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Patent No.:

US 5532298 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 1996

Filed:

Feb. 10, 1995

Degradable agricultural mat

Applicant:
Inventors:

Stephen H Monroe, Memphis, TN (US);

James A Goettmann, North East, PA (US);

Gerald A Funk, North East, PA (US);

Assignee:

International Paper, Tuxedo Park, NY (US);

Attorneys:

Gitler; Stewart L.

Hoffman; Martin P.

Doyle; Michael J.

Primary Examiner:

Paul R Michl

Assistant Examiner:

Olga Asinovsky

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L / ; B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
524 13 ; 524 31 ; 524 35 ; 428 74 ; 428105 ; 428224 ; 428281 ; 428288 ; 4283117 ; 428390 ; 523124 ; 523128 ;
Abstract

A degradable agricultural ground cover which is composed of high density polyethylene polymer fiber and cellulose pulp which is 100% photo and biodegradable for use in weed control and moisture retention in soil. The unique agricultural mat or cover lasts 8-12 weeks before serious photo and biodegradability occurs, while allowing crop plants sufficient time to mature and produce. The sheet totally disappears with plowing and tilling, becoming a soil extender until complete degradation occurs.

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Monroe, Stephen. (1996). Degradable agricultural mat (U.S. Patent No. 5532298). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5532298

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