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EP 0 622 515 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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24.05.1995 Bulletin 1995/21 |
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02.11.1994 Bulletin 1994/44 |
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Date of filing: 20.04.1994 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)5: E06B 3/66 |
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DE ES PT |
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23.04.1993 GB 9308931
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Applicant: UKae Limited |
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Sutton Coldfield,
West Midlands B76 9DL (GB) |
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- Kelcher, Robert William
Solihull,
West Midlands B91 1NA (GB)
- Kalas, Michael
Leamington Spa,
Warwickshire CV32 7TJ (GB)
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Representative: Craske, Stephen Allan |
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Craske & Co.
Patent Law Chambers
15 Queens Terrace
Exeter
South Devon EX4 4HJ
Exeter
South Devon EX4 4HJ (GB) |
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(57) A glass buffer for use in a double glazing panel is injection moulded of a resilient
thermoplastic material such as a thermoplastic elastomer or thermoplastic rubber.
The two components may be physically blended, e.g. a thermoplastic olefins (TPO),
or reactively combined to form polymer alloys as in the thermoplastic vulcanisates
and melt-processable rubbers. Thermoplastic urethanes (TPUs) can also be used.