Derived From At Least Two Reactants Simultaneously Containing A C-oh Group Patents (Class 528/308.7)
  • Patent number: 10988573
    Abstract: Polymeric polyoxazolines of the following structure are disclosed: where X is the residue of a polymeric polyol after reaction with a dicarboxylic acid/anhydride; where R5 is an organic moiety; where Y is an organic moiety containing one or more oxazoline groups; and wherein each R10 is independently hydrogen or an organic moiety. Methods of making such polyoxazolines and using them in a coating, and packages coated therewith, are also within the scope of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventors: Hongying Zhou, Dennis Allan Simpson, Christopher Paul Kurtz, Tsukasa Mizuhara
  • Patent number: 10717811
    Abstract: A polyester based copolymer resin which can be used a heat shrinkable film is disclosed. The polyester based copolymer resin includes a dicarboxylic acid-derived residue including a residue derived from an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, and a diol-derived residue including a residue derived from 4-(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexylmethyl 4?-(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexane carboxylate and a residue derived from 4,4-(oxybis(methylene)bis) cyclohexane methanol. The heat shrinkable film including polyester based copolymer resin has a shrinkage initiation temperature of 60° C. or less, the maximum heat shrinkage rate at 60° C. of 4% or more, and the maximum heat shrinkage rate at 90° C. of 80% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: SK Chemicals Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seol-Hee Lim, Sung-Gi Kim
  • Patent number: 9028952
    Abstract: Disclosed is a multilayered weatherable film for a solar cell, which has superior elongation change rate, strength change rate and haze and thus is suitable for use in a solar cell, and includes a hard layer having a polyester or copolyester polymer resin and a soft layer having polybutylene terephthalate containing polytetramethylene ether glycol, which are regularly or irregularly laminated in a multilayer form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: SKC Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Heyoung Suk Park, Gwan Hyung Lee, Cheon Yong Joo, Soo Hee Kim
  • Publication number: 20150051304
    Abstract: Aromatic polyester polyols with high functionality, moderate viscosity, and high aromatic content suitable as the sole polyol in the production of polyurethane foams without the use of any polyether polyols are disclosed. This unique combination of properties makes them suit for use as the sole polyol in the production of polyurethane foams. With reduction of flame retardants, these foams based on sole aromatic polyol can have E-84 class one fire properties. The aromatic polyester polyols of this invention are characterized as having a functionality of greater than 2.8 while having a moderate viscosity ranging from 4,000-10,000 cps @ 25 C. A typical high functional polyester polyol of the present invention has a hydroxyl number in the range of 320-400, viscosity of 4,000-10,000 cps @ 25 C, functionality of greater than 2.8 and percent phenyl content greater than 14.75.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventor: David J. Shieh
  • Patent number: 8936852
    Abstract: A breathable, heat-sealable composite film comprising first and second layers of polymeric material wherein (i) the polymeric material of the first layer comprises copolyester comprising monomeric units derived from one or more diol(s); one or more dicarboxylic acid(s); and one or more poly(alkylene oxide)glycol(s); and (ii) the second layer is a heat-sealable polymeric layer, and a process for the production thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: DuPont Teijin Films U.S. Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Stephen William Sankey, Dominic Hoy, David Turner
  • Patent number: 8815994
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat-shrinkable polyester-based single-layer film which has superior shrinkability and color, and thus provides aesthetic enhancement to the product to which the film is attached when the film is printed. Therefore, the polyester-based single-layer film of the present invention can be valuably used as a label film as it can replace labels made of paper, and can be easily peeled off by means of hot water, thus contributing to the recycling of bottles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Kolon Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Yun Jo Kim, Dong Jin Kim, Si Min Kim
  • Publication number: 20140186611
    Abstract: Polyesters and polyol formulations comprising polyesters used in the preparation of polyisocyanurate rigid foams with improved green strength properties are provided. In some embodiments, a polyester which is the reaction product of (a) an aromatic component comprising 80 mole percent or greater of terephthalic acid, (b) at least one polyether polyol having a nominal functionality of 2, a molecular weight of 150 to 1,000 and a polyoxyethylene content of at least 70% by weight of the polyether polyol, (c) at least one glycol different than (b) having a nominal functionality of 2 and a molecular weight from 60 to 250, and (d) at least one polyol having a molecular weight of 60 to 250 and a nominal functionality of at least 3, wherein (a), (b), (c), and (d) are present in the reaction on a percent weight basis of 20 to 60 weight percent of (a), 20 to 50 weight percent of (b), 10 to 30 weight percent of (c), and 5 to 20 weight percent of (d) is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Skowronski, Kelly R. Flaherty, Jorge Jimenez, Woo-Sung Bae, Giuseppe Lista
  • Patent number: 8697245
    Abstract: A biodegradable injection mouldable polymer composition including on a dry weight basis from 45-85% w/w by weight of a starch and/or a modified high amylose starch, from 2-15% w/w by weight of a water soluble polymer preferably selected from polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl acetate and copolymers of ethylene and vinyl alcohol which have a melting point compatible with the molten state of the starch components, and from 5-45% w/w by weight of one or more polyol plasticizers having a molecular weight in the range of 50-6000, more preferably 50-2500, and still more preferably 100-400 and preferably selected from the group consisting of sorbitol, glycerol, maltitol, xylitol, mannitol, erythritol, polyglycerol, glycerol trioleate, tributyl citrate, acetyl tri-ethyl citrate, glyceryl triacetate, 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol diisobutyrate, polyethylene oxide, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol or polyethylene glycol; more preferably glycerol, maltitol, sorbitol, erythritol and xylitol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Plantic Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Kishan Khemani, Nicholas John McCaffrey, Rulande Henderson
  • Patent number: 8632865
    Abstract: A heat-shrinkable polyester film having a heat-shrinkage change per degree Celsius (%/° C.) along the main shrinkage direction of 1.5 to 3.0 in the range of 60° C. to 70° C., 2.5 to 3.5 in the range of 70° C. to 80° C., 1.0 to 2.0 in the range of 80° C. to 90° C., and 0.1 to 1.0 in the range of 90° C. to 100° C., has a good appearance quality after shrinkage and thus suitable for a wrapping material, particularly a label for a bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: SKC Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Seong Do Kim, Tae Byoung Oh, Tae Houng Jeong
  • Patent number: 8623483
    Abstract: There is provided a copolyester containing residues of neopentyl glycol, 2,2,4,4-tetraalkyl 1,3-cyclobutanediol such as 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl 1,3-cyclobutanediol, tin atoms, aluminum atoms, an alkali or alkaline earth metal atoms such as lithium atoms, optionally phosphorus atoms, and having an It.V. of at least 0.55 dL/g, and Tg of at least 90° C. Such higher It.V. copolyesters can now be made having high Tg, good thermal stability, and higher insertion of 2,2,4,4-tetraalkyl 1,3-cyclobutanediol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Barry Glen Pearcy, Jonathan Terrill Milburn, Alan Wayne White
  • Patent number: 8586183
    Abstract: A laser composition comprises a combination of: (a) from more than 45 to less than 94 weight percent of a crystalline or semi-crystalline thermoplastic polyester component selected from poly(butylene terephthalate), poly(ethylene terephthalate), poly(butylene terephthalate) copolymers poly(ethylene terephthalate) copolymers, and combinations thereof; (b) from greater than 6 to less than 25 weight percent of an amorphous thermoplastic poly(ester) copolymer, poly(ester-carbonate), or combination thereof; (c) optionally, from 1 to 30 weight percent of a filler; and (d) optionally, from 0.01 to 5 weight percent of an antioxidant, mold release agent, colorant, stabilizer, or a combination thereof; wherein an article having a 2 mm thickness and molded from the composition has (i) a near infrared transmission at 960 nanometers of greater than 30 percent and (ii) a Vicat softening temperature of at least 170° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.
    Inventors: Tony Farrell, Johannes Hubertus G. M. Lohmeijer
  • Patent number: 8586701
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the preparation of high molecular weight, thermoplastic copolyesters by reacting a diester composition comprising a dialkyl ester of terephthalic acid with a diol composition comprising a first diol component comprising 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol and a second diol component comprising 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol. The diester composition can be reacted with the first diol component to produce a polyester oligomer that can be reacted further with the second diol component to produce a modified polyester oligomer. The modified polyester oligomer can then be heated to form a copolyester. The process reduces the precipitation of poly(1,4-cyclohexylene dimethylene) terephthalate in the reaction mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Benjamin Fredrick Barton, Damon Bryan Shackelford
  • Patent number: 8568841
    Abstract: Disclosed is a thermo-shrinkable polyester film having superior thermal shrinkage properties. The thermo-shrinkable polyester film has a strength of 3.5˜6.5 kg/mm2 in a direction perpendicular to a main shrinking direction at an initial elongation less than 10%, an elongation at rupture of 50˜700% in a direction perpendicular to a main shrinking direction, a thickness uniformity (?R) of 4 or less and a shrinkage ratio of 5% or less in a direction perpendicular to a main shrinking direction, thus preventing the rupture thereof in a rolling process and so on and ensuring process stability and productivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Kolon Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Yun Jo Kim, Chan Seok Yoon, Si Min Kim
  • Publication number: 20130274434
    Abstract: Disclosed is a heat-shrinkable polyester film having a heat shrinkage initiation temperature of 60° C. or lower, a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 77° C. or lower and a heat shrinkage rate of 2% or more at 60° C. which has relatively low glass transition temperature and heat shrinkage initiation temperature, and thus can be useful as a label for a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) container and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: SKC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seong Do Kim, Taebyoung Oh
  • Patent number: 8557951
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a copolymer polyester resin and a molded product using the same and more specifically to a copolymer polyester resin that contains 10˜80 mol % of 1,4-cyclohexane dimethanol, 0.1˜30 mol % of a cyclohexane dimethanol compound expressed as HOH2C—[C6H12]m—[C6H12]—CH2OH (where m is an integer from 1˜10), and ethylene glycol as the remainder so that the sum of the entire diol composition may be 100 mol % based on an aromatic dicarboxylic acid. The copolymer polyester of the present invention enables superior products to be provided that reduce cycle time and enhance product processability during mold processing using a heat-shrinking label by complementing low temperature shrinkage properties that may be exhibited by the polyester resin of the prior art copolymerized with 1,4-cyclohexane dimethanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: SK Chemicals Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myoung Ruoul Lee, Jong Ryang Kim, Nam Jung Kim
  • Patent number: 8519084
    Abstract: A polymer obtainable by polycondensation or polyaddition of monomeric compounds, wherefor accompanying use is made as monomeric compound of 2-(2-methylbutyl)-2-propyl-1,3-propanediol of the formula I or its alkoxylated derivatives (also referred to collectively below as C11 diol).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Darijo Mijolovic, Sebastien Garnier, Qiang Miao, Maria Guixa Guardia, Gerd-Dieter Tebben, Dag Wiebelhaus
  • Patent number: 8512833
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat-shrinkable polyester film, which has a heat-shrinkage of 20% or more in both the longitudinal and transverse directions when treated with 80° C. water for 30 seconds and a bidirectional balance parameter in the range of 0.25 to 2.5 and exhibits an excellent properties in die-cutting and removing from a container such as a glass bottle for recycling by washing with hot water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: SKC Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Tae-Byoung Oh, Tae-Hyoung Jung, Nam Ill Kim
  • Patent number: 8507057
    Abstract: A heat-shrinkable polyester film having a thermal shrinkage ratio of 15% or more in the longitudinal direction when treated at 100° C. for 10 seconds, a tensile strength at rupture in the longitudinal direction of 7 kgf/mm2 or more, and a difference between elongations at the hardening and yield points in the longitudinal direction of 15% or more exhibits superior properties, such as high tensile strength and crack-resistance in the longitudinal direction, suitable for labeling or shrink-wrapping containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: SKC Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Seong-Do Kim, Taehoung Jeong, Tae-Byoung Oh
  • Patent number: 8465842
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a biaxial oriented polyester film and process for preparing the same, the said film is having an average ellipticity of not more than 0.6, Poisson ratio of not more than 0.7 (at elongation greater than 25%) all along the width of web and residual enthalpy in the range of 12% to 20%, a continuous reduction in residual film area up to an elongation of 100%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Polyplex Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Bidhan Krushna Mohanty, Krishna Reddy
  • Patent number: 8415011
    Abstract: A breathable, heat-sealable composite film comprising first and second layers of polymeric material wherein (i) the polymeric material of the first layer comprises copolyester comprising monomeric units derived from one or more diol(s); one or more dicarboxylic acid(s); and one or more poly(alkylene oxide) glycol(s); and (ii) the second layer is a heat-sealable polymeric layer, and a process for the production thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: DuPont Teijin Films U.S. Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Stephen William Sankey, Dominic Hoy, David Turner
  • Patent number: 8389667
    Abstract: The invention relates to a partially crystalline polyethylene terephthalate having a degree of polymerization which is greater than 80, particularly greater than 100, produced from a diol component and a dicarboxylic acid component, wherein according to the invention the DSC melting point, when measured with a heating rate of 10° C./Min during the first passage and second passage, is less than the melting temperature (Tm) of a comparable standard polyethylene terephthalate which is dependent upon the comonomer content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Buhler AG
    Inventors: Andreas Christel, Brent Allan Culbert, Theodor Jürgens
  • Patent number: 8324339
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for thermally processing polyester pellets, e.g., polyethylene terephthalate pellets, in order to achieve a partial crystallization, whereby the polyester melt is fed to an underwater pelletizer and pelletized, the pellets obtained are fed to a water/solids separating device and the dried pellets are fed at a pellet temperature of greater than 100°C. to an agitation device that the pellets leave at a pellet temperature of over 100°C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventor: Theodor Bruckmann
  • Patent number: 8309217
    Abstract: Disclosed is an easy adhesion film which attains sufficient adhesiveness in various processings without using any crosslinking agent such as a melamine resin to possibly pollute the environment and has a primer layer excellent in high-temperature hot water resistance. In the easy adhesion film, a coating film including a polyester resin and a crosslinking agent component in a content of 0.1% by mass or less, inclusive of 0% by mass, is formed on at least one side of a substrate film. The sum of the acid number and the hydroxyl number of the polyester resin is 50 to 200 mg KOH/g, wherein the acid number is 20 to 60 mg KOH/g and the hydroxyl number is 30 to 150 mg KOH/g. The amount of the oligomers contained in the polyester is 2.0% by mass or less. The thickness of the coating film is 0.001 to 0.5 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Unitika Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Okuzu, Hideki Kuwata
  • Patent number: 8287991
    Abstract: Disclosed are laminated articles comprising a first polymer layer and a second polymer layer having an inclusion embedded between the layers, wherein at least one layer comprises a branching agent to improve dimensional stability during the lamination process. Disclosed are laminated articles comprising a first polymer layer and a second polymer layer having an inclusion embedded between the layers, wherein at least one layer comprises a copolyester comprising a branching agent to improve dimensional stability during the lamination process. Also disclosed are methods of laminating a first layer and a second layer with an inclusion between the layers to form a laminated article with an embedded inclusion, wherein at least one layer comprises a copolyester comprising a branching agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Michael Eugene Donelson, Ryan Thomas Neill, James Collins Maine, Bryan Steven Bishop, Robert Erik Young
  • Patent number: 8263731
    Abstract: The present invention relates to multilayer optical films and birefringent copolyester films. The birefringent copolyester optical layer or birefringent copolyester film comprises a major amount of naphthalate units, ethylene units, and a minor amount of branched or cyclic C4 to C10 alkyl units. Also described are certain copolyester polymeric materials further comprising subunits of a phthalate ionomer such as dimethyl sulfosodium isophthalate ionomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Yufeng R. Liu, David T. Yust, Stephen A. Johnson, Kristopher J. Derks
  • Publication number: 20120184708
    Abstract: A polyester for a toner obtained by polycondensing an aliphatic hydroxycarboxylic acid compound having a total number of hydroxy group or groups and carboxyl group or groups of 4 or more; an alcohol component containing an aliphatic diol having a hydroxyl group bound to a secondary carbon atom in an amount of 50% by mol or more; and a carboxylic acid component, provided that the aliphatic hydroxycarboxylic compound is not included, wherein the aliphatic hydroxycarboxylic acid compound and the aliphatic diol having a hydroxyl group bound to a secondary carbon atom are in a molar ratio, i.e. the aliphatic hydroxycarboxylic acid compound/the aliphatic diol having a hydroxyl group bound to a secondary carbon atom, of from 0.05 to 0.8; a resin binder for a toner, containing the polyester; and a toner for electrophotography, containing the resin binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Norihiro Fukuri, Takashi Kubo, Katsutoshi Aoki, Yasunori Inagaki
  • Publication number: 20120161358
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for making polyethylene terephthalate (PET) from ethylene glycol (EG), purified terephthalic acid (PTA) and optionally up to 6 mol % comonomer, using a mixed metal catalyst system and comprising the steps of a) esterifying EG and PTA to form diethyleneglycol terephthalate and oligomers (DGT), and b) melt-phase polycondensing DGT to form PET and EG, wherein the catalyst system substantially consists of 70-160 ppm of Sb-compound, 20-70 ppm of Zn-compound, and 0.5-20 ppm of Ti-glycolate as active components (ppm metal based on PET). With this process that applies reduced amount of metal catalyst components PET can be obtained with high productivity, which polyester shows favourable colour and optical clarity, also if recycling of EG is applied within the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Munif Al-Munif, Mummaneni Venkateswara Rao, Zahir Bashir, Suresh Padmanabhan
  • Patent number: 8168302
    Abstract: A multilayered polymer film includes a first set of optical layers and a second set of optical layers. The first set of optical layers is made from a polyester which is often birefringent. The polyesters of the first set of optical layers typically have a composition in which 70-100 mol % of the carboxylate subunits are first carboxylate subunits and 0-30 mol % are comonomer carboxylate subunits and 70 to 100 mol % of the glycol subunits are first glycol subunits and 0 to 30 mol % of the glycol subunits are comonomer glycol subunits, where at least 0.5 mol % of the combined carboxylate and glycol subunits are comonomer carboxylate or comonomer glycol subunits. The multilayered polymer film may be used to form, for example, a reflective polarizer or a mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Timothy J. Hebrink, William W. Merrill, Carl A. Stover
  • Patent number: 8106148
    Abstract: A series of resins were synthesized using a range of bio-based materials to control the molecular architecture, and therefore the properties, of the inventive resins. The utility of these resins was demonstrated in the formulation of powder coatings, such as ?-hydroxy amide crosslinked and hybrid types. Generally, the bio-based resins flowed out on heating faster than conventional petrochemically-based resins, allowing the use of lower temperatures in the curing oven than is typically possible and a more active catalyst system, especially in the carboxylic acid-epoxy crosslinked hybrid coatings formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Bhima R. Vijayendran, Jerry L. King, II, Katherine P. Mitchell, Michael C. Clingerman, Jeffrey T. Cafmeyer
  • Patent number: 8030417
    Abstract: The present invention is a process for producing a polyester-polycarbonate type thermoplastic polyester elastomer in which a hard segment consisting of a polyester constructed of aromatic dicarboxylic acid, and an aliphatic or alicyclic diol, and a soft segment consisting mainly of aliphatic polycarbonate are connected, comprising at least a step of increasing the molecular weight of an aliphatic polycarbonate diol by a reaction of an aliphatic polycarbonate diol and a chain extender, and a step of reacting aliphatic polycarbonate and a polyester constructed of aromatic dicarboxylic acid and an aliphatic or alicyclic diol in the molten state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Gaku Maruyama, Kenta Susuki, Katsuaki Kuze, Shigeo Ukyo, Shoji Koketsu
  • Publication number: 20110237759
    Abstract: A heat-shrinkable polyester film having a thermal shrinkage ratio of 15% or more in the longitudinal direction when treated at 100° C. for 10 seconds, a tensile strength at rupture in the longitudinal direction of 7 kgf/mm2 or more, and a difference between elongations at the hardening and yield points in the longitudinal direction of 15% or more exhibits superior properties, such as high tensile strength and crack-resistance in the longitudinal direction, suitable for labeling or shrink-wrapping containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: SKC CO., LTD
    Inventors: Seong-Do Kim, Taehoung Jeong, Tae-Byoung Oh
  • Patent number: 8012571
    Abstract: The present invention relates to multilayer optical films and birefringent copolyester films. The birefringent copolyester optical layer or birefringent copolyester film comprises a major amount of naphthalate units, ethylene units, and a minor amount of branched or cyclic C4 to C10 alkyl units. Also described are certain copolyester polymeric materials further comprising subunits of a phthalate ionomer such as dimethyl sulfosodium isophthtalate ionomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Yufeng Liu, David T. Yust, Stephen A. Johnson, Kristopher J. Derks
  • Patent number: 8003751
    Abstract: A polymer with a backbone and an unsaturated side chain attached to the backbone. The polymer may optionally be combined with an oxidation catalyst and/or other ingredients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Valspar Sourcing, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul E. Share, Keith R. Pillage, Charles I. Skillman, Paul E. Fuchs
  • Publication number: 20110130514
    Abstract: A polymer obtainable by polycondensation or polyaddition of monomeric compounds, wherefor accompanying use is made as monomeric compound of 2-(2-methylbutyl)-2-propyl-1,3-propanediol of the formula I or its alkoxylated derivatives (also referred to collectively below as C11 diol).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Darijo Mijolovic, Sebastien Carnier, Qiang Miao, Maria Guixa Guardia, Gerd-Dieter Tebben, Dag Wiebelhaus
  • Publication number: 20100120979
    Abstract: Described are film(s) and/or sheet(s) comprising polyesters comprising (a) a dicarboxylic acid component having terephthalic acid residues; optionally, aromatic dicarboxylic acid or aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residues; 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues; and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Emmett Dudley Crawford, Douglas Stephens McWilliams, David Scott Porter, Gary Wayne Connell
  • Publication number: 20090250831
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polyester based on a polycondensation product of terephthalic acid and/or terephthalic acid derivatives comprising bivalent alcohols. Said polyester is characterised in that (I) between 40 and less than 90 mol. % of ethylene glycol, propane-1,3-diol and/or butane-1,4-diol is combined with (II) between 60 and more than 10 mol. % alkane-1,2-diol, exclusively ethylene glycol, and the polyester has a melting point of between approximately 145 and 250° C. (in accordance with DIN EN ISO 53765). It has a comparatively low melting point, such that it can be retreated at the lower melting temperature. This prevents undesired secondary and decomposition reactions during the retreatment, and enables energy costs to be reduced. The inventive polyester is especially suitable for producing fibres or filaments by melt-spinning, and films, bottles and other moulded parts according to an injection moulding method. The fibres can be treated to form a high-quality nonwoven material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Franz Effenberger, Michael Schweizer, Frank Hermanutz, Andreas Fritz
  • Patent number: 7524984
    Abstract: Phase change solvents for thermoplastic polymers to provide blended compositions. Above the phase change temperature of the solvent, the phase change solvent solubilizes or intimately mixes with the thermoplastic polymer. Below the phase change temperature of the solvent, the phase change solvent solidifies or crystallizes within the thermoplastic matrix. The phase change behavior of these materials produce blended compositions that exhibit lowered shear viscosity and lowered processing temperature without substantially compromising mechanical properties of the thermoplastic polymer. The present invention also relates to a method of improving the processability of a thermoplastic polymer using the phase change solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Steven Daryl Smith, Mark William Hamersky
  • Patent number: 7514141
    Abstract: The invention relates to a biaxially oriented polyester film having a base layer (B) which comprises at least 80% by weight of a polyester comprised of from 55 to 90 mol % of units deriving from at least two aromatic dicarboxylic acids and of from 5 to 45 mol % of units deriving from at least one aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, where the total of the dicarboxylic-acid-derived molar percentages is 100. The film features ultimate tensile strength of ?100 N/mm2 and modulus of elasticity of ?3000 N/mm2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Klein, Herbert Peiffer, Gottfried Hilkert
  • Patent number: 7442427
    Abstract: This invention relates to coextruded, transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film comprising a base layer (B) and a heatsealable top layer (A) which is peelable from at least APET, the heatsealable and peelable top layer (A) consisting of a) 80-98% by weight of polyester and b) 2-10% by weight of inorganic and/or organic particles having an average diameter d50 of from 2.5 to 8.0 ?m (based on the mass of the top layer (A)), wherein c) the polyester being composed of 12-89 mol % of units which derive from at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid and 11-88 mol % of units which derive from at least one aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, the sum of the dicarboxylic acid-derived molar percentages being 100, d) the ratio of particle size d50 and layer thickness dA of the top layer (A) being greater than 1.2 and e) the layer thickness of the top layer (A) dA being from 1.0 to 5 ?m. The invention further relates to a process for producing the film and to its use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Matthias Konrad, Harald Mueller, Paul Broemmel
  • Publication number: 20080177007
    Abstract: An acetaldehyde scavenger includes: a polymerization product of at least one of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid having a carbon number from 8 to 16 and an ester derivative of the aromatic dicarboxylic acid, and a diol compound having a carbon number from 3 to 15.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Roy Wu, Johnson J. G. Wang
  • Patent number: 7396578
    Abstract: Coextruded, biaxially oriented polyester films which have a base layer (B) and have a heatsealable outer layer (A) that can be peeled from APET/CPET and from CPET, where the outer layer (A) includes a) from 60 to 99% by weight of polyester and b) from 1 to 10% by weight of inorganic and/or organic particles with a median diameter d50 of from 2 to 8 ?m, and where c) the polyester is composed of from 12 to 89 mol % of units derived from at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid and of from 11 to 88 mol % of units derived from at least one aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, and the non-sealable surface of the film has been rendered adhesion-promoting. The films of the invention are suitable as a packaging material for foods and other consumable items, and as a lid film for APET/CPET or CPET trays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Bart Janssens, Matthias Konrad, Andreas Stopp
  • Patent number: 7393591
    Abstract: A high reflectivity coated substrate and coating composition employing a binder that includes a cycloaliphatic group and contains a polyester resin having a number average molecular weight from about 1,000 to 40,000. The binder contains less than 40 weight percent aromatic group containing compound and the weight ratio of pigment to binder is greater than 0.9:1. When the binder is blended with rutile TiO2 at a solids loading of 50 weight percent and coated to a dried film thickness of 0.00254 cm, the coating exhibits a Y-value of at least 85.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Valspar Sourcing, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Bryant Hayes, Thomas John Melnyk
  • Patent number: 7368165
    Abstract: A heat-sealable polymeric film includes a substrate layer of polymeric material having on a surface thereof a heat-sealable coating layer. The layer includes a copolyester and is less than 8 ?m in thickness. The copolyester consists essentially of repeat units of one or more aromatic dicarboxylic acids, one or more aliphatic dicarboxylic acids, and a stoichiometric amount of a glycol component consisting of one or more glycols selected from the group consisting of aliphatic glycols and cycloaliphatic glycols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: DuPont Teijin Films U.S. Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Stephen William Sankey, Kenneth Evans, Mark Russell Hodgson
  • Patent number: 7364786
    Abstract: The biaxially oriented polyester film of the present invention contains a polyester having a primary melting point of 245 to 265° C. as the main component and exhibits a drop bag strength index at 0° C. of at least 2.0 and a strength at break in the film longitudinal direction at 120° C. of at least 100 MPa. The film has superior heat resistance, mechanical strength, impact resistance, and bending resistance and is particularly suitable for packaging materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tanaka, Kunimasa Tanaka, Ryosuke Matsui
  • Patent number: 7344765
    Abstract: A heat-shrinkable polyester film having a multi-layer structure of at least two layers, among which at least one layer is a layer containing a PET bottle-recycled material, wherein a heat shrinkage percentage in a maximum shrinkage direction of a 10 cm square sample cut out from the film is 40% or higher, under the condition that the square sample is immersed in hot water of 95° C. for 10 seconds and then immersed in water of 25° C. for 10 seconds, to provide a heat-shrinkable polyester film which has excellent characteristics and which can be produced at a high rate, even when a PET bottle-recycled material is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi Hayakawa, Seizou Takabayashi, Norimi Tabota, Naonobu Oda
  • Patent number: 7329453
    Abstract: Coextruded, biaxially oriented polyester films which have a white base layer (B) and have a heatsealable outer layer (A) that can be peeled from APET/CPET and from CPET, where the outer layer (A) includes a) from 80 to 99% by weight of polyester and b) from 1 to 10% by weight of inorganic and/or organic particles with a median diameter d50 of from 2.5 to 12 ?m, and where c) the polyester is composed of from 12 to 89 mol % of units derived from at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid and of from 11 to 88 mol % of units derived from at least one aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, and d) the ratio calculated from the particle size d50 of the particles and the layer thickness dA of the outer layer (A) is greater than or equal to 1, and the base layer (B) comprises an inorganic white pigment and/or a polymer incompatible with polyester. The films of the invention are suitable as a packaging material for foods and other consumable goods or as a lid film for APET/CPET or CPET trays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Peiffer, Bart Janssens, Gottfried Hilkert, Paul Broemmel
  • Patent number: 7244506
    Abstract: A high reflectivity coated substrate and coating composition employing a binder containing a polyester resin that includes a cycloaliphatic group and has a number average molecular weight from about 1,000 to 40,000. The binder contains less than 40 weight percent aromatic group containing compound and the weight ratio of pigment to binder is greater than 0.9:1. When the binder is blended with rutile TiO2 at a solids loading of 50 weight percent and coated to a dried film thickness of 0.00254 cm, the coating exhibits a Y-value of at least 85.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Valspar Sourcing, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Bryant Hayes, Thomas John Melnyk
  • Patent number: 7241485
    Abstract: A glass protecting film comprising at least 5 or more layers, of which at least one layer is the layer which comprises polyester having 1,4-cyclohexane dimethanol is one of the components, and a glass protecting comprising a multi-layer structure which comprises at least two kinds of thermoplastic resin, of which the difference of glass transition temperature is 40° C. or less, the face-impact strength is 18 J/mm or more, haze is 3% or less, are films which excel in transparency, tear resistance, and impact resistance, and are suitable for protecting glass and preventing damaged glass fragments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Syunichi Osada, Shigetoshi Maekawa, Kazumori Sonoda
  • Patent number: 7238417
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polyester film with a thickness of from about 4 to about 23 ?m, which comprises, alongside polyethylene terephthalate as main constituent, from about 2 to about 20% by weight of polyethylene naphthalate (based on the weight of the film), and has fewer than 30 pinholes per 100 m2. The invention further relates to a process for producing these films, and to the use of the films in packaging composites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Polyester Film GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Kliesch, Ursula Murschall, Thorsten Kiehne, Gottfried Hilkert, Bart Janssens
  • Patent number: 7238411
    Abstract: The present invention is a multilayer polyester film comprising a layer A and a layer B which are laminated alternately, the layer A constituting the outermost layer on both sides of the film, wherein (1) the layer A comprises a polyester A, and the layer B comprises a polyester B, (2) the melting point of the polyester A is higher than the melting point of the polyester B by at least 15° C., (3) the layer A is a layer having an oriented structure, and the layer B is a layer having a substantially unoriented structure, (4) the ratio (a/b) of the total thickness (a) of the layer A to the total thickness (b) of the layer B is 0.01 to 3, and (5) the in-plane tensile strength of the multilayer polyester film is 50 MPa or lower at a maximum, and the difference between its maximum value and minimum value is 20 MPa or smaller; and a method for producing the multilayer polyester film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Teijin Limited
    Inventors: Tetsuo Yoshida, Tetsuo Ichihashi