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Patent No. 8,202,918 has been awarded to a pair of inventors — Yuval Tamir and Amit Azulay — for a method of processing bonded plastic and non-plastic composite materials. Potential applications for the materials are listed as flooring, construction materials, marine docks and thermal insulation.

Patent No. 8,201,692 has been awarded to Thomas Valerio for an automated plastic sorting system.

For more information on these or any patents, please consult the U.S. Patent Office database online [1].

Copies of patents can be ordered by number for $3 each from the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA, 22313-1450.

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