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Fabrication of foamed plastic articles

Assignee: Dow Chemical Co
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Filing: 1963-07-09
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Granted: 1966-03-29
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Expires: 1983-07-09
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Griffin John Dennis

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 16:15
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C44/00; B29C44/34; B29C44/56; B29C44/5627; B29C44/02; B29C44/10; B29K; B29K2105/00; B29K2105/25; B29K2105/253; B29K2105/255; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S220/00; Y10S220/902; Y10S521/00; Y10S521/918

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 79 words
A METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF SHAPED ARTICLES FROM EXTRUDED SYNTHETIC ORGANIC THERMOSPLASTIC RESINOUS SHEET MATERIAL AFTER SAID MATERIAL IS AN ESSENTIALLY COMPLETELY EXPANDED FOAM FORM WHICH COMPRISES: MECHANICALLY SHAPING SAID EXPANDED SHEET MATERIAL THROUGH A MAJOR AND SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE IN CROSS-SECTIONAL CONFIGURATION WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL DENSIFICATION THEREOF BY MEANS OF AN APPLIED PRESSURE OF BETWEEN ABOUT 0.1 TO LESS THAN 15 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH ABSOLUTE PRESSURE, WHILE SAID EXPANDED SHEET MATERIAL IS STILL HOT AND THERMOPLASTIC FROM EXTRUSION.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 79 words
A METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF SHAPED ARTICLES FROM EXTRUDED SYNTHETIC ORGANIC THERMOSPLASTIC RESINOUS SHEET MATERIAL AFTER SAID MATERIAL IS AN ESSENTIALLY COMPLETELY EXPANDED FOAM FORM WHICH COMPRISES: MECHANICALLY SHAPING SAID EXPANDED SHEET MATERIAL THROUGH A MAJOR AND SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE IN CROSS-SECTIONAL CONFIGURATION WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL DENSIFICATION THEREOF BY MEANS OF AN APPLIED PRESSURE OF BETWEEN ABOUT 0.1 TO LESS THAN 15 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH ABSOLUTE PRESSURE, WHILE SAID EXPANDED SHEET MATERIAL IS STILL HOT AND THERMOPLASTIC FROM EXTRUSION.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-03-28 1969-09-27 1970-03-29 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-03-28 1973-09-27 1974-03-29 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-03-28 1977-09-27 1978-03-29 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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