Patent 5852116 Issued on December 22, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date: August 26, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
525/72, Mixture contains solid polymer derived from reactants containing an atom other than C, H, O, N, or chlorine525/193Agent contains an ethylenic group
Crosslinkable polyolefin compositions, articles prepared from such compositions, and processes for making such compositions are described that possess both good processability and fast cure rates. The crosslinkable polyolefin compositions are bidisperse blends of ethylene polymers of the same polymer family having differing number average molecular weights as obtained by deconvolution in which Mn1 /Mn2 >7, Mn2 >3000 and 0.7ࣙ(A1 /(A1 +A2))ࣙ0.15 wherein Mn1 represents the number average molecular weight of the first deconvoluted component, Mn2 represents the number average molecular weight of the second deconvoluted component, and A1 and A2 are the relative proportions of the first and second components. These crosslinkable polyolefin compositions are useful for the manufacture of various articles, such as wire and cable coatings, weather-stripping and seals, gaskets, articles made from foamed and/or sponge-like crosslinked polyolefin or either closed or open cell structure and/or combinations thereof, hollow containers, hollow tanks, medical appliances, drapes and coverings, items of health and personal care, fibers, tapes, tubes, pipes and hoses, bellows, boots, gaiters, footwear, etc.
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August 26, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
