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Polymer foam, thermoformed shapes thereof and methods of forming same
Assignee: Pactiv LLC
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Filing: 1985-07-19
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Granted: 1986-04-01
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Expires: 2005-07-19
Abstract
Abstract A foam structure having a density of less than about 20 lbs/ft3. The method of forming the same comprising forming a homogeneous melt blend under pressure of a polymer member selected from the group consisting of polyetherimide resin particles, polycarbonate resin particles, a polymer blend of polyphenylene oxide and polystyrene in particle form imbibed with a blowing agent, followed by extrusion of the same into a lower pressure atmosphere. A composition comprising said particles imbided with methylene chloride, chloroform, 1,1,2-trichloroethane or mixtures thereof. A method of thermoforming said foam in sheet form.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles M. Krutchen
- 👤 Wen-Pao Wu
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-30 16:43
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J9/00; C08J9/04; C08J9/12; C08J9/14; C08J9/143; C08J9/144; C08J9/145; B; B29; B29C; B29C44/00; B29C44/34; B29C44/36; B29C44/46; B29C44/50; B29C44/507; B29C51/00; B29C51/002; B29K; B29K2079/00; C08J2379/00; C08J2379/04; C08J2379/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
48 words
A composition comprising discrete particles of a polycarbonate imbibed with a solvent member selected from the group consisting of methylene chloride, chloroform, 1,1,2-tricholorethane and mixtures thereof, said solvent being present in a quantity sufficient to foam said polycarbonate to a density less than about 18 lbs./ft 3 .
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
48 words
A composition comprising discrete particles of a polycarbonate imbibed with a solvent member selected from the group consisting of methylene chloride, chloroform, 1,1,2-tricholorethane and mixtures thereof, said solvent being present in a quantity sufficient to foam said polycarbonate to a density less than about 18 lbs./ft 3 .
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said polycarbonate has the following chemical structure: ##STR3##
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The composition of claim 2 containing up to about 30 parts of said solvent member per 100 parts of polycarbonate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said density is less than about 5 lbs./ft 3 .
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