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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2003
Joseph V. Kurian, Hockessin, DE (US);
Diane M. Hahm, Boothwyn, PA (US);
Benjamin A. Smillie, Kingston, CA;
Joseph V. Kurian, Hockessin, DE (US);
Diane M. Hahm, Boothwyn, PA (US);
Benjamin A. Smillie, Kingston, CA;
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a heat-sealable polyester composition having an amorphous processing window ranging from a Tg in the range of about 40° C. to about 70° C., to a Tcg in the range of about 70° C. to about 150° C. The composition preferably contains a mixture of poly(ethylene terephthalate) homopolymer or copolymer and poly(trimethylene terephthalate) homopolymer or copolymer, either as a physical blend or as a copolyester oligomer or polymer prepared from the respective monomers. The resulting composition is heat-sealable at low temperatures, retains barrier properties and is non-flavor-scalping.