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Cost-effective environmentally-friendly blow-molded plastic container

US5948492A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 9, 1997
Grant dateSep 7, 1999
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Expiry dateJan 9, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/1397
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A blow-molded plastic container manufactured from a homogenous mixture of a plastic resin, a calcium carbonate filler, and a blowing agent in specified amounts. The filler reduces the overall material costs, and the blowing agent reduces the specific gravity of the mixture to enable the container to be recycled utilizing existing floatation tank recycling equipment.

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