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US3234312A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method of orienting thermoplastic pipe

Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1965-02-01
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Granted: 1966-02-08
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Expires: 1985-02-01
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jordan Thomas Friedrich

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 19:14
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C55/00; B29C55/22; B29C55/24; B29C53/00; B29C53/14; B29C48/00; B29C48/001; B29C48/0018; B29C48/03; B29C48/09; B29K; B29K2027/00; B29K2059/00; B29K2995/00; B29K2995/0037; B29K2995/005; B29K2995/0053; B29K2995/0077

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 90 words
A PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACUTURE OF SEAMLESS ORIENTED PIPE OF THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL WHICH COMPRISES EXTRUDING A THICK-WALLED CYLINDRICAL PIPE OF THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL, ADJUSTING THE TEMPERATURE OF SAID THICK-WALLED PIPE TO THE SOFTENING TEMPERATURE OF THE SAID THERMOPLASTIC, TWISTING THE SAID THICK-WALLED PIPE TO A TWIST ANGLE OF FROM ABOUT 10* TO ABOUT 70* MEASURED FROM THE AXIAL DIRECTION AND EXTENDING THE SAID THICK-WALLED PIPE TO PRODUCE A FINISHED PIPE HAVING BIAXIAL ORIENTATION AND HAVING AN EXTERNAL VOLUME AT LEAST 10% GREATER THAN THE EXTERNAL VOLUME OF THE SAID THICK-WALLED PIPE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 90 words
A PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACUTURE OF SEAMLESS ORIENTED PIPE OF THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL WHICH COMPRISES EXTRUDING A THICK-WALLED CYLINDRICAL PIPE OF THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL, ADJUSTING THE TEMPERATURE OF SAID THICK-WALLED PIPE TO THE SOFTENING TEMPERATURE OF THE SAID THERMOPLASTIC, TWISTING THE SAID THICK-WALLED PIPE TO A TWIST ANGLE OF FROM ABOUT 10* TO ABOUT 70* MEASURED FROM THE AXIAL DIRECTION AND EXTENDING THE SAID THICK-WALLED PIPE TO PRODUCE A FINISHED PIPE HAVING BIAXIAL ORIENTATION AND HAVING AN EXTERNAL VOLUME AT LEAST 10% GREATER THAN THE EXTERNAL VOLUME OF THE SAID THICK-WALLED PIPE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

CA578361A Cited
US2494689A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-02-07 1969-08-09 1970-02-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-02-07 1973-08-09 1974-02-08 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-02-07 1977-08-09 1978-02-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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