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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2011
Emmett Dudley Crawford, Kingsport, TN (US);
Thomas Joseph Pecorini, Kingsport, TN (US);
David Scott Porter, Blountville, TN (US);
Gary Wayne Connell, Church Hill, TN (US);
Michael James Keegan, Kingsport, TN (US);
Emmett Dudley Crawford, Kingsport, TN (US);
Thomas Joseph Pecorini, Kingsport, TN (US);
David Scott Porter, Blountville, TN (US);
Gary Wayne Connell, Church Hill, TN (US);
Michael James Keegan, Kingsport, TN (US);
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY, Kingsport, TN (US);
Abstract
This invention relates to a baby bottle made from a polyester composition comprising a polyester further comprising 80 to 100 mole % terephthalic acid residues, 0 to 20 other diacid residues, 30 to 40 mole % 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues and 60 to 70 mole % 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues, wherein the total diol residues equal 100 mole % and the total diacid residues equal 100 mole %. These baby bottles are unique in that they provide an alternative to baby bottles made from polycarbonate and they provide good heat resistance, good toughness, and good chemical resistance.