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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2004
Olivier Guiselin, Northboro, MA (US);
Husnu Kalkanoglu, Swarthmore, PA (US);
Christelle Pousse Le Goff, Paris, FR;
Randall J. Elinski, Jackson, MI (US);
Gregory P. Quist, Muskegon, MI (US);
Paul Ruede, Parkville, MO (US);
Richard A. Hills, Jackson, MI (US);
Olivier Guiselin, Northboro, MA (US);
Husnu Kalkanoglu, Swarthmore, PA (US);
Christelle Pousse Le Goff, Paris, FR;
Randall J. Elinski, Jackson, MI (US);
Gregory P. Quist, Muskegon, MI (US);
Paul Ruede, Parkville, MO (US);
Richard A. Hills, Jackson, MI (US);
Certain Teed Corp., Valley Forge, PA (US);
Abstract
Polymer composite building materials are provided which contain resin, and about 20-75 wt. % fillers and additives, in which the fillers contain at least one bulk filler for reducing the amount of resin needed to make the building material, and at least one aesthetically functional filler for providing the building material with an aesthetic appearance. The bulk filler and the aesthetically functional filler of this embodiment are non-toxic, resistant to microbial attack, and have a Mohs hardness of less than about 5.