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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:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Y. Gribble, Wollerau, CH;
Rick L. Tabor, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
James J. Jakubowski, Midland, MI (US);
Alan K. Schrock, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Paulus C. J. M. Van Bellegem, Philippine, NL;
James G. Kennedy, Hulst, NL;
Assignee:
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 9/00 ;
Abstract
The present invention is polyurethane dispersion composition that can be mechanically frothed to yield a foam that has good resiliency. Frothed foams of the present invention can be useful in cushioned flooring applications such as attached cushion broadloom, carpet tiles, carpet underlay, or vinyl flooring. Frothed foams of the present invention can also be useful as coatings for various textiles and for diapers.