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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:
Jun. 13, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carl W Nichols, Sylacauga, AL (US);
Robert G Cooner, Cropwell, AL (US);
Assignee:
Luzenac America, Inc., Englewood, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
106469 ; 106468 ; 106486 ; 106487 ; 106D / ; 501146 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a high solids slurry and a method for producing the same. Specifically, the present invention provides a talc slurry having a solids content of at least about 58% and a viscosity of less than about 500 centipoise. The talc slurry of the present invention comprises talc, a salt and a base.