol.

11. A method of preparing a material comprising the step of combining an A-side comprising a prepolymer isocyanate and a B-side comprising a first vegetable oil, a cross-linking agent comprised of a multi-functional alcohol, a catalyst, and a blowing agent.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the prepolymer isocyanate comprises the reaction product of an isocyanate and a second vegetable oil.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first vegetable oil and the second vegetable oil are a vegetable oil chosen from the group comprising soy oil, rapeseed oil, cottonseed oil, and palm oil.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first vegetable oil and the second vegetable oil comprise blown soy oil.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the catalyst comprises a tertiary amine.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the multi-functional alcohol is present in a ratio to the second vegetable oil such that there are at least 0.7 moles of hydroxyl (OH) groups per mole of the second vegetable oil.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the isocyanate comprises diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI).

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the B-side further comprises a polyol derived from petroleum.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the polyol derived from petroleum comprises a polyurea polyol.

20. A method of preparing a material comprising the steps of combining an A-side comprising a prepolymer isocyanate with a B-side comprising a first vegetable oil, a cross-linking agent comprised of a multi-functional alcohol, and a catalyst.

21. The method of claim 20 , wherein the prepolymer isocyanate comprises the reaction product of an isocyanate and a second vegetable oil.

22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the catalyst comprises a tertiary amine.

23. The method of claim 21 , wherein the multi-functional alcohol is present in a ratio to the second vegetable oil such that there are at least 0.7 moles of hydroxyl (OH) groups per mole of the second vegetable oil.

24. The method of claim 21 , wherein the B-side further comprises a polyol derived from petroleum.

25. The method of claim 24 , wherein the polyol derived from petroleum comprises a polyurea polyol.

26. The method of claim 21 , wherein the first vegetable oil and the second vegetable oil are a vegetable oil chosen from the group comprising soy oil, rapeseed oil, cottonseed oil, and palm oil.

27. The method of claim 26 , wherein the first vegetable oil and the second vegetable oil comprise blown soy oil.

28. The method of claim 20 , wherein the catalyst comprises a tertiary amine.

29. The method of claim 20 , wherein the multi-functional alcohol is present in a ratio to the second vegetable oil such that there are at least 0.7 moles of hydroxyl (OH) groups per mole of the second vegetable oil.

30. The method of claim 20 , wherein the B-side further comprises a polyol derived from petroleum.

31. The method of claim 30 , wherein the polyol derived from petroleum comprises a polyurea polyol.

32. The material of claim 1 , wherein the first vegetable oil comprises a blown soybean oil.

33. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first vegetable oil comprises a blown soybean oil.

34. The method of claim 20 , wherein the first vegetable oil comprises a blown soybean oil.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2015
From: RHINO LININGS CORPORATION
To: COMERICA BANK
Reel/Frame 036313/0979 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2014
From: TANDEM POLYMERS, INC.
To: RHINO LININGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032498/0535 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2014
From: URETHANE SOY SYSTEMS COMPANY & SOUTH DAKOTA SOYBEAN PROCESSORS
To: TANDEM POLYMERS, INC.
Reel/Frame 032451/0440 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 30, 2006
From: URETHANE SOY SYSTEMS CO.
To: SOUTH DAKOTA SOYBEAN PROCESSORS, LLC
Reel/Frame 017492/0985 →