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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. 21, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael J Deaner, Osceola, WI (US);
Giuseppe Puppin, Bayport, MN (US);
Kurt E Heikkila, Circle Pines, MN (US);
Assignee:
Andersen Corporation, Bayport, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428326 ; 428359 ; 428361 ; 428378 ; 428393 ; 428332 ; 428407 ; 428402 ; 428507 ; 428510 ; 428511 ; 428514 ; 523222 ; 524 13 ; 524 14 ; 524551 ;
Abstract
A composition in the form of pellets comprising a thermoplastic and wood fiber composite material suitable for forming structural members as a replacement for wood in the manufacture of doors and windows. The composite has less than about 10 wt % water based on pellet weight and a Young's modulus of at least about 500,000. Structural members are typically formed from the composite in an extrusion or an injection molding process.