US 11,999,137 B2
Cellulosic articles made from cellulosic materials and methods therefor
Mohamad Reza Barzegari, Greensboro, NC (US); James P. Pfau, Kirkland, IL (US); Bei-Hong Liang, Naperville, IL (US); and Elizalde Exconde, Bartlett, IL (US)
Assigned to MASONITE CORPORATION, Tampa, FL (US)
Filed by Masonite Corporation, Tampa, FL (US)
Filed on May 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/828,321.
Application 17/828,321 is a continuation of application No. 16/889,559, filed on Jun. 1, 2020, granted, now 11,345,122, issued on May 31, 2022.
Application 16/889,559 is a continuation of application No. 15/972,468, filed on May 7, 2018, granted, now 10,668,700, issued on Jun. 2, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/501,847, filed on May 5, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0288898 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B32B 23/04 (2006.01); C08J 3/24 (2006.01); C08L 1/02 (2006.01); C08L 1/10 (2006.01); C08L 1/26 (2006.01); C08L 61/06 (2006.01); C08L 75/02 (2006.01); C08L 97/02 (2006.01); E06B 3/74 (2006.01)
CPC B32B 23/044 (2013.01) [C08J 3/246 (2013.01); C08L 1/02 (2013.01); C08L 1/10 (2013.01); C08L 1/26 (2013.01); C08L 61/06 (2013.01); C08L 75/02 (2013.01); C08L 97/02 (2013.01); E06B 3/74 (2013.01); B32B 2607/00 (2013.01); C08J 2301/02 (2013.01); C08J 2301/10 (2013.01); C08J 2301/26 (2013.01); C08L 2205/03 (2013.01); C08L 2312/04 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
 
1. A composite article, comprising: a hydrophobic and lipophilic cellulosic material, a non-lipophilic cellulosic material, a coupling agent increasing hydrophilicity of the hydrophobic and lipophilic cellulosic material, and a binder, wherein the non-lipophilic cellulosic material and the hydrophobic and lipophilic cellulosic material form a total cellulosic material, and the total cellulosic material comprises about 10 wt % to about 98 wt % of the liphophilic cellulosic material base on the total weight of the total cellulosic material, wherein the total cellulosic material comprises greater than 25 wt % of Acacia fibers, with the balance being made up of mixed tropical hardwood.