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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:
Jan. 11, 2005
Filed:
May. 12, 2000
Applicants:
Robert Knoll, Neenah, WI (US);
Chad Mueller, Appleton, WI (US);
Inventors:
Robert Knoll, Neenah, WI (US);
Chad Mueller, Appleton, WI (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B28B 2100 ; B28B 2172 ; B28B 2308 ; B29D 2200 ; B29D 2300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to containers for flowable products having improved barrier and/or mechanical properties and methods for making said containers. These improvements are achieved by incorporating into at least one layer of the container structures a polymeric nanocomposite comprising a polymer and nanosize particles of a modified clay.