US3217083A
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Abrasion resistant polymeric fluorocarbons and conductor insulated therewith
Assignee: W.L. Gore and Associates Inc
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Filing: 1960-08-01
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Granted: 1965-11-09
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Expires: 1980-08-01
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Wilbert L Gore
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 04:08
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01B; H01B7/00; H01B7/17; H01B7/28; H01B3/00; H01B3/02; H01B3/08; H01B3/082; H01B3/084; H01B3/18; H01B3/30; H01B3/44; H01B3/443; H01B3/445; H01B3/48; H01B7/18; H01B7/182; Y; Y02; Y02A; Y02A30/00; Y02A30/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
A SHAPED ARTICLE CONTAINING A FLUOROCARBON POLYMER AND MINERAL FIBERS SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FORM OF INDIVIDUAL PARTICLES EMBEDDED THEREIN, SAID FIBERS BEING ORIENTED IN THE SAID ARTICLE SO THAT THE FIBERS IN ANY GIVEN PLANE PARALLEL TO THE SURFACE OF THE SAID ARTICLE LIE MAINLY WITH THEIR LENGTHS PARALLEL TO THE SAID SURFACE OF THE SAID ARTICLE, SAID FIBERS THEREBY PRESENTING LARGE AREAS OF A MINERAL TO ABRADING, CUTTING AND SIMILAR FORCES EXERTED ON SAID SURFACE OF SAID ARTICLE, AND SAID POLYMER HAVING AN ELONGATION OF AT LEAST 100% LONGITUDINALLY AND LATERALLY AND A TENSILE STRENGTH WHICH EXCEEDS 4,000 P.S.I.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
100 words
A SHAPED ARTICLE CONTAINING A FLUOROCARBON POLYMER AND MINERAL FIBERS SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FORM OF INDIVIDUAL PARTICLES EMBEDDED THEREIN, SAID FIBERS BEING ORIENTED IN THE SAID ARTICLE SO THAT THE FIBERS IN ANY GIVEN PLANE PARALLEL TO THE SURFACE OF THE SAID ARTICLE LIE MAINLY WITH THEIR LENGTHS PARALLEL TO THE SAID SURFACE OF THE SAID ARTICLE, SAID FIBERS THEREBY PRESENTING LARGE AREAS OF A MINERAL TO ABRADING, CUTTING AND SIMILAR FORCES EXERTED ON SAID SURFACE OF SAID ARTICLE, AND SAID POLYMER HAVING AN ELONGATION OF AT LEAST 100% LONGITUDINALLY AND LATERALLY AND A TENSILE STRENGTH WHICH EXCEEDS 4,000 P.S.I.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
119 words
AS A NEW ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE AN INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR COMPRISING A METALLIC CONDUCTOR EMBEDDED IN A SHEATH COMPRISING A FLUOROCARBON POLYMER AND SURROUNDING SAID SHEATH A LAYER OF A FLUOROCARBON POLYMER HAVING EMBEDDED THEREIN MINERAL FIBRILS SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FORM OF INDIVIDUAL PARTICLES WHICH LARGELY LIE WITH THEIR LENGTHS PARALLEL TO THE SURFACE OF THE SAID CONDUCTOR, THE FIBRILS IN A GIVEN PLANE PARALLEL TO A GIVEN SURFACE EXTENDING IN VARIOUS AXES IN SAID PLANE AND SAID FIBRILS THEREBY PRESENTING LARGE AREAS OF MINERAL TO ABRADING, CUTTING AND SIMILAR FORCES EXERTED ON SAID SURFACE OF SAID CONDUCTOR, AND SAID POLYMER HAVING AN ELONGATION OF AT LEAST 100% LONGITUDINALLY AND LATERALLY AND A TENSILE STRENGTH WHICH EXCEEDS 4,000 P.S.I.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
119 words
AS A NEW ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE AN INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR COMPRISING A METALLIC CONDUCTOR EMBEDDED IN A SHEATH COMPRISING A FLUOROCARBON POLYMER AND SURROUNDING SAID SHEATH A LAYER OF A FLUOROCARBON POLYMER HAVING EMBEDDED THEREIN MINERAL FIBRILS SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FORM OF INDIVIDUAL PARTICLES WHICH LARGELY LIE WITH THEIR LENGTHS PARALLEL TO THE SURFACE OF THE SAID CONDUCTOR, THE FIBRILS IN A GIVEN PLANE PARALLEL TO A GIVEN SURFACE EXTENDING IN VARIOUS AXES IN SAID PLANE AND SAID FIBRILS THEREBY PRESENTING LARGE AREAS OF MINERAL TO ABRADING, CUTTING AND SIMILAR FORCES EXERTED ON SAID SURFACE OF SAID CONDUCTOR, AND SAID POLYMER HAVING AN ELONGATION OF AT LEAST 100% LONGITUDINALLY AND LATERALLY AND A TENSILE STRENGTH WHICH EXCEEDS 4,000 P.S.I.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-11-08 | 1969-05-10 | 1969-11-09 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-11-08 | 1973-05-10 | 1973-11-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-11-08 | 1977-05-10 | 1977-11-09 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |