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Granted Patent B2
US 11,732,110 · App. 16/897,361 · Granted Aug 22, 2023

Polyalpha-1,3-glucan esters and articles made therefrom

Inventors: Alicia C. Briegel (Wilmington, DE); Ross S. Johnson (Wilmington, DE); Vindhya Mishra (Wilmington, DE); Kathleen Opper (Wilmington, DE); Shalini Saxena (Wilmington, DE)
Assignee: NUTRITION & BIOSCIENCES USA 4, INC.
C08L5/00C08B37/00C08B37/0006C08B37/0009C08L2203/10C08L2203/12C08L2203/16
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Patent No.
US 11,732,110
App. No.
16/897,361
Granted
Aug 22, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure generally relates to poly alpha-1,3-glucan compositions and articles containing them. In particular interest is comprising poly alpha-1,3-glucan ester derivatives. The poly alpha-1,3-glucan derivatives are useful in thermoprocesses and in particular, injection molding processes.

Claims (14)

1. An article comprising a poly alpha-1,3-glucan compound represented by the structure:

wherein: (i) n is at least 6 and (ii) each R 1 is independently selected from the group consisting of H and an acyl group, wherein the acyl group is:

wherein “a” of said acyl group is 9 to 24;

wherein the poly alpha-1,3-glucan compound has a degree of substitution of 0.3 to 3.0;

and wherein the article is a rigid package, a nonwoven fabric, a woven fabric, a filter, a hot melt adhesive, or a sealant.

2. The article according to claim 1 , wherein the “a” of said acyl group is 9 to 16.

3. The article according to claim 1 , further comprising a plasticizer.

4. The article according to claim 3 , wherein the plasticizer is selected from the group consisting of phthalate esters, phosphate esters, glycerol esters, triethylene glycol based esters, adipic acid esters, azelaic acid esters, citric acid esters, sebacic acid esters, and tartaric acid esters.

5. The article according to claim 1 , which is said rigid package.

6. The article according to claim 5 , wherein the rigid package is selected from the group consisting of a bottles, a jars, a trays, a cosmetic containers, and a squeezable tubes.

7. The article according to claim 1 , which is said woven fabric.

8. The article according to claim 1 , which is said hot melt adhesive or said sealant.

9. The article according to claim 1 , which is said filter.

10. The article according to claim 1 , which is said nonwoven fabric.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2022
From: DUPONT INDUSTRIAL BIOSCIENCES USA, LLC
To: NUTRITION & BIOSCIENCES USA 4, INC.
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