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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:
Aug. 15, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
James W Hoover, Akron, OH (US);
James V Fusco, Red Bank, NJ (US);
Pamela S MacMillan, Lakewood, OH (US);
Assignee:
Flow Polymers, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L / ; C08L / ; C10C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
524 47 ; 524 52 ; 524 53 ; 524 64 ; 1062161 ;
Abstract
A non-phenolic tackifier compound which includes starch and asphalt, and is substantially free of cross-linked fatty acids. Preferably, the tackifier compound further includes a hydrocarbon tackifying resin, and a binding resin composed of a styrene copolymer, or an ethylene copolymer.