US4756969A
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Highly electrically conductive filament and a process for preparation thereof
Assignee: Toray Industries Inc
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Filing: 1987-06-19
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Granted: 1988-07-12
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Expires: 2007-06-19
Abstract
Abstract A highly electrically conductive composite filament of sheath-core type, comprising core and sheath layers of an electrically non-conductive thermoplastic polymer and a middle layer of electrically conductive thermoplastic polymer containing carbon black between the core and sheath wherein said sheath partially surrounds the outer periphery of said middle layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshiyuki Takeda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 20:58
CPC Classifications
D; D01; D01D; D01D5/00; D01D5/28; D01D5/30; D01D5/34; D01F; D01F1/00; D01F1/02; D01F1/09; D02; D02G; D02G3/00; D02G3/44; D02G3/441; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2927; Y10T428/2929; Y10T428/2933; Y10T428/2964; Y10T428/2967; Y10T428/2969; Y10T428/2973; Y10T428/2978
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
A highly electrically conductive composite filament of the sheath-core type, comprising core and sheath layers each constituting an electrically non-conductive thermoplastic synthetic polymer and a middle layer between the core and sheath layers, said middle layer constituting an electrically conductive thermoplastic synthetic polymer including 15 to 50 percent by weight of electrically conductive carbon black, said core layer comprising 10-50 percent of the total filament cross-sectional area, said middle layer surrounding the overall periphery of said core layer, and said sheath layer partially surrounding the outer periphery of said middle layer, 20 -45 percent of said middle layer being exposed on the filament surface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
A highly electrically conductive composite filament of the sheath-core type, comprising core and sheath layers each constituting an electrically non-conductive thermoplastic synthetic polymer and a middle layer between the core and sheath layers, said middle layer constituting an electrically conductive thermoplastic synthetic polymer including 15 to 50 percent by weight of electrically conductive carbon black, said core layer comprising 10-50 percent of the total filament cross-sectional area, said middle layer surrounding the overall periphery of said core layer, and said sheath layer partially surrounding the outer periphery of said middle layer, 20 -45 percent of said middle layer being exposed on the filament surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A highly electrically conductive filament as defined in claim 1, wherein the polymer constituting the core and sheath layers is a polyamide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A highly electrically conductive filament as defined in claim 1, wherein the polymer constituting the core and sheath layers is a polyester.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A highly electrically conductive filament as defined in claim 1, wherein the polymer constituting the middle layer is a polyamide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A highly electrically conductive filament as defined in claim 2, wherein the polymer constituting the middle layer is a polyamide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A highly electrically conductive filament as defined in claim 3, wherein the polymer constituting the middle layer is a polyamide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A highly electrically conductive filament as defined in claim 1, wherein the exposure area of the conductive middle layer is 30 to 40 percent.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A highly electrically conductive filament as defined in claim 1, wherein the middle layer comprises 2 to 30 percent of the filament cross-sectional area.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
A highly electrically conductive filament as defined in claim 1, wherein the cross-sectional area ratio of the core layer to the sheath layer is at most 65/35.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
A highly electrically conductive filament as defined in claim 1, wherein the core layer comprises 20 to 45 percent of the filament cross-sectional area.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
51 words
A highly electrically conductive filament as defined in claim 1, wherein the middle layer includes 30 to 40 percent by weight of electrically conductive carbon black, and comprises 5 to 25 percent of the filament cross-sectional area, and the core layer comprises 15 to 50 percent of the filament cross-sectional areas.
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