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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:
Dec. 02, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jack Clements, Ada, OK (US);
Assignee:
Solo Cup Company, Highland Park, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2641761 ; 264101 ; 2642101 ; 2642106 ; 521148 ; 525444 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a crack-proof, and resilient article of the PET type that is produced from about 40% to about 90% regrind PET. The article is characterized in that it has an intrinsic viscosity between 0.54 and 0.68. The present invention is also directed to a method for recycling regrind PET for use in the production of a clear, crack-proof, and resilient article includes the steps of: