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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:
Oct. 14, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 19, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
John Peter Walsh, St. Charles, IL (US);
Assignee:
Masonite Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L / ; C08K / ; C08K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
524 14 ; 524 13 ; 524 35 ; 524275 ; 524277 ; 524399 ; 524400 ; 524487 ; 524488 ; 524394 ;
Abstract
A method for the production of a material or article, e.g., an exterior building product such as wood composite siding, having improved weatherability properties. The material or article preferably has improved resistance to migration of wax sizing and moisture. The method preferably includes the use of salts of aluminum, calcium, zinc, and/or lithium cations, including salts of stearic acid and/or palmitic acid.