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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 16, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andrew Ervin McLeod, Cockermouth, GB;
Douglas Mark Haseltine, Kingsport, TN (US);
Larry Cates Windes, Kingsport, TN (US);
Marc Alan Strand, Kingsport, TN (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ; B29C / ; B29B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2642972 ; 2643288 ; 26432817 ; 425557 ; 425572 ; 425588 ;
Abstract
A process and apparatus for distributing molten thermoplastic material supplied directly from melt polymerization to a plurality of molding machines operating in timed sequence is disclosed. The invention is particularly applicable to transferring molten polyester (normally polyethylene terephthalate or a copolymer thereof) directly from a melt polymerization reactor to injection molding machines for producing molded plastic articles.