Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes – Forming continuous or indefinite length work – Shaping by extrusion
Patent
1997-05-22
1998-09-22
Tentoni, Leo B.
Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes
Forming continuous or indefinite length work
Shaping by extrusion
26417712, 26421111, 26421123, 264349, 425190, 425197, 425200, 425204, 4253824, 425461, B29C 4712, B29C 4744
Patent
active
058110488
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for homogenizing a flow stream of plasticized material supplied from an extruder, to reduce viscosity gradients causing defects in extruded products, wherein a flow inverting homogenizer positioned in the flow stream and incorporating a plurality of criss-crossing channels for simultaneously transferring portions of the flow stream from central to peripheral flow stream locations and other portions of the flow stream from peripheral to central flow stream locations.
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Dunn Rodney G.
Treacy, Jr. David R.
Zak Michael E.
Corning Incorporated
Tentoni Leo B.
VAN DER Sterre Kees
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