Jul 4 2008
Cereplast, Inc., manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, sustainable plastics, secured patent protection for its Cereplast Compostable® resin family of products from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The U.S. patent (#7,393,590) was issued on July 1, 2008 and adds to the company’s intellectual capital. This formulation patent strengthens the existing patent portfolio of Cereplast and protects the composition of Cereplast’s Compostable resin grades designed primarily for extrusion coating resin on paper and other substrates.
The company has two families of resins: the Cereplast Compostables® and the Cereplast Hybrid Resin®. Currently Cereplast holds five patents with an additional 22 patents pending both in the United States and abroad covering both resin families.
“The recent issuing of another U.S. patent for our Compostable resin line is a testament to the high caliber research and development team at Cereplast,” said Frederic Scheer, chairman and CEO of Cereplast. “And protecting our intellectual property continues to reinforce Cereplast’s position as an industry leader in bioplastics. As a solutions provider for our customers, we strive to create innovative technology which better meets their needs.”
Cereplast Compostables® resins are renewable, ecologically sound substitutes for petroleum-based plastic products, replacing nearly 100 percent of the petroleum-based feedstocks used in traditional plastics with renewable resources.
All Cereplast Compostables® resins are certified as biodegradable and compostable in the United States and Europe, meeting BPI (Biodegradable Products Institute) standards for compostability (ASTM 6400 D99 and ASTM 6868), and European Bioplastics standards (EN 13432).