Container for thermoplastic pellets
AssigneeEnnis-Flint, Inc.
InventorsChris Davies, Mark Terry
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Abstract
Disclosed are apparatuses and methods including incorporation of additives into a bulk materials container by coating, impregnating, or otherwise applying the additives to at least a portion of the container and/or the material comprising the container. The container may be intended for containing bulk material used in a batch or continuous process, where the container can be consumed by the process along with the bulk material. The additives incorporated into the container can be substances that may be used by the process. The additives can modify the process. The additives can modify and/or condition the product being formed by the process.
Claims15
A container for thermoplastic material, comprising:
- a container configured to contain a thermoplastic material, each of the container and the thermoplastic material being configured to be used as input materials in a process to produce a product comprising thermoplastic materials,
- wherein the container comprises at least one pigment configured to modify a property of the product, the property selected from the group consisting of a color index, a translucence, or a reflectance of the product.
A method of producing a container for thermoplastic material, comprising:
- generating a container configured to contain a thermoplastic material by including at least one pigment with the container by coating, impregnating, applying the pigment to the container, or combinations thereof,
- wherein the container and the thermoplastic material are both configured for to be used as input materials in a process to produce a product comprising thermoplastic materials;
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- configuring the at least one pigment to modify a property of the product, the property selected from the group consisting of a color index, a translucence, or a reflectance of the product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.