US4804582A
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Static dissipative thermoplastic laminate film
Assignee: Dow Chemical Co
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Filing: 1987-06-01
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Granted: 1989-02-14
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Expires: 2007-06-01
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to a static dissipative laminate film produced by: coating a surface of a first plasticized thermoplastic film with graphite or carbon; overlaying the coated surface of the first film with a second plasticized thermoplastic film; and pressing the first and second films together to form a laminate film.
Inventors
- 👤 Stephen A. Noding
- 👤 Sanford A. Siegel
- 👤 Donald W. Pennington
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 22:39
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/08; B32B27/18; B32B27/20; B32B27/30; B32B27/304; H; H01; H01B; H01B1/00; H01B1/20; H01B1/24; B32B2255/00; B32B2255/10; B32B2255/20; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/20; B32B2307/21; B32B2327/00; B32B2327/06; B32B2553/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/922; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/258; Y10T428/26; Y10T428/27; Y10T428/30; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31909; Y10T428/31913; Y10T428/3192; Y10T428/31928
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
A thermoplastic laminate film produced by a process which comprises, (a) providing first and second thermoplastic films, said films comprising, (i) a polymer, selected from the group consisting of poly(vinyl chloride), chlorinated polyethylene, poly(vinylidene chloride) and a copolymer of vinyl chloride and vinylidene chloride, (ii) cations selected from the group consisting of alkali metal ions, alkaline earth metal ions and mixtures thereof, (iii) a plasticizer which is compatible with said polymer and which is capable of forming a complex with cation, (b) coating a surface of said first thermoplastic film with an electronically conductive carbon material; (c) overlaying the coated surface of said first thermoplastic film with said second thermoplastic film; and (d) pressing said first and second thermoplastic films together to form said laminate film.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
A thermoplastic laminate film produced by a process which comprises, (a) providing first and second thermoplastic films, said films comprising, (i) a polymer, selected from the group consisting of poly(vinyl chloride), chlorinated polyethylene, poly(vinylidene chloride) and a copolymer of vinyl chloride and vinylidene chloride, (ii) cations selected from the group consisting of alkali metal ions, alkaline earth metal ions and mixtures thereof, (iii) a plasticizer which is compatible with said polymer and which is capable of forming a complex with cation, (b) coating a surface of said first thermoplastic film with an electronically conductive carbon material; (c) overlaying the coated surface of said first thermoplastic film with said second thermoplastic film; and (d) pressing said first and second thermoplastic films together to form said laminate film.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
55 words
The thermoplastic laminate film of claim 1 wherein said process additionally comprises the step of coating a surface of said second thermoplastic film with an electronically conductive material selected from the group consisting of graphite and carbon and overlaying said first and second thermoplastic films in (c) so that their coated surfaces face one another.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The thermoplastic laminate film of claim 1 wherein said polymer is poly(vinyl chloride).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The thermoplastic laminate film of claim 3 wherein said conductive carbon material is graphite.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The thermoplastic laminate film of claim 4 wherein said laminate contains from about 0.01 mg to about 0.1 mg of electronically conductive carbon material per cm 2 of coated film surface.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
The thermoplastic laminate film of claim 5 wherein said pressing is effected at a temperature of from about 120° C. to about 150° C. and by the application of a pressing force in the range of from about 200 kg/m 2 to about 500 kg/m 2 .
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The thermoplastic laminate film of claim 6 wherein said laminate has a thickness within the range of from about 20 microns to about 200 microns.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The thermoplastic laminate film of claim 2 wherein said polymer is poly(vinyl chloride).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The thermoplastic laminate film of claim 8 wherein said conductive carbon material is graphite.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
The thermoplastic laminate film of claim 7 wherein said laminate contains from about 0.01 mg to about 0.1 mg of electronically conductive carbon material per cm 2 of coated film surface.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
47 words
The thermoplastic laminate film of claim 10 wherein said pressing is effected at a temperature of from about 120° C. to about 150° C. and by the application of a pressing force in the range of from about 200 kg/m 2 to about 500 kg/m 2 .
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
The thermoplastic laminate film of claim 11 wherein said laminate has a thickness within the range of from about 20 microns to about 200 microns.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
46 words
The thermoplastic laminate film of claim 1 wherein said plasticizer is selected from the group consisting of diesters of C 4 to C 8 dicarboxylic acids containing three or more ethoxy ether linkages; ethylene glycol di(carboxylates) containing three or more ethoxy ether linkages; and mixtures thereof.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
The thermoplastic laminate film of claim 1 wherein said plasticizer is a diester of a dibenzoic acid, which diester contains 4 or more ethoxy ether linkages.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
The thermoplastic laminate film of claim 1 wherein said cations are sodium or lithium ions.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
34 words
The thermoplastic laminate film of claim 7 wherein said plasticizer is a diester of a dibenzoic acid, which diester contains three or more ethoxy ether linkages and said cations are sodium or lithium ions.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
34 words
The thermoplastic laminate film of claim 12 wherein said plasticizer is a diester of a dibenzoic acid, which diester contains three or more ethoxy ether linkages and said cations are sodium or lithium ions.
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