US5545475A
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Microfiber-reinforced porous polymer film and a method for manufacturing the same and composites made thereof
Assignee: W.L. Gore and Associates Inc
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Filing: 1995-07-05
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Granted: 1996-08-13
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Expires: 2015-07-05
Abstract
Abstract A porous composite sheet is prepared from a mixture of polytetrafluoroethylene particulates and liquid crystal polymer particulates. The liquid crystal polymer in the porous composite sheet can be in the form of particulates contained within a polytetrafluoroethylene microstructure, or formed into a network of liquid crystal polymer fibers contained within and attached to the polytetrafluoroethylene microstructure. The porous composite sheet can be used as a self-reinforced porous sheet, for example, as a filter media. The pores of the composite sheet can be at least partially filled with polymeric resins and the composite sheet laminated to form useful electronic assemblies such as printed circuit boards and the like.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph E. Korleski
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 13:38
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J5/00; C08J5/18; C08J9/00; C08J9/36; C08J9/40; C08J9/42; C08L; C08L27/00; C08L27/02; C08L27/12; C08L27/18; C08L67/00; C08L67/04; H; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/03; H05K1/0313; H05K1/0353; C08J2327/00; C08J2327/02; C08J2327/12; C08J2327/18; C08J2467/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249955; Y10T428/249958; Y10T428/249962; Y10T428/249976; Y10T428/249986; Y10T428/249994
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
43 words
A porous composite sheet comprising: (a) polytetrafluoroethylene; and (b) liquid crystal polymer; said sheet formed from a mixture of polytetrafluoroethylene particulate and liquid crystal polymer particulate; said sheet having a concentration of liquid crystal polymer in the range 2 to 85 volume percent.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
43 words
A porous composite sheet comprising: (a) polytetrafluoroethylene; and (b) liquid crystal polymer; said sheet formed from a mixture of polytetrafluoroethylene particulate and liquid crystal polymer particulate; said sheet having a concentration of liquid crystal polymer in the range 2 to 85 volume percent.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The porous composite sheet of claim 1 wherein the liquid crystal polymer is a thermotropic nematic liquid crystal polymer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The porous composite sheet of claim 2, wherein the liquid crystal polymer is contained within a porous microstructure of polytetrafluoroethylene; said liquid crystal polymer being in particulate form.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The porous composite sheet of claim 3, wherein the polytetrafluoroethylene is expanded polytetrafluoroethylene having a microstructure of nodes interconnected by fibrils.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The porous composite sheet of claim 4, wherein the liquid crystal polymer forms a microstructure of liquid crystal polymer fibers attached to and disposed within the microstructure of nodes interconnected by fibrils of the polytetrafluoroethylene.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The porous composite sheet of claim 1 further comprising a polymeric adhesive resin, wherein at least a portion of the void volume of the porous sheet is replaced with said polymeric adhesive resin.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The porous composite sheet of claim 2 further comprising a polymeric adhesive resin, wherein at least a portion of the void volume of the porous sheet is replaced with said polymeric adhesive resin.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
The porous composite sheet of claim 3 further comprising a polymeric adhesive resin, wherein at least a portion of the void volume of the porous sheet is replaced with said polymeric adhesive resin.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
The porous composite sheet of claim 4 further comprising a polymeric adhesive resin, wherein at least a portion of the void volume of the porous sheet is replaced with said polymeric adhesive resin.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The porous composite sheet of claim 5 further comprising a polymeric adhesive resin, wherein at least a portion of the void volume of the porous sheet is replaced with said polymeric adhesive resin.
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