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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2003
Steven Frederick Hubbard, Olmsted Township, OH (US);
Radislav Alexandrovich Potyrailo, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Philippe Schottland, West Chester, OH (US);
Verghese Thomas, Evansville, IN (US);
Steven Frederick Hubbard, Olmsted Township, OH (US);
Radislav Alexandrovich Potyrailo, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Philippe Schottland, West Chester, OH (US);
Verghese Thomas, Evansville, IN (US);
Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V., Bergen op Zoom, NL;
Abstract
A polymer comprising a tagging material is provided wherein the tagging material comprises at least one organic fluorophore dye,orat least one inorganic fluorophore,orat least one organometallic fluorophore,orat least one semi-conducting luminescent nanoparticle, or combination thereof, wherein the tagging material has a temperature stability of at least about 350° C. and is present in a sufficient quantity such that the tagging material is detectible via a spectrofluorometer at an excitation wavelength in a range between about 100 nanometers and about 1100 nanometers. Further embodiments of the present invention include a method for identifying a polymer and an article comprising a polymer wherein the polymer contains the aforementioned tagging material.