Patents Assigned to Betts UK Limited
  • Compositions and articles produced therefrom
    Patent number: 6465064
    Abstract: Compositions having improved gas/vapor barrier qualities are described. The compositions are composed of a substantially non-polar resin and a lamellar filler, the lamellar filler delaminating under high shear, to increase its aspect ratio. Also described are compositions composed of a non-polar thermoplastic resin filled with platelets of talc having an aspect ratio of at least 5; the platelets have an average aspect ratio of between 16-30 and a CIE whiteness index of at least 40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Betts UK Limited
    Inventor: Mark Graham Branch
  • Two-compartment container
    Patent number: 6065643
    Abstract: A two-compartment container (10) comprises two flexible "D" shaped cross section tubular housings (11) each having a respective shoulder (17) with a nozzle (25). The two tubular housings (11) each have a flat portion (14) and an arcuate portion (15) and are held in side-by-side relationship so that the flat portions (14) are in contact over substantially their entire widths and lengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: Betts UK Limited
    Inventors: John W. Harvey, John D. Sawkins