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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2015
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Scott Gregory Gaynor, Bristol, TN (US);
Andrew Ervin McLeod, Jonesborough, TN (US);
Steven Anthony Wilson, Kingsport, TN (US);
Humberto Collazo, Kingsport, TN (US);
Larry Wayne Renfro, Kingsport, TN (US);
Lydia Juanita Salyer, Kingsport, TN (US);
Jeremy Kenneth Steach, Kingsport, TN (US);
Michael John Rodig, Johnson City, TN (US);
Brian Douglas Seiler, Kingsport, TN (US);
Jonathan Horton, Gate City, VA (US);
Clarissa Tatum, Johnson City, TN (US);
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are fibers which contain identification fibers. The identification fibers can contain a one or more of chemical markers and one or more distinct features, or taggants, which may vary among the fibers or be incorporated throughout all of the fibers. The chemical markers and distinct features can be representative of specific supply chain information. The supply chain information can be used to track the fibers from manufacturing through intermediaries, conversion to final product, and/or the consumer. The disclosed embodiments also relate to the method for making and characterizing the fibers. Characterization of the fibers can include identifying chemical markers and distinct features and correlating the chemical markers and distinct features to manufacturer-specific taggants to determine supply chain information.