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US3242159A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Treatment of linear polyethylene

Assignee: Pullman Inc
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Filing: 1961-11-27
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Granted: 1966-03-22
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Expires: 1981-11-27
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Herman S Kaufman

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 12:11
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08K; C08K3/00; C08K3/02; C08L; C08L23/00; C08L23/02; C08L23/04; C08L23/08; C08L23/0807; C08L23/0815; C08K5/00; C08K5/04; C08K5/14; C08L2205/00; C08L2205/02; C08L2312/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 62 words
A METHOD WHICH COMPRISES CROSS-LINKING LINEAR POLYETHYLENE HAVING A DENSITY OF AT LEAST 0.93 G./CC. WITH A CROSS-LINKING AGENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF OXYGEN AND AIR BY HEATING THE LINEAR POLYETHYLENE BELOW ITS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF THE CROSSLINKING AGENT AND THEN REHEATING THE CROSS-LINKED POLYETHYLENE TO A TEMPERATURE ABOVE ITS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE TO PRODUCE A FLEXIBLE PRODUCT.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 62 words
A METHOD WHICH COMPRISES CROSS-LINKING LINEAR POLYETHYLENE HAVING A DENSITY OF AT LEAST 0.93 G./CC. WITH A CROSS-LINKING AGENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF OXYGEN AND AIR BY HEATING THE LINEAR POLYETHYLENE BELOW ITS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF THE CROSSLINKING AGENT AND THEN REHEATING THE CROSS-LINKED POLYETHYLENE TO A TEMPERATURE ABOVE ITS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE TO PRODUCE A FLEXIBLE PRODUCT.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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