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Molded preformed polytetrafluoroethylene structures
Assignee: Produits Chimiques Ugine Kuhlmann
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Filing: 1979-04-17
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Granted: 1981-05-12
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Expires: 1999-04-17
Abstract
Abstract Molded preformed polytetrafluoroethylene structures are comprised of at least one preformed section. The homogeneous PTFE section yields a unitary non-homogeneous polytetrafluoroethylene structure when isostatically molded together with either polytetrafluoroethylene powders or polytetrafluoroethylene preformed sections.
Inventors
- 👤 Gilbert Duperray
- 👤 Andre A. Monnet
- 👤 Claude Tournut
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 10:45
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29B; B29B11/00; B29B11/06; B29B11/12; B29C; B29C35/00; B29C35/02; B29C35/0222; B29C43/00; B29C43/006; B29C43/02; B29C43/10; B29C43/102; B29C43/12; B29C43/14; B29C43/32; B29C43/36; B29C43/42; B29C2043/3205; B29C2043/3238; B29C43/361; B29C2043/3615; B29C2043/3631; B29C43/3642; B29C2043/3652; B29C2791/00; B29C2791/001; B29C67/00; B29C67/02; B29C67/04; B29K; B29K2027/00; B29K2027/12; B29K2027/18; B29K2105/00; B29K2105/25; B29K2105/251; B29K2105/253; B29K2105/258; B29K2627/00; B29K2627/12; B29K2627/18; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/24; B29L2031/34; B29L2031/3412; B29L2031/703; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/252; Y10T428/256; Y10T428/257; Y10T428/258; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/3154; Y10T428/31544
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
82 words
A composite, complex, molded granular polytetrafluoroethylene product made from the method comprising: a. compressing granular polytetrafluoroethylene powder at a pressure between about 10 and 50 bars to cohere the granules into a consolidated preform, b. placing the preform in contact with additional polytetrafluoroethylene granules in an isostatic mold, and c. subjecting the preform in step (b) to isostatic molding at a pressure between about 100 and 1000 bars to cohere the preform and the additional granules into a complex, molded, composite structure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
82 words
A composite, complex, molded granular polytetrafluoroethylene product made from the method comprising: a. compressing granular polytetrafluoroethylene powder at a pressure between about 10 and 50 bars to cohere the granules into a consolidated preform, b. placing the preform in contact with additional polytetrafluoroethylene granules in an isostatic mold, and c. subjecting the preform in step (b) to isostatic molding at a pressure between about 100 and 1000 bars to cohere the preform and the additional granules into a complex, molded, composite structure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
The product according to claim 1 wherein at least two preforms are produced and at least one of the preforms is placed in the isostatic mold in contact with at least one other preform and the preforms molded together into a unitary structure in the isostatic mold.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
The product according to claim 1 wherein the preform is placed in the isostatic mold together with a second spaced preform and additional polytetrafluoroethylene powder, and the preforms and additional powder molded together into a unitary structure in the isostatic mold.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The product according to claim 1 wherein the isostatic molding pressure is between about 150 and 500 bars.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The product according to claim 4 wherein the preforms are produced at a pressure between about 20 to 30 bars.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The product according to claim 5 wherein the inert fillers are added to the polytetrafluoroethylene powders.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The product according to claim 1 wherein an inert filler is added to the polytetrafluoroethylene powder.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The product according to claim 2 wherein at least one of the preforms is formed from a polytetrafluoroethylene different from at least one of the other preforms.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The product according to claim 3 wherein the preform and additional powder are composed of different polytetrafluoroethylenes.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
The product according to claim 3 wherein at least one of the preforms is filled with an inert filler and is molded together in the isostatic mold with an unfilled preform.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The product according to claim 3 wherein either the additional powder or the preform is filled with an inert filler and the other unfilled.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
The product according to claim 2 wherein at least two of the preforms are filled with different inert fillers and the preforms containing the inert fillers are molded together in the isostatic mold to form a unitary structure.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The product according to claim 3 wherein both the powder and the preforms are filled with different inert fillers.
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