Abstract: A water-soluble, biodegradable, repulpable, waterbearing colloidal hydrogel material manufactured from a mixture of natural organic materials, water and additives which is capable of being heated and applied with hot melt glue application equipment for use in paper bag sealing, corrugated and paperboard carton closure, and fishing lures.

Abstract: An apparatus for impregnating the surface of a web with a liquid in the form of a pattern, comprising a vacuum chamber having a suction wall with one or more openings therein; means for pulling and controlling a vacuum on said vacuum chamber; an impregnating chamber adapted to hold the liquid impregnant, said chamber having an exit wall with one or more openings therein, the exit wall being a substantially copolanar extension of the suction wall of the vacuum chamber; a pattern belt having an inner surface and an outer surface and perforations in the configuration of the desired pattern, said belt being mounted over the outside of said vacuum and impregnating chambers and being substantially unperforated except in the area of said pattern; means for moving the pattern belt past first the suction wall of the vacuum chamber and then the exit wall of the impregnating chamber, with the inner surface of the belt being in sealing engagement with the outside surfaces of both said walls; means for pressing the fibrou

Abstract: A method and apparatus for impregnating a porous web with a chemical. The impregnating method includes applying a vacuum to one side of the web sufficient to evacuate air from the web, applying impregnating chemical into the web in a selected pattern on the same side of the web, followed by drying the web. The apparatus includes a vacuum chamber for evacuating air from the web, a manifold for applying the impregnating chemical into the web located on the same side of the web as the vacuum chamber and a stencil for restricting the application of the chemical to selected areas of the web.