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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2012
Applicant:
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Inventors:
Howard Smith Carman, Jr., Blountville, TN (US);
Jack Irvin Killman, Jr., Johnson City, TN (US);
Emmett Dudley Crawford, Kingsport, TN (US);
Jason Christopher Jenkins, Kingsport, TN (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G 63/199 (2006.01); C08G 63/181 (2006.01); C08G 63/672 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G 63/199 (2013.01); C08G 63/181 (2013.01); C08G 63/672 (2013.01); Y10T 428/1352 (2015.01); Y10T 428/1397 (2015.01); Y10T 428/249953 (2015.04);
Abstract
Described are polyesters comprising (a) a dicarboxylic acid component comprising 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid residues; optionally, aromatic dicarboxylic acid residues and/or modifying aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residues and 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues. The polyesters may be manufactured into articles such as fibers, films, bottles, coatings, or sheets.