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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
John Collins Dyer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
521 64 ; 521 63 ; 604369 ; 604358 ;
Abstract
Disclosed are microporous, open-celled polymeric foams formed by polymerizing a high internal phase water-in-oil emulsion comprising a continuous oil phase and discontinuous water phase where the foam has a Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI) value of at least about 18% Such foams are commonly known in the art as 'HIPEs'. The foams have a variety of flame retardant applications, including use in insulation.