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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2009
John Gavin Macdonald, Decatur, GA (US);
Teuta Elshani, Woodstock, GA (US);
Hristo A. Hristov, Roswell, GA (US);
Molly K. Smith, Atlanta, GA (US);
Ilona F. Weart, Roswell, GA (US);
John Gavin MacDonald, Decatur, GA (US);
Teuta Elshani, Woodstock, GA (US);
Hristo A. Hristov, Roswell, GA (US);
Molly K. Smith, Atlanta, GA (US);
Ilona F. Weart, Roswell, GA (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A thermoplastic polymeric composition having a xanthene or xanthenes-based compound as a plasticizer, a method to modify the thermoplastic polymeric materials to increase their relative plasticity while maintaining good strength or 'toughness' characteristics, and various articles of manufacture that can be made using the polymer composition are described.