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Laminates containing coextruded scrap
Assignee: BP Corp North America Inc
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Filing: 1988-02-24
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Granted: 1989-10-31
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Expires: 2008-02-24
Abstract
Abstract A continuous plastic laminate having improved stiffness at use temperature, comprising at least three melt coextruded sheets, each comprising a thermoplastic polymer or polymer blend, the outside sheets having a higher stiffness at use temperature than at least one inside sheet. wherein said continuous laminate laminate scrap derived from the production of said laminate, said scrap being incorporated therein by melt coextruding said scrap as at least one additional discrete inside layer or by melt coextruding said scrap as part of at least one of said melt coextruded sheets, whereby the stiffness at use temperature of said scrap-containing laminate is increased relative to a plastic laminate identical thereto except for the incorporation of said scrap, and wherein said thermoplastic polymer or polymer blend comprises a polyarylethersulfone, a poly(aryl ether), a polyarylate, a polyetherimide, a polyester, an aromatic polycarbonate, a styrene resin, a poly(alkyl), a polyhydroxyether, a polyamide, a poly(arylene sulfide), a crystalline polyolefin, a polyphenylene oxide, or blends thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Marvin E. Sauers
- 👤 Tyler F. Hartsing, Jr.
- 👤 Lee P. McMaster
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-28 16:21
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29B; B29B17/00; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/08; B32B27/28; B32B27/281; B32B27/286; B32B27/32; B32B27/36; B32B27/365; C; C08; C08J; C08J11/00; C08J11/04; C08J11/06; B29L; B29L2009/00; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/712; B32B2272/00; B32B2367/00; B32B2369/00; B32B2379/00; B32B2379/08; B32B2439/00; B32B2439/70; Y; Y02; Y02W; Y02W30/00; Y02W30/50; Y02W30/62; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/13; Y10T428/1352; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31507; Y10T428/31533; Y10T428/31721; Y10T428/31725; Y10T428/31728; Y10T428/31732; Y10T428/31739; Y10T428/31743; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31909
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 40
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
A continuous plastic laminate comprising at least three melt coextruded sheets, each sheet comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer, the outside sheets having a higher stiffness at use temperature than at least one inside sheet, said inside sheet comprising laminate scrap derived from the production of said laminate comprising a blend of a thermoplastic polymer A and thermoplastic polymer B, thermoplastic polymer A having a higher glass transition temperature than thermoplastic polymer B and said outside sheets comprising thermoplastic polymer A, wherein said thermoplastic polymers are selected from the group consisting of one or more of the following: a polyrylethersulfone, a poly(aryl ether), a polyarylate, a polyetherimide, a polyester, an aromatic polycarbonate, a styrene resin, a poly(alkyl acrylate), a polyhydroxyether, a polyamide, a poly(arylene sulfide), a crystalline polyolefin, and a polyphenylene oxide; said laminate comprising the following: A/ABA/B/A, A/B/ABA/A, A/ABA/B/ABA/A, AABA/B/A, A/B/AABA, AABA/B/AABA, A/ABAB/A, AABA/ABAB/A, A/ABAB/AABA, or AABA/ABAB/AABA.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
A continuous plastic laminate comprising at least three melt coextruded sheets, each sheet comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer, the outside sheets having a higher stiffness at use temperature than at least one inside sheet, said inside sheet comprising laminate scrap derived from the production of said laminate comprising a blend of a thermoplastic polymer A and thermoplastic polymer B, thermoplastic polymer A having a higher glass transition temperature than thermoplastic polymer B and said outside sheets comprising thermoplastic polymer A, wherein said thermoplastic polymers are selected from the group consisting of one or more of the following: a polyrylethersulfone, a poly(aryl ether), a polyarylate, a polyetherimide, a polyester, an aromatic polycarbonate, a styrene resin, a poly(alkyl acrylate), a polyhydroxyether, a polyamide, a poly(arylene sulfide), a crystalline polyolefin, and a polyphenylene oxide; said laminate comprising the following: A/ABA/B/A, A/B/ABA/A, A/ABA/B/ABA/A, AABA/B/A, A/B/AABA, AABA/B/AABA, A/ABAB/A, AABA/ABAB/A, A/ABAB/AABA, or AABA/ABAB/AABA.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
88 words
A continuous plastic laminate as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one layer of said laminate comprises a polyphenylene oxide having the formula: ##STR68## wherein the groups represented by R 25 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl radical containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, X represents a group ##STR69## in which R 26 represents hydrogen or an alkyl radical containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and m and n represent an integer from 0 to 200.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A continuous plastic laminate, as defined in claim 1, which is suitable for use at a temperature between about 350° and about 450° F.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A continuous plastic laminate, as defined in claim 1, wherein at least two of the thermoplastic polymers comprising the sheets therein are melt incompatible.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
A continuous plastic laminate, as defined in claim 1, wherein said laminate scrap is incorporated therein as at least one additional discrete inside sheet contiguous with at least one of said two outside sheets.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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A continuous plastic laminate, as defined in claim 5, wherein said scrap is incorporated as two additional discrete inside sheets, each contiguous with an outside sheet.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
A continuous plastic laminate, as defined in claim 1, wherein said scrap replaces a substantially equal volume of thermoplastic material from at least one inside sheet having a lower use temperature than said outside sheets.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
145 words
A continuous plastic laminate, as defined in claim 1, wherein wherein at least one layer of said laminate comprises a polyarylethersulfone containing units of the following formula: ##STR70## wherein R is independently hydrogen, C 1 to C 6 alkyl or C 4 to C 8 cycloalkyl, X' is independently ##STR71## wherein R 1 and R 2 are independently hydrogen or C 1 to C 9 alkyl, or ##STR72## wherein R 3 and R 4 are independently hydrogen or C 1 to C 8 alkyl, --S--, --O--, or ##STR73## a is an integer of 0 to 4, a' is an integer of 3 to 8, and n is independently an integer of 1 to 3 and wherein the ratio of unit (I) to the sum of units (II) and/or (III) is greater than 1, wherein the units are attached to each other by an --O-- bond.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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A continuous plastic laminate as defined in claim 8, wherein said polyarylethersulfone contains recurring units of the formula: ##STR74## said units being attached to each other an --O-- bond.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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A continuous plastic laminate as defined in claim 8, wherein said polyarylethersulfone contains recurring units of the formula: ##STR75##
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
81 words
A continuous plastic laminate as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one layer of said laminate comprises a poly(arylether) containing recurring units of the following formula: --O--E--O--E'-- wherein E is the residuum of a dihydric phenol, and E' is the residuum of a benzenoid compound having an inert electron withdrawing group in at least one of the positions ortho and para to the valence bonds; both of said residua are valently bonded to the ether oxygens through aromatic carbon atoms.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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A continuous plastic laminate as defined in claim 11, wherein said poly (aryl ether) contains units of the following formula: ##STR76##
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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A continuous plastic laminate as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one layer of said laminate comprises a polyarylate derived from a dihydric phenol and at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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A continuous plastic laminate as defined in claim 13, wherein the polyarylate is derived from bisphenol A and terephthalic acid or isophthalic acid, or mixtures thereof.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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A continuous plastic laminate as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one layer of said laminate comprises a polyetherimide polymer of the following formula: ##STR77## wherein e is an integer greater than 1, preferably from about 10 to about 10,000 or more, --O--R 12 --O-- is attached to the 3 or 4 and 3' or 4' positions and R 12 is selected from the group consisting of (a) a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic radical such as ##STR78## (b) a divalent radical of the formula: ##STR79## wherein R 14 is independently C 1 to C 6 alkyl, aryl, or halogen and R 15 is selected from --O--, --S--, --C--, --SO 2 --, --SO--, alkylene of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, cycloalkylene of 4 to 8 carbon atoms, alkylidene of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or cycloalkylidene of 4 to 8 carbon atoms, R 13 is selected from an aromatic hydrocarbon radical having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms and halogenated derivatives thereof, or alkyl substituted derivatives thereof, wherein the alkyl group contains 1 to 6 carbon atoms, alkylene and cycloalkylene radicals having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms and C 2 to C 8 alkylene terminated polydiorganosiloxane or a divalent radical of the formula: ##STR80## wherein R 14 and R 15 are as previously defined.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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A continuous plastic laminate as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one layer of said laminate comprises a polyether imide of the following formula: ##STR81## wherein --O--Z is a member selected from the group consisting of ##STR82## wherein R 16 is independently hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy ##STR83## wherein the oxygen may be attached to either ring and located ortho or para to one of the bonds of the imide carbonyl groups, R 12 and R 13 and e are as defined in claim 15.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
A continuous plastic laminate, as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one layer of said laminate comprises a polyetherimide having repeating units of the following formula: ##STR84##
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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A continuous plastic laminate as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one layer of said laminate comprises a polyester having repeating units of the general formula: ##STR85## wherein n is an integer of from 2 to 10.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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A continuous plastic laminate as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one layer of said laminate comprises a polyester which is poly(ethylene terephthalate).
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
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A continuous plastic laminate as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one layer of said laminate comprises an aromatic polycarbonate which is the reaction product of a dihydric phenol and a carbonate precursor.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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A continuous plastic laminate as defined in claim 20, wherein said dihydric phenol is bisphenol A and the carbonate precursor is carbonyl chloride.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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A continuous plastic laminate as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one layer of said laminate comprises a polycarbonated which is a poly(ester carbonate).
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
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A continuous plastic laminate as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one layer of said laminate comprises a polycarbonate which is a polyaromatic sulfone carbonate.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
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A continuous plastic laminate as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one layer of said laminate comprises a styrene resin prepared by polymerizing a conjugated diene monomer, or a conjugated diene monomer and monomer copolymerizable therewith, or an acrylic acid ester, to provide an elastomeric backbone, and thereafter grafting at least one grafting monomer onto said backbone.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
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A continuous plastic laminate as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one layer of said laminate comprises a styrene resin which is a butadiene/styrene/acrylonitrile resin.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
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A continuous plastic laminate as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one layer of said laminate comprises a poly(alkyl acrylate) which is poly(methyl methacrylate).
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
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A continuous plastic laminate as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one layer of said laminate comprises a polyhydroxyether having the following general formula: --H--O--H'--O--.sub.j' where H is the radical, residuum of a dihydric phenol, H' is a radical residuum of an epoxide selected from mono- and diepoxides and which contain from 1 to 2 hydroxyl groups, and j' is an integer which represents the degree of polymerization and is at least 30.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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A continuous plastic laminate as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one layer of said laminate comprises a polyamide selected from the group consisting of nylon 6,6, nylon 6, or nylon 6,10.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
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A continuous plastic laminate as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one layer of said laminate comprises a poly(arylene sulfide) of the following formula: ##STR86## wherein p has a value of at least about 50.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
32 words
A continuous plastic laminate as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one layer of said laminate comprises polyolefin selected from the group consisting of crystalline polyethylene, crystalline polypropylene, and ethylene-propylene copolymers.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
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A continuous plastic laminate as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one layer of said lamiate comprises a polyphenylene oxide which is a monofunctional polyphenylene oxide having an average hydroxyl group per molecule value greater than zero.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
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A continuous plastic laminate as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one layer of said laminate comprises a polyphenylene oxide which is a block copolymer containing polyphenylene oxide blocks which are coupled.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
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A continuous plastic laminate as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one layer of said laminate comprises a polyphenylene oxide blend.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
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A laminate as defined in claim 1, in the form of cookware.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
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A laminate as defined in claim 1, in the form of a container for hot food.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
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A laminate as defined in claim 1, in the form of a sterilizable container.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
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A continuous plastic laminate, as defined in claim 1, wherein thermoplastic polymer A is a polyetherimide.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
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A continuous plastic laminate, as defined in claim 1, wherein thermoplastic polymer B is a poly(ester carbonate).
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
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A continuous plastic laminate, as defined in claim 1, which comprises five melt coextruded sheets.
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