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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2001
Thomas Y-T. Tam, Richmond, VA (US);
Samir Z. Abdalla, Midlothian, VA (US);
James G. Neal, Raleigh, NC (US);
John A. Young, Midlothian, VA (US);
Hong-Jian J. Sha, Chester, VA (US);
Hu Zhixuan, Guangdong, CN;
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A polyester resin, a method for its preparation, the polyester prepared by the method, a method for manufacturing therefrom at increased productivity a dimensionally stable polyester yarn having a low fray count, and the yarn thereby produced. The polyester resin is prepared from high purity terephthalic acid having a particle size distribution described by a Weibull function with narrow ranges of characteristic size and shape factor. The polyester resin has a low filter-blinding index. The polyester yarn is useful for tires, industrial products and other applications.