US3140266A
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Process for foaming synthetic polymers
Assignee: 3M Co
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Filing: 1960-12-30
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Granted: 1964-07-07
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Expires: 1980-12-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Warner L Peticolas
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 00:52
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J9/00; C08J9/04; C08J9/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
A PROCESS FOR FOAMING POLYMERS COMPRISING: EXPOSING TO A SUBSTANTIALLY INERT GAS, UNDER PRESSURE, A POLYMER HAVING A LOW TRANSMISSION RATE FOR SAID INERT GAS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME SUFFICIENT TO SUPERSATURATE THE POLYMER WITH THE GAS, THEREAFTER REDUCING THE PRESSURE OF THE INERT GAS SURROUNDING THE POLYMER, AND ESTABLISHING AT A TEMPERATURE BELOW THE SOFTENING POINT OF THE POLYMER A PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL, BETWEEN THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PRESSURES ON THE POLYMER, SUCH THAT THE INTERNAL PRESSURE IS SUFFICIENTLY HIGHER TO CAUSE THE POLYMER TO FOAM WHILE IT IS IN A SOLID STATE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
94 words
A PROCESS FOR FOAMING POLYMERS COMPRISING: EXPOSING TO A SUBSTANTIALLY INERT GAS, UNDER PRESSURE, A POLYMER HAVING A LOW TRANSMISSION RATE FOR SAID INERT GAS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME SUFFICIENT TO SUPERSATURATE THE POLYMER WITH THE GAS, THEREAFTER REDUCING THE PRESSURE OF THE INERT GAS SURROUNDING THE POLYMER, AND ESTABLISHING AT A TEMPERATURE BELOW THE SOFTENING POINT OF THE POLYMER A PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL, BETWEEN THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PRESSURES ON THE POLYMER, SUCH THAT THE INTERNAL PRESSURE IS SUFFICIENTLY HIGHER TO CAUSE THE POLYMER TO FOAM WHILE IT IS IN A SOLID STATE.
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