US4413066A
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Crosslinkable polyethylene resin compositions
Assignee: Doehler-Jarvis LP
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Filing: 1981-02-18
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Granted: 1983-11-01
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Expires: 2001-02-18
Abstract
Abstract A crosslinkable polyethylene resin composition comprises, basically, (A) a copolymer of ethylene and an ethylenically unsaturated silane compound, wherein the content of the ethylenically unsaturated silane compound unit is 0.001 to 15 percent by weight, and (B) a silanol condensation. The copolymer may further comprise a monomer copolymerizable with the ethylene and the ethylenically unsaturated silane compound. The composition may be expandable, further comprising a foaming agent and may further comprise a polyolefin and a filler and may be in the form of a film or sheet.
Inventors
- 👤 Tsutomu Isaka
- 👤 Mitsugu Ishioka
- 👤 Takeo Shimada
- 👤 Takayuki Inoue
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 06:24
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J9/00; C08J9/04; C08J2323/00; C08J2323/02; C08J2323/04; C08J2323/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
An expandable crosslinkable polyethylene resin composition comprising a copolymer formed by the copolymerization of ethylene and vinyltrimethoxysilane, wherein the content of vinyltrimethoxysilane in said copolymer is about 0.01 to 5 percent by weight and wherein said copolymer has been prepared by copolymerization under elevated pressure in the presence of a radical polymerization initiator, a silanol condensation catalyst and a foaming agent in the amount of 0.2 to 30 percent by weight based on the total weight of the copolymer and foaming agent, wherein said resin composition is capable of forming an expanded and crosslinked product having a gel content of about 23% to 78%.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
An expandable crosslinkable polyethylene resin composition comprising a copolymer formed by the copolymerization of ethylene and vinyltrimethoxysilane, wherein the content of vinyltrimethoxysilane in said copolymer is about 0.01 to 5 percent by weight and wherein said copolymer has been prepared by copolymerization under elevated pressure in the presence of a radical polymerization initiator, a silanol condensation catalyst and a foaming agent in the amount of 0.2 to 30 percent by weight based on the total weight of the copolymer and foaming agent, wherein said resin composition is capable of forming an expanded and crosslinked product having a gel content of about 23% to 78%.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A composition according to claim 1 in which the copolymer further comprises up to 40 percent by weight of a monomer copolymerized with the ethylene and vinyltrimethoxysilane, said percentage being based on the weight of the resulting copolymer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
A composition according to claim 1 or 2 further comprising a polyolefin in an amount of up to 70 percent by weight based on the sum of the quantities of the polyolefin and of the copolymer, the content of vinyltrimethoxysilane being based on the sum of the quantities of the polyolefin and of the copolymer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
A composition according to claim 1 or 2 further comprising an inorganic filler in an amount of up to 60 percent by weight based on the sum of the quantities of the copolymer and of the inorganic filler.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The composition according to claim 1 in which the content of said foaming agent is 0.5 to 20 percent by weight.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
The composition according to claim 1 or 2 in which said copolymer has been prepared at a temperature of from 150° to 350° C. under a pressure of from 1,000 to 4,000 kg./cm. 2 in the presence of a radical polymerization initiator.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
129 words
A method of producing an expanded crosslinked polyethylene resin composition having a gel content of about 23% to 78% comprising subjecting an expandable and crosslinkable resin composition to conditions under which a foaming agent contained in the resin composition is effective to expand the resin composition and into contact with water in the presence of a silanol condensation catalyst to crosslink said resin, wherein said expandable and crosslinkable resin composition is comprised of a thermoplastic copolymer formed by the copolymerization of ethylene and vinyltrimethoxysilane, wherein the content of vinyltrimethoxysilane in said copolymer is about 0.01 to 5 percent by weight, a silanol condensation catalyst and a foaming agent in the amount of 0.2 to 30 percent by weight based on the total weight of the copolymer and foaming agent.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
129 words
A method of producing an expanded crosslinked polyethylene resin composition having a gel content of about 23% to 78% comprising subjecting an expandable and crosslinkable resin composition to conditions under which a foaming agent contained in the resin composition is effective to expand the resin composition and into contact with water in the presence of a silanol condensation catalyst to crosslink said resin, wherein said expandable and crosslinkable resin composition is comprised of a thermoplastic copolymer formed by the copolymerization of ethylene and vinyltrimethoxysilane, wherein the content of vinyltrimethoxysilane in said copolymer is about 0.01 to 5 percent by weight, a silanol condensation catalyst and a foaming agent in the amount of 0.2 to 30 percent by weight based on the total weight of the copolymer and foaming agent.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method according to claim 7 in which said copolymer further comprises up to 40 percent by weight of a monomer copolymerized with said ethylene and vinyltrimethoxysilane, said percentage being based on the resulting copolymer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
59 words
The method according to claim 7 in which said crosslinkable resin composition further comprises a polyolefin in an amount of up to 70 percent by weight based on the sum of the quantities of the polyolefin and of the copolymer, the content of vinyltrimethoxysilane being based on the sum of the quantities of the polyolefin and of the copolymer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method according to claim 7 in which said resin composition further comprises an inorganic filler in an amount of up to 60 percent by weight based on the sum of the quantities of the copolymer and of the inorganic filler.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method according to claim 7 in which said copolymer has been prepared at a temperature of from 150° to 350° C. under a pressure of from 1,000 to 4,000 kg./cm. 2 in the presence of a radical polymerization initiator.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The expanded crosslinked polyethylene resin composition obtained by the method of any one of claims 7, 8, or 9.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method to claim 7 or 8 wherein the content of vinyltrimethoxysilane in said copolymer is about 0.05 to 2 percent by weight.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
The expandable composition according to claim 1 or 2 wherein the content of vinyltrimethoxysilane in said copolymer is about 0.05 to 2 percent by weight.
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