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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:
Jul. 14, 1998
Filed:
May. 23, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Deborah Ann Tung, Tallmadge, OH (US);
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
524494 ; 524601 ; 524605 ; 521 79 ; 521 91 ; 521182 ;
Abstract
A polyester polymer containing micro glass fibers having an aspect ratio of greater than 1000, preferably from about 2000 to about 5000. Those micro glass fibers having these aspect ratios, preferably with mean fiber diameters of 1 microns or less, act as excellent nucleating agents to promote crystallization of the polymer melt during its cooling phase, improve the rheological behavior of the melt, reduce the crystalline half time during cooling phases, and are acceptable in polyester molded or thermoformed products which come into contact with food or beverage.