The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 22, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bobby J Sublett, Kingsport, TN (US);
Richard L McConnell, Kingsport, TN (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
521182 ; 521 79 ;
Abstract
Disclosed are foamable copolyester compositions containing 0.5 to 5.0 mole percent of a dicarboxylic acid sulfomonomer which contains at least one metal sulfonate group attached to an aromatic nucleus. These copolyesters possess high melt viscosity and are readily foamable with a wide range of foaming agents to provide low density shaped articles, films, and sheets.