EP0321176A3
Molecularly oriented thermoplastic member and process of forming same
Abstract
A process of orienting a thermoplastic material, including the steps of forming the material into the desired shape, immediately cooling the material to below its glass transition temperature, reheating the material to a temperature above the glass transition temperature but below its melting temperature, drawing the material and cooling the material to ambient temperature while the material is under the drawing tension.
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| Document | Relation | Office | Category | Cited during |
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| EP0202090A2 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | X | Search report |
| GB1123445A | Cites | United Kingdom | X | Search report |
| US3531561A | Cites | United States of America | A | Search report |
| DD48694A | Cites | German Democratic Republic (until 1990) | A | Search report |
3 priority claims, no other members on record
Priority claims3
| Document | Office | Kind | Date |
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| 132755 | United States of America | – | |
| 13275587 | United States of America | A | |
| US19870132755 | – | – | – |
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| Title (correction)PROCESS OF FORMING A MOLECULARLY ORIENTED THERMOPLASTIC MEMBERRTI2 | RTI2 | EP | |
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Numbers
- Publication
- 0321176
- Publication, DOCDB
- 0321176
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP0321176
- Application
- 311763
- Application, DOCDB
- 88311763
- Application, EPODOC
- EP19880311763
Titles3
- English
- Molecularly oriented thermoplastic member and process of forming same
- German
- Thermoplastisches Element mit molekularer Orientierung und Verfahren zur Herstellung desselben
- French
- Elément thermoplastique à orientation moléculaire et procédé pour sa fabrication
Classification
- CPC, 11
- A61B17/68
- A61B17/72
- A61B17/80
- A61B17/86
- A61B2017/00004
- A61L31/06
- B29C55/005
- B29C55/04
- B29K2067/00
- B29K2067/046
- B29K2995/0059
- IPC, 8
- A61B17 00
- A61B17 68
- A61B17 72
- A61B17 80
- A61B17 86
- A61L31 06
- B29C55 00
- B29C55 04
Designated states8
- Contracting states, 8
- Belgium
- Germany
- Spain
- France
- United Kingdom
- Italy
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Sweden