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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 1980
Filed:
Oct. 04, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Germain Hagenbach, Vernaison, FR;
Paul Maldonado, St Symphorien D'Ozon, FR;
Assignee:
Elf Union, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L / ; C08L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
106272 ; 106279 ; 106280 ; 106D / ;
Abstract
A process for improving the properties of a bitumen which comprises mixing the bitumen with from about 5 to 20% by weight based on the bitumen, of a polyolefin wax at an elevated temperature for a period of time necessary to form a homogeneous mixture. The modified bitumen is particularly useful as a binder in asphalt to be used for casting.