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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:
Dec. 11, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Victor Lee, New Philadelphia, OH (US);
Ed Wykoff, Massillon, OH (US);
Mark Crawford, Valdosta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 2/200 ; B29D 2/300 ; B32B 1/08 ; B65D 6/540 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 2/200 ; B29D 2/300 ; B32B 1/08 ; B65D 6/540 ;
Abstract
A thermoplastic composition having incorporated metal is provided in accordance with the invention. The thermoplastic composition can be processed at low temperatures, readily absorbs water, and is processable into a form suitable for use as a plant container. The thermoplastic composition and plant containers made therefrom are useful for promoting root branching in plants.