Global Patent Index - EP 1102808 A1

EP 1102808 A1 20010530 - EXPANDABLE THERMOPLASTIC PARTICLES AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME

Title (en)

EXPANDABLE THERMOPLASTIC PARTICLES AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME

Title (de)

EXPANDIERBARE THERMOPLASTISCHE TEILCHEN UND VERFAHREN ZU DEREN HERSTELLUNG

Title (fr)

PARTICULES DE POLYMERE THERMOPLASTIQUE EXPANSIBLE ET PROCEDE DE FABRICATION ASSOCIE

Publication

EP 1102808 A1 20010530 (EN)

Application

EP 99902414 A 19990121

Priority

  • US 9901256 W 19990121
  • US 9815446 W 19980724
  • US 12251298 A 19980724
  • US 15818998 A 19980922

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0005296A1] An improved process for manufacture of expandable polymer particles is provided. The continuous process disclosed produces expandable polymer pellets in a single step while eliminating many of the dangers inherent in processes of prior art employed for the same. The polymers produced herein are of uniform size, and may be molded into various articles of manufacture using existing equipment and techniques known to those skilled in the art.

IPC 1-7

C08J 9/16; B29C 44/34

IPC 8 full level

B29C 44/34 (2006.01); C08J 9/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B01J 2/02 (2013.01); B29B 9/10 (2013.01); B29C 44/3461 (2013.01); C08J 9/16 (2013.01); B29B 2009/125 (2013.01); C08J 2203/06 (2013.01); C08J 2203/12 (2013.01); C08J 2203/14 (2013.01); C08J 2203/142 (2013.01); C08J 2203/22 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0005296A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE DK ES FI FR GB IT NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0005296 A1 20000203; AU 2239999 A 20000214; CA 2338464 A1 20000203; CN 1313876 A 20010919; EP 1102808 A1 20010530; JP 2003524667 A 20030819; NO 20010367 D0 20010122; NO 20010367 L 20010323

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9901256 W 19990121; AU 2239999 A 19990121; CA 2338464 A 19990121; CN 99809956 A 19990121; EP 99902414 A 19990121; JP 2000561250 A 19990121; NO 20010367 A 20010122