Patents by Inventor Eric Jon Moskala
Eric Jon Moskala has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20220325069Abstract: The present application discloses a novel plasticizer formulation comprising bis(2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethyl) terephthalate, bis(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate, and optionally tris(2-ethylhexyl) benzene-1,2,4-tricarboxylate. The plasticizer formulation is suitable medium to high temperature applications such as wire and cable insulation and jacketing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2020Publication date: October 13, 2022Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Zhenpeng Li, Eric Jon Moskala
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Publication number: 20220315737Abstract: The present application discloses mixed ester terephthalate plasticizer compositions comprising: a compound of formula (I): a compound of formula (II): and a compound of formula (III): wherein R1, R2, and n are defined herein. The present application also discloses resin compositions, insulation layers and cables comprising the plasticizer compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2020Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Zhenpeng Li, Eric Jon Moskala, Nathan Mitchell West
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Publication number: 20210380780Abstract: The present invention relates to plasticizer compositions comprising a glycol ether, a dialkyl ether, or glycol ether ester; and certain plasticizers, which offer superior performance in blends containing polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins. The plasticizer compositions of the present invention can effectively reduce viscosity and fusion temperature of PVC plastisols, and are particularly useful as viscosity control additives in plasticized PVC formulations.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2019Publication date: December 9, 2021Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Zhenpeng Li, Eric Jon Moskala
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Publication number: 20200115524Abstract: The present application discloses a composition comprising: (1) a polyvinyl chloride polymer; (2) a plasticizer according to formula I: wherein R1, and R2 are described herein. The composition when formed into insulation layers for wire and cable insulation provides excellent heat stability (e.g., tensile strength and elongation at break retention). The present application further provides insulation layers formed from the composition of the present invention. The present application further provides cables that include a conductor and an insulation layer surrounding at least some of the conductor, the insulation layer being formed from the compositions of the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Zhenpeng Li, Eric Jon Moskala
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Publication number: 20130041053Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing copolyesters with high levels of recycled content. Scrap or post-consumer poly(ethylene terephthalate) is depolymerized by methanolysis or glycolysis to produce a purified, recycled dimethyl terephthalate which can be repolymerized with 2 or more diols. The polyesters of this invention have physical properties and an appearance that is similar to polyesters prepared from virgin monomers. In addition to dimethyl terephthalate, the polyesters can be prepared from recycled ethylene glycol recovered from depolymerization of poly(ethylene terephthalate) and/or 1,4-cyclo-hexanedimethanol prepared by hydrogenation of recycled dimethyl terephthalate or recovered from depolymerized polyester mixtures.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2011Publication date: February 14, 2013Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANYInventors: Thomas Joseph Pecorini, Eric Jon Moskala, David Lange, Robert William Seymour
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Patent number: 7235623Abstract: Polyester compositions that provide a higher throughput in calendering processes may be prepared from a polyester having crystallization half time of at least 5 minutes, an inherent viscosity of about 0.55 to about 0.75 dL/g, a branching monomer, and a release additive. The polyester compositions show a combination of excellent melt strength with good shear response that permits higher calendering line speeds before melt fracture occurs. Also disclosed are processes for film or sheet by calendering the above compositions and the film or sheet produced therefrom. The polyester compositions, film, or sheet also may include plasticizers and/or flame retardants to increase their flexibility and enable their use in commercial applications requiring flame resistance. The film and sheet have excellent appearance and can be used in a wide range of decorative and packaging applications.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2003Date of Patent: June 26, 2007Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Marc Alan Strand, Rodney Layne Piner, Eric Jon Moskala
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Patent number: 7030181Abstract: A film or sheet having a glass transition temperature below about 23° C. and a melting temperature greater than about 120° C. is prepared by first preparing a polyester composition of about 50 to about 95 weight percent of a base copolyester having a melting temperature of less than about 220° C. and exhibiting more than about 1 percent crystallinity after annealing for 2000 minutes at a temperature of which the base copolyester has a maximum crystallization rate; and about 5 to about 50 weight percent of a plasticizer suitable for use with the base copolyester. The polyester composition is formed into a film or sheet. During formation of the film or sheet or afterwards, crystallization is induced to provide a soft and flexible film or sheet.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2002Date of Patent: April 18, 2006Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Eric Jon Moskala, Kevin Douglas Horton, Rodney Layne Piner, John Walker Gilmer
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Publication number: 20030152726Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2002Publication date: August 14, 2003Inventors: Steven Lee Stafford, Lavonna Suzanne Buehrig, Louis Thomas Germinario, Eric Jon Moskala, David Paul Fischer, Michael Eugene Donelson, Steven Matthew Scheffer, Darrin James Nicholson, Maurice Harold Hodgson, Fabian Clarke Pike, Jeff Erich Neff
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Patent number: 6551688Abstract: A calendered film or sheet of a polyester resin composition has a haze value of less than 5 percent. The polyester resin composition comprises a polyester having a crystallization half-time from a molten state of at least 5 minutes and an additive comprising (i) a fatty acid or a salt of a fatty acid containing more than 18 carbon atoms and (ii) an ester wax comprising a fatty acid containing more than 18 carbon atoms with an alcohol containing from 2 to 28 carbon atoms, wherein the ratio of the fatty acid or salt of the fatty acid to the ester wax is 1:1 or greater. Also, the present invention is a process for producing such calendered film or sheet having a haze value of less than 5 percent.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2001Date of Patent: April 22, 2003Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Eric Jon Moskala, Kevin Douglas Horton
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Publication number: 20030060546Abstract: A film or sheet having a glass transition temperature below about 23° C. and a melting temperature greater than about 120° C. is prepared by first preparing a polyester composition of about 50 to about 95 weight percent of a base copolyester having a melting temperature of less than about 220° C. and exhibiting more than about 1 percent crystallinity after annealing for 2000 minutes at a temperature of which the base copolyester has a maximum crystallization rate; and about 5 to about 50 weight percent of a plasticizer suitable for use with the base copolyester. The polyester composition is formed into a film or sheet. During formation of the film or sheet or afterwards, crystallization is induced to provide a soft and flexible film or sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2002Publication date: March 27, 2003Inventors: Eric Jon Moskala, Kevin Douglas Horton, Rodney Layne Piner, John Walker Gilmer
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Publication number: 20030001317Abstract: A method for reducing or eliminating plate-out during the process used to produce stretch blow molded containers from polyester preforms by crystallizing the low molecular weight polyester molecules in or on the preform exterior surface before stretch blow molding the preform into a container. The molecules are crystallized using a crystallization process selected from (1) treating the outer surface of the preform with a solvent that is capable of crystallizing low molecular weight polyester molecules in polyester or (2) heating the outer surface of the preform to a temperature and for a time suitable for crystallizing low molecular weight polyester molecules in polyester. Plate-out is reduced because the crystallized molecules do not migrate out of the preform and form plate-out deposits on the mold.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2002Publication date: January 2, 2003Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Steven Lee Stafford, Lavonna Suzanne Buehrig, Louis Thomas Germinario, Terrill M. McGee, Gary Wayne Minnick, Eric Jon Moskala, Michael Eugene Donelson
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Publication number: 20020188092Abstract: A calendered film or sheet of a polyester resin composition has a haze value of less than 5 percent. The polyester resin composition comprises a polyester having a crystallization half-time from a molten state of at least 5 minutes and an additive comprising (i) a fatty acid or a salt of a fatty acid containing more than 18 carbon atoms and (ii) an ester wax comprising a fatty acid containing more than 18 carbon atoms with an alcohol containing from 2 to 28 carbon atoms, wherein the ratio of the fatty acid or salt of the fatty acid to the ester wax is 1:1 or greater. Also, the present invention is a process for producing such calendered film or sheet having a haze value of less than 5 percent.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2001Publication date: December 12, 2002Inventors: Eric Jon Moskala, Kevin Douglas Horton
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Patent number: 6458468Abstract: Coated articles having improved chemical resistance comprising an article formed from a moldable polymer coated on at least one surface with a coating composition comprising at least one vinyl ether oligomer compound, and at least one photoinitiator are disclosed. Coatings which also contain at least one acrylate compound and/or at least one epoxy compound are also disclosed. The articles are preferably made from polyesters. Methods for coating such articles are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2000Date of Patent: October 1, 2002Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Eric Jon Moskala, Louis Thomas Germinario, David Gayle Salyer
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Patent number: H2132Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2002Date of Patent: November 1, 2005Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Steven Lee Stafford, Lavonna Suzanne Buehrig, Louis Thomas Germinario, Eric Jon Moskala, David Paul Fischer, Michael Eugene Donelson, Steven Matthew Scheffer, Darrin James Nicholson, Maurice Harold Hodgson, Fabian Clarke Pike, Jeff Erich Neff
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Patent number: H2088Abstract: A method for reducing or eliminating plate-out during the process used to produce stretch blow molded containers from polyester preforms by crystallizing the low molecular weight polyester molecules in or on the preform exterior surface before stretch blow molding the preform into a container. The molecules are crystallized using a crystallization process selected from (1) treating the outer surface of the preform with a solvent that is capable of crystallizing low molecular weight polyester molecules in polyester or (2) heating the outer surface of the preform to a temperature and for a time suitable for crystallizing low molecular weight polyester molecules in polyester. Plate-out is reduced because the crystallized molecules do not migrate out of the preform and form plate-out deposits on the mold.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2002Date of Patent: November 4, 2003Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Steven Lee Stafford, Lavonna Suzanne Buehrig, Louis Thomas Germinario, Terrill M. McGee, Gary Wayne Minnick, Eric Jon Moskala, Michael Eugene Donelson