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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2002
Scott D. Sharabura, Colleyville, TX (US);
Michael E. Allen, Mineral Wells, TX (US);
Jeannie Holmes, Weatherford, TX (US);
Victor K. Paulsen, Mineral Wells, TX (US);
Subramaniam Shanmugham, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Scott D. Sharabura, Colleyville, TX (US);
Michael E. Allen, Mineral Wells, TX (US);
Jeannie Holmes, Weatherford, TX (US);
Victor K. Paulsen, Mineral Wells, TX (US);
Subramaniam Shanmugham, Fort Worth, TX (US);
M Management-Tex, Ltd., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Abstract
A wiper blade made of a compound having a methyl vinyl silicone polymer, a filler, and a friction-reducing additive is provided. The friction-reducing additive is present in an amount from between about 5–42 weight percent, preferably 11 percent. The average particle size of the friction-reducing additive is preferably less than 6 microns, thereby permitting extrusion of the compound into the shape of a wiper blade. Polytetrafluoroethylene is preferred as a friction-reducing additive, but other substances, such as boron nitride or graphite could be used.