Plastics-based manufactured article and processes for forming said article
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Feb 21, 2023
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May 28, 2020
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Abstract
An oriented polymer composition (OPC) article comprising a body having a length, which is greater than any perpendicular dimension, comprised of an OPC having a softening temperature, the body having an outer surface extending the length of the body, having polymer strands aligned in the lengthwise direction of the body, wherein the length dimension stability is greater than 99% when tested by heating the article for 24 hours at temperatures at least up to and including 71 degrees Celsius after completion of the manufacture of the article and processes for forming said article.
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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EOVATIONS LLC | 2801 E BELTLINE NE GRAND RAPIDS MI 49525 |
International Classification(s)
- C08J:WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTE....
- B29C:SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF SUBSTAN....
- C08F:MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONL....
- B27N:MANUFACTURE BY DRY PROCESSES OF ARTICLES, WITH OR ....
- B29K:INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, ....
- B29L:INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RE....
- C08L:COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS
- C08K:USE OF INORGANIC OR NON-MACROMOLECULAR ORGANIC SUB....

- 2020 Application Filing Year
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- 2176 Applications Filed
- 924 Patents Issued To-Date
- 42.47 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Birchmeier, Brett M | Midland, US | 17 | 84 |
# of filed Patents : 17 Total Citations : 84 | |||
Nichols, Kevin L | Freeland, US | 23 | 215 |
# of filed Patents : 23 Total Citations : 215 |
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