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US 2024/0025622 A1Published application
Advanced mono-material expandable polylactic acid-based thermal and protective packaging and methods thereof
AssigneeLifoam Industries, LLC
InventorsSaumitra Bhargava, Jonathan Godfrey
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Abstract
Molded foam articles are provided. The molded foam articles have at least one surface having at least a portion that has been skin-formed for improving the thermal and mechanical properties of the molded foam articles without the need for material, density, or foam particle size changes.
Claims18
A container comprising:
- at least two portions configured to be joined together without the use of adhesive to form the container, each portion consisting of polylactic acid-based molded bead foam.
A method for producing a container comprising:
- molding a plurality of foam beads consisting of polylactic acid in a mold to produce at least two portions configured to be joined together without the use of adhesive, and
- forming the container by joining the at least two portions together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.