Basf Corporation

Shakespeare Conductive Fibers, LLC

Wayne S Stanko

Charles F Helms, Jr

Stanley A McIntosh

Frank R Jones

Karl H Buchanan

G Daniel Gasperson

David B Ledford

Gary W Shore

Donald Caswell

Gary A Shore

Michael A Davis

Grover L Davenport

Everett C Cox

Allen Ray

Gary M Carnes

Stuart H Rice

Polymeric compositions include a nonaqueous additive system having dispersant-coated pigments physically dispersed in a liquid nonaqueous polymeric carrier which may be added directly to a melt flow of a polymeric host material. The additive system employed in the polymeric systems is most preferably in the form of a particulate paste which can be added in metered amounts (dosed) to a melt flow of the polymeric host material prior to being spun into filaments. By providing a number of additive systems having a number of different additive attributes, and controllably dosing one or more into the melt flow of host polymeric material, shaped objects of the polymeric material (e.g., melt-spun filaments) having different additive attributes may be produced on a continuous basis without shutting down the shaping operation.

Methods of making pigmented filaments

Automotive bedliners (e.g., for pickup trucks) are formed from a sheet of thermoplastic material having electrically conductive fibers embedded in a surface thereof in an amount sufficient to render said sheet electrically conductive. The bedliners are most preferably formed of a thermoplastic material (e.g., a polyolefin, such a polyethylene and/or polypropylene) having a matrix of electrically conductive fibers physically embedded in at least one side thereof. By physically embedding the conductive fibers in a surface of the bedliner, the fibers are capable of establishing electrical continuity between the bedliner and the pickup truck bed thereby effectively dissipating static electrical charges.

Static dissipative automotive bedliners

Dispersible additive systems for polymeric materials, and methods of making and incorporating the same in such polymeric materials

Synthetic filaments include a nonaqueous additive system having dispersant-coated pigments physically dispersed in a liquid nonaqueous polymeric carrier. The additive system is most preferably in the form of a particulate paste which can be added in metered amounts (dosed) to a melt flow of the polymeric host material prior to being spun into filaments. By providing a number of additive systems having a number of different additive attributes, and controllably dosing one or more into the melt flow of polymeric material, melt-spun filaments having different additive attributes may be produced on a continuous basis (i.e., without shutting down the spinning operation). The filaments may be included in yarns which are formed into carpet structures.

Additive-containing synthetic filaments, and yarns and carpets including

Methods of continuously producing sequential lengths of different additive-containing melt-spun filaments include continuously supplying a melt-spinnable polymeric host material to orifices of a spinneret and controllably dosing at least one dispersible additive concentrate system containing a pigment in a liquid nonaqueous polymeric carrier to the melt flow of polymeric host material upstream of the spinneret orifices. In such a manner, a first polymeric mixture of the dispersible additive concentrate system and the polymeric host material is obtained which achieves an additive attribute. During a first time interval, the first mixture is extruded through the spinneret orifices; and thereafter, during a second subsequent time interval, the dosing of the at least one dispersible additive is changed so as to form a second mixture having a second additive attribute different from the first additive attribute while continuously supplying the melt flow of polymeric host material to the spinneret orifices. The melt-spun filaments will thus have a first length corresponding to the first additive attribute of the first mixture and a second subsequent length corresponding to the second additive attribute of the second mixture. The methods and additives employed most preferably achieve Hunter Green Purge Values of between about 0.10 to about 1.40 sec/cm.sup.3.

Methods of making different additive-containing filaments

Nonaqueous additive systems which includes dispersant-coated pigments physically dispersed in a liquid nonaqueous polymeric carrier are added directly to a melt flow of a polymeric host material prior to spinning. The additive system is most preferably in the form of a particulate paste which can be added in metered amounts (dosed) to a melt flow of the polymeric host material prior to being spun into filaments. By providing a number of additive systems having a number of different additive attributes, and controllably dosing one or more into the melt flow of polymeric material, melt-spun filaments having different additive attributes may be produced on a continuous basis (i.e., without shutting down the spinning operation).

Methods of making pigmented synthetic filaments

High shrinkage polyester fibers having good strength and uniform dyeability are disclosed, along with a method of producing the high shrinkage polyester fibers, by drawing a feeder yarn having a birefringence (n) of at least 0.0175 at a temperature below the glass transition temperature for the polyester and with carefully controlled draw ratios.

High shrinkage polyester fibers and method of preparation

A yarn comprising polyester fibers having an improved balance of properties (tenacity and boiling water shrinkage) is produced within predetermined limits. The polyester yarn is prepared by cold drawing a partially oriented feeder yarn, partially annealing the drawn yarn, and subsequently annealing the partially annealed cold drawn yarn at controlled tensions.

Process of preparing polyester yarn

This invention pertains to variable denier filaments prepared from synthetic polymers having a glass transition temperature of at least 30.degree. C. and yarns made therefrom. The filaments have longer length slubs, which results in their use in fabrics desiring a variable texture and dyeing effects. The filaments are prepared by drawing at ambient temperature a feeder yarn having sufficient molecular orientation at carefully controlled draw ratios and in draw zones having a specified length.

Variable denier filaments and method of producing same

A yarn comprising polyester fibers having an improved combination of properties including darker dyeing capability, good thermal dimensional stability, and good light stability and dye lightfastness can be prepared by drawing and annealing a feeder yarn having a birefringence (.DELTA.n) of at least 0.0175 at carefully controlled temperatures and draw ratios.

Dark dyeing yarn containing polyester fibers and method of preparation

High shrinkage polyester fibers having good strength and uniform dyeability are disclosed, along with a method of producing the high shrinkage polyester fibers, by drawing a feeder yarn having a birefringence (.DELTA.n) of at least 0.0175 at ambient temperature and carefully controlled draw ratios.

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Asheville, NC, United States of America

Wayne S Stanko