Patent · US Expired

Melt-processible, thermoplastic random copolyimides having recoverable crystallinity and associated processes

US6476182B1 · kind B1 · utility

9Cited by
31References
19Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateDec 21, 2000
Grant dateNov 5, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 21, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08G73/14
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Random, melt-processible copolyimides are disclosed herein. These copolyimides are semicrystalline and exhibit recoverable (semi)crystallinity from their melts. Associated processes, which entail either solution polymerization or melt polymerization, for producing and fabricating these copolyimides into useful articles having a predetermined shape are also disclosed.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.