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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2006
Applicants:
Ganesh Kannan, Evansville, IN (US);
Steven James Montgomery, Evansville, IN (US);
Inventors:
Ganesh Kannan, Evansville, IN (US);
Steven James Montgomery, Evansville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 69/00 (2006.01); C08G 63/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A copolyester composition comprising units of residues of a) about 1-40 mole % of trans 3,3', trans 4,4′ stilbene dicarboxylic acid and the combination thereof, b) about 99-60 mole % of cis,trans, and the combination thereof of 1,4 cyclohexane dicarboxylic acid, and c) about 50-100 mole % of cis, trans, and the combination thereof of 1,4-cyclohexane dimethanol. The resulting copolyester may be characterized by its clarity, as well as enhanced heat performance due to the presence of the stilbene moiety.