Systems and methods for providing a thermoplastic product that includes packaging therefor
AssigneeMaxwell Products, Inc.
InventorsMichael P. Guymon, Ted E. Maxwell, Ken W. Maxwell
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing a thermoplastic product that includes packaging therefore. Implementation of the present invention takes place in association with packaging of one or more ingredients of a thermoplastic product, wherein the packaging is used to contain the ingredients during storage and/or transportation, and wherein at least a portion of the packaging itself is an ingredient for inclusion into the thermoplastic product. In some implementations, the entire packaging is incorporated into the thermoplastic product for utilization thereof.
Claims19
A sealant composition containing a thermoplastic mixture comprising:
- a non-asphalt, polymer container comprising an expanded polymer;
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- at least one raw material, wherein the at least one raw material is combined with the non-asphalt container to provide the sealant composition.
A thermoplastic product containing a thermoplastic mixture comprising:
- a melted polymer container comprising 0-30% asphalt and a polymer, wherein the polymer was an expanded polymer before being melted;
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- a melted raw material, wherein the melted components of the thermoplastic mixture are combined to provide the thermoplastic product.
An asphalt product containing a thermoplastic mixture comprising:
- a polymer container comprising 0-30% asphalt and an expanded polymer;
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- at least one raw material, wherein the at least one raw material is combined with the polymer container to provide the asphalt product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.