US Patent Issued to Eastman Chemical on Aug. 11 for "2-ethylhexyl methyl terephthalate and bis(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate blend plasticizers" (Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,785, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tenn.).

"2-ethylhexyl methyl terephthalate and bis(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate blend plasticizers" was invented by Curtis Louis Schilling III (Kingsort, Tenn.), Gary D. Griffith (Jonesborough, Tenn.) and Joseph Alexander DeLoach (Jonesborough, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides a plasticizer for use in plastic materials such as polyvinyl chloride. The plasticizer is a blend of di-(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate (DOTP) and 2-ethylhexyl methyl terephthalate (MOTP). The blend of di-(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate and 2-ethylhexyl methyl terephtha...