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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:
Sep. 30, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dean G Dalebroux, Green Bay, WI (US);
Peggy D Sands, Appleton, WI (US);
Robert E Miller, Appleton, WI (US);
Lowell Schleicher, Appleton, WI (US);
Kenneth D Glanz, Appleton, WI (US);
Assignee:
Appleton Papers Inc., Appleton, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4285375 ; 428 17 ; 428 346 ; 428 359 ; 428139 ; 428147 ; 428224 ; 428289 ; 428326 ; 428913 ; 47-9 ; 47 25 ; 47 32 ; 47 73 ; 47 485 ;
Abstract
A novel agricultural mulch is disclosed comprising a paper substrate having coated thereon on the top and bottom side film forming latexes resistant to water permeability. The superior paper mulch according to the invention is degradable but possesses most of the beneficial aspects of polyethylene-type mulches.