Patent ID: 9259857
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: B29B,B29K,C08F,C08J

Claim Text:
1. A method of multiple sequential processing to condition polymeric material comprising: feeding the polymeric material to a mixer, mixing the polymeric material in the mixer, extruding the polymeric material from the mixer, pelletizing the extruded polymeric material, first transporting the pelletized polymeric material to a first defluidizer, a first transport medium used to transport the pelletized polymeric material at a first temperature, first defluidizing the pelletized polymeric material in the first defluidizer, second transporting the defluidized pelletized polymeric material to a pellet conditioning system, a second transport medium used to transport the pelletized polymeric material at a second temperature, conditioning the pelletized polymeric material in the pellet conditioning system, wherein the conditioning is a process selected from the group consisting of vulcanizing, curing, crosslinking, completing a reaction, furthering a reaction, and making the pelletized polymeric material less tacky, third transporting the conditioned and pelletized polymeric material to a second defluidizer, a third transport medium used to transport the conditioned and pelletized polymeric material at a third temperature, and second defluidizing the conditioned and pelletized polymeric material, wherein the first, second, and third temperatures are different.