Abstract: Disclosed is a mandrel structure for extruding a tube composed of a non derivatized cellulose. The mandrel includes a hollow sizing portion having openings which gather gas bubbles that may evolve at the interface between the extruded tube and the sizing portion and allows the gas to pass into the hollow interior of the mandrel.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 19, 2000
Date of Patent:
September 3, 2002
Assignee:
Viskase Corporation
Inventors:
Mark Griffith Williams, Larry Clyde Long, Owen Joseph Mc Garel, Ronald Joseph Jerantowski, James Joseph Albert