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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:
Dec. 21, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2005
Applicants:
Ryo Tamaki, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Steven Thomas Rice, Scotia, NY (US);
Hieu Minh Duong, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Inventors:
Ryo Tamaki, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Steven Thomas Rice, Scotia, NY (US);
Hieu Minh Duong, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 2/46 (2006.01); C08J 3/28 (2006.01); B32B 27/16 (2006.01); B32B 27/18 (2006.01); B32B 27/36 (2006.01); B32B 27/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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 nanoparticle compound and at least one 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.