SURFACE TREATED INORGANIC PARTICLE ADDITIVE FOR INCREASING THE TOUGHNESS OF POLYMERS - Patent 2231764

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EP 2 231 764 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	11.09.2009

(43)	Date of publication:
	29.09.2010 Bulletin 2010/39

(21)	Application number: 08862006.7

(22)	Date of filing: 16.12.2008

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C08K 9/04^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/IB2008/003774

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2009/077860 (25.06.2009 Gazette 2009/26)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA MK RS

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Priority:

17.12.2007 US 14240 P
03.03.2008 US 41113

(71)	Applicant: Specialty Minerals (Michigan) Inc.
	Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	WERNETT, Patrick, C. Upper Black Eddy, PA 18972 (US)

(74)	Representative: Bawden, Peter Charles
	Bawden & Associates 4 The Gatehouse, 2 High Street Harpenden, Herts AL5 2TH Harpenden, Herts AL5 2TH (GB)

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