Stock material product in which long chain polymeric molecules have been realigned in a material while in the solid state.
(1) Note. The term, "stock material product includes web(s)*, sheet(s)*, non-structural laminate(s), fiber(s)*, strand(s)*, etc.
(2) Note. The physical treatment generally employed for molecular orientation is: applying tension under controlled conditions to a polymeric composition (consequently such products are also called "stretch-oriented").
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
260, Chemistry of Carbon Compounds, appropriate subclass indented under
2, for a synthetic organic resin, which may include stretch-oriented molecules or have been molecularly oriented.
359, Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements,
483+, for an optical system (e.g., filters, etc.) in which the molecules oriented for an optical purpose (e.g., polarization, etc.).
