Patent · US Expired

Method of fabricating and devices employing vents

US8758488B1 · kind B1 · utility

4Cited by
18References
13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 26, 1999
Grant dateJun 24, 2014
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Expiry dateMar 26, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG21F5/00
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Vents for containers include a perforated substrate portion (20) of polymer material over which is thermally bonded a gas permeable membrane (30). The thermal bond (31) is direct and adhesive-free so that there is no adhesive available for chemical attachment by materials within the containers (58) and no opportunity for an adhesive to interfere with or block perforations through the substrate.

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