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Polymeric microspheres for low-friction surfaces

US5238736A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 18, 1992
Grant dateAug 24, 1993
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Expiry dateSep 18, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/2982
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to polymeric microspheres comprised of short-chain diol diacrylate homopolymers or copolymers of diol diacrylates and long-chain acrylate esters, which exhibit excellent antifriction characteristics when applied on the surface of plastic sheets. Treated sheets exhibit a significantly lower coefficient of friction than sheets treated with commercially-available microspheres.

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