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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Owen Joseph McGarel, Naperville, IL (US);
Mickel E. Knight, Greenville, SC (US);
Charles Joseph Mackus, Darien, IL (US);
Assignee:
Viskase Corporation, Willowbrook, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/700 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a method of sizing nonderivatized extruded cellulosic tubes by the use of a mandrel structure that includes a hollow sizing portion having openings which gather gas bubbles that may evolve at the interface between the extruded tube and the sizing portion and allows the gas to pass into the hollow interior of the mandrel. The mandrel contains a sizing portion larger than the extruded tube, which allows for improved sizing of nonderivatized extruded tubes that are used as casings.