PATENTS OF POLYMATE LTD – INRC
Brief description
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1. Composite wooden articles and a method of their
manufacturing
US 6,186,200 (2001)
A method of manufacturing tiles from waste
wood uses round crosscut wood slices, a
binder, and a filler. The slices, all generally
of a thickness, are placed on the flat bottom
of a die within side walls. Adhesive is
applied to the slices and the die is filled with
a mixture of the binder and the filler. The
die contents are hot pressed to achieve the
required tile thickness. The tile is ejected
from the die and then maintained at room
temperature for not more than 72 hours. The
face side of the tile is ground and the
dimensions of the tile are brought within the
required tolerances.
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2. Chemical tagging indicators and method to locate overheated spots in
liquid-filled electrical devices
US 2010/0319606 (2010); WO 2009104172 (2009)
A method for identifying overheated spots in liquid-filled electrical devices,
comprising the steps of: a) determining the locations of potentially
overheatable spots; b) positioning a tag in said devices, wherein when said tags
are exposed to a given high temperature, they are depolymerized into thermal
degradation products; c) identifying the thermal degradation products by
analytical methods; and d) locating the overheated places according to the
identified thermal degradation products; wherein the tags comprise polymers
and copolymers, which are substantially absent from the liquid of the device at
normal working conditions.
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3. Method of strengthening tool material by penetration of
reinforcing particles US 7,897,204 (2011)
A method of strengthening the matrix of
a high-speed steel for forming a
composite tool material by super-deep
penetration of reinforcing particles (1 to
100 µm) into and through the matrix of
the tool material. The particles interact
with the matrix in the form of a highspeed jet (200 to 600 m/sec) generated
and energized by an explosion of an
explosive material that contains the
premixed powdered components of the
working medium composed of particles
of a hard material and ductile metal, and
if necessary, with an addition of a
process liquid.
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4. Liquid solventless synthetic rubber-based composition
US 7,989,541 (2011)
A synthetic-rubber-based composition that consists of a lowmolecular-weight rubber selected from polybutadiene comprising
about 75% to about 92% cis-1,4 units, sulfur, a vulcanization
accelerator, and an active filler wherein the sulfur, accelerator,
and active filler are each present in the form of powder having a
particular particle-size range. Additionally, this composition may
be used to form coatings and rubber concretes.
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5. Biologically active multifunctional nanochips and method
of application thereof for production of high-quality seed
US 8,209,902 (2012)
Proposed is a biologically active nanochip for treating seeds of
agricultural plants in order to improve seed germination
conditions and development of plants and for protecting plants
from anticipated and averaged adverse conditions. The
biologically active nanochip contains a solid porous carrier, such
as mineral, clay, turf, or polymer, the pores of which are intended
for accommodating nanoparticles of biologically active
substances that penetrate the pores when the substances are
applied onto the nanochip surface, e.g., by spraying.
Alternatively, the biologically active substances can be retained
on the surface of the carrier by adhesion.
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6. Biodegradable nano-composition for application of
protective coatings onto natural materials
US 8,268,391 (2012)
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a
biodegradable composition containing nano-particles of cellulose
for forming a protective coating on natural materials. It is an
object of the invention to provide a composition for forming a
protective coating layer on a biodegradable natural material that
imparts to the material improved waterproofing and greaseresistant properties. It is another object to provide a composition
for forming a protective coating on natural biodegradable
materials that is based on the use of nano-cellulose particles and
that protects these materials from swelling, warping, and
mechanical damage during contact with water, other aqueous
liquids, or grease.
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7. Method and apparatus for manufacturing submicron
polymer powder US 8,485,456 (2013)
A method and apparatus for manufacturing a submicron polymer powder from
solid polymer bodies or coarse particles (preferably polytetrafluoroethylene
powder), wherein powder is ground into fibrous particles in the first stage and
is disintegrated into submicron particles by aerodynamic treatment in the
second stage, by a pulsed supply of liquid nitrogen, turbulent forces of
vortexes, and aerodynamic forces that cause alternating compression and
expansion of the gas-particle mixture.
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8. Method of manufacturing a track membrane
US 2013/0264737
A method of manufacturing track
membranes by penetration of working
substances into and through the
membrane matrix of a polymer material is
disclosed. When the explosive material is
detonated, the particles of the watersoluble salt in the form of a
supersaturated solution interact with the
matrix in the form of a high-speed jet
(3800 to 4200 m/sec). As a result of
penetrating of the particles, a plurality of
holes is formed in the matrix. The track
membranes are produced by slicing the
membrane matrix after removal of the
residue of the particles by washing the
pierced membrane with water.
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9. Construction element for erecting structure, and method of
erecting structure with use thereof US 8, 615,967 (2013)
The invention generally relates to construction flat elements for
erecting structures, and also to methods of erecting structures
with the use of construction elements. Such flat construction
elements have the reduced width to allow their transportation, or
to produce wide construction elements at the construction site. It
would be advisable to improve existing construction elements
and methods for erecting of structures with their use.
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Polymer concrete composition
US Application No: 14/182,409 (2014)
A polymer concrete composition, preferably for decorative and
shock resistant building structures and goods includes a binder
based of polyfunctional unsaturated compounds, namely
acrylated/methacrylated vegetable oil, preferably acrylated
/methacrylated soybean oil in an amount of not less than 60 part
by weight and at least one acrylated/methacrylated monomer
and/or oligomer in an amount of not more than 40 part by weight,
and an aggregate blend. The polymer concrete composition based
on acrylated/methacrylated vegetable oil has high wear and shock
resistance with low shrinkage and can be used for prefabricated
building decorative structures and particularly in civil
engineering.
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Patents in the field of hybrid nonisocyanate
polyurethanes
Coatings
Adhesives
Polymer foams
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10. Method of synthesis of polyaminofunctional
hydroxyurethane oligomers and hybride polymers formed
therefrom
EP 1070733 (2001)
Chemically resistant materials with high mechanical properties
are provided by using adducts of primary diamines (with
oligocyclocarbonate and epoxy compounds) and epoxy oligomers
with ended epoxy groups (or mixture of epoxy oligomers and
oligomercaptanes).
+
H2N-R2-NH2
→
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11. Cyclocarbonate groups containing hydroxyamine
oligomers from epoxycylclocarbonates
US 6,407,198 (2002)
Chemically resistant materials with high mechanical properties
are provided by using polycyclocarbonates of special structure.
The polycyclocarbonates are prepared by the reaction of
oligocyclocarbonates containing ended epoxy groups with
primary aromatic diamine.
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12. Liquid oligomer composition containing hydroxyamine
adducts and method of manufacturing thereof
US 2010/0144966
Proposed is a liquid oligomer composition that contains a
hydroxyamine adduct and a liquid reacting oligomer. The
hydroxyamine adduct includes an epoxy-amine adduct, which
contains at least one primary amine group that is a product of the
reaction of an epoxy compound with at least one terminal
oxyrane group and at least one amine that contains at least two
primary amino groups. The composition also contains at least one
compound with one or more terminal cyclocarbonate groups. A
method of manufacturing a liquid oligomer composition on the
basis of the above compounds is also proposed.
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13. Nanostuctured hybrid oligomer composition
US 7,820,779 (2010)
A nanostructured hybrid liquid oligomer composition including epoxyfunctional, cyclic carbonate, amine-functional, and acrylate
(methacrylate) functional components, which contains alkoxysilane
units. The composition is highly curable at low temperatures with
forming of nanostructure under the influence of atmospheric moisture
and the forming of active, specific hydroxyl groups. The cured
composition has excellent strength-stress properties, adhesion to a
variety of substrates, appearance, and resistance to weathering,
abrasion, and solvents.
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14. Epoxy-amine composition modified with hydroxyalkyl urethane
US 7,989,553 (2011)
Disclosed is a novel epoxy-amine composition modified a hydroxyalkyl
urethane, which is obtained as a result of a reaction between a primary amine
(C1) and a monocyclocarbonate (C2), wherein modifier (C) is represented by
the following formula (1):
wherein R1 is a residue of the primary amine, R2 and R3 are the same or
different and are selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl,
and n satisfies the following condition: n ≥ 2. Diluents, pigments and additives
can be used. Doping with the hydroxyalkyl-urethane modifier imparts to the
cured composition superior coating performance characteristics, such as potlife/drying, strength-stress, bonding, appearance, resistance to abrasion and
solvents, etc., in a well-balanced state.
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15. Method of producing hybrid polyhydroxyurethane
network on a base of carbonated-epoxidized unsaturated
fatty acid triglycerides
US 2012/0208967
A method of obtaining hybrid polyhydroxyurethane compositions
cross-linked at ambient temperatures on the base of renewable
raw materials. More specifically, the invention relates to networks
of hybrid polyhydroxyurethane formed from carbonatedepoxidized soybean oil, without the use of isocyanate
intermediates. In particular, the invention can apply to the
preparation of curable coating materials and curable polymeric
foams.
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16. Method for forming a sprayable nonisocyanate foam
composition
US Application No: 13/770,319 (2013)
Provided is a method for the spray application of a nonisocyanate polymer
foam composition. The method comprises the steps of supplying dosed
quantities of the components of the nonisocyanate polymer composition to the
mixing chamber, transferring the foamable nonisocyanate polymer
composition to the intermediate chamber and continuously moving the
composition through the intermediate chamber for providing conditions most
optimal for the spray application onto the substrate.
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Radiation-curable biobased flooring compositions with
nonreactive additives
US Application No: 14/160,297 (2014)
A radiation-curable composition comprising (meth)acrylic monomers and/or
oligomers, photoinitiators, and a nonreactive composite additive, wherein the
nonreactive composite additive comprises a) a biobased hydroxyurethane
additive of formula (1):
R1[−NH−COO−CR2H−CR3H(OH)]2
(1)
wherein R1 is a residue of the biobased primary diamine, and R2 and R3 are the
same or different and are selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, and
hydroxyalkyl; and b) a silane-based hydroxyurethane additive of formula (2):
(R6)3-n(OR5)nSi−R4−NH−COO−CR2H−CR3H(OH)
(2)
wherein R2 and R3 are the same as stated above, R4 is generally an aliphatic
group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R5 and R6, independently, are
hydrocarbon radicals containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms and selected from
the group consisting of aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, and aromatic groups or
combinations thereof, and n is equal to 1, 2, or 3.
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Future patents
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1. Hybrid nonisocyanate polyurethane grafted polymers
(HNIPU-G)
A new class of environmentally friendly nonisocyanate urethane elastic
polymers for the production of synthetic leathers and sports facilities. The
most widely used in the manufacture of artificial leather got Polyurethanes
based on polyethers and polyesters. However, this production involves using
extremely toxic substances-isocyanate, which is related to security issues for
employees and the environment, the high cost of storage, transportation of raw
materials and recycling. Instead of traditional polyurethane hydroxyurethane
grafted polymers developed by us (HNIPU-G) and the methods of obtaining
them without the use of isocyanates. We used the raw materials available in the
market. The properties of polymers HNIPU-G can be adjusted within wide
ranges and be closer to that of natural materials for porosity, water absorption,
water, chemical and mechanical properties. Preliminary positive results of tests
of samples of artificial leather with tensile strength in the range of 10-150 MPa
and elongation in the range 10-300%. Volume of manufacturing of synthetic
leather is $ 20B plus. Expected market (0.1% from volume) ~ $ 20 million
during the first year.
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2. New adhesives for labels without defense paper
•The the glue and the method of its application to the labels
without using a protective release paper.
•The use of adhesives for self-adhesive labels will reduce costs
up to 20% of the total cost of the marking.
•According to the company's Labels and Labeling Consultancy,
global demand for adhesive labels (all technologies) can be
estimated at 1-1.5 million. t/year..
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3. New flame resistant insulation foams
•Features include hybrid polyurethane polymer foam nonisocyanate
spray insulation during construction.
•Materials, applied by spraying, ensure the continuity of the insulation
surface, evenly distributed over the surface, do not create seams and
gaps that prevents cold bridges, adaptable to any surface geometry.
Currently the flammable polyurethane foam, based on toxic
isocyanates.
•In 2012, the worth of the global polymer foams market was $82.6 bln
and is estimated to reach $131.1 bln by 2018, growing at a CAGR of
7.7% from 2013 to 2018. The demand for plastic foams is forecast to
rise by 4.1%/yr to 3.90bn kg in 2017, valued at $24.7bn. The market
will mount a healthy recovery from the declines posted during the
recession-impacted 2007-2012 period, according to a report by The
Freedonia Group Inc.
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4. Additive modifier based on layered nano-materials
and geoactivators friction by using sol-gel process
For the healing and resource handling friction units of
machines, mechanisms and transport machinery. It is used
for repair purposes of additives in lubricating oils. Effect of
modifier additives intended to protect, prevent and reduce
wear, increase the service life of the engine, manual or
automatic transmission, transfer case, axles and steering
gear, power increase, as well as for fuel economy, reducing
vibration and smoke, improving the technical characteristics
of the vehicle..
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5. A new type of foam concrete
Offers environmentally friendly low-temperature molding foam concrete with
high strength and thermal insulation properties, designed for quick construction
of buildings and structures. The development includes creating recipes foam
concentrate and receiving products from foam concrete for civil and industrial
construction. The proposed method of manufacture of foam concrete is less
expensive in comparison with the existing pressure method. In addition, the use
of surfactants, micro and preliminary preparation of cement will further
enhance its strength properties. The production of some types of foam can be
made directly on construction sites to fill the place of heat and sound insulation
of floors and Garret overlappings. In addition, this technology will enable the
rapid construction of low-rise buildings and structures in places far from the
production of building materials.
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6. Composite flocculants and coagulants based on mixed compounds of
aluminium and silicon, iron and Silicon (AKFK and ŽKFK)
Designed to clean sewage water, industrial and waste water from oil impurities
and heavy metals. AKFK/ŽKFK have proven to be a versatile reagents for
effective water purification from impurities inorganic and organic nature. Oil
content (especially polar), suspended substances in use is reduced by more than
99%; the depth of purification of heavy metals reaches 75-98% in phosphateions-95-99%. Such indicators of the quality of purified water, as chrom,
turbidity and ′permanganate oxidation, are standard values. AKFK important
quality in comparison with its analogues (oxychloride aluminum) is the low
residual aluminum content in the water after reagent processing. Safe for use,
do not form in the air and waste water in the presence of other toxic substances,
fire and explosion. At a price commensurate with the price of aluminium
oxychloride.
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7. Nanocomposite organic-highly selective sorption materials
Designed to extract of rare metals from natural highly mineralized waters,
including waters of the dead sea. The water of the dead sea is the source of a
large number of different chemical elements, and it is for today only potassium,
magnesium and bromine. Creating productions for additional production of rare
metals is important because the rare metals are the basis for the development of
modern high-TECH world of engineering and technology. The most powerful
tools for extracting metals from complex composition of natural salt brines,
such as dead sea water, are inorganic ion exchange material.
Inorganic ion exchangers, unlike their organic counterparts, usually have rigid
structures and did not undergo significant changes in the ion exchange process.
Rigid structure leads to a specific and unusual selectivity. The use of highly
selective nanocomposite organic sorption materials to extract rare metals,
allows you to simplify the process of retrieving, reduced energy costs and
increase the efficiency of the process.
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8. Selective to lithium inorganic sorbents
Designed to extract lithium from natural highly mineralized waters, to obtain
various compounds of lithium. In particular, the production of lithium
extraction from underground brines of marine type oil and associated waters.
Lithium compounds used in the manufacture of lithium power sources and as
catalysts for some processes in organic synthesis technology. World
consumption structure of lithium is: ceramics and glass (29%), current sources
(27%), oil and lubricants (12%), continuous casting (5%), oxygen regeneration
(4%), polymers (3%), metallurgy of aluminium (2%) and pharmaceuticals
(2%). the price of lithium at the end of 2007 year was 63-66 $/kg, and it is
continuously growing.
Particularly promising is the establishment of controlled thermonuclear fusion
power plants, where Li will be one of the major raw materials. Selectivity for
lithium inorganic sorbents can simplify the process of retrieving, reduced
energy costs and increase the efficiency of the process.
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9. Synthesis of artificial semi-precious stones (precious opal
and Malachite) based on the Sol-Gel process
The development includes the creation of nanotechnological
production based on sol-gel process for manufacturing synthetic
semi-precious stones: noble opal and Malachite. Designed to
replace natural materials, will increase the manufacture of jeweler
and costume jeweler, as well as use them for finishing and
restoration works at repair and construction of buildings and
structures. The cost of synthetic analogues is much cheaper than
natural materials. There is a possibility to control their appearance.
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10. Surface Activator
Nanoparticle colloidal solutions are oxides of metals with modifiers of
Electrokinetic properties. Putting them on stuck together surfaces allows
to increase the specific surface area, to impart to it a chemically active
groups and thereby enhance adhesion and durability of the adhesive joint
for hard stuck together.
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11. Secondary production of high-purity Terephthalic acid from waste
polyethylene-tereftalate packaging
At present, most food and chemical liquids, bottled in plastic film bottles. A huge
number of used bottles collected in cities are disposed of in landfills solid waste
collection. In Europe, the recycling of the waste is 300.000 tons a year, giving a 20%
increase in their annual use. The known methods of disposal can use pet-waste only as
raw materials for secondary packaging, suitable only for technical purposes and require
waste sorting by color, thorough washing and chopping and does not allow you to reuse
them. This entails considerable financial costs, which in turn affects the efficiency and
cost of the finished product and it is not always possible to obtain high quality products
from them.
The developed method allows you to obtain a source components-Terephthalic acid
and ethylene glycol. It is a new, innovative, tested for the first time in the world and
ensures that sorting by color, and also receive as an end product of high-purity
Terephthalic acid, with the release of 95%. The developed method eliminates the
sorting and washing of the used plastic packaging. The pure Terephthalic acid can be
reused in the production of polyethylene terephthalate and, accordingly, new pet and
polyester fibers. This process allows you to recycle waste an unlimited number of times
and a significant reduction in the cost of crude oil in the production of polyethylene
terephthalate.
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