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`PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION
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`of
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`CHRIS K. LESER
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`CHARLES T. WALLACE
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`PHILIP A. DRISKILL
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`JOHN B. EULER
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`JEFFREY A. MANN
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`for
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`EXPANDED POLYPROPYLENE MATERIAL FOR AN INSULATED CONTAINER
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`Client Reference BP—356
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`Attorney Docket 5723—216624
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`IN DS02 117163 l_6.DOC
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`BOREALIS EXHIBIT 1035
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`EXPANDED POLYPROPYLENE MATERIAL FOR AN INSULATED CONTAINER
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`BACKGROUND
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`[0001]
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`The present disclosure relates to a polypropylene material which can be
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`manufactured into containers, and in particular to insulated containers, such as cups, for
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`containing hot or cold beverages or food. More particularly, in one embodiment the
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`present disclosure relates to an expanded polypropylene material.
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`SUMMARY
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`[0002]
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`One aspect of the present disclosure provides an expanded polypropylene
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`material having a small cell size. The material can be formed into a sheet which has a
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`smooth surface capable of being printed with high resolution graphics. The sheet can be
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`formed into a cup or other container.
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`[0003]
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`Additional features of the present disclosure will become apparent to those
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`skilled in the art upon consideration of illustrative embodiments exemplifying the best
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`mode of carrying out the disclosure as presently perceived.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`[0004]
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`which:
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`The detailed description particularly refers to the accompanying figures in
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`[0005]
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`Fig. l is a perspective View of an insulated cup formed of a material in
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`accordance with the present disclosure showing a cup including a body formed to include
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`an interior region, a rolled brim coupled to a top portion of a side wall included in the
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`body, and a floor having an integrated support flange coupled to a bottom portion of the
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`side wall;
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`[0006]
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`Fig. 2 is a partial sectional view taken along line 3-3 of Fig. 1 showing the
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`rolled brim coupled to the top portion of the side wall and showing that the rolled brim
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`has a first brim thickness where a side wall seam is established during manufacturing of
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`the insulated cup and a relatively smaller second brim thickness everywhere else on the
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`rolled brim;
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`[0007]
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`Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken along line 3-3 of Fig. 1 showing that the
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`side wall included in the body of the insulated cup includes a generally unifonn thickness
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`and showing that the floor is coupled to the support flange which is inserted into the
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`receiving well portion of the side wall so that the floor is suspended above the bottom
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`portion of the side wall;
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`[0008]
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`Fig. 4 is an exploded assembly View of the insulated cup of Fig. 1 showing
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`the insulated cup includes a body including the rolled brim, the side wall, and the floor;
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`[0009]
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`Fig. 5 is a top plan view of a brim of a cup formed according to one
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`exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;
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`[0010]
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`Fig. 6 is a detailed view of a portion of side wall of a cup of Fig. 5
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`showing two compressed portions which overlap when bonded; and
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`[0011]
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`Fig. 7 is a detailed View of a portion of a side wall according to one
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`exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure showing one compressed portion.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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`[0012]
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`One exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides an
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`expanded polypropylene material. The material may be made of a single resin or may be
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`comprise a base resin and a secondary resin. It is also possible to use more than two
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`resins.
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`[0013]
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`For a two—resin material, a polypropylene base resin, such as, but not
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`limited to, a high melt strength polypropylene, may be used. Polypropylene resins which
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`are generally considered high melt strength resins that have a high molecular branched
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`structure (typically an altered base resin resulting in a branched structure). One
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`illustrative example of a suitable polypropylene base resin is DAPLOYTM WB140
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`homopolymer (available from Borealis A/S), a high melt strength structural isomeric
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`modified polypropylene homopolymer (melt strength = 36 using the Borealis test
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`method), melting temperature = 163°C [using ISO 1l357]). Polypropylenes having
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`similar structure, melt strength, and melting temperature may also be use. The secondary
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`resin may be, for example, an impact copolymer polypropylene. On illustrative example
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`is a polymer commercially available as PRO—FAX SC204TM (available from
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`LyndellBasell Industries Holdings, B.V.).
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`[0014]
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`The resin or resins may be blended with one or more nucleating agents.
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`For example, a foaming agent can be used as a primary nucleation agent. One illustrative
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`example of a foaming agent is Hydrocerolm CF-40ETM (available from Clariant
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`Corporation). A secondary nucleation agent may be incorporated. An illustrative example
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`of a secondary nucleation agent is talc, which is a physical nucleator used to create small
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`cell sizes.
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`[0015]
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`A slip agent may be incorporated into the resin mixture to aid in
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`increasing production rates. Slip is a term used to describe a general class of materials,
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`usually fats, which are added to reduce or eliminate die drool. Example of slip materials
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`are erucamide or oleamide. Slip is typically provided in a master batch pellet form and
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`added to the resin during mixing.
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`[0016]
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`Other components and additives optionally may be incorporated, such as,
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`but not limited to, impact modifiers, colorants (such as, but not limited to, titanium
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`dioxide), blowing catalysts and compound regrind.
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`[0017]
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`The resins may be blended with any additional desired components and
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`melted to form a resin mixture.
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`[0018]
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`A gas, such as, but not limited to, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, other
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`relatively inert gas, a mixture of gases or the like, is introduced into the molten resin
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`mixture to expand the resin mixture and reduce density by forming cells in the molten
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`polypropylene. R134a or other haloalkane refrigerant may be used with the gas.
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`[0019]
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`Materials usable in cups or other insulated containers when expanded by
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`nucleating agents tend to have large average cell size. The surface of the material is
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`pockmarked with portions of open cells, creating a surface which is not sufficiently
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`smooth as to enable effective printing of high resolution graphics. The present material
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`has cells which are of a smaller average cell size in comparison. In one aspect of the
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`present disclosure, the cells formed in the expanded polypropylene may have an average
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`size in a range of about 0.010-0.030 inches. According to one aspect of the present
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`disclosure, during formation the surface of a sheet formed of the material described
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`herein is smoothed by filling in the valleys on the surface using techniques known to
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`those skilled in the art. Because of the small cell size the sheet thus formed has a surface
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`sufficiently smooth as to be able to accept printing of high resolution graphics.
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`[0020]
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`In one aspect of the present disclosure, the polypropylene resin (either the
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`base or the combined base and secondary resin) may have a density in a range of 0.01-0.1
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`g/cm3 . In one exemplary embodiment, the density is in a range of 0.05-0.19 g/cm3. In one
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`exemplary embodiment, the density is in a range of 0.15-0.18 g/cm3. In one exemplary
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`embodiment, a density range of 0185-0. 150 g/cm3 may be used.
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`[0021]
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`In an alternative exemplary embodiment, instead of polypropylene, a
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`polylactic acid material may be used, such as, but not limited to, a food-based material,
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`for example, corn starch.
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`[0022]
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`The polypropylene resin material thus formed may be extruded into a
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`sheet by conventional extrusion apparatus and methods. Cups or other containers or
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`structures may be formed from the sheet according to conventional apparatus and
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`methods.
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`[0023]
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`The material of the present disclosure may also be formed into a flexible
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`sheet which can be wrapped around other structures. For example, a sheet of the present
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`material may be formed and wrapped around a pipe, conduit or other structure to provide
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`improved insulation.
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`[0024]
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`For the purposes of non-limiting illustration only, a cup will be described;
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`however, the container may be in any of a variety of possible shapes or structures or for a
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`variety of applications, such as, but not limited to, a conventional beverage cup, storage
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`container, bottle, or the like. For the purpose of nonlimiting illustration only, a liquid
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`beverage will be used as the material which can be contained by the container; however,
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`the container may hold liquids, solids, gels, combinations thereof, or other material. An
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`insulated drink cup 10 in accordance with one exemplary embodiment of the present
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`disclosure, shown in Figs. 1-4, includes a body 12 formed to include an interior region 14
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`and a rolled brim 16 coupled to body 12. Body 12 includes a side wall 18 and a floor 20
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`coupled to side wall 18 to define interior region 14.
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`[0025]
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`Side wall 18 extends between rolled brim 16 and floor 20, as shown in
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`Fig. 3. Side wall 18 includes a top portion 22 of body 12 that is coupled to rolled brim 16.
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`Side wall 18 further includes a bottom portion 24. Top portion 22 is arranged to extend in
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`a downward direction 28 toward floor 20 and is coupled to bottom portion 24 that is
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`arranged to extend in an opposite upward direction 30 toward rolled brim 16. Top portion
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`22 and rolled brim 16 cooperate to form a mouth 32 that is arranged to open into interior
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`region 14 as shown in Fig. 1. Floor 20 includes a support flange 26 which fits within a
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`receiving well 27 formed at bottom portion 24 so as to suspend the floor 20 above the
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`surface on which cup 10 can rest.
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`[D0261
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`As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, side wall 18 is formed to include a side wall
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`seam 34 during container—manufacturing process 40. Side wall 18 has a first wall
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`thickness T1 which is present in the bottom portion 24. Side wall 18 has a relatively
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`smaller second wall thickness T2 (the relative thicknesses of T1 and T2 are shown as
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`exaggerated for easier viewing) which is present in top portion 22 and extends
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`downwardly from rolled brim 16 toward bottom portion 24. At a transition location 36,
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`the wall thickness of side wall 18 transitions from larger first wall thickness T1 to smaller
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`second wall thickness T2 as shown in Fig. 2. Relatively larger second wall thickness T1
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`provides insulative properties to body 12 of insulated cup 10. Different wall thicknesses
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`T1, T2 are formed during a cup forming process.
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`[0027]
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`Side wall seam 34 continues up body 12 and into rolled brim 16 as shown
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`in Fig. 2. As a result, rolled brim has a first brim thickness Bl which is about equal to
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`first wall thickness T1 and a relatively smaller second brim thickness B2 which is about
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`equal to second wall thickness T2.
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`[0028]
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`An unexpected property of the material (in sheet form) as described herein
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`is the high insulation value obtained at a given thickness compared to beaded polystyrene
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`and other conventional materials, particularly those for forming insulated containers.
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`Polypropylene is considered to be a poorer insulator than beaded polystyrene or paper at
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`a given density. However, the expanded polypropylene sheet demonstrated better than
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`expected insulation levels. Where a hot liquid at l98°F (92°C) was placed in a cup
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`formed from the expanded polypropylene resin described herein, having a density of, for
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`example, 0145 g/cm3 and a wall thickness of 0.050 inches, the temperature measured on
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`the outside wall of the cup was about l38°F (58.9°C), i.e., a 60°F (33.1°C) drop. The
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`maximum temperature over a five-minute period was observed to peak at l38°F (S9°C)
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`Thus, a desirable insulation value can be obtained using a thinner wall than has
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`heretofore been available. The result is the need for less material and the formation of a
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`lighter, thinner container which still possesses the requisite strength and rigidity.
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`[0029]
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`A feature of a cup formed of the material according to the present
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`disclosure is that the cup has considerably less material loss than current foamed
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`products. Furthermore, the material of the present disclosure has significantly less off-gas
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`(greater than 50% less) when subjected to heat from conventional kitchen-type
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`microwave oven for periods of time up to several minutes. This is in comparison to the
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`substantial off-gassing levels produced by subjecting beaded polystyrene cups to
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`comparable microwave exposure.
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`[0030]
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`Another feature of a cup formed of the material according to the present
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`disclosure is that the cup can be placed in and go through a conventional dishwasher
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`cleaning cycle (top rack) without material breakdown or adverse affect on material
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`properties. This is in comparison to beaded polystyrene cups or containers which can
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`break down under similar cleaning processes. Accordingly, a cup made according to the
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`present disclosure can be cleaned and reused.
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`[0031]
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`Yet another feature of a cup formed of the material according to the
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`present disclosure is that the cup can be recycled. In particular, the cup can be ground up
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`and the particles can be incorporated into virgin (or other) polypropylene resin and re-
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`extruded into new cups, thus reducing the amount of non-disposable waste. This is in
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`comparison to beaded polystyrene cups that break up into beads and do not break down
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`and thus cannot be reused or recycled in a manufacturing process.
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`[0032]
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`A feature of the cup formed of the material according to one exemplary
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`embodiment (a non-laminate process) of the present disclosure is that the outside wall
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`surface of the expanded polypropylene sheet (prior to being formed into a cup, or during
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`cup formation, depending on the manufacturing process employed) can accept printing of
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`high-resolution graphics. Conventional beaded polystyrene cups have a surface which
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`typically is not smooth enough to accept printing other than low-resolution graphics.
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`Similarly, known paper cups also typically do not have a smooth enough surface for such
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`high-resolution graphics. Paper cups can be coated to have the desired surface finish and
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`can achieve high resolution. Paper has difficulty reaching insulation levels and requires a
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`designed air gap incorporated into the cup to achieve insulation. Accordingly, solutions
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`have been to use 1ow—resolution printing, laminate to the outside wall a film which has
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`been printed, or to have a printed sleeve (either bonded or removable) inserted over the
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`outside wall.
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`[0033]
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`In one exemplary embodiment of a cup of the material according to the
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`present disclosure, printing can be done by flexographic printing on a sheet of expanded
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`polypropylene material produced as described herein. Any other suitable printing
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`techniques may be used. Printability, i.e., the level of resolution that can be printed on a
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`surface can be measured by any of a number of techniques or test methods. For example,
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`one can use a standard printer’s scale or resolvable lines/inch, or any other suitable
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`alternative. In one exemplary embodiment of a cup according to the present disclosure,
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`the surface can be printed with graphics having a resolution of at least about 125 lines per
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`inch.
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`[0034]
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`A feature of a cup formed of the material according to the present
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`disclosure is that it possesses unexpected strength as measured by rigidity. Rigidity is a
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`measurement done at room temperature and at an elevated temperature (e.g., by filling
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`the cup with a hot liquid) and measuring the rigidity of the material. A material that
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`softens appreciably when heated will be less rigid compared to a material which does not
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`soften as readily. The strength of the cup material is important to reduce the potential for
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`the cup being deformed by a user and the lid popping off or the lid seal leaking.
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`[0035]
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`A feature of a cup formed of the material according to the present
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`disclosure is that the sleeve is resistant to puncture, such as by a straw, fork, spoon, finger
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`nail, or the like, as measured by dart impact. Test materials demonstrated substantially
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`higher dart impact level than the dart impact level of a beaded polystyrene cup having a
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`similar insulation value. Accordingly, a cup formed as described herein can reduce the
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`likelihood of puncture, which could leak hot liquid onto a user.
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`[0036]
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`A feature of a cup formed of the material according to the present
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`disclosure is that the brim can be formed to have a brim which is compressed at the seam
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`area, thereby providing a cross«section thickness that is substantially uniform around the
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`entire brim. Conventional brims of cups made from paper or other cellulosic material
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`have an increased thickness at the seam, both at the side wall and the brim. A feature of a
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`sheet of the present material is that it can be compressed. According to one exemplary
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`embodiment of the present disclosure, shown in Fig. 5-6, the sheet of the present material
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`to be formed into a cup may have a first side 98 having a compressed portion 120 and a
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`second side 100 having a compressed portion 122. When the cup is formed from the sheet
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`as suggested in Fig. 5, the compressed portion 120 of first side 98 overlaps the
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`compressed portion 122 of second side 100. The overlapped edges are bonded together
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`(such as, but not limited to, by welding, filsing, gluing, or other bonding techniques) to
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`form side—wall seam 34. The seam 34 thus formed has substantially the same thickness as
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`the rest of the side wall 18, thereby presenting an aesthetically pleasing appearance and
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`feel.
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`[0037]
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`In one exemplary embodiment, the brim 16 of the cup 10 is formed by
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`brim rolling the top portion 22 of the side wall 18. Side wall 18 is formed from a
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`compressed side—wall blank that has not had top side 96 compressed. As a result, the
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`seam 34 of the cup 10 may have substantially the same thickness as the rest of the side
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`wall and the rolled brim will similarly have a substantially uniform thickness that is about
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`the same as the side wall. The uniform thickness of the rolled brim is adapted to mate
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`and tactilely pleasing cup.
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`[0038]
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`The compressed portions 120, 122 may extend for the length of the sheet
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`which forms the side wall 18, or, the compressed portion 120, 122 may extend for a
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`portion of the length of the side. In certain applications, where desired, the compressed
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`portion may be formed along different separate portions along the side.
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`[0039]
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`In one exemplary embodiment, the first side 98 has a compressed portion
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`120 on the top surface which is compressed and the second side 100 has a compressed
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`portion 122 on the bottom surface which is compressed as shown in Fig. 6. In one
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`exemplary embodiment, the compression on each side is about 50%. In another
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`exemplary embodiment, the degree of compression may be different on each side.
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`[0040]
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`In one exemplary embodiment of a compressed side wall blank 200, as
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`shown in Fig. 7 first side 98 is compressed as described hereinabove, but a second side
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`210 is not compressed.
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`[0041]
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`A feature of a cup with a compressed brim and seam formed of the
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`material as described herein is that a greater number of such cups can be nested in a given
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`sleeve length because the seam is thinner and the side wall angle can be minimized (i.e.,
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`more approaching 90° with respect to the cup bottom) while providing a sufficient air gap
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`to permit easy de-nesting. Conventionally seam-formed cups having a seam substantially
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`thicker than the side wall requires a greater side wall angle (and air gap) to allow for de-
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`nesting, resulting in fewer cups being able to be nested in a given sleeve length.
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`[0042]
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`A feature of a cup formed of the material according to the present
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`disclosure is that the brim may have a cross-section profile of less than 0.150 inches.
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`Such a small profile is more aesthetically pleasing than a larger profile.
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`[0043]
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`A feature of a cup formed of the material according to the present
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`disclosure is that the rolled brim diameter can be the same for cups of different volumes,
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`enabling one lid size to be used for different cup sizes. As a result, the number of
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`different size lids in inventory and at the point of use may be reduced.
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`[0044]
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`The material formulation has properties that allow the sheet to be
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`compressed without fracturing.
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`EXAMPLES
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`[0045]
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`The following examples are set forth for purposes of illustration only.
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`Parts and percentages appearing in such examples are by weight unless otherwise
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`stipulated.
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`[0046}
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`DAPLOYTM WB140 homopolymer (available from Borealis MS) was
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`used as the polypropylene base resin. PRO-FAX SC204TM (available from LyndellBasel1
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`Industries Holdings, B.V.), a polypropylene copolymer resin, was used as the secondary
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`resin. The two resins were blended with Hydrocerolm CF-40ETM as a primary nucleation
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`agent, talc loaded at 60% as a secondary nucleation agent, VISTAMAXXTM as an impact
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`modifier, and titanium dioxide as a colorant. Percentages were:
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`79.7 % Primary resin: Borealis WB140 HMS
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`15.0% Secondary resin: SC204 Impact Co—PP
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`0.3% Primary nucleating agent: Clariant Hyrocerol CF-40ETM
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`2.0% Secondary nucleating agent: Talc (physical nucleator to create smaller
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`cells)
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`Additives:
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`1.0% Colorant: TiO2 PE (alternatively, PP can be used)
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`2.0% Slip agent: Ampacetm 102823 LLDPE (linear low-density polyethylene),
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`available from Ampacet Corporation (used to lubricate the system to reduce die
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`drool and sheet defects)
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`Gases: 1.10 lbs/hr CO2 (physical blowing agent, to achieve density)
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`0.7 lbs/hr R134a (physical blowing agent, increases the solubility CO2 of
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`into solution)
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`The carbon dioxide with R134a was injected into the resin blend to expand the resin and
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`reduce density. The mixture thus formed was extruded into a sheet. The sheet was then
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`cut and formed into a cup.
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`[0047]
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`The test results showed the material had a density of 0.164g/cc and a
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`nominal sheet gage of .050 inches.
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`[0048]
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`Although only a number of exemplary embodiments have been described
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`in detail above, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that many modifications are
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`possible in the exemplary embodiments without materially departing from the novel
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`teachings and advantages. Accordingly, all such modifications are intended to be
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`included within the scope of this disclosure as defined in the following claims.
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`[0049]
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`As used in the specification and the appended claims, the singular forms
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`“a,” “an” and “the” include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
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`Ranges may be expressed herein as from “about” one particular value, and/or to “about”
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`another particular value. When such a range is expressed, another embodiment includes
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`from the one particular value and/or to the other particular value. Similarly, when values
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`are expressed as approximations, by use of the antecedent “about,” it will be understood
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`that the particular value forms another embodiment. It will be further understood that the
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`endpoints of each of the ranges are significant both in relation to the other endpoint, and
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`independently of the other endpoint.
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`[0050]
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`“Optional” or “optionally” means that the subsequently described event or
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`circumstance may or may not occur, and that the description includes instances where
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`said event or circumstance occurs and instances where it does not.
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`[0051]
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`Throughout the description and claims of this specification, the word
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`“comprise” and variations of the word, such as “comprising” and “comprises,” means
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`“including but not limited to,” and is not intended to exclude, for example, other
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`additives, components, integers or steps. “Exemplary” means “an example of’ and is not
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`intended to convey an indication of a preferred or ideal embodiment. “Such as” is not
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`used in a restrictive sense, but for explanatory purposes.
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`[0052]
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`Disclosed are components that can be used to perform the disclosed
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`methods, equipment, and systems. These and other components are disclosed herein, and
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`it is understood that when combinations, subsets, interactions, groups, etc. of these
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`components are disclosed that while specific reference of each various individual and
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`collective combinations and permutation of these may not be explicitly disclosed, each is
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`specifically contemplated and described herein, for all methods, equipment and systems.
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`This applies to all aspects of this application including, but not limited to, steps in
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`disclosed methods. Thus, if there are a variety of additional steps that can be performed it
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`is understood that each of these additional steps can be performed with any specific
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`embodiment or combination of embodiments of the disclosed methods.
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`[0053]
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`It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications
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`and variations can be made without departing from the scope or spirit. Other
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`embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the
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`specification and practice disclosed herein. It is intended that the specification and
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`examples be considered as exemplary only.
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`[0054]
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`It should further be noted that any patents, applications, and publications
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