Patent ID: 6139954
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: C08G,C08L,D01F,D04H,Y10T

Abstract:
A fiber comprising a polyester formed from the reaction product of:a glycol component with a dicarboxylic acid component;wherein the glycol component comprises neopentyl glycol in an amount ranging from about 8 to about 100 mole % and ethylene glycol in an amount ranging from about 0 to about 92 mole %; andwherein the dicarboxylic acid component comprises at least about 50 mole % of a dicarboxylic acid component which is an acid, anhydride, acid chloride or ester of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid containing from about 8 to about 14 carbon atoms, an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid containing from about 4 to about 12 carbon atoms, a cycloaliphatic dicarboxylic acid having about 8 to about 12 carbon atoms or mixtures thereof; andwherein the fiber has a denier of less than about 75.