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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:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Inventors:
Mark W. Schibur, Sheboygan, WI (US);
John A. Teubert, Madison, AL (US);
Assignee:
KOHLER CO., Kohler, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 3/34 (2006.01); C04B 26/02 (2006.01); C04B 14/10 (2006.01); B29B 9/08 (2006.01); B29C 39/02 (2006.01); E03C 1/18 (2006.01); A47K 3/40 (2006.01); A47K 3/02 (2006.01); C04B 111/27 (2006.01); C04B 111/54 (2006.01); B29B 9/16 (2006.01); B29K 105/16 (2006.01); B29K 509/02 (2006.01); B29K 463/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 3/346 (2013.01); A47K 3/02 (2013.01); A47K 3/40 (2013.01); B29B 9/08 (2013.01); B29C 39/02 (2013.01); C04B 14/10 (2013.01); C04B 26/02 (2013.01); E03C 1/18 (2013.01); B29B 2009/163 (2013.01); B29K 2105/16 (2013.01); B29K 2463/00 (2013.01); B29K 2509/02 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0068 (2013.01); B29L 2031/441 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7692 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7696 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7698 (2013.01); C04B 2111/27 (2013.01); C04B 2111/54 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of making an article includes mixing a filler material and a polymer matrix material to produce a composite material, introducing the composite material produced by the mixing into a mold of a desired shape, and removing an article having the desired shape from the mold. The resulting article has a water absorption of less than about one percent and the filler material comprises vitreous china.