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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:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles Michael Buchanan, Kingsport, TN (US);
Eric Eugene Ellery, Kingsport, TN (US);
Matthew Davie Wood, Gray, TN (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 3/00 ; C08L 1/12 ; C08L 1/26 ; D21H 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 3/00 ; C08L 1/12 ; C08L 1/26 ; D21H 1/100 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to compositions, paper, thermoplastic sheets, and medical paper containing cellulose ester alkylpolyglycoside (APG) or a mixture of APG and polyether glycol, and, optionally, cellulose. The process of incorporating APG or a mixture of APG and polyether glycol in paper composed of cellulose ester fibers and cellulose fibers and to calendaring of such paper is also disclosed.