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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. 11, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mir L. Ali, Bryan, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ferro Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 3/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 3/08 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a new and improved color concentrate comprising from about 5% to about 20% by weight metal particles component, from about 1% to about 15% by weight colorant material and from about 60% to about 90% by weight thermoplastic polymer. The metal particles component comprises aluminum particles having an undefined configuration and an average particle size of from about 75 &mgr;m to about 150 &mgr;m. The concentrate can be utilized to color thermoplastic polymers and produce a high metallic effect.