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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 03, 1998
Bimal R Patel, Evansville, IN (US);
Gary F Smith, Evansville, IN (US);
Timothy E Banach, Scotia, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Pittsfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A moldable linear polyester resin consisting essentially of a polyester having the formula: ##STR1## where R is an alkyl from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and n is greater than about 70, said polyester resin being derived from the transesterification reaction of a starting DMCD and a starting CHDM wherein the trans-cis ratio of repeating units derived from DMCD is preferably greater than about 8 to 1, and the trans-cis ratio of repeating units derived from DMCD is preferable greater than about 1 to 1, said polyester resin having crystalline properties with a preferable viscosity greater than 4500 poise and a melting temperature greater than 216 degrees Centigrade.