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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2017
Toray Plastics (America), Inc., North Kingstown, RI (US);
Jan Moritz, Bristol, RI (US);
Robert Ervolino, Foster, RI (US);
Takafumi Sakai, East Greenwich, RI (US);
Stefanos Sakellarides, East Greenwich, RI (US);
Toray Plastics (America), Inc., North Kingstown, RI (US);
Abstract
Biaxially oriented film and metal laminate composite thereof useful for manufacturing food containers with good resistance to blushing during steam sterilization, comprising a blend of PBT and PET and also incorporating color pigment comprising polar functional groups. The films possess improve resistance to trans-esterification during melt processing, resulting in enhanced crystallinity levels present in the laminated film which leads to little or no blush discoloration during steam sterilization.