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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2005
Ryo Tamaki, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Steven Thomas Rice, Scotia, NY (US);
Hieu Minh Duong, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Xian-zhi Zhou, Leonia, NJ (US);
Gary Charles Davis, Albany, NY (US);
Elliott West Shanklin, Altamont, NY (US);
Ryo Tamaki, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Steven Thomas Rice, Scotia, NY (US);
Hieu Minh Duong, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Xian-Zhi Zhou, Leonia, NJ (US);
Gary Charles Davis, Albany, NY (US);
Elliott West Shanklin, Altamont, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention includes embodiments that relate to a method of improving the abrasion resistance of a plastic article. The method comprises: (a) providing a composition comprising at least one e-beam active thermoplastic polymeric material; (b) forming an article from the composition of step (a); and (c) exposing the article formed in step (b) to an electron beam source. The invention also includes embodiments that relate to an article comprising an abrasion resistant surface.