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Article of manufacture, the cross-linked product of a semi-conductive composition bonded to a crosslinked polyolefin substrate
Assignee: Union Carbide Corp
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Filing: 1980-09-02
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Granted: 1981-08-25
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Expires: 2000-09-02
Abstract
Abstract An article of manufacture, the crosslinked product of a semi-conductive composition directly bonded to a crosslinked polyolefin substrate, as for example, an electrical conductor having, as primary insulation, a crosslinked polyolefin and, as semi-conductive shielding, the crosslinked product of a semi-conductive composition.
Inventors
- 👤 Lucio Ongchin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-08 21:52
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/08; B32B27/32; C; C08; C08K; C08K3/00; C08K3/02; C08K3/04; C08L; C08L23/00; C08L23/02; C08L23/04; C08L23/08; C08L23/0846; C08L23/0853; H; H01; H01B; H01B1/00; H01B1/20; H01B1/24; B32B2305/00; B32B2305/72; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/20; B32B2307/206; B32B2323/00; B32B2323/04; C08L2312/00; C08L9/00; C08L9/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/91; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31909; Y10T428/31913; Y10T428/31928
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
204 words
An article of manufacture comprising the crosslinked product of a vulcanizable semi-conductive composition consisting essentially of (A) an ethylene copolymer selected from the group consisting of an ethylene-alkyl acrylate copolymer containing from about 15 to 45 percent by weight of alkyl acrylate based on the total weight of said copolymer, said alkyl acrylate being selected from the group consisting of the C 1 to C 8 alkyl esters of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid, and an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer containing from about 15 to 45 percent by weight of vinyl acetate based on the total weight of said copolymer, (B) a butadiene-acrylonitrile copolymer containing from about 10 to about 50 percent by weight of acrylonitrile based on the total weight of said copolymer, (C) conductive carbon black, and (D) a peroxide crosslinking agent, wherein the weight ratio of (A) to (B) in said composition is 1:9 to 9:1, wherein the weight ratio of (C) to the sum weight of (A)+(B) in said composition is 0.1 to 1.5 and wherein (D) is present in an amount of from about 0.2 to about 5 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition, said crosslinked product being directly bonded to a crosslinked polyolefin substrate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
204 words
An article of manufacture comprising the crosslinked product of a vulcanizable semi-conductive composition consisting essentially of (A) an ethylene copolymer selected from the group consisting of an ethylene-alkyl acrylate copolymer containing from about 15 to 45 percent by weight of alkyl acrylate based on the total weight of said copolymer, said alkyl acrylate being selected from the group consisting of the C 1 to C 8 alkyl esters of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid, and an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer containing from about 15 to 45 percent by weight of vinyl acetate based on the total weight of said copolymer, (B) a butadiene-acrylonitrile copolymer containing from about 10 to about 50 percent by weight of acrylonitrile based on the total weight of said copolymer, (C) conductive carbon black, and (D) a peroxide crosslinking agent, wherein the weight ratio of (A) to (B) in said composition is 1:9 to 9:1, wherein the weight ratio of (C) to the sum weight of (A)+(B) in said composition is 0.1 to 1.5 and wherein (D) is present in an amount of from about 0.2 to about 5 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition, said crosslinked product being directly bonded to a crosslinked polyolefin substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
170 words
An article of manufacture comprising the crosslinked product of a vulcanizable semi-conductive composition consisting essentially of (A) and ethylene-alkyl acrylate copolymer containing from about 15 to 45 percent by weight of alkyl acrylate based on the total weight of said copolymer, said alkyl acrylate being selected from the group consisting of the C 1 to C 8 alkyl esters of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid, (B) a butadiene-acrylonitrile copolymer containing from about 10 to about 50 percent by weight of acrylonitrile based on the total weight of said copolymer, (C) conductive carbon black, and (D) a peroxide crosslinking agent, wherein the weight ratio of (A) to (B) in said composition is 1:9 to 9:1, wherein the weight ratio of (C) to the sum weight of (A)+(B) in said composition is 0.1 to 1.5 and wherein (D) is present in an amount of from about 0.2 to about 5 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition, said crosslinked product being directly bonded to a crosslinked polyolefin substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
170 words
An article of manufacture comprising the crosslinked product of a vulcanizable semi-conductive composition consisting essentially of (A) and ethylene-alkyl acrylate copolymer containing from about 15 to 45 percent by weight of alkyl acrylate based on the total weight of said copolymer, said alkyl acrylate being selected from the group consisting of the C 1 to C 8 alkyl esters of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid, (B) a butadiene-acrylonitrile copolymer containing from about 10 to about 50 percent by weight of acrylonitrile based on the total weight of said copolymer, (C) conductive carbon black, and (D) a peroxide crosslinking agent, wherein the weight ratio of (A) to (B) in said composition is 1:9 to 9:1, wherein the weight ratio of (C) to the sum weight of (A)+(B) in said composition is 0.1 to 1.5 and wherein (D) is present in an amount of from about 0.2 to about 5 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition, said crosslinked product being directly bonded to a crosslinked polyolefin substrate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
146 words
An article of manufacture comprising the crosslinked product of a vulcanizable semi-conductive composition consisting essentially of (A) an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer containing from about 15 to 45 percent by weight of vinyl acetate based on the total weight of said copolymer, (B) a butadiene-acrylonitrile copolymer containing from about 10 to about 50 percent by weight of acrylonitrile based on the total weight of said copolymer, (C) conductive carbon black, and (D) a peroxide crosslinking agent, wherein the weight ratio of (A) to (B) in said composition is 1:9 to 9:1, wherein the weight ratio of (C) to the sum weight of (A)+(B) in said composition is 0.1 to 1.5 and wherein (D) is present in an amount of from about 0.2 to about 5 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition, said crosslinked product being directly bonded to a crosslinked polyolefin substrate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
146 words
An article of manufacture comprising the crosslinked product of a vulcanizable semi-conductive composition consisting essentially of (A) an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer containing from about 15 to 45 percent by weight of vinyl acetate based on the total weight of said copolymer, (B) a butadiene-acrylonitrile copolymer containing from about 10 to about 50 percent by weight of acrylonitrile based on the total weight of said copolymer, (C) conductive carbon black, and (D) a peroxide crosslinking agent, wherein the weight ratio of (A) to (B) in said composition is 1:9 to 9:1, wherein the weight ratio of (C) to the sum weight of (A)+(B) in said composition is 0.1 to 1.5 and wherein (D) is present in an amount of from about 0.2 to about 5 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition, said crosslinked product being directly bonded to a crosslinked polyolefin substrate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
An article of manufacture as defined in claim 3 wherein (D) of the said vulcanizable semi-conductive composition is present in an amount of from about 0.6 to about 2 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
An article of manufacture as defined in claim 3 wherein the said vulcanizable semi-conductive material contains about 0.2 to about 1 percent by weight of an antioxidant based on the total weight of the composition.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
An article of manufacture as defined in claim 3 wherein the peroxide crosslinking agent is di-α-cumyl peroxide.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
An article of manufacture as defined in claim 2 wherein the polyolefin of the crosslinked polyolefin substrate is polyethylene.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
An article of manufacture as defined in claim 3 wherein the polyolefin of the crosslinked polyolefin substrate is polyethylene.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
34 words
An article of manufacture as defined in claim 1 wherein the said crosslinked polyolefin is the primary insulation about an electrical conductor and the said crosslinked product is the semi-conductive shielding for said insulation.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
An article of manufacture as defined in claim 3 wherein the said crosslinked polyolefin is the primary insulation about an electrical conductor and said crosslinked product is the semi-conductive shielding for said insulation.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process of producing an article as defined in claim 1 wherein the said vulcanizable composition and said polyolefin substrate are simultaneously crosslinked.
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