ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,689, issued on Jan. 13.
"Mannich base epoxy curative, cured epoxy resins thereof and methods of preparing the same" was invented by Paul Jones (Wrightington, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a Mannich base useful as an epoxy curative agent. In particular, the present invention is directed to a Mannich base derived from furfuryl alcohol, or a homopolymer or co-polymer thereof, an epoxy resin curative composition comprising the Mannich base, a cured epoxy resin obtainable using the composition, processes for preparing the Mannich base and uses thereof. An example of a Mannich base derived from furfu...