Stock material or miscellaneous articles – Composite – Of fluorinated addition polymer from unsaturated monomers
Reexamination Certificate
2004-03-12
2008-01-01
Zacharia, Ramsey (Department: 1773)
Stock material or miscellaneous articles
Composite
Of fluorinated addition polymer from unsaturated monomers
C428S422000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07314667
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed are pellicle compositions and methods of making such pellicle compositions. The pellicle compositions provided include highly fluorinated polymers as well as fluorinated polymer/PVDF co-polymers.
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Eschbach Florence
Holl Susan M.
Lo Fu-Chang
Tregub Alexander
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