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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:
May. 30, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael A Gerace, Slovan, PA (US);
Sivaram Krishnan, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
James B Johnson, Washington, PA (US);
Jeff M Tennant, New Cumberland, WV (US);
Assignee:
Bayer Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
528198 ; 528196 ;
Abstract
A thermoplastic polycarbonate composition suitable for the preparation of optical storage devices, for instance optical discs, is disclosed. The composition, containing a stabilizing amount of partially fatty acid ester and as a stabilizer, a compound the structure of which contains at least one benzofuran-2-one group per molecule, features improved resistance to yellowing, reduced haze and high total light transmission values.