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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:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2012
Applicant:
Richard W. Roberts, Jr., Tecumseh, MI (US);
Inventor:
Richard W. Roberts, Jr., Tecumseh, MI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 37/00 (2006.01); B32B 5/16 (2006.01); B29C 44/12 (2006.01); B29C 44/44 (2006.01); B32B 5/20 (2006.01); B32B 27/06 (2006.01); B32B 27/32 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B29C 51/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/16 (2013.01); B29C 44/1233 (2013.01); B29C 44/445 (2013.01); B32B 5/20 (2013.01); B32B 27/065 (2013.01); B32B 27/32 (2013.01); B29C 51/267 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7178 (2013.01); B32B 2266/025 (2013.01); Y10T 428/233 (2015.01);
Abstract
In at least one embodiment, a plastic article comprises a first plastic layer having a periphery and defining a cavity. An expanded polymer particle core is formed in-situ and heat-bonded to the cavity. The expanded polymer particle core has an apparent bulk density ranging from 1 lb/ftto 20 lb/ft. The article supports a dynamic load or static load exceeding 1.3 lbf/in.