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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:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Georges G. Evens, Maasmechelen, BE;
Emanuel M. J. Pijpers, Beek, NL;
Andreas A. Oosterlaken, Stein, NL;
Jacob Renkema, Born, NL;
Henri J. H. Beelen, Heerlen, NL;
Assignee:
DSM N.V., Heerlen, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 4/44 ; C08F / ; C08F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 4/44 ; C08F / ; C08F / ;
Abstract
The invention relates to an elastomeric copolymer derived from components comprising a) ethylene, b) an &agr;-olefin, c) a non-conjugated polyene (C) having one C═C bond that is copolymerizable using a Ziegler-Natta catalyst, and d) optionally a non-conjugated polyene (D) which in the molecule contains two or more C═C bonds that are copolymerizable using a Ziegler-Natta catalyst. The copolymer is characterized by, inter alia, a specific branching coefficient BC. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of such copolymers.