US Patent Issued to Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur forderung der angewandten Forschung on Aug. 26 for "Method for stabilizing thermoplastic recyclates, stabilized plastic compositions, and molding compounds and molded parts produced therefrom" (German Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,256, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur forderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. (Munich).

"Method for stabilizing thermoplastic recyclates, stabilized plastic compositions, and molding compounds and molded parts produced therefrom" was invented by Rudolf Pfaendner (Darmstadt, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a method for stabilizing thermoplastic recyclates or previously damaged plastic materials against oxidative, thermal and/or actinic degradation. According to the claimed method, at least one substituted sugar, selected from the group consisting of at least one ester and/...