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US3285865A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Expandable polymers

Assignee: Atlantic Richfield Co
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Filing: 1963-07-11
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Granted: 1966-11-15
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Expires: 1983-07-11
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Bene Sam J Del
  • 👤 Alan J Fox

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 04:38
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J9/00; C08J9/0061; C08L; C08L25/00; C08L25/02; C08L25/04; C08L25/06; C08J2325/00; C08J2325/02; C08J2325/04; C08J2325/06; C08J2423/00; C08L2205/00; C08L2205/14; C08L2205/18; C08L23/00; C08L23/02; C08L23/04; C08L23/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S521/00; Y10S521/908

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 86 words
AN EXPANDABLE THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITION CAPABLE OF BEING MOLDED INTO FOAM STRUCTURES HAVING SMOOTH UNIFORM SURFACES, A WATER VAPOR TRANSMISSION NOT GREATER THAN 1.4 PERMS, AND A SOLVENT RESISTANCE TIME OF AT LEAST 2 MINUTES FOR A FOAM THICKNESS OF 115 MILS, COMPRISING POLYSTYRENE PARTICLES IN COMBINATION WITH A MINOR AMOUNT OF FROM 3 TO 10 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF SAID COMPOSITION OF POWDERED POLYETHYLENE, SAID POLYSTYRENE PARTICLES HAVING HOMOGENEOUSLY INCORPORATED THEREIN A NORMALLY LIQUID ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON BLOWING AGENT, BOILING IN THE RANGE OF FROM ABOUT 20-100*C.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 86 words
AN EXPANDABLE THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITION CAPABLE OF BEING MOLDED INTO FOAM STRUCTURES HAVING SMOOTH UNIFORM SURFACES, A WATER VAPOR TRANSMISSION NOT GREATER THAN 1.4 PERMS, AND A SOLVENT RESISTANCE TIME OF AT LEAST 2 MINUTES FOR A FOAM THICKNESS OF 115 MILS, COMPRISING POLYSTYRENE PARTICLES IN COMBINATION WITH A MINOR AMOUNT OF FROM 3 TO 10 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF SAID COMPOSITION OF POWDERED POLYETHYLENE, SAID POLYSTYRENE PARTICLES HAVING HOMOGENEOUSLY INCORPORATED THEREIN A NORMALLY LIQUID ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON BLOWING AGENT, BOILING IN THE RANGE OF FROM ABOUT 20-100*C.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-11-14 1970-05-16 1970-11-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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