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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2013
Conopco, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);
Dow Global Technologies Llc, Midland, MI (US);
Brett Christopher Domoy, Brookfield, CT (US);
Barrett Albert Unger, Glenview, IL (US);
Mark T. Jablonka, Pearland, TX (US);
Conopco, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);
Dow Global Technologies LLC, Midland, MI (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) composition that comprises at least a first high density polyethylene component having a density of 0.940-0.968 g/cmand a melt index Iof 0.5-10.0 dg/min and a melt flow ratio (flow index Iat 190° C. divided by melt index Iat 190° C.) of at least 25. A second HDPE component may be included in the composition with melt index Iof greater than 10 dg/min and melt flow ratio of 30 or less. The disclosed compositions are suitable for use in living hinge closure applications.