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Inventor

Roy J Plunkett

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1

Year range

1941

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Years active

1941

Total patents

1

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1941

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materialsmechanicalaerospaceconsumer_electronics

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1940s
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1 patents, in 1941

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US 2230654·1941·KINETIC CHEMICALS Inc

The Discovery of Teflon

This 1941 patent describes the creation of polytetrafluoroethylene, a slippery, heat-resistant plastic discovered by accident that became known as Teflon.

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