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US 5,512,360 AGranted
PTFE reinforced compliant adhesive and method of fabricating same
AssigneeW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
InventorDavid R. King
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a fluoropolymeric substrate that is formed from at least one layer of porous, expanded polytetrafluoroethylene having a void volume of at least 50% and containing 15 to at most 40% by weight adhesive that is evenly distributed within the substrate to allow exterior surfaces of said substrate to be free of adhesive after bonding while forming a discontinuous internal layer of adhesive interrupted by the skeletal structure of the substrate.
Claims8
A compliant, adhesive containing composite comprising:
- at least one layer of an expanded porous polymeric substrate having an initial void volume of at least 50%, with 15 to at most 40% by weight adhesive based upon the total weight of said composite in an initial uncompressed condition, wherein said adhesive is evenly distributed within an interior of said porous polymeric substrate to allow exterior surfaces of said polymeric substrate to be substantially free of adhesive when bonded and thus form a discontinuous internal layer of adhesive interrupted by a skeletal structure of said porous polymeric substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.