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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 11, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Melvin Glenn Mitchell, Kingsport, TN (US);
William Henry Kirk, Kingsport, TN (US);
Charles Kelly Crosswhite, Blountville, TN (US);
Paul Jay Kennedy, Kingsport, TN (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D21F / ; D21H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
162129 ; 162146 ; 1621576 ; 162141 ; 162123 ;
Abstract
A multiply paper structure having at least one ply containing a mixture of cellulose ester fibers and cellulose fibers, having improved softening properties, readily moldable at moderate temperatures, printable with ordinary inks, and having adequate stiffness for applications requiring a desired stiffness, and a process for making the same.