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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2008
Applicants:
Dustin Miller, Seattle, WA (US);
Vipin Kumar, Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Dustin Miller, Seattle, WA (US);
Vipin Kumar, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
University of Washington, Seattle, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 44/42 (2006.01); C08J 9/00 (2006.01); B29C 44/10 (2006.01); B29C 44/34 (2006.01); B29C 44/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 9/00 (2013.01); B29C 44/10 (2013.01); B29C 44/3453 (2013.01); B29C 44/588 (2013.01); C08J 2201/032 (2013.01); Y10T 428/249978 (2015.04); Y10T 428/249979 (2015.04);
Abstract
Methods for reducing the density of thermoplastic materials and the articles made therefrom having similar or improved mechanical properties to the solid or noncellular material. Also disclosed are improvements to foaming methods and the cellular structures of the foams made therefrom, and methods for altering the impact strength of solid or noncellular thermoplastic materials and the shaping of the materials into useful articles.