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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:
Apr. 06, 2004
Filed:
May. 01, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Max Allen Weaver, Kingsport, TN (US);
Horst Clauberg, North Wales, PA (US);
Samuel David Hilbert, Jonesborough, TN (US);
Dale Milton Blakely, Kingsport, TN (US);
Sara Stanley Wells, Kingsport, TN (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 6/702 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 6/702 ;
Abstract
Disclosed are amber polyester compositions suitable for packaging food and beverages wherein the compositions significantly absorbs light of wavelengths shorter than about 550 nm which is achieved by a combination of several colorants, most of which are copolymerized into the polyester.