Patents by Inventor Rodolfo J. Salmang

Rodolfo J. Salmang has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6221471
    Abstract: The present invention is a blend of a monovinylidene aromatic polymer and a rubber modified monovinylidene aromatic polymer, which can be used to produce cost effective, transparent packaging that can be used in food packaging and non-food packaging markets, and can be produced using conventional thermoforming equipment. The blend comprises: a) from 50 to 88 wt. percent based on the total weight of the blend, of a monovinylidene aromatic polymer having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of from 265,000 to 400,000 and a melt flow of less than 2.5 g/10 min.; and b) from 12 to 50 wt. percent based on the total weight of the blend, of a rubber modified monovinylidene aromatic polymer comprising a monovinylidene aromatic polymer matrix having rubber particles dispersed therein, wherein the rubber particles comprise, based on the total weight of the rubber particles, from 25 to 100 weight percent rubber particles having a capsule morphology and a volume average particle size of from 0.1 to 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Rodolfo J. Salmang, John L. Sugden