Michael R Combs

US Patent:

20160068665, Mar 10, 2016

Filed:

Sep 9, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/848605

Inventors:

- Irving TX, US
Abhishek Ambekar - Florence KY, US
Michael Combs - Pembroke VA, US
Christopher McGrady - Florence KY, US
Adam Larkin - Dallas TX, US
Bing Lu - Union KY, US
Nagarjuna Palyam - Cincinnati OH, US
Marilyn T. Collins - Florence KY, US
Lizbeth Milward Niebla - Kennesaw GA, US
Wendy C. Bisset - Eggleston VA, US
Syed Mazahir - Cincinnati OH, US

Assignee:

Celanese Acetate LLC - Irving TX

International Classification:

C08L 1/12
B29C 45/00
C08L 23/12
C08K 5/11
C08K 5/1565

Abstract:

Cellulose ester plastics may be formulated to have a depressed melt processing temperatures, improved heat resistance, increased mechanical stability, or some combination thereof. For example, in some instances, a cellulose ester plastic may include a plasticized cellulose ester at about 1% to about 99% by weight of the cellulose ester plastic, the plasticized cellulose ester consisting of a cellulose ester at about 60% to about 90% by weight of the plasticized cellulose ester and a plasticizer at about 10% to about 40% by weight of the plasticized cellulose ester, wherein the plasticizer comprises a carbonate ester, a polyol benzoate, or both; and a thermoplastic polymer at about 1% to about 99% by weight of the cellulose ester plastic; and wherein the cellulose ester plastic is melt processable.

US Patent:

20160053152, Feb 25, 2016

Filed:

Aug 14, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/826374

Inventors:

- Irving TX, US
Joanna Marshall - Lichfield Staffs, GB
Naresh Budhavaram - Florence KY, US
Bing Lu - Union KY, US
Nagarjuna Palyam - Florence KY, US
Marilyn Collins - Walton KY, US
Michael Combs - Pembroke VA, US
Christopher McGrady - Pembroke VA, US

International Classification:

C09K 3/18
C08J 7/12

Abstract:

A process for producing an anti-fog consumer product. The process comprises the steps of forming a precursor composition comprising cellulose acetate and plasticizer to yield a substantially rigid consumer product having an outer surface; and saponifying at least a portion of the substantially rigid consumer product to yield the anti-fog consumer product having a degree of substitution at the outer surface of less than 0.75.