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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:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2010
Applicants:
Paul Smith, Zurich, CH;
Jeroen Visjager, Cleves, OH (US);
Theo Tervoort, Zurich, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG, Rotkreuz, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G 63/00 (2006.01); C08G 64/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods of making ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UMWPE) having increased strength and/or wear resistance, such as high yield strength, high tensile strength, high load strength, and/or high impact strength. Some embodiments include making UHMWPE having increased strength and/or wear resistance, such as that listed above, where the UHMWPE has co-monomers.