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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:
Apr. 16, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 05, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joanne C Maheras, Charlotte, NC (US);
John B Hopkins, Jr, Pineville, NC (US);
Heribert Tetzlaff, Charlotte, NC (US);
Assignee:
Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
131331 ; 131332 ; 131334 ; 131341 ; 131345 ;
Abstract
A blend of cellulose acetate and starch acetate used to make fibers, filaments, yarns, fabrics, plastic materials and other uses is disclosed. Additionally, the invention relates to the process of making said blend; cigarette filters made from tow composed of said blend; cigarettes made with filters made from tow of said blend as well as acetate flake and other compositions containing said blend.