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Polyethylene heat-shrinkable article formed by irradiating and stretching gelled extrudate

CA 1264045 C · Owner: Dsm N.V. · Inventors: Lemstra, Pieter J.

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Heat shrinkable material obtained by a) thermoreversible gelation of a solution of a linear polyethylene having a weight-average molecular weight of at least 4 x 105 to form a gel material having virtually the same composition as the solution started from, and, b) irradiation of said gel material with simultaneous or subsequent stretching at a stretch ratio of at least 15. Specifically claimed are articles such as fabrics woven from, fibres, and tubes or tapes having an extremely high shrink ratio upon heating.

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  • Granted December 27, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 27, 2006.
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FiledMay 9, 1985
GrantedDecember 27, 1989
Term endedDecember 27, 2006
Patent numberCA 1264045 C
Classification (IPC)C08F6/22 +2 more

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1986198919921995199820012004Application filedMay 9, 1985Patent grantedDec 27, 1989Term endedDec 27, 2006

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