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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:
Dec. 07, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Sean M. MacKinnon, Burnaby, CA;
Assignee:
Ballard Power Systems Inc., Burnaby, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 2/46 ; C08F / ; C08J 5/20 ; C08J 3/28 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 2/46 ; C08F / ; C08J 5/20 ; C08J 3/28 ;
Abstract
A process for preparing a graft copolymers is provided comprising exposing a polymeric base material to a dose of ionizing radiation, and then contacting the irradiated base material with a microemulsion comprising at least one fluorostyrenic monomer, water and water-miscible solvent. The graft copolymer may be formed into a membrane, including ion exchange membranes.