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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Walter Lee Edwards, Harrisburg, NC (US);
Robert Joseph Schiavone, Matthews, NC (US);
Assignee:
Wellman, Inc., Shrewsbury, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 3/26 ; C08K 3/34 ; C08K 9/06 ; B29D 2/400 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 3/26 ; C08K 3/34 ; C08K 9/06 ; B29D 2/400 ;
Abstract
The invention is a polymer resin that includes between about 20 and 200 ppm of an inert particulate additive, preferably selected from the group consisting of surface-modified talc and surface-modified calcium carbonate. The polymer resin is capable of being formed into low-haze, high-clarity bottles and films possessing reduced coefficient of friction.