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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:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Serge Tavernier, Lint, BE;
Daniel Heitzmann, Mortsel, BE;
Gerrit Delen, Herselt, BE;
Geert Tersago, Puurs, BE;
Assignee:
Xeikon NV, Mortsel, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 6/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 6/700 ;
Abstract
A method for rounding thermoplastic particles whereby the thermoplastic particles are stirred at a temperature around their plastification temperature, T,, together with particles that are larger than the thermoplastic particles and that have a higher specific gravity.