ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,258,459, issued on March 25, was assigned to ICP CONSTRUCTION INC. (Andover, Mass.).

"HydroFluoro olefin propellant in a polyurethane foam composition" was invented by Andrew P. Shinko (Uniontown, Ohio) and Anthony J. Taylor (Medina, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process and composition is described for the inclusion of polyether polyols in concentrations greater than 10% loading on the B-side formulation with a catalyst package less than 1% loading on the B-side formulation. In one specific example, the use of glycerin as a fluorine ion scavenger is utilized to improve performance of the polyurethane systems through a twelve-mo...