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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:
Oct. 31, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Leron R Dean, Kingsport, TN (US);
William A Haile, Kingsport, TN (US);
Richard L McConnell, Kingsport, TN (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D02G / ; C08G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428373 ; 528272 ; 528275 ; 528279 ; 528280 ; 528286 ; 528288 ; 528291 ; 528292 ; 528298 ; 528302 ; 528307 ; 528308 ; 5283086 ; 525437 ; 525444 ; 525445 ; 428221 ; 4282967 ; 428480 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to amorphous and crystalline fibers, particularly binder fibers, made from polyesters and the polyesters themselves. The polyesters of the invention are generally formed from a glycol component, such as a five carbon glycol, and a dicarboxylic acid component. The polyesters may be formed into a variety of products, for example fibers, composites and other molded articles. Preferably the polyesters are binder fibers for nonwovens, textile and industrial yarns and fabrics.