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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Scott Ellery George, Kingsport, TN (US);
Richard Anthony Miller, Kingsport, TN (US);
Jimmy Ray Trotter, Kingsport, TN (US);
Jayne Webb Lettich, Gray, TN (US);
Sammy Ray Repass, Jonesborough, TN (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 7/02 ; D02G 3/00 ; C08F 2/000 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 7/02 ; D02G 3/00 ; C08F 2/000 ;
Abstract
Provided are water-dispersible sulfopolyester compositions having relatively large proportions of pigments and/or fillers. Such compositions are useful as packaging materials and are substantially non-blocking when processed using packaging rolls and are comprised of at least one sulfopolyester as described herein, about 10 to about 75 weight percent of a pigment and/or filler, and a wax.