POLYMER PELLETS CONTAINING SUPERCRITICAL FLUID AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20120061867A1
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12879506

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A process for the manufacture of a plastic part, the process comprising providing a polymer, heating the polymer, introducing a gas or supercritical fluid into the polymer, mixing the polymer and the gas to produce a first melt, extruding the first melt, pelletizing the extruded first melt to form pellets, transforming the pellets into a second melt, and molding the second melt to form the plastic part. In pelletizing the first melt, individual cells of gas are included in the resulting pellets. Before the cells can nucleate, the polymer is solidified to keep the gas contained therein. After the polymer is pelletized, the pellets are considered to be unfoamed. In molding the second melt to form the plastic part, nucleation of the cells is initiated through favorable process conditions and/or additional cell nucleating agents, thereby resulting in the second melt being foamed.

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PLAYTEX PRODUCTS LLC6 RESEARCH DRIVE SHELTON CT 06484

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dougherty,, JR Eugene P Camden-Wyoming, US 14 226
Gorton, Patrick J Clifton Park, US 2 40
Lacey, Chris Cambridge, US 3 71
Lee, Jungjoo Madison, US 6 235
Turng, Lih-Sheng Madison, US 18 203

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