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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:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2010
Applicants:
Anthony Jarvis, Wirral, GB;
Mark Frost, Derbyshire, GB;
Mark Rule, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Colormatrix Europe Limited, , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 3/00 (2006.01); C08K 3/10 (2006.01); C08J 3/20 (2006.01); B29C 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A polymer additive for improving the reheat characteristics of a polymer or polymeric composition comprises an inorganic material which is such that a 2.5 mm thick polyethylene terephthalate plaque incorporating the inorganic material has, when tested, an absorption ratio of less than 0.9, wherein the absorption ratio is either the ratio of A1/A2 or the ratio A1/A3, wherein: Preferred inorganic materials are titanium nitride, indium tin oxide and lanthanum hexaboride.