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Foamed polymer tubing

US4713271A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 24, 1983
Grant dateDec 15, 1987
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Expiry dateJun 24, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/15
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Process and apparatus are disclosed for manufacturing foamed articles such as tubes used as pipe insulation, which tubes are of a high impermeability and flexibility and are formed of a polymer, such as polyethylene or polypropylene, containing up to as much as 50% of an elastomer.

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