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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carl Steven Nichols, Waxhaw, NC (US);
Tony Clifford Moore, Charlotte, NC (US);
Robert Joseph Schiavone, Matthews, NC (US);
Walter Lee Edwards, Harrisburg, NC (US);
Assignee:
Wellman, Inc., Shrewsbury, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 6/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 6/00 ;
Abstract
The invention is a novel method for the late introduction of additives into a process for making condensation polymers. The method employs a reactive carrier that functions as a delivery vehicle for one or more additives. The reactive carrier reacts with the condensation polymers, thereby binding the reactive carrier in the polymer resin and preventing the emergence of the reactive carrier from the polymer resin during subsequent thermal processing.