# US 5,328,755 A · Polymeric film

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- Number: US 5,328,755 A
- Document ID: US5328755A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 07/883,872
- Filed: 1992-05-15
- Granted: 1994-07-12
- Earliest claimed: 1991-05-16
- Assignees: Imperial Chemical Industries PLC
- Inventors: Paul D. A. Mills; Anton R. Olek; Junaid A. Siddioui
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5328755A

## CPC

- B32B 27/08: of synthetic resin
- B32B 27/18: characterised by the use of special additives
- B32B 27/20: using fillers, pigments, thixotroping agents
- B32B 27/36: comprising polyesters
- B65D 65/38: Packaging materials of special type or form
- C08K 3/34: Silicon-containing compounds
- C08K 3/40: Glass
- B32B 2307/514: Oriented
- B32B 2307/518: bi-axially
- B32B 2315/08: Glass
- B32B 2367/00: Polyesters, e.g. PET, i.e. polyethylene terephthalate
- Y10S 428/91: Product with molecular orientation
- Y10T 428/24967: Absolute thicknesses specified
- Y10T 428/252: Glass or ceramic [i.e., fired or glazed clay, cement, etc.] [porcelain, quartz, etc.]
- Y10T 428/259: Silicic material
- Y10T 428/31786: Of polyester [e.g., alkyd, etc.]
- Y10T 428/31797: Next to addition polymer from unsaturated monomers
- B32B: LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- C08K: Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients (paints, inks, varnishes, dyes, polishes, adhesives C09)
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

A polymeric film, particularly a polyester film, comprising an essentially unfilled primary layer substrate and a filled secondary layer exhibiting an improved combination of transparency and handling properties. The filler is a mixture of glass and silica particles. The glass particles have a volume distributed median particle diameter of 1.0 to 7.0 .mu.m and are present in the secondary layer at a concentration of 50 to 1000 ppm, while the silica particles are present in the range 200 to 2000 ppm and have an average primary particle size of 0.01 to 0.09 .mu.m. The film is suitable for use in a wide range of applications, particularly for information storage and display.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A polymeric film consisting essentially of an unfilled primary layer of a synthetic film-forming polymeric material having on at least one surface thereof a secondary layer consisting essentially of a synthetic film-forming polymeric material including, based upon the weight of the polymer in the secondary layer, (a) 50 to 1000 ppm of glass particles having a volume distributed median particle diameter of 1.0 to 7.0 .mu.m, and (b) 200 to 2000 ppm of silica particles having an average primary particle size of 0.01 to 0.09 .mu.m.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A film according to claim 1 wherein the secondary layer includes 100 to 800 ppm of glass particles, based upon the weight of the polymeric material of the secondary layer.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A film according to claim 1 wherein the secondary layer includes 800 to 1600 ppm of silica particles, based upon the weight of the polymeric material of the secondary layer.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A film according to claim 1 wherein the glass particles have a volume distributed median particle diameter of 2.0 to 4.5 .mu.m.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

A film according to claim 1 wherein the silica particles have an average primary particle size of 0.02 to 0.08 .mu.m.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A film according to claim 1 wherein the silica particles are present in the secondary layer in the form of agglomerates having an average particle size of 0.2 to 0.4 .mu.m.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

A film according to claim 1 wherein the secondary layer constitutes from 1 to 25% of the total film thickness.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

A film according to claim 1 wherein the wide angle haze of a film of 75 .mu.m thickness is less than 1.5%.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

A film according to claim 1 wherein both the primary layer and the secondary layer are biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate.

### Claim 10

A method of producing a polymeric film consisting essentially of forming a primary layer of unfilled synthetic film-forming polymeric material having on at least one surface thereof a secondary layer of polymeric material including, based upon the weight of the polymer in the secondary layer, (a) 50 to 1000 ppm of glass particles having a volume distributed median particle diameter of 1.0 to 7.0 .mu.m, and (b) 200 to 2000 ppm of silica particles having an average primary particle size of 0.01 to 0.09 .mu.m.