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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:
Aug. 12, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 19, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen Rimsa, Lebanon, NJ (US);
Paul Tatarka, Randolph, NJ (US);
Assignee:
National Starch and Chemical Investment Holding Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L / ; C08L / ; C08L / ; C08K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
524 37 ; 524 38 ; 524 39 ; 524 40 ; 524 41 ; 524 51 ; 524 52 ; 524 53 ; 524 47 ; 524908 ; 525 543 ; 525 5431 ; 525 5424 ; 525 5426 ;
Abstract
According to the present invention there is provided a composition as obtained from a melt comprising a starch ester and a cellulose ester. The starch ester and cellulose ester may be of the kind obtained by reaction of a mixed acid anhydride with the polysaccharides. The invention further provides the composition when shaped into articles, and the melt from which the composition is obtained.