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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1998
Angelika H Clark, Mt. Vernon, IN (US);
James A Catelotti, North Adams, MA (US);
Robert R Gallucci, Mt. Vernon, IN (US);
Parfait J Likibi, Newburgh, IN (US);
General Electric Company, Pittsfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A crystalline resin molded article with a non-uniform appearance, or a process for making such an article, comprising a molded blend of a granular crystalline resin base resin and a granular crystalline resin colored concentrate which has contrasting color properties. The granular color concentrate comprising a crystalline resin carrier resin having a melting temperature sufficiently higher than the base resin for non-uniformly dispersing the granular color concentrate into the base resin during molding to produce a non-uniform appearance in said molded article.