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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 29, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Bostik, Inc., Middleton, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J / ; C08G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
521159 ; 521160 ; 521908 ;
Abstract
A moisture-curing hot-melt polyurethane adhesive foam comprising isocyanate-terminated polyurethane prepolymers based on polyester or polyether and having a melting point of 40.degree. to 60.degree. C. or a glass transition point above room temperature, melted together, optionally with a nucleating agent and/or a surfactant, treated with an inert gas under pressure and released in ambient pressure is allowed to cure as a foam whereby a cure rate is achieved of at least ten times that of the composition when not foamed; extremely rapid cure rates are achieved and thick bond lines are readily obtained.