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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:
Sep. 17, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jorge A. Marzari, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
David C. Trumbore, LaGrange, IL (US);
Assignee:
Owens Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc., Summit, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 5/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 5/700 ;
Abstract
Asphalt is packaged in containers having breakage means, such as short notches, long channels, wedges or molded parts, to allow for easy breakage into smaller portions for ease of handling and feeding into kettles. Asphalt is also packaged so as to improve cold flow of the block while simultaneously reducing fumes at the kettle. The containers have various features to enhance processability and handleability, including a handhold portions and/or scooped portions.