CRYSTALLINE POLYCARBONATE ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20180030239A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-01

    申请号:US15550393

    申请日:2016-03-21

    IPC分类号: C08K5/098 C08L69/00 C08J7/02

    摘要: In an embodiment, an article comprises a crystalline polycarbonate, wherein the article has a polycarbonate crystallinity of greater than or equal to 10 wt % based on the total weight of the polycarbonate. In another embodiment, a method of making an article comprises adding a crystalline polycarbonate powder into a cavity of a compression mold; wherein the crystalline polycarbonate powder has a crystallinity of greater than or equal to 10 wt % based on the total weight of the crystalline polycarbonate powder; compressing the crystalline polycarbonate powder in the cavity at a compression temperature of greater than or equal to 10° C. less than the melting temperature of the crystalline polycarbonate powder (Tcomp≧Tm−10° C.) and at a compression pressure of greater than or equal to 1 MPa; and removing the article from the cavity.

    Polymer composition for selective sintering

    公开(公告)号:US11560451B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-24

    申请号:US16772353

    申请日:2018-12-10

    发明人: Hao Gu Zahir Bashir

    摘要: A polymer composition for the production of shaped objects via selective sintering includes ≥70.0 wt % of poly(ethylene terephthalate), wherein ≥25.0 wt % and ≤90.0 wt % of the poly(ethylene terephthalate has resulted from a selective sintering process as unsintered material. The polymer composition is a powder having a D10 of ≥10 and ≤40 μm, a D50 of ≥75 and ≤100 μm, and a D90 of ≥160 and ≤200 μm. The polymer composition allows for the production of an article having a continuous use temperature of ≥100° C., and results in a low change of molecular weight during exposure to selective sintering powder processing temperatures. Further, the polymer composition allows for a significant reduction of the waste material generated during selective sintering as the unsintered material does not have to be disposed of as waste but may be used again.

    INTEGRATED PROCESS FOR PRODUCING POLYESTER TAPE

    公开(公告)号:US20170312971A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-02

    申请号:US15531032

    申请日:2015-11-24

    摘要: The present invention relates to an integrated process for the production of polyester tape, comprising the steps of a) preparing feed polyester comprising a polymerisation reaction in one or more reactors in series and measuring the viscosity of the obtained feed polyester, b) feeding the feed polyester obtained from step a) and optional additives to a melt mixing device, mixing said feed polyester and said optional additives so as to form a molten polyester composition and measuring the viscosity of the obtained polyester composition, c) extruding the molten polyester composition through a film extrusion die thereby forming a molten film of said polyester composition, d) preparing a polyester tape from said molten polyester film, said preparing comprising trimming the edges of the film at a stage where said film is below its melting temperature, e) feeding at least a part of the trimmed edges obtained in step d) in-line to the melt mixing device in step b) wherein the amount of trimmed edges and optional further additives fed to the melt mixing device in step b) is controlled on the basis of the measured viscosity of the polyester composition.

    Process for shaping a polymeric object

    公开(公告)号:US11919232B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-05

    申请号:US17058280

    申请日:2019-05-10

    摘要: The present invention relates to a process for moulding a polymeric object, the process comprising the steps of: (a) providing a substantially flat horizontally positioned layer of a material, the layer being a film or sheet; (b) providing a layer of a thermoplastic powder onto the layer provided under (a); (c) subjecting a pre-defined part of the thermoplastic powder to irradiation to heat the pre-defined part of the thermoplastic powder to a temperature at which the thermoplastic fuses or sinters onto at least a part of the flat layer of material; (d) terminating the exposure to irradiation; (e) providing a further layer of the thermoplastic powder onto the layer provided under (b); (f) subjecting a pre-defined part of the thermoplastic powder of the layer provided under (e) to irradiation to heat the pre-defined part of the thermoplastic powder to a temperature at which the thermoplastic fuses or sinters onto at least a part of the flat layer of the material fused under (c); (g) terminating the exposure to irradiation; (h) repeating steps (e)-(g) for as many cycles as required to complete the shape of the desired polymeric object; (i) removing the fraction of thermoplastic powder that has not been fused or sintered; and (j) optionally removing the substantially flat layer as provided under (a) from the polymeric object; wherein the surface area of the substantially flat layer of material is at least 200% of the surface area of that layer produced under steps (c)-(h) having the largest surface area. Such process allows for the production of small series or uniquely designed objects at low energy consumption wherein the objects exhibit high dimensional stability.

    HINGED CONTAINER CAP, CONTAINER ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A HINGED CONTAINER CAP

    公开(公告)号:US20220332477A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-20

    申请号:US17640954

    申请日:2020-09-11

    IPC分类号: B65D47/08 B65D1/02 B29D99/00

    摘要: Hinged container cap, comprising a base portion, a hinge member and a lid, wherein the base portion is made of a crystallisable polymer and includes a base circumferential wall and a base containment wall having an base outlet aperture and has an external base surfaceexternal base surface 44, wherein the hinge member connects the base portion to the lid and allows a movement of the lid between an opened position, in which the base outlet aperture is open, and a closed position, in which the base outlet aperture is closed, wherein in the closed position, at least part of the external base surfaceexternal base surface 44 of the base portion forms an interface with the lid contact surfacelid contact surface 42 of the lid, wherein the base portion and/or of the lid wall is crystallized at at least the interface of the base portion and the lid in the closed position, to allow the lid to be opened after being closed for an elongated period.