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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arun Shukla, Wakefield, RI (US);
Venkitanarayanan Parameswaran, Wakefield, RI (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 9/32 ; C08L 6/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 9/32 ; C08L 6/700 ;
Abstract
This invention provides a particulate composite comprising a polyester resin, a plasticizer, and a plurality of cenospheres. The polyester resin and the plasticizer form a matrix wherein the cenospsheres are distributed nonhomogeneously in the matrix. The nonhomogenous distribution of cenospheres further comprises a continuously varying particle volume fraction along a single dimension.