Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Low density polyurethane elastomer foam with high ball rebound
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Application No.: US16489478Application Date: 2018-03-02
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Publication No.: US11332569B2Publication Date: 2022-05-17
- Inventor: Silvia Scussolin , Luciano Zanacchi , Alessio Sabadini
- Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC , Dow Italia Divisione Commerciale S.R.L.
- Applicant Address: US MI Midland; IT Milan
- Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC,Dow Italia Divisione Commerciale S.R.L.
- Current Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC,Dow Italia Divisione Commerciale S.R.L.
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Midland; IT Milan
- Agency: Brooks, Cameron & Huebsch, PLLC
- Priority: IT102017000023941 20170303
- International Application: PCT/US2018/020626 WO 20180302
- International Announcement: WO2018/160945 WO 20180907
- Main IPC: C08G18/12
- IPC: C08G18/12 ; C08G18/08 ; C08G18/32 ; C08G18/48 ; C08G18/76 ; C08G18/79

Abstract:
The present disclosure provides for a polyurethane elastomer foam formed by reacting a mixture that includes 60 to 50 weight percent (wt. %) of a polyol formulation and 40 to 50 wt. % isocyanate pre-polymer (wt. % based on the total weight of the mixture). The polyol formulation includes 85 to 92 wt. % of a polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG) with a weight average molecular weight of 1900 to 2100 and a hydroxyl number of about 53 to about 60; 4 to 10 wt. % of monoethylene glycol; a blowing agent; a catalyst; and a surfactant (wt. % values for the polyol formulation based on the total weight of the polyol formulation). The isocyanate pre-polymer includes 55 to 70 wt. % of a isocyanate blend having at least 90 wt. % of 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate; and 30 to 45 wt. % of the PTMEG, where the isocyanate pre-polymer has an isocyanate content of 16 to 21 wt. % based on the total weight of the isocyanate pre-polymer, and the polyurethane elastomer foam has a ball rebound of at least 50% measured according to ASTM D3574 on a 10 mm thickness test plate.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200071448A1 LOW DENSITY POLYURETHANE ELASTOMER FOAM WITH HIGH BALL REBOUND Public/Granted day:2020-03-05
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