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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:
Aug. 24, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Burch E. Zehner, Gahanna, OH (US);
Jeffrey R. Brandt, Blacklick, OH (US);
Assignee:
Crane Plastics Company LLC, Columbus, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29B 9/00 ; B29B 9/02 ; B29B 1/106 ; B29B 1/310 ; B29B 4/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29B 9/00 ; B29B 9/02 ; B29B 1/106 ; B29B 1/310 ; B29B 4/700 ;
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a component in which a cellulosic material is mixed with a plastic material to form a cellulosic reinforced plastic composite. The cellulosic reinforced plastic composite is then formed into irregular shaped granules, such as by grinding. The granules are then molded into the component.