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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mahendra Kumar Sharma, Kingsport, TN (US);
Linda Jane Adams, Kingsport, TN (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 6/700 ; C08L 7/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 6/700 ; C08L 7/900 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to surfactantless latex compositions. More particularly, the present invention pertains to surfactantless latex compositions comprising sulfo-polyester polymers wherein the compositions have a continuous phase comprising water, diol, polyol or a mixture thereof. Still further, the present invention provides methods of making polymer blends comprising a condensation polymer and a latex polymer whereby the latex polymer is derived from a surfactantless latex composition comprising sulfo-polyester polymers. Polymer blends made by such methods are also provided.