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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2022
Applicant:
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Inventors:
Marc Alan Strand, Kingsport, TN (US);
Matthew Clement Storey, Kingsport, TN (US);
Aaron David Grills, Kingsport, TN (US);
Mark Allen Peters, Telford, TN (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 22/00 (2006.01); C08G 63/199 (2006.01); C08G 63/672 (2006.01); C08J 5/18 (2006.01); B29K 67/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 22/003 (2013.01); C08G 63/199 (2013.01); C08G 63/672 (2013.01); C08J 5/18 (2013.01); B29K 2067/003 (2013.01); C08J 2367/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process for making a fully recyclable packaging article comprising (1) a reclosable lid with a living hinge which comprises a copolyester composition that is recyclable in a PET stream, (2) a container which comprises a copolyester composition that is recyclable in a PET stream; and affixed thereto is (3) a crystallizable shrinkable film or label which comprises a copolyester composition that is recyclable in a PET stream.