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Heat sealable polyethylene laminate and method of making same

Assignee: Union Carbide Corp
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Filing: 1956-06-29
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Granted: 1963-02-12
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Expires: 1976-06-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Rhoda C K Heuser
  • 👤 Walter A Haine

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 12:50
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249987; Y10T428/24999; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31678; Y10T428/31692; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/3188; Y10T428/31884; Y10T428/31888; Y10T428/31895; Y10T428/31899; Y10T428/31902

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 83 words
METHOD FOR FORMING A POLYETHYLENE FILM HAVING ONE SURFACE CHARACTERIZED BY HEAT-SEALABILITY TO A POLYETHYLENE SURFACE AND THE OTHER SURFACE BY ADHESIVENESS TO A NONPOLYETHENIC SUBSTRATE WHICH COMPRISES EXTRUDING POLYETHYLENE AS A FILM, IMMEDIATELY BLANKETING WITH AN INERT GAS THAT SURFACE OF THE FILM WHICH IS TO BE HEAT-SEALABLE AS IT EMERGES FROM THE EXTRUDER AND UNTIL IT HAS COOLED BELOW ITS HEAT-DEGRADATION TEMPERATURE WHILE SIMULTANEOULSY EXPOSING THE OTHER SURFACE WHICH IS TO ADHERE TO A NON-POLYETHYLENIC SUBSTRATE TO AN OXYGEN CONTAINING ATMOSPHERE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 83 words
METHOD FOR FORMING A POLYETHYLENE FILM HAVING ONE SURFACE CHARACTERIZED BY HEAT-SEALABILITY TO A POLYETHYLENE SURFACE AND THE OTHER SURFACE BY ADHESIVENESS TO A NONPOLYETHENIC SUBSTRATE WHICH COMPRISES EXTRUDING POLYETHYLENE AS A FILM, IMMEDIATELY BLANKETING WITH AN INERT GAS THAT SURFACE OF THE FILM WHICH IS TO BE HEAT-SEALABLE AS IT EMERGES FROM THE EXTRUDER AND UNTIL IT HAS COOLED BELOW ITS HEAT-DEGRADATION TEMPERATURE WHILE SIMULTANEOULSY EXPOSING THE OTHER SURFACE WHICH IS TO ADHERE TO A NON-POLYETHYLENIC SUBSTRATE TO AN OXYGEN CONTAINING ATMOSPHERE.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 67 words
A LAMINATE COMPRISING A NONPOLYETHLENIC SUBSTRATE AND A POLYETHYLENE FILM, ONE SURFACE OF WHICH WAS AT LEAST PARTLY OXIDIZED AND IS HEAT AND PRESSURE BONDED TO SAID NONPOLYETHYLENIC SUBSTRATE, AND WHEREIN THE OTHER SURFACE OF SAID POLYETHYLENE FILM WAS KEPT UNOXIDIZED AND THEREBY HEAT-SEALABLE BY CONTINUOUS MAINTENANCE IN AN INERT GAS FROM THE TIME OF EXTRUSION TO COOLING TO BELOW THE LATE DEGRADATION TEMPERATURE OF THE POLYETHYLENE.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 67 words
A LAMINATE COMPRISING A NONPOLYETHLENIC SUBSTRATE AND A POLYETHYLENE FILM, ONE SURFACE OF WHICH WAS AT LEAST PARTLY OXIDIZED AND IS HEAT AND PRESSURE BONDED TO SAID NONPOLYETHYLENIC SUBSTRATE, AND WHEREIN THE OTHER SURFACE OF SAID POLYETHYLENE FILM WAS KEPT UNOXIDIZED AND THEREBY HEAT-SEALABLE BY CONTINUOUS MAINTENANCE IN AN INERT GAS FROM THE TIME OF EXTRUSION TO COOLING TO BELOW THE LATE DEGRADATION TEMPERATURE OF THE POLYETHYLENE.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-02-11 1966-08-13 1967-02-12 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-02-11 1970-08-13 1971-02-12 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-02-11 1974-08-13 1975-02-12 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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