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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Elaine Audrey Mertzel, Northville, MI (US);
James Patrick Sheets, Redford, MI (US);
John Walter Truskowski, Birmingham, MI (US);
Assignee:
Cooper Technology Services, LLC, Lima, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/04 ;
Abstract
A laminate of an elastomeric substrate and a high density polyethylene having certain properties is disclosed. The preferred high density polyethylene has a density of from 0.940 to 1.000 g/cm , a melt index of less than 10 grams per 10 minutes under conditions of 190° C. and 2.160 kg load and 298.2 kPa, and a melt index of greater than 5 grams per 10 minutes under conditions of 190° C. and 21.6 kg load and 2,982.2 kPa pressure. The laminate is particularly well suited for use in automotive seals.