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Modified polytetrafluoroethylene resins
Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1987-12-31
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Granted: 1989-11-07
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Expires: 2007-12-31
Abstract
Abstract New modified non-melt-fabricable polytetrafluoroethylene resins have now been found which can be compounded with elastomers or plastics without the deleterious agglomeration or fibrillation that occurs with known modified non-melt-fabricable polytetrafluoroethylene resins. The resins are made of recurring units of tetrafluoroethylene, and recurring units of at least one comonomer selected from hexafluoropropylene or perfluoro (alkyl vinyl ether) wherein the alkyl group is of 1-4 carbon atoms, said comonomer present in amounts sufficient to produce the effect recited in the first sentence.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard A. Morgan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 06:48
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L27/00; C08L27/02; C08L27/12; C08L27/18; C08F; C08F214/00; C08F214/18; C08F214/26; C08F259/00; C08F259/08; C08L51/00; C08L51/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S525/00; Y10S525/902; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2982; Y10T428/2991; Y10T428/2998
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
59 words
A dispersion-process-produced non-melt-processible tetrafluoroethylene copolymer comprising recurring units of tetrafluoroethylene and a comonomer selected from the class consisting of hexafluoropropylene, perfluoro (alkyl vinyl ether) where the alkyl group has 1-4 carbons, and a mixture of them; with enough comonomer present in the shell to cause the copolymer to compound uniformly with an elastomer or plastic without forming visible agglomerates.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
59 words
A dispersion-process-produced non-melt-processible tetrafluoroethylene copolymer comprising recurring units of tetrafluoroethylene and a comonomer selected from the class consisting of hexafluoropropylene, perfluoro (alkyl vinyl ether) where the alkyl group has 1-4 carbons, and a mixture of them; with enough comonomer present in the shell to cause the copolymer to compound uniformly with an elastomer or plastic without forming visible agglomerates.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
82 words
A dispersion-process-produced non-melt-processible tetrafluoroethylene copolymer comprising recurring units of tetrafluoroethylene and a comonomer selected from the class consisting of hexafluoropropylene, perfluoro (alkyl vinyl ether) where the alkyl group has 1-4 carbons, and a mixture of them; wherein the copolymer has a sufficient molecular weight and enough comonomer in the shell so that the tensile elongation at break is greater than 60%, the ratio of yield strength to break strength is greater than 0.50, and the rheometer pressure is less than 24.1 MPa.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
82 words
A dispersion-process-produced non-melt-processible tetrafluoroethylene copolymer comprising recurring units of tetrafluoroethylene and a comonomer selected from the class consisting of hexafluoropropylene, perfluoro (alkyl vinyl ether) where the alkyl group has 1-4 carbons, and a mixture of them; wherein the copolymer has a sufficient molecular weight and enough comonomer in the shell so that the tensile elongation at break is greater than 60%, the ratio of yield strength to break strength is greater than 0.50, and the rheometer pressure is less than 24.1 MPa.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The copolymer of claim 2 wherein the comonomers are distributed in such a manner that the copolymer compounds uniformly into an elastomer without forming visible agglomerates.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The copolymer of claim 1 wherein the copolymer has a tensile elongation greater than 100%, a ratio of strength to yield to break strength ratio greater than 0.60.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The copolymer of claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein the comonomer is hexafluoropropylene and is present in an amount of at least 0.08 weight percent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The copolymer of claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein the comonomer is perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) and is present in an amount greater than 0.02%.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The polymer of claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein perfluorobutyl ethylene is also present as a third comonomer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The copolymer of claim 5 wherein units of perfluorobutyl ethylenes are also present.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
The copolymer of claim 1 or 2 in the form of platelets.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The copolymer of claim 9 wherein the platelets are oblong, having a length between about 10-500 micrometers.
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