US Patent:
20020115795, Aug 22, 2002
Inventors:
Sherwin Shang - Vernon Hills IL, US
Tahua Yang - Woodridge IL, US
Michael Ling - Vernon Hills IL, US
Lee Woo - Libertyville IL, US
Jean-Claude Bonte - Lessines, BE
Michael Becker - Chicago IL, US
Michael Masterson - Gurnee IL, US
James Peterson - Lake Villa IL, US
Craig Sandford - Buffalo Grove IL, US
International Classification:
C08F008/00
Abstract:
The present invention provides polymer blends having a first component of a polymeric material capable of being cross-linked and selected from the group consisting of an ethylene containing polymer, the first component present in an amount by weight of the blend from about 50% to about 95%, the first component having a first melting point temperature determined by DSC; and a second component of a non-readily cross-linkable polymeric material and selected from the group consisting of propylene containing polymers and methyl pentene containing polymers, the second component being present in an amount by weight of the blend from about 50% to about 5%, the second component having a second melting point temperature determined by DSC; and a portion of the first component being cross-linked and the second component is essentially free of cross-linking.