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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:
Mar. 26, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard G Sinclair, Columbus, OH (US);
Edward S Lipinsky, Worthington, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ecopol, LLC, Golden, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
528354 ; 523124 ; 524306 ; 524310 ; 524315 ; 524317 ; 524320 ; 528361 ;
Abstract
Disclosed are degradable materials which include a nontoxic hydrolytically degradable polymer and nontoxic modifier, wherein the modifier is compatible with the polymer and the modifier is nonvolatile and nonfugitive. Also disclosed are processes for forming the various degradable materials, which include films, molded products, laminates, foams, powders, nonwovens, adhesives and coatings. The disclosed materials and processes are particularly useful for the production of commercial and consumer products in high volumes which are suitable for recycling after use or which are discarded into the environment in large volumes.