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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ben Duh, Tallmadge, OH (US);
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F / ; C08J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
528481 ; 528298 ; 528492 ; 528503 ;
Abstract
A process is disclosed for the crystallization of a PEN prepolymer containing volatile components. The temperature is maintained at a temperature in the range of about 20.degree. C. above the Tg and about 10.degree. C. below the Tm while the PEN prepolymer is agitated. The PEN prepolymer is present as chips or pellets. The pressure during crystallization is maintained at a level higher than the vapor pressure of the volatile components in the PEN prepolymer chips or pellets.