Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
45 words
A conductive film comprising a transparent matrix of a thermoplastic resin having short conductive fibers in contact with one another dispersed therein such that the film has an opacity of 30% or less and a surface resistivity of 1 x 10 8 a.cm or less.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
45 words
A conductive film comprising a transparent matrix of a thermoplastic resin having short conductive fibers in contact with one another dispersed therein such that the film has an opacity of 30% or less and a surface resistivity of 1 x 10 8 a.cm or less.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
A conductive film according claim 1 wherein the short conductive fibers are carbon fibers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A conductive film according to claim 2 wherein the carbon fibers have a length of from 1 to 25 mm and a diameter of from 5 to 30 µm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A conductive film according to claim 2 or 3 wherein the carbon fiber is present in an amount of 0.5 to 20% by volume.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
A conductive film according to claim 1 wherein the short conductive fibers are metal or metal-coated fibers selected from stainless steel fibers, aluminum fibers, brass fibers, carbon fibers coated with aluminum or nickel, and glass fibers coated with aluminum or nickel. -
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A conductive film according to claim 5 wherein the metal or metal-coated fibers have a length of from 1 to 25 mm a diameter of from 1 to 100 µm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
A conductive film according to claim 6 wherein the metal or metal-coated fibers have a length of from 3 to 15 mm and a diameter of 20 µm or less.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
A conductive film according to any one of claims 5 to 7 wherein the metal or metal-coated fiber is present in an amount of 0.5 to 30% by volume.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
A conductive film according to any one of the preceding claims wherein upto less than 50% of the volume of the thermoplastic resin is replaced by chemical pulp.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
A conductive film according to claim 9 wherein up to less than 30% of the volume of the thermoplastic resin is replaced by chemical pulp.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
A conductive film according to claim 9 or 10 wherein the carbon fibers are present in an amount of less than 6% by volume.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
A conductive film according to claim 9 or 10 wherein the metal or metal-coated fibers are present in an amount of less than 19% by volume.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
A conductive film according to any one of the preceding claims which has a surface resistivity of 1 x 10 6 Ω·cm or less.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
A conductive film according to any one of the preceding claims wherein cellulose fibers are further dispersed in the transparent matrix.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
A conductive film according to any one of the preceding claims which has a thickness of not more than 100 µm.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
67 words
A process of the preparation of a conductive film as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, which process comprises mixing a thermoplastic synthetic pulp slurry with the short conductive fibers forming a raw paper sheet from the resultant mixture by means of paper-making apparatus and heating the raw paper sheet under pressure at a temperature higher than the melting point of the thermoplastic synthetic pulp.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process according to claim 16 wherein up to less than 50% of the volume of the thermoplastic synthetic pulp is replaced by chemical pulp.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process according to claim 17 wherein up to less than 30% of the volume of the thermoplastic synthetic pulp is replaced by chemical pulp.