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Highly filled thermoplastic compositions prepared with fine particle size filler
Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1979-06-27
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Granted: 1981-04-21
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Expires: 1999-06-27
Abstract
Abstract Highly filled thermoplastic compositions of improved characteristics useful as sound-deadening sheeting for automotive carpet are obtained by blending about 5-50% by weight of an ethylene interpolymer, such as ethylene/vinyl ester, ethylene/unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acids or esters of said unsaturated acids, etc.; about 2-15% by weight of processing oil; and about 50-90% by weight of fine particle size filler. Pellets prepared from these compositions remain free flowing even after storage under load.
Inventors
- 👤 Frederick G. Schumacher
- 👤 Walter Yllo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-27 10:52
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08K; C08K7/00; C08K7/16; C08K7/18; B; B29; B29C; B29C43/00; B29C43/003; C09; C09D; C09D123/00; C09D123/02; C09D123/04; C09D123/08; C09D123/0846; C09D123/0853; C09D123/0869; D; D06; D06N; D06N7/00; D06N7/0063; D06N7/0071; D06N7/0076; B29C37/00; B29C2037/92; B29K; B29K2023/00; B29K2023/04; B29K2023/06; B29K2023/08; B29K2023/083; B29K2105/00; B29K2105/06; B29K2105/16; C08L; C08L2205/00; C08L2205/02; C08L91/00; D06N2203/00; D06N2203/04; D06N2203/041; D06N2203/042; D06N2205/00; D06N2205/08; D06N2209/00; D06N2209/02; D06N2209/025; D06N2211/00; D06N2211/12; D06N2211/26; D06N2211/263
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
209 words
A composition consisting essentially of (a) from about 5 to about 50% by weight of at least one copolymer of ethylene with at least one comonomer selected from the group consisting of vinyl esters of saturated carboxylic acids wherein the acid moiety has up to 4 carbon atoms, unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acids of 3 to 5 carbon atoms, and esters of said unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acids wherein the alcohol moiety has 1 to 8 carbon atoms, the ethylene content of said copolymer being at least about 60% by weight, the comonomer content of said copolymer being from about 5 to about 40% by weight, and the melt index of said copolymer being from about 0.1 to about 150, provided that when said copolymer of ethylene is an ethylene/vinyl ester copolymer said copolymer can contain up to about 15% by weight of carbon monoxide or sulfur dioxide; (b) from about 2 to about 15% by weight of processing oil; and (c) from about 50 to about 90% by weight of filler having sufficiently fine particle size to enable production of a smooth, continuously extruded sheet, strand, or tube, substantially free of melt fracture and such that when said strand is pelletized it yields pellets that are free flowing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
209 words
A composition consisting essentially of (a) from about 5 to about 50% by weight of at least one copolymer of ethylene with at least one comonomer selected from the group consisting of vinyl esters of saturated carboxylic acids wherein the acid moiety has up to 4 carbon atoms, unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acids of 3 to 5 carbon atoms, and esters of said unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acids wherein the alcohol moiety has 1 to 8 carbon atoms, the ethylene content of said copolymer being at least about 60% by weight, the comonomer content of said copolymer being from about 5 to about 40% by weight, and the melt index of said copolymer being from about 0.1 to about 150, provided that when said copolymer of ethylene is an ethylene/vinyl ester copolymer said copolymer can contain up to about 15% by weight of carbon monoxide or sulfur dioxide; (b) from about 2 to about 15% by weight of processing oil; and (c) from about 50 to about 90% by weight of filler having sufficiently fine particle size to enable production of a smooth, continuously extruded sheet, strand, or tube, substantially free of melt fracture and such that when said strand is pelletized it yields pellets that are free flowing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein at least about 95% by weight of the particles of said filler have an equivalent spherical diameter smaller than about 25 microns, and at least about 50% by weight of the particles of said filler have an equivalent spherical diameter smaller than about 12 microns.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
The composition of claim 2 wherein at least about 95% by weight of the particles of said filler have an equivalent spherical diameter smaller than about 12 microns, and at least about 50% by weight of the particles of said filler have an equivalent spherical diameter smaller than about 6 microns.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
The composition of claim 3 wherein at least about 95% by weight of the particles of said filler have an equivalent spherical diameter smaller than about 8 microns, and at least about 50% by weight of the particles of said filler have an equivalent spherical diameter smaller than about 3 microns.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
58 words
The composition of claim 3 wherein said copolymer of ethylene is present in an amount of from about 5 to about 30% by weight, said processing oil is present in an amount of from about 3 to about 12% by weight and said filler is present in an amount of from about 60 to about 85% by weight.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The composition of claim 5 wherein said processing oil is selected from the group consisting of naphthenic and aromatic oils.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The composition of claim 6 wherein said filler is selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate and barium sulfate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
The composition of claim 7 wherein said copolymer of ethylene is selected from the group consisting of ethylene/vinyl acetate, ethylene/acrylic acid, ethylene/methacrylic acid, ethylene/ethyl acrylate, ethylene/vinyl acetate/methacrylic acid, ethylene/isobutyl acrylate, ethylene/methyl methacrylate, and ethylene/vinyl acetate/carbon monoxide.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
50 words
The composition of claim 8 wherein the ethylene content of said copolymer is from about 65 to about 85% by weight, the comonomer content of said copolymer is from about 15 to about 35% by weight and the melt index of said copolymer is from about 0.1 to about 50.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
51 words
The composition of claim 9 wherein at least about 95% by weight of the particles of said filler have an equivalent spherical diameter smaller than about 8 microns, and at least about 50% by weight of the particles of said filler have an equivalent spherical diameter smaller than about 3 microns.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
The composition of claim 10 wherein said copolymer of ethylene is selected from the group consisting of ethylene/vinyl acetate, ethylene/ethyl acrylate and ethylene/vinyl acetate/methacrylic acid.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
The composition of claim 11 wherein said processing oil has a viscosity of from about 100 to about 600 SUS at 100° F.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 12 wherein said copolymer of ethylene is ethylene vinyl acetate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
57 words
The composition of claim 13 wherein said ethylene/vinyl acetate is present in an amount of from about 10 to about 25% by weight, said processing oil is present in an amount of from about 3 to about 10% by weight, and said filler is present in an amount of from about 65 to about 85% by weight.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
The composition of claim 6 wherein said filler has a density of from about 1.5 to about 3 g/cm 3 .
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
11 words
the composition of claim 15 wherein said filler is calcium carbonate.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
63 words
The composition of claim 16 wherein said copolymer of ethylene is ethylene/vinyl acetate which is present in an amount of from about 10 to about 25% by weight, said processing oil is present in an amount of from about 5 to about 10% by weight, and said calcium carbonate is present in an amount of from about 65 to about 80% by weight.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
The composition of claim 6 wherein said filler has a density of about 3 g/cm 3 .
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
11 words
The composition of claim 18 wherein said filler is barium sulfate.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
63 words
The composition of claim 19 wherein said copolymer of ethylene is ethylene/vinyl acetate which is present in an amount of from about 10 to about 20% by weight, said processing oil is present in an amount of from about 3 to about 10% by weight and said barium sulfate is present in an amount of from about 70 to about 85% by weight.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
18 words
The composition of claims 1, 2, 10, 14, 17 or 20 in the form of a sound-deadening sheet.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
20 words
A carpet having a backside coating consisting essentially of the composition of claims 1, 2, 10, 14, 17 or 21.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
21 words
An automotive carpet having a backside coating consisting essentially of the composition of claims 1, 2, 10, 14, 17 or 20.
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