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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. 22, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tie Lan, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Vasiliki Psihogios, Palatine, IL (US);
Shriram Bagrodia, Kingsport, TN (US);
Louis Thomas Germinario, Kingsport, TN (US);
John Walker Gilmer, Kingsport, TN (US);
Assignee:
AMCOL International Corporation, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 3/34 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 3/34 ;
Abstract
The invention is directed to a polymer-clay nanocomposite material comprising a melt-processible matrix polymer and a layered clay material having low quartz content. This invention is also directed to a process for preparing a polymer-clay nanocomposites, and articles or products produced from nanocomposite materials.