Eastman-kodak Company

Eastman Chemical Company

Mark A Pollock

Shriram Bagrodia

James J Krutak

Richard D Neal

Lewis C Trent

William J Stowell

Bobby Mal Phillips

Steven Anthony Wilson

William E Moore

Luther C Roberts

Larry K Maier

John R Dombroski

Alan P Leonard

Thomas A Mitchell

J Maynard Hawkins

Chester N Sittel

Jackee B Raught

Jimmie D Fleenor

Fibers such as caustic-treated non-round polyester fibers are prepared having certain lubricants strongly adhered to the surfaces thereof. These fibers are prepared by contacting the fibers, such as immediately prior to a crimping means, with a suitable heated hydrophilic lubricant in a processing operation followed by heating to dry or 'bake' the lubricant onto and/or into the surface of the fibers.

Lubricant impregnated fibers and processes for preparation thereof

Fibers such as caustic-treated non-round polyester fibers are prepared having certain lubricants strongly adhered to the surfaces thereof. These fibers are prepared by contacting the fibers, such as immediately prior to a crimping device, with a suitable heated hydrophilic lubricant in a processing operation followed by heating to dry or bake the lubricant onto and/or into the surface of the fibers.

Lubricant-impregnated fibers, lubricant, and processes for preparation

Disclosed are articles, such as smoke filters, which contain fibers that have complex geometry in combination with tobacco smoke modifying agents such as flavorants. The fibers are preferably made of a polyester such as poly(ethylene terephthalate) and preferably are capable of spontaneously transporting water or n-decane on their surfaces. The articles of the invention result in improved delivery of the tobacco smoke modifying agent to the user.

Tobacco smoke filter

Fibers such as caustic treated non round polyester fibers are prepared having certain lubricants strongly adhered to the surfaces thereof. These fibers are prepared by contacting the fibers, such as immediately prior to a crimping device, with a suitable heated hydrophilic lubricant in a processing operation followed by heating to dry or the lubricant onto and/or into the surface of the fibers.

Process of preparing lubricant-impregnated fibers

Disclosed are molded articles comprising a melt blown assembly of thermally bonded, longitudinally oriented fibers, said fibers comprising a continuous polymer matrix having dispersed therein microbeads of a material which is incompatible with said polymer matrix which are at least partially bordered by void space, said microbeads being present in an amount of about 5-50% by weight based on the weight of polymer matrix, said void space occupying about 2-60% by volume of said fibers.

Shaped articles from melt-blown, oriented fibers of polymers containing

Disclosed is a method of making shaped articles including a continuous polyester phase having dispersed therein microbeads of cellulose acetate which are at least partially bordered by void space, the microbeads of cellulose acetate being present in an amount of about 10-30% by weight based on the weight of said polyester, said void space occupying about 2-50% by volume of said shaped article. Articles made by this method have excellent physical properties, especially optical properties, and are useful in such applications as paper substitutes, for example.

Method of making a shaped polyester article

An intensifying screen for imagewise exposing a radiographic element is disclosed comprised of a fluorescent layer capable of absorbing X-radiation and emitting longer wavelength electromagnetic radiation to which the radiographic element is responsive and a support capable of redirecting incident longer wavelength radiation back toward the radiographic element. The support includes in at least one portion reflective lenslets.

X-ray intensifying screen permitting an improved relationship of imaging

Disclosed are photographic elements having reflective or diffusely transmissive supports shaped from a continuous polyester phase having dispersed therein microbeads of cellulose acetate which are at least partially bordered by void space, the microbeads of cellulose acetate being poresent in an amount of about 10-30% by weight based on the weight of said polyester, said void space occupying about 2-50% by volume of said shaped article. Such articles have excellent physical properties.

Photographic elements containing reflective or diffusely transmissive

A process and apparatus for preparing a homogeneous dissipation of a viscous, liquid-dissipatable polymer. The process comprises continuously feeding molten polymer into a first inlet of a mixing chamber, feeding a stream of a relatively low viscosity dissipating liquid into a second inlet of said mixing chamber at an angle, at a velocity and at a flow rate relative to the structure of said chamber such that shearing action is created at the advancing end of the polymer to continuously erode the end of the polymer, and further mixing the polymer and dissipating liquid downstream from an outlet of the chamber to form a homogeneous dissipation of polymer in dissipating liquid.

Process and apparatus for preparing polyester dissipations

Disclosed are shaped articles comprising a continuous polyester phase having dispersed therein microbeads of cellulose acetate which are at least partially bordered by void space, the microbeads of cellulose acetate being poresent in an amount of about 10-30% by weight based on the weight of said polyester, said void space occupying about 2-50% by volume of said shaped article. Such articles have excellent physical properties, especially optical properties, and are useful in such applications as paper substitutes, for example.

Shaped articles from polyester and cellulose ester compositions

Disclosed is a process for the formation of olefin-vinyl alcohol copolymer pellets which comprises mixing particles of the copolymer with water to obtain a wet cake containing about 20-70% solids by weight to thereby obtain a plasticized mass of the copolymer, thereafter extruding the copolymer at a temperature of about 5.degree.-7.degree. C. below the melting point of the mass through a nozzle to form a rod, and dividing the rod into individual pellets.

Process for forming copolymer particles

The present invention provides a process for preparing stable, uniform dispersions of chain extenders in polyurethane-forming polyol. The preferred chain extender is hydroquinone di(.beta.-hydroxyethyl)ether. The process comprises an adiabatic quenching step in combination with an annealing step. The inventive process avoids the need for slow, carefully controlled cooling schemes.

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Johnson City, TN, United States of America

Mark A Pollock