Patents by Inventor Niall D. McKee
Niall D. McKee has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 8674042Abstract: The present invention relates to a partially-crystalline copolymer comprising tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene in an amount corresponding to HFPI of from about 2.8 to 5.3, and preferably from about 0.2% to 3% by weight of perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether), said copolymer having less than about 50 ppm alkali metal ion, having a melt flow rate of within the range of about 30±3 g/10 min, and having no more than about 50 unstable endgroups/106 carbon atoms and which can be extruded at high speed onto conductor over a broad polymer melt temperature range to give insulated wire of high quality.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2011Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Thomas Robert Earnest, Jr., Daniel A. Favereau, Niall D. McKee, Patricia A. Tooley
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Publication number: 20120058256Abstract: The present invention relates to a partially-crystalline copolymer comprising tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene in an amount corresponding to HFPI of from about 2.8 to 5.3, and preferably from about 0.2% to 3% by weight of perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether), said copolymer having less than about 50 ppm alkali metal ion, having a melt flow rate of within the range of about 30±3 g/10 min, and having no more than about 50 unstable endgroups/106 carbon atoms and which can be extruded at high speed onto conductor over a broad polymer melt temperature range to give insulated wire of high quality.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2011Publication date: March 8, 2012Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: Thomas Robert Earnest, JR., Daniel A. Favereau, Niall D. McKee, Patricia A. Tooley
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Patent number: 8076431Abstract: The present invention relates to a partially-crystalline copolymer comprising tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene in an amount corresponding to hexafluoropropylene index (HFPI) of from about 2.8 to 5.3, and preferably from about 0.2% to 3% by weight of perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether), said copolymer having less than about 50 ppm alkali metal ion, having a melt flow rate of within the range of about 30±3 g/10 min, and having no more than about 50 unstable endgroups/106 carbon atoms and which can be extruded at high speed onto conductor over a broad polymer melt temperature range to give insulated wire of high quality.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2008Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Thomas Robert Earnest, Jr., Daniel A. Favereau, Niall D. McKee, Patricia A. Tooley
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Patent number: 7579418Abstract: The present invention relates to the process of extruding melt drawing fluoropolymer onto conductor to form insulated conductor at a line speed of at least 533 m/min and having no more than 10 sparks and no more than 2 lumps/13.7 km of insulated conductor under conditions that comprise an adequate process window to allow for these results to be obtained at different conditions within the process window. The invention identifies the critical parameters for achieving this process window, namely melt flow rate of the fluoropolymer, preferably being 30±3 g/10 min, and the melt temperature of the extruding/melt-drawing step, preferably being 393° C.±6° C.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2004Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Patrick Anthony DeFeo, Glenn W. Heffner, Niall D. McKee, Sundar Kilnagar Venkataraman
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Publication number: 20080293904Abstract: The present invention relates to a partially-crystalline copolymer comprising tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene in an amount corresponding to HFPI of from about 2.8 to 5.3, and preferably from about 0.2% to 3% by weight of perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether), said copolymer having less than about 50 ppm alkali metal ion, having a melt flow rate of within the range of about 30±3 g/10 min, and having no more than about 50 unstable endgroups/106 carbon atoms and which can be extruded at high speed onto conductor over a broad polymer melt temperature range to give insulated wire of high quality.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2008Publication date: November 27, 2008Applicant: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Thomas Robert Earnest, JR., Daniel A. Favereau, Niall D. McKee, Patricia A. Tooley
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Patent number: 7435786Abstract: The present invention relates to a partially-crystalline copolymer comprising tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene in an amount corresponding to hexafluoropropylene index (HFPI) of from about 2.8 to 5.3, and preferably from about 0.2% to 3% by weight of perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether), said copolymer being polymerized and isolated in the absence of added alkali metal salts, having a melt flow rate of within the range of about 30±3 g/10 min, and having no more than about 50 unstable endgroups/106 carbon atoms can be extruded at high speed onto conductor over a broad polymer melt temperature range to give insulated wire of high quality.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2006Date of Patent: October 14, 2008Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Thomas Robert Earnest, Jr., Daniel N. Favereau, Niall D. McKee, Patricia A. Tooley
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Patent number: 7126056Abstract: The present invention relates to a partially-crystalline copolymer comprising tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene in an amount corresponding to HFPI of from about 2.8 to 5.3, and preferably from about 0.2% to 3% by weight of perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether), said copolymer being polymerized and isolated in the absence of added alkali metal salts, having a melt flow rate of within the range of about 30±3 g/10 min, and having no more than about 50 unstable endgroups/106 carbon atoms can be extruded at high speed onto conductor over a broad polymer melt temperature range to give insulated wire of high quality.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2004Date of Patent: October 24, 2006Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Thomas Robert Earnest, Jr., Daniel A. Favereau, Niall D. McKee, Patricia A. Tooley
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Patent number: 7122609Abstract: The present invention relates to a partially-crystalline copolymer comprising tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene in an amount corresponding to a hexafluoropropylene index (HFPI) of from about 2.8 to 5.3, and preferably from about 0.2% to 3% by weight of perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether), said copolymer being polymerized and isolated in the absence of added alkali metal salts, having a melt flow rate of within the range of about 30±3 g/10 min, and having no more than about 50 unstable endgroups/106 carbon atoms can be extruded at high speed onto conductor over a broad polymer melt temperature range to give insulated wire of high quality.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2004Date of Patent: October 17, 2006Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Thomas Robert Earnest, Jr., Daniel A. Favereau, Niall D. McKee, Patricia A. Tooley
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Publication number: 20040260044Abstract: The present invention relates to a partially-crystalline copolymer comprising tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene in an amount corresponding to HFPI of from about 2.8 to 5.3, and preferably from about 0.2% to 3% by weight of perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether), said copolymer being polymerized and isolated in the absence of added alkali metal salts, having a melt flow rate of within the range of about 30±3 g/10 min, and having no more than about 50 unstable endgroups/106 carbon atoms can be extruded at high speed onto conductor over a broad polymer melt temperature range to give insulated wire of high quality.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2004Publication date: December 23, 2004Inventors: Thomas Robert Earnest, Daniel A. Favereau, Niall D. McKee, Patricia A. Tooley
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Publication number: 20040242819Abstract: The present invention relates to a partially-crystalline copolymer comprising tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene in an amount corresponding to HFPI of from about 2.8 to 5.3, and preferably from about 0.2% to 3% by weight of perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether), said copolymer being polymerized and isolated in the absence of added alkali metal salts, having a melt flow rate of within the range of about 30±3 g/10 min, and having no more than about 50 unstable endgroups can be extruded at high speed onto conductor over a broad polymer melt temperature range to give insulated wire of high quality.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2004Publication date: December 2, 2004Inventors: Thomas Robert Earnest, Daniel A. Favereau, Niall D. McKee, Patricia A. Tooley
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Publication number: 20040232580Abstract: The present invention relates to the process of extruding melt drawing fluoropolymer onto conductor to form insulated conductor at a line speed of at least 533 m/min and having no more than 10 sparks and no more than 2 lumps/13.7 km of insulated conductor under conditions that comprise an adequate process window to allow for these results to be obtained at different conditions within the process window. The invention identifies the critical parameters for achieving this process window, namely melt flow rate of the fluoropolymer, preferably being 30±3 g/10 min, and the melt temperature of the extruding/melt-drawing step, preferably being 393° C.±6° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2004Publication date: November 25, 2004Inventors: Patrick Anthony Defeo, Glenn W. Heffner, Niall D. Mckee, Sundar Kilnagar Venkataraman