(19)
(11) EP 1 373 401 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
25.06.2008 Bulletin 2008/26

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
02.01.2008 Bulletin 2008/01

(21) Application number: 02724959.8

(22) Date of filing: 15.02.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C08L 23/06(2006.01)
C08L 23/16(2006.01)
 C08L 23/08(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2002/004633
(87) International publication number:
WO 2002/072691 (19.09.2002 Gazette 2002/38)

(54)

BLENDS OF ETHYLENIC POLYMERS WITH IMPROVED MODULUS AND MELT STRENGTH AND ARTICLES FABRICATED FROM THESE BLENDS

ETHENPOLYMERMISCHUNGEN MIT VERBESSERTEM MODULUS UND SCHMELZFESTIGKEIT UND AUS DIESEN MISCHUNGEN HERGESTELLTE GEGENSTÄNDE

MELANGES DE POLYMERES ETHYLENIQUES A MODULE ET CONSISTANCE A L'ETAT FONDU AMELIORES, ET ARTICLES FABRIQUES A PARTIR DE CES MELANGES

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

(30) Priority: 09.03.2001 US 274789 P
09.08.2001 US 927908
19.11.2001 US 332658 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
02.01.2004 Bulletin 2004/01

(60) Divisional application:
07020015.9 / 1870434

(73) Proprietor: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Midland, Michigan 48674 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • OSWALD, Thomas
    Lake Jackson, TX 77566 (US)
  • CHAUDHARY, Brahat, I.
    Pearland, TX 77584 (US)
  • WEINHOLD, Jeffrey
    Lake Jackson, TX 77566 (US)

(74) Representative: Hayes, Adrian Chetwynd et al
Boult Wade Tennant, Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT
London WC1X 8BT (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
WO-A-01/40374
 WO-A-99/00236
   
       
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