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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2002
Applicants:
Shinichi Okajima, Nobeoka, JP;
Jinichiro Kato, Nobeoka, JP;
Katsuhiro Fujimoto, Nobeoka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B015/02 ; C08F020/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a poly(trimethylene terephthalate) pellet comprising 80 wt % or more of trimethylene terephthalate repeating units copolymerized with bis(3-hydroxypropyl) ether at a ratio in a range from 0.01 to 2 wt %, wherein an amount of terminal carboxyl groups is 25 milli-equivalent/kg or less and an intrinsic viscosity is in a range from 0.8 to 2 dl/g, which pellet has an L* value of 75 or more, a b* value in a range from −2 to 5, and a weight in a range from 1 to 50 mg/piece.