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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:
Nov. 27, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 24, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
David A. Skelhorn, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Allison R Calhoun, Sandersville, GA (US);
Assignee:
Imerys Pigments, Inc., Roswell, GA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 5/10 ; C08K 3/26 ; C08L 2/310 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 5/10 ; C08K 3/26 ; C08L 2/310 ;
Abstract
A mineral containing thermoplastic granule for incorporation in a thermoplastic material to produce a thermoplastic end product, the granule comprising at least 50% by weight of an inorganic particulate material, at least 0.1% by weight of an additive comprising a blowing agent, and the balance comprising a thermoplastic binder.