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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jinichiro Kato, Nobeoka, JP;
Katsuhiro Fujimoto, Nobeoka, JP;
Assignee:
Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D02G 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D02G 3/00 ;
Abstract
The present invention discloses a polyester fiber having a birefringence of 0.025 or more, comprising at least 90% by weight of a poly (trimethylene terephthalate), on which a finishing agent composed essentially of (1) an aliphatic hydrocarbon ester having a molecular weight of 300 to 800 and/or a mineral oil having a Redwood viscosity at 30° C. of 40 to 500 seconds, (2) a polyether having a structure containing an ethylene oxide unit and a propylene oxide unit, (3) a nonionic surfactant, and (4) an ionic surfactant in a specific proportion is applied.