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USOO9587086B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 9,587,086 B2 Lu et al. (45) Date of Patent: Mar. 7, 2017 (54) POLY(VINYLACETAL) RESIN 2008/026827O A1 10, 2008 Chen et al. 2008/0286542 A1 11/2008 Hayes et al. COMPOSITIONS, LAYERS, AND 2012/0133764 A1 5, 2012 Hurlbut INTERLAYERS HAVING ENHANCED 2013/0022824 A1 1/2013 Meise et al. OPTICAL PROPERTIES 2013/O137789 A1 5, 2013 Olsen et al. 2013, O139520 A1 6, 2013 Masse et al. (71) Applicant: Solutia Inc., St. Louis, MO (US) 2013,0236693 A1 9, 2013 Lu 2014/0363651 A1 12/2014 Lu et al. 2014/0363652 All 12/2014 Lu et al. (72) Inventors: Jun Lu, East Longmeadow, MA (US); 2014/0364549 A1 12/2014 Lu et al. Wenjie Chen, Amherst, MA (US); 2014/0364550 A1 12/2014 Lu Curtis Schilling, III, Kingsport, TN 2016. O159051 A1 6, 2016 Lu (US); John Joseph D'Errico, Glastonbury, CT (US); Pinguan Zheng, FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS Kingsport, TN (US) DE 10343 385 A1 4/2005 DE 102O11111624 2/2013 ............. 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High clarity This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Appli polymers and interlayers are those having very low haZe cation Ser. No. 62/088,957 filed Dec. 8, 2014, the disclosure 10 values. of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Thus, a need exists for polymer resins, resin layers, and interlayers that exhibit desirable optical properties, such as BACKGROUND reduced haze and mottle and improved clarity, without sacrificing other properties, including impact resistance and 1. Field of the Invention 15 acoustic performance. Such interlayers could be monolithic This disclosure relates to polymer resins and, in particular, or multilayered and should be usable in a wide variety of to polymer resins Suitable for use in polymer interlayers, applications, including safety glass and polymer laminates. including those utilized in multiple layer panels. 2. Description of Related Art SUMMARY Poly(vinyl butyral) (PVB) is often used in the manufac ture of polymer sheets that can be used as interlayers in In a first aspect, the present invention provides a plasti multiple layer panels, including, for example, light-trans cizer comprising at least one of following: (i) a terephthalate mitting laminates Such as safety glass or polymeric lami comprising one of the following compounds: bis-(2-ethyl nates. PVB is also used in photovoltaic solar panels to hexyloxyethoxyethoxyethyl) terephthalate, bis-(2-ethyl encapsulate the panels which are used to generate and 25 hexyloxyethoxyethyl) terephthalate, bis-(2-ethylhexyloxy Supply electricity for commercial and residential applica ethyl) terephthalate, bis-(dodecyl) terephthalate, bis tions.