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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2002
Steven Lee Stafford, Gray, TN (US);
Lavonna Suzanne Buehrig, Kingsport, TN (US);
Louis Thomas Germinario, Kingsport, TN (US);
Eric Jon Moskala, Kingsport, TN (US);
David Paul Fischer, Kingsport, TN (US);
Michael Eugene Donelson, Gray, TN (US);
Steven Matthew Scheffer, Burlington, CA;
Darrin James Nicholson, Waterdown, CA;
Maurice Harold Hodgson, Richmond, CA;
Fabian Clarke Pike, Vancouver, CA;
Jeff Erich Neff, Port Coquitlam, CA;
Steven Lee Stafford, Gray, TN (US);
Lavonna Suzanne Buehrig, Kingsport, TN (US);
Louis Thomas Germinario, Kingsport, TN (US);
Eric Jon Moskala, Kingsport, TN (US);
David Paul Fischer, Kingsport, TN (US);
Michael Eugene Donelson, Gray, TN (US);
Steven Matthew Scheffer, Burlington, CA;
Darrin James Nicholson, Waterdown, CA;
Maurice Harold Hodgson, Richmond, CA;
Fabian Clarke Pike, Vancouver, CA;
Jeff Erich Neff, Port Coquitlam, CA;
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Abstract
Polyester containers having a reduced coefficient of friction ('COF') are produced by increasing the surface roughness of the polyester using either thermal crystallization or solvent crystallization. Because the low COF reduces or eliminates friction between polyester containers, the containers do not become entangled and disrupt the manufacturing process. As a result, the containers move easily through typical conveying and filling lines in manufacturing processes that use the containers.