Method of making an acetate tow band with shape and size used for coding

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10717029
APP PUB NO 20180078887A1
SERIAL NO

15824200

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Disclosed are fibers comprising identification fibers which can be used for tracking and tracing fibers, yarns, fiber bands, and/or articles comprising the fibers through at least part of the supply chain. Each identification fiber exhibits at least one distinct feature. Each group of distinguishable identification fibers can exhibit a taggant cross-section shape, a taggant cross-section size, or combination of the same taggant cross-section shape and same taggant cross-section size. The distinct features and the number of fibers in each group of distinguishable identification fibers can represent at least one supply chain component of the fibers. The distinct features can be detectable in an article comprising the fibers.

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EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY200 SOUTH WILCOX DRIVE KINGSPORT TN 37660

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Collazo, Humberto Kingsport, US 13 180
Gaynor, Scott Gregory Bristol, US 19 267
McLeod, Andrew Ervin Jonesborough, US 19 207
Renfro, Larry Wayne Kingsport, US 13 169
Salyer, Lydia J Kingsport, US 6 101
Seiler, Brian Douglas Kingsport, US 15 132
Steach, Jeremy Kenneth Kingsport, US 25 294
Wilson, Steven Anthony Kingsport, US 19 202

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