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Non-blooming Thermoplastic Polyurethane Compounds and Thermoplastic Articles Molded Therefrom
7 Oct 21
Thermoplastic elastomer compounds include (a) at least about 40 weight percent of thermoplastic polyurethane selected from polycaprolactone-type thermoplastic polyurethane, polyether-type thermoplastic polyurethane, and combinations thereof, and (b) at most about 5 weight percent of polysiloxane.
Jiren GU, Hanxing WEI
Filed: 3 Aug 18
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Polymeric materials
21 Sep 21
Additives such as colourants may be incorporated into polymeric materials such as polyesters, such as in polyester fibre production, by use of a liquid formulation comprising colourant and a vehicle.
Chun Lew, Phillip Winrow, Andrew Overend, John Goulbourn
Filed: 22 Feb 17
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Flame Retardant Continuous Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Tape
26 Aug 21
A continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) tape is disclosed, made of continuous, unidirectional glass fibers embedded in polyethylene terephthalate glycol modified (PETG) containing a polyphosphonate homopolymer non-halogenated flame retardant (NHFR).
Mark ELKOVITCH, Roger W. AVAKIAN, Jian ZHOU, Chongfu ZHOU, Daniel FLAGG
Filed: 29 May 19
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Thermoplastic polymers
3 Aug 21
Thermoplastic polymers, for example fluoropolymers, are foamed by use of a solid formulation comprising thermoplastic polymer and manganese oxalate.
Andrew Overend, Steven John Moloney, Bjorn Klaas, Bo Sjoblom
Filed: 8 Oct 19
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Apparatus and method for injecting a fluid formulation into a melted polymeric material
20 Jul 21
Injection apparatus for injecting a liquid formulation into a molten polymer at high pressure includes a reservoir containing liquid formulation at ambient temperature and pressure which is arrange to flood-feed pump body 26 of a first progressing cavity pump (pcp) (4).
Brian Jones, David Whitehead, Ian Campbell, Harry Baker
Filed: 9 Sep 16
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Barrier additives
1 Jun 21
The present invention relates to processes for making compatibilized high aspect ratio barrier additives and polymer compositions that comprise compatibilized high aspect ratio barrier additives.
Mark Rule
Filed: 14 Sep 17
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Support material for 3D printing of polymer compounds
11 May 21
Cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) and cyclic olefin polymer (COP) are useful as support material for 3D printing of high temperature polymers, such as polyimides.
Roger W. Avakian
Filed: 11 Jan 16
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Polymeric materials
16 Mar 21
High pressure injection apparatus (2) for addition of a liquid formulation into a melt stream comprises a first pump which is arranged to accurately meter the liquid formulation (including highly loaded formulations comprising solids comprising particles of relatively large size) and a second pump which boosts the pressure of the formulation to that of the melt stream into which it is to be injected.
Andrew Overend, Ian Campbell, Brian Jones
Filed: 26 Jun 14
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Barrier additives
2 Mar 21
The present invention relates to processes for making compatibilized high aspect ratio barrier additives and polymer compositions that comprise compatibilized high aspect ratio barrier additives.
Mark Rule
Filed: 7 Mar 17
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Assembly and Method for Injecting a Fluid into Molten Polymeric Materials
25 Feb 21
Polymeric Materials An injector (14) for injecting liquid formulation into molten polymer includes a conduit (117) having regions (44, 46) which are secured within a wall of an extruder (19).
Brian JONES, David WHITEHEAD, Ian CAMPBELL, David LOFTUS, Andrew OVEREND
Filed: 28 Feb 19
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Thermoplastic Compounds Bondable to Rigid Substrates
11 Feb 21
Thermoplastic compounds include elastomer, modified polyolefin polymer including a polar functional group, and unmodified polyolefin polymer.
Haiping ZHANG, Dirk VON FALKENHAYN
Filed: 5 Mar 19
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Fiber reinforcing polymer composite and articles made therefrom
26 Jan 21
Pultruded fiber reinforced polymer composite is disclosed, having a blend of conventional pultrusion resins and a rigidsol.
Lei Zhao, Fayaz Ali, Paul Puckett
Filed: 24 Jul 17
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COC polymer compounds for 3D printing
19 Jan 21
Cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) is useful as a build material for 3D printing, especially desktop 3D printing.
Joseph Bloomfield, Roger W. Avakian, Yannan Duan
Filed: 22 Jun 17
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Polysiloxanes In Thermoplastic Elastomer Compounds for Overmolded Thermoplastic Articles
9 Dec 20
An overmolded thermoplastic article includes a substrate portion molded from a thermoplastic resin compound and an overmold portion molded from a thermoplastic elastomer compound.
Jiren GU, Hanxing WEI
Filed: 12 Nov 17
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Super-vibration damping thermoplastic elastomer blends and articles made therewith
26 Oct 20
A thermoplastic elastomer compound includes hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer having a polyisoprene soft block, styrene-isobutylene-styrene block copolymer, tackifier having a softening point of at least about 80° C. according to ASTM 6493, and, optionally, one or more additional thermoplastic elastomers.
Russell Danielson, Jason D. Piunti, Zachary Muscato, Malar Shetty, Jiren Gu, Krishna Venkataswamy
Filed: 23 Jul 17
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Polymeric materials
26 Oct 20
A liquid formulation for addition to a polymeric material comprises a vehicle, an additive (e.g. a colourant) and carbonyl bis (1-caprolactan)).
Andrew Overend, David Loftus, Philip Winrow, Chun Yee Lew
Filed: 15 Sep 16
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Polyisobutylene as a liquid color concentrate component
13 Jul 20
Use of polyisobutylene in a weight average molecular weight of greater than 1000 daltons can increase processing efficiency when making liquid color concentrates and can improve coloration of polymers used in a variety of final shaped polymer articles.
Jason Bateman
Filed: 12 Mar 18
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Thermoplastic Polyurethane Compounds Exhibiting Stain Resistance and Enhanced Uv Stability
8 Jul 20
Thermoplastic articles are molded from thermoplastic polyurethane compounds including blends of aromatic polycaprolactone thermoplastic polyurethane and aliphatic polycaprolactone thermoplastic polyurethane.
Jiren GU
Filed: 5 Jan 20
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Container For Personal Health Compositions
10 Jun 20
A container for personal health compositions with melatonin.
Michael Devon Hayes, Leigh Mahoney, Lonnie Stuckert, Greg Veintimilla, Gary Vernon
Filed: 4 Dec 19
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Polyvinyl butyral-g-polylactide copolymer
1 Jun 20
Copolymers of a polyvinyl butyral backbone with polylactic acid grafts and their compounds are disclosed, which can be used to produce clear, flexible and ductile bio-based films.
Yannan Duan, Roger W. Avakian
Filed: 21 Aug 16