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US4093686A
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Sheet materials
Assignee: Reed International Ltd
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Filing: 1976-09-14
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Granted: 1978-06-06
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Expires: 1996-09-14
Abstract
Abstract A process for the manufacture of a differentially expanded sheet material comprises applying an organic solvent to the surface of an expandable thermoplastic sheet containing a blowing agent and allowing the treated sheet to at least partially dry before a composition comprising an ink and a kicker for the blowing agent is applied to selected areas of the treated surface. The sheet is then heated so that differential expansion occurs.
Inventors
- 👤 Rodney J. Briston
- 👤 Rodger G. Canning
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 20:19
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J7/00; C08J7/02; C08J9/00; C08J9/04; C08J9/06; C08J9/10; C08J9/101; D; D06; D06N; D06N7/00; D06N7/0005; D06N7/0007; D06N7/0013; D06N7/0018; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S264/00; Y10S264/82; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24479; Y10T428/24496; Y10T428/24504; Y10T428/24521; Y10T428/24554
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
A process for the manufacture of a differentially expanded resinous cellular sheet, comprising incorporating a heat decomposable blowing agent in a thermoplastic resinous composition; forming a sheet from said resinous composition; applying a lacquer, wherein at least part of the solvent phase of said lacquer is an organic solvent having an affinity for said resinous composition, to the surface of said resinous sheet containing said blowing agent and allowing said treated sheet to at least partially dry; applying a printing ink composition containing a kicker which depresses the decomposition temperature of said blowing agent to portions of said treated surface; and uniformly heating said treated sheet for a time and at a temperature so that those portions of the sheet which received an application of printing ink composition expand to a greater extent than those portions which did not receive an application of printing ink composition to produce said differentially expanded sheet.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
A process for the manufacture of a differentially expanded resinous cellular sheet, comprising incorporating a heat decomposable blowing agent in a thermoplastic resinous composition; forming a sheet from said resinous composition; applying a lacquer, wherein at least part of the solvent phase of said lacquer is an organic solvent having an affinity for said resinous composition, to the surface of said resinous sheet containing said blowing agent and allowing said treated sheet to at least partially dry; applying a printing ink composition containing a kicker which depresses the decomposition temperature of said blowing agent to portions of said treated surface; and uniformly heating said treated sheet for a time and at a temperature so that those portions of the sheet which received an application of printing ink composition expand to a greater extent than those portions which did not receive an application of printing ink composition to produce said differentially expanded sheet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein said organic solvent is an aliphatic or alicyclic ether, an ester, a glycol ester, an aliphatic or alicyclic ketone or a nitro compound.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process as defined in claim 2 wherein said organic solvent is methyl ethyl ketone.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein said organic solvent is a mixture of a polar solvent and a non-polar solvent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein said lacquer includes a matting agent.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein said thermoplastic resinous composition is formed of a polymer of vinyl chloride or a copolymer vinyl chloride and another copolymerisable monomer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein said blowing agent is azobis-formamide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein said kicker is zinc octoate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein said lacquer is applied to said surface of said resinous sheet by means of a gravure roller.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein said composition comprising ink and kicker is applied to said treated surface by means of a gravure roller.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process as defined in claim 1 wherein the surface of said sheet for application to a substrate is provided with a coating of adhesive.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1981-06-05 | 1981-12-05 | 1982-06-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1985-06-05 | 1985-12-05 | 1986-06-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1989-06-05 | 1989-12-05 | 1990-06-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |