Eastman Chemical Company

Grupo Petrotemex S.a. De C.v.

Eastman-kodak Company

Grupo Petromex, S.a. De C.v.

Steven Lee Stafford

Mary Therese Jernigan

Robert Noah Estep

Stephen Weinhold

Alan George Wonders

Bruce Roger DeBruin

Louis Thomas Germinario

Mark Edward Stewart

Zhiyong Xia

Steven Paul Bellner

Tommy Ray Maddox, Ii

John Alan Wabshall, Jr

Michael Eugene Donelson

Frederick Leslie Colhoun

Donna Rice Quillen

David E Mills

Emerson Eston Sharpe, Jr

Subramanian Easwaran Iyer

Benjamin Bradford Gamble

John Guy Franjione

Timothy Edward Long

Sam Richard Turner

Ronald R Light

Rodney Scott Armentrout

Tony Wayne Helton

Eric Jon Moskala

Aaron Grills

Lavonna Suzanne Buehrig

John David Hewa

Susan Sims

Gary Wayne Connell

Charles Edwan Sumner, Jr

Marcus David Shelby

James Rodney Bradley

James R Overton

James Carl Williams

Emily Tedrow Bell

Earl Edmondson Howell, Jr

Harold Blake Sprayberry

James Samuel Dalton

David Paul Fischer

Steven Matthew Scheffer

Fabian Clarke Pike

Darrin James Nicholson

Maurice Harold Hodgson

Jeff Erich Neff

Terrill M McGee

Gary Wayne Minnick

Edward Lewis Boochard

Chad Alan Frazier

Thomas Roger Clark

Earl Edmondson Howell

Larry Wayne Branscome

Ii Tommy Ray Maddox

John G Franjione

Ronald Richard Light

Structural systems having coated structural members with enhanced durability are provided, along with methods of making and using the same. Structural members including at least one coating material applied to a substrate that comprises at least one protrusion may exhibit increased strength and/or durability and may be less likely fail during use. For example, structural members as described herein exhibit an improved resistance to cracking when a force is applied to the protrusion. Structural systems according to embodiments of the present invention can be suitable for use in a variety of applications, including in ready-to-assemble furniture or cabinetry applications or as building and construction materials such as wall board, flooring, trim, and the like.

Coated structural members having improved resistance to cracking

The present disclosure relates to extrusion coating systems, extrusion coated substrates, and processes for making the same. In some aspects, extrusion coating systems as described herein may include an at least partially insulated outlet wall, which may facilitate production of coated substrates exhibiting a very desirable surface texture and appearance. Coated substrates of the present invention may be utilized in a variety of end applications, including, but not limited to, interior and exterior construction materials for homes, buildings, and furniture.

Extrusion coating of elongated substrates

Aluminum/alkyline or alkali/titanium containing polyesters having improved reheat, color and clarity

Aluminum/alkaline or alkali/titanium containing polyesters having improved reheat, color and clarity

A process for producing non-solid-stated polyester polymer particles having one or more properties similar to polyester polymer particles that have undergone solid-state processing.

Production of non-solid-stated polyester particles having solid-stated properties

Disclosed is a process for a melt processing a polyethylene terephthalate resin characterized by one or more of the following. The polyester particles may have at least two melting peaks wherein one of the at least two melting peaks is a low peak melting point with a range from 140&#xb0; C. to 220&#xb0; C., or from 140&#xb0; C. to 230&#xb0; C., and having a melting endothermic area of at least the absolute value of 1 J/g. The polyester particles may have one or more melting peaks at least one of which when measured on a DSC first heating scan has a heating curve departing from a baseline in the endothermic direction at a temperature of less than or equal to 200&#xb0; C. The polyester particles may have an It.V. at their surface which is less than 0.25 dL/g higher than the It.V. at their center. The polyester particles may have not been solid stated. The melt processing device comprises a screw with a total length, L, a feed zone length in the range from 0.16L and 0.45L, a taper angle, &#x3c6;, in the range from 0.5 degrees and 5.0 degrees and a compression ratio, CR, in the range from 2.0 and 5.0.

Screw designs having improved performance with low melting PET resins

A process for producing non-solid-stated polyester polymer particles having one or more properties similar to polyester polymer particles that have undergone solid-state processing. In one embodiment, the process comprises (a) forming polyester polymer particles from a polyester polymer melt; (b) quenching at least a portion of the particles, (c) drying at least a portion of the particles, (d) crystallizing at least a portion of the particles, (e) annealing at least a portion of the particles. At all points during and between steps (b) through (e), the average bulk temperature of the particles is maintained above 165&#xb0; C.

Polyester composition with modifier hydroxyl compound

Polyester compositions are disclosed that include polyester polymers or copolymers having incorporated therein titanium nitride particles that provide one or more of the following advantages: improving the reheat properties of the compositions, improving the color of the compositions through reduced yellowness, and improving the UV-blocking properties of the compositions. Processes for making such compositions are also disclosed. The titanium nitride particles may be incorporated in the polyester by melt compounding, or may be added at any stage of the polymerization, such as during the melt-phase of the polymerization. A range of particle sizes may be used, as well as a range of particle size distributions. The polyester compositions are suitable for use in packaging made from processes in which a reheat step is desirable, or decreased yellowness is desired, or increased resistance to the effects of ultraviolet light is desired, or any combination of the foregoing.

Polyester polymer and copolymer compositions containing titanium nitride particles

This invention relates to a polyester/polyamide blend having an excellent gas barrier property. More particularly, the present invention relates to combinations of a polyethylene terephthalate polymer and a polyamide polymer having an excellent gas barrier property and short oxygen scavenging induction periods, where the polyamide polymer has a C:A terminal group concentration ratio of 2:1 or more and a C+A terminal group concentration of at least 0.17 meq/g of polyamide polymer, wherein C represents a cumulative total of a terminal carboxyl group concentration and a terminal hydrocarbyl group concentration expressed in meq/g of polyamide, and A represents a terminal amine group concentration expressed in meq/g of polyamide.

Polyester/polyamide blend having improved flavor retaining property and clarity

Polyesters and polyester containers having a reduced coefficient of friction and improved clarity are produced using an antiblock agent comprising a dried talc having from about 20 to about 300 ppm water or a fatty acid tethered talc. The use of these talcs result in polyesters and polyester containers having a coefficient of less than about 1.0 and a clarity with haze values of less than about 4%.

Polyesters and polyester containers having a reduced coefficient of friction and improved clarity

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Gray, TN, United States of America

Steven Lee Stafford