Abstract: The disclosure provides embodiments for elasticized members used as closures for garments, such as diapers, jacket cuffs, and similar articles, the elasticized member having an elastic body having an attachment region adapted for attachment of the elastic body to a garment and a fastener positioned on a distal portion of the elastic body, wherein the elastic body is structured to reduce curl along longitudinal edges and corners of the elastic body upon application of tension to the fastener.

Abstract: A multi-layered web is provided that includes an elastic web bonded to an inelastic web. The inelastic web has extensible and inextensible regions arranged along the machine direction. In the extensible regions, the inelastic web is bonded to the elastic web in a creped structure that is extensible by virtue of the creping. A continuous process is provided to manufacture a multi-layer web having extensible regions that are conjoined with regions that are inextensible by varying the tension that is applied during manufacture of the multi-layer web. The apparatus comprises an elastic web that is fed into a bonding nip, into which one or more inelastic webs are also provided. The elastic web is fed into the bonding nip under a tension that is alternated between a low value that is sufficient to ensure processing stability, and a higher value that provides an elongation to the elastic web.

Abstract: An apertured material comprising a web and a plurality of apertures in the web, each aperture having at least two vertices with a convex flap of the web spanning a pair of the vertices.

Abstract: A polyolefin microporous breathable film having improved tear and impact strength as well as a soft feel is provided by a film including a polypropylene precursor film and a filler. Other embodiments include a second polymer component.

Abstract: An elastomeric film is bonded between two or more layers of nonwoven webs formed of nonelastomeric thermoplastic fibers. The laminate has, in a predefined transverse direction, an elastic elongation value greater than the predefined elastic elongation value of the nonwoven webs, and an ultimate force to break in the predefined transverse direction of at least 3000 g/in. The laminate advantageously provides a tear resistant, multiple ply, fabric that is soft to the touch as a result of the outwardly disposed nonwoven webs, and has a high elastic modulus. The laminate is particularly useful in applications where closure portions of a product must be stretched to keep the product in place when worn.

Abstract: The present invention relates to block copolymer dispersants comprising a hydrophobic block and a hydrophilic block having at least one polymerized monomer including a primary amine functionality. The inventive block copolymer dispersant is used to make aqueous dispersants such as inks that have enhanced paper binding characteristics.

Abstract: A non-aqueous rinsing medium is disclosed, and a process for using same as a rinsing agent in a process for spray-coating of mass-produced substrates (such as automobile bodies) with frequent changes between at least one aqueous and at least one non-aqueous coating agent inside a spray-coating chamber, wherein with at least each change of coating agent the installations to be rinsed are rinsed automatically with the non-aqueous rinsing medium consisting of (a) 20 to 35% by weight of one or more N-alkyl pyrrolidones, (b) 20 to 35% by weight of butyl acetate and/or isobutyl acetate, (c) 10 to 20% by weight of one or more glycol ethers, which are water-miscible without miscibility gap, (d) 5 to 15% by weight of ethanol, propanol and/or isopropanol, (e) 10 to 20% by weight of one or more aliphatic C4-C7-ketones, (f) 0 to 5% by weight of one or more organic solvents conventionally used in coating agents, and (g) 0 to 5% by weight of one or more auxiliary agents, whereby components (a), (c) and (d) comprise

Abstract: Method for the contactless measurement of optical parameters on a plane coating layer applied from a liquid coating compound or a liquid component of a coating compound having one or more optical measuring instruments, in which the coating layer is applied to the outer surface of a circulating carrier strip (closed upon itself) stretched over a drive roller and one or more tensioning rollers and the contactless optical measurement is then performed on the coating layer at a plane point on the carrier strip, wherein the carrier strip may be circulating during the measurement.

Abstract: Metal surfaces which are pre-treated with high-energy NIR-radiation and then coated with a powder or a liquid coating composition, followed by curing or drying the coating composition, show better adhesion to the coating and improved appearance and performance and the process is more cost effective.

Abstract: Dispersions containing a liquid vehicle (which can be aqueous, semi-aqueous or non-aqueous), organic or inorganic particles (or mixtures) that are insoluble in the liquid vehicle and a polymeric dispersant, preferably a structured polymeric dispersant, having one or more segments soluble in the liquid vehicle and one or more segments insoluble in the liquid vehicle, have improved stability when the insoluble segment(s) contains cross-linking groups which are cross-linked to itself or a cross-linking compound such as a polyfunctional monomer, oligomer or polymer to form an encapsulation network that entraps the particles which are particularly useful for paints or inks in coating and printing applications.

Abstract: Aqueous dispersions of modified epoxy resins with a urethane and a urea group content of 5-250 mmol, based on 100 g solid content of the dispersion, containing one or more modified epoxy resins A) having an epoxy equivalent weight of 250-10,000, whereby the modified epoxy resins A) are the reaction product of A1) 43,0-86,0 wt-% of one or more epoxy compounds having at least 2 epoxy groups per molecule and an epoxy equivalent weight of 100 to 2000, A2) 10,0-25,0 wt-% of one or more aromatic polyols, A3) 2,0-12,0 wt-% of one or more aliphatic polyols and A4) 2,0-20,0 wt-% of one or more polyisocyanates.

Abstract: Colored and clear nail polish compositions comprise a solvent system having no more than 30 weight % water, a film forming acrylic binder prepared from (meth)acrylic monomers and stirene and which further contain specific adhesion promoting monomers or monomer combinations selected from (1) anhydride, anhydride plus acid, anhydride plus ureido, anhydride plus beta-diketone; (2) acid plus hydroxy; and (3) ureido, ureido plus acid, or ureido plus beta-diketone have properties equal to or better than commercially available nail polish compositions and permit the formulation of all acrylic pigmented nail polish compositions.

Abstract: An ink for ink jet printers contains an aqueous carrier medium; an aqueous carrier medium insoluble colorant; a polymeric dispersant; and a hydrosol polymer is stable, exhibits excellent print quality, and provides excellent smear resistance after drying and good decap or crusting time.

Abstract: A novel class of interpenetrating polymer networks which are dispersible in conventional coating solvents is disclosed. Such dispersions are useful in preparing protective and/or decorative film coatings and are particularly useful in photosensitive or imaging formulations such as photoresists, solder masks and the like. These polymer networks are comprised of at least two interpenetrating crosslinked polymers. At least one of the polymer networks is formed by polymerization in a solvent. In one embodiment of this invention, at least one polymer network is prepared from macromers to produce a polymer system having functionalized branch or graft linear segments. The solvent dispersible interpenetrating networks of this invention are particularly useful as binders in addition polymerizable photosensitive compositions containing crosslinking monomers such as solder masks. Upon exposure to actinic radiation and suitable thermal curing, solder mask coatings of such photosensitive compositions form multiple, e.g.

Abstract: A cathodic electrocoating composition comprises an aqueous carrier, a film forming binder, comprising an epoxy-amine adduct and a blocked polyisocyanate crosslinking agent, dispersed in the carrier, and a novel additive comprising the reaction product of (1) a polyoxy alkylene di or monoamine; (2) a glycidoxy alkyl alkoxy silane; and (3) a glycidyl compound selected from the group consisting of a glycidyl ester of a carboxylic acid and an alkyl glycidyl ether, which reaction product is hydrolyzed in the presence of acid and water to convert alkoxysilane moieties to silanol moieties. The electrocoat composition produces coatings having a smoother appearance with better edge coverage and fewer craters.

Abstract: Aqueous ink jet ink compositions comprising an aqueous vehicle, a colorant, and an alkoxysilane binder additive, have excellent water and smear fastness and print quality.

Abstract: Aqueous, fluorescent red ink jet inks which meet US Postal Service requirements for metered mail are disclosed and comprise an aqueous vehicle, a red or magenta pigment, a polymeric dispersant, a fluorescent dye and, optionally a hydrotrope additive.

Abstract: Graft and block copolymers with a weight average molecular weight below 20,000, a hydroxy value more than 200 and acid value below 50 which copolymers comprise (a) 20-98% by weight of a water soluble macromonomer having a hydroxy value of at least 300, a weight average molecular weight below 6000, containing less than 10% by weight of an acid functional monomer and having a terminal unsaturated double bond; and (b) 2 to 80% of polymerized monomers selected from vinyl monomers, acrylate monomers, methacrylate monomers and mixtures thereof, form stable coating compositions that are compatible with polyisocyanate crosslinking agents and provide improved properties and appearance in automotive finishes.

Abstract: An ink/textile combination is provided wherein the ink contains an aqueous carrier and a pigment dispersion and the textile contains moieties selected from the group consisting of epoxy, hydroxyl, amine, amido, carboxyl moieties and mixtures thereof; wherein an interactive polymer is present in at least one of the ink or the textile and wherein the interactive polymer has at least one A monomer unit having active methylene groups and at least one B monomer unit selected from the group consisting of acrylates, methacrylates, polymerizable vinyl monomers, vinyl pyrrolidone, acrylamides, methacrylamides, vinyl acetate, vinyl alcohols and combinations thereof.