Patents
US 10683399 B2: Biodegradable textiles, masterbatches, and method of making biodegradable fibers
- Granted
- 2020-06-16
- Filed
- 2019-03-15 application 16354728
- Type
- Utility · 8 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A masterbatch is disclosed, along with associated methods, and biodegradable filaments, fibers, yarns and fabrics. The masterbatch includes 0.2 to 5 mass % CaCO3, an aliphatic polyester with a repeat unit having from two to six carbons in the chain between ester groups, with the proviso that the 2 to 6 carbons in the chain do not include side chain carbons, and a carrier polymer selected from the group consisting of PET, nylon, other thermoplastic polymers, and combinations thereof.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200616.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTRINSIC ADVANCED MATERIALS, LLC 3 patents | US company or organization | Gastonia, NC | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Ferris | Hayward, CA | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Alan McIntosh | Hayward, CA | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Sudeep Motupalli Rao | Santa Rosa, CA | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Robert Alton Usher, Jr. | Charlotte, NC | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| C08J | Working-up; general processes of compounding; after-treatment not covered by subclasses c08b, c08c, c08f, c08g or c08h | C08J3/226 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A41D | Outerwear; protective garments; accessories | A41D31/06 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C08K | Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients | C08K3/26 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C08L | Compositions of macromolecular compounds | C08L67/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| D01F | Chemical features in the manufacture of artificial filaments, threads, fibres, bristles or ribbons; apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture of carbon filaments | D01F1/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| D04H | Making textile fabrics, e.g. from fibres or filamentary material ; fabrics made by such processes or apparatus, e.g. felts, non-woven fabrics; cotton-wool; wadding ; ; non-woven fabrics from staple fibres, filaments or yarns, bonded with at least one web-like material during their consolidation | D04H1/4291 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-18 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | USHER, ROBERT A signed 2021-01-26 | INTRINSIC ADVANCED MATERIALS, LLC GASTONIA, NC | 55639/951 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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