Lubricant impregnated fibers and processes for preparation thereof

[54] LUBRICANT IMPREGNATED FIBERS AND PROCESSES FOR PREPARATION THEREOF

[75] Inventors: Richard D. Neal; Shriram Bagrodia, both of Kingsport; Lewis C. Trent, Jonesborough; Mark A. Pollock, Johnson City, all of Tenn.

[73] Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, Tenn.

[21] Appl. No.: 339,619

[22] Filed: Nov. 15,1994

Related U.S. Application Data

[62] Division of Ser. No. 72,377, Jun. 7, 1993, Pat No. 5,372, 739, which is a division of Ser. No. 734,840, Jul. 23, 1991, Pat No. 5,234,720, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 466,849, Jan. 18, 1990, abandoned.

[51] Int. CI.6 D02G 3/00

[52] U.S. CI 428/375; 428/398; 428/364;

428/393; 428/394; 428/395; 428/397; 428/399;

8/115.51; 8/115.6

[58] Field of Search 428/397, 399,

428/364, 395, 394, 375, 378, 393; 8/115.56

[56] References Cited

U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 3,432,898 3/1969 Stanley 428/396

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