US Patent Application 18203408. POWER CORD ASSEMBLY CONTAINING RECYCLED AND RENEWABLE POLYMERIC COMPOSITIONS simplified abstract

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POWER CORD ASSEMBLY CONTAINING RECYCLED AND RENEWABLE POLYMERIC COMPOSITIONS

Organization Name

Dell Products L.P.

Inventor(s)

Nicholas D. Abbatiello of Round Rock TX (US)

Xinhua Tian of Shanghai (CN)

POWER CORD ASSEMBLY CONTAINING RECYCLED AND RENEWABLE POLYMERIC COMPOSITIONS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18203408 titled 'POWER CORD ASSEMBLY CONTAINING RECYCLED AND RENEWABLE POLYMERIC COMPOSITIONS

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a power cord assembly that includes a plug, a connector part, electrically conductive wires, insulators, and an outer jacket.

  • The plug is connected to a power source, while the connector part is connected to an electronic device.
  • The electrically conductive wires transmit electricity from the plug to the connector part.
  • The insulators surround the wires to provide insulation.
  • The outer jacket surrounds the insulators for protection.
  • The plug, connector part, insulators, or outer jacket can be made of a specific type of polymer called polybutylene terephthalate (PBT)-polytetramethyleneoxide (PTMO) block copolymer.
  • The PBT-PTMO block copolymer has both hard block segments made of PBT and soft block segments made of PTMO.
  • The hard block segments can be made from a renewable source or a chemically recycled monomeric unit obtained from a renewable source.
  • The soft block segments can also be made from a different renewable source or a chemically recycled monomeric unit obtained from a different renewable source.


Original Abstract Submitted

A power cord assembly is disclosed. The assembly can include a plug at a first end of the power cord configured to be connected to a power source, a connector part at a second end of the power cord opposite to the plug and configured to be connected to an electronic device, one or more electrically conductive wires extending from the plug to the connector part, one or more insulators surrounding the one or more electrically conductive wires, and an outer jacket extending from the plug to the connector part and surrounding the one or more insulators. At least one of the plug, the connector part, the one or more insulators, or the outer jacket can include a polybutylene terephthalate (PBT)-polytetramethyleneoxide (PTMO) block copolymer having hard block and soft block segments, wherein the hard block segments comprise PBT and the soft block segments comprise PTMO. The hard block segments can include a first renewably sourced polymer obtained, at least in part, from a first bio-renewable source or a first polymer comprising a chemically recycled monomeric unit obtained, at least in part, from the first bio-renewable source. The soft block segments can include a second, different renewably sourced polymer obtained, at least in part, from a second, different bio-renewable source or a second polymer comprising a chemically recycled monomeric unit obtained, at least in part, from the second, different bio-renewable source.

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