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Adjustment of the rheological properties of a dispersion of rubber in an organic solution of rubber by adding water

Assignee: WR Grace and Co
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Filing: 1961-08-02
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Granted: 1963-02-26
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Expires: 1981-08-02
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert F Sticrli

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 11:28
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J3/00; C08J3/005; C08J2321/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 168 words
IN A FREELY FLOWABLE RUBBER COMPOSITION OF TWO RUBBERY ELASTIC MILLABLE POLYMERS HAVING DIFFERENT SOLUBILITY CHARACTERISTICS IN THE SAME SOLVENT, AND A VOLATILE ORGANIC LIQUID WHICH IS A SOLVENT FOR ONE OF SAID POLYMERS AND A NON-SOLVENT FOR THE OTHER THEREOF, ONE OF SAID POLYMERS BEING DISSOLVED IN THE SOLVENT FORMING A SOLUTION AND THE OTHER BEING DISPERSED AS FINE, UNDISSOLVED PARTICLES IN THE SOLUTION; THE IMPROVEMENT THEREOF CONSISTING OF FROM 5% TO 20% BY WEIGHT OF WATER BASED ON THE WEIGHT OF SAID ORGANIC LIQUID PRESENT IN THE SAID RUBBER COMPOSITION, THE WATER BEING IN THE FORM OF A STABLE DISPERSION OF FINE DROPLETS OF WATER WHICH ARE SUSPENDED IN THE FREELY FLOWABLE RUBBER COMPOSITION BY MEANS OF AN EMULSIFYING AGENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF THE DIOCTYL ESTER OF SODIUM SULFOSUCCINIC ACID AND THE ISOCTYL PHENYL ETHER OF POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL, SAID EMULSIFYING AGENT BEING PRESENT IN SAID RUBBER COMPOSITION IN THE PROPORTION OF ABOUT $% TO ABOUT 2% BY WEIGHT OF THE TOTAL SOLIDS THERIN.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 168 words
IN A FREELY FLOWABLE RUBBER COMPOSITION OF TWO RUBBERY ELASTIC MILLABLE POLYMERS HAVING DIFFERENT SOLUBILITY CHARACTERISTICS IN THE SAME SOLVENT, AND A VOLATILE ORGANIC LIQUID WHICH IS A SOLVENT FOR ONE OF SAID POLYMERS AND A NON-SOLVENT FOR THE OTHER THEREOF, ONE OF SAID POLYMERS BEING DISSOLVED IN THE SOLVENT FORMING A SOLUTION AND THE OTHER BEING DISPERSED AS FINE, UNDISSOLVED PARTICLES IN THE SOLUTION; THE IMPROVEMENT THEREOF CONSISTING OF FROM 5% TO 20% BY WEIGHT OF WATER BASED ON THE WEIGHT OF SAID ORGANIC LIQUID PRESENT IN THE SAID RUBBER COMPOSITION, THE WATER BEING IN THE FORM OF A STABLE DISPERSION OF FINE DROPLETS OF WATER WHICH ARE SUSPENDED IN THE FREELY FLOWABLE RUBBER COMPOSITION BY MEANS OF AN EMULSIFYING AGENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF THE DIOCTYL ESTER OF SODIUM SULFOSUCCINIC ACID AND THE ISOCTYL PHENYL ETHER OF POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL, SAID EMULSIFYING AGENT BEING PRESENT IN SAID RUBBER COMPOSITION IN THE PROPORTION OF ABOUT $% TO ABOUT 2% BY WEIGHT OF THE TOTAL SOLIDS THERIN.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-02-25 1966-08-27 1967-02-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-02-25 1970-08-27 1971-02-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-02-25 1974-08-27 1975-02-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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