Abstract: A under furniture blocker that is essentially made of foam and may include an adhering component used to adhere to the underside of furniture or the flooring, approximately blocking toys, animals, debris and the like when adhered to either the under side of the furniture or the flooring using an adhering component or friction, substantially reducing the void under furniture when cut to approximate lengths needed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a protection film for blades to be adhered to the blade surface of wind power generators, which has a substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on one surface of the substrate.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a multilayered, opaque, biaxially oriented polyolefin film of a vacuole-containing base layer and at least one inner cover layer comprising at least 30-95% by weight of a copolymer and/or terpolymer I having a seal initiation temperature I of 70-105° C. and 5 to 70% by weight of an incompatible polyethylene, each of the specifications in percent by weight being based on the weight of the inner cover layer and the inner cover layer having a seal initiation temperature II of 80 to 110° C.

Abstract: An improved multifunction cushion apparatus for wristwatches and associated bands used by the individual watch wearer by attaching the inventive pad to the back of the wristwatch casing and to the back of the wristwatch band. A pad or a pad and associated cross members are utilized to increase comfort, decrease rubbing and irritation, provide moisture control and provide antimicrobial properties when wearing a wristwatch and band without impacting the visual appeal and style of the wristwatch and its band.

Abstract: A silicone gel adhesive construction comprises (a) a porous backing, (b) an acrylic copolymer pressure sensitive adhesive layer on at least a portion of one side of the porous backing, and (c) a cured silicone gel adhesive on the pressure sensitive adhesive layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to multiphase compositions of matter comprising at least an acrylic phase and a hydrocarbon phase, and more specifically to pressure sensitive adhesive compositions of matter of an acrylic-hydrocarbon polymer and an additional hydrocarbon component which has a molecular weight of at least 1,000 and may include one or both of an oligomeric hydrocarbon and a polymeric hydrocarbon.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an impact-absorbing material including a foam having a thickness of from 0.1 to 1.0 mm, an average cell size of from 10 to 65 ?m and a density of from 0.01 to 0.20 g/cm3 and having an impact-absorbing property, as defined in the following expression (1), of from 40 to 90%: Impact-absorbing property (%)=(F0?F1)/F0×100 (1), in which F0 represents an impact force at the time of making an impactor collide with only a support plate; and F1 represents an impact force at the time of making an impactor collide with a support plate of a structure composed of the support plate and the impact-absorbing material.

Abstract: Conformable pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes which comprise a layer of polymeric foam in the backing and may be adhered firmly to a substrate and thereafter removed therefrom after only being stretched at an angle no greater than about 35° from the surface of the substrate. Articles for mounting an object such as a picture to a surface such as a wall comprising a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape of the invention are also described.

Abstract: A seal for a container for comestibles, especially portable liquids, and in particular for use for sealing polyester containers such as bottles, which is suitable for passage through a PET recycling process, comprises a metal foil layer, a foam layer and a plastics film layer as well as a heat sealable layer below the foil. The foam is selected for its density and thickness so is to confer upon the seal a high buoyancy. The adhesion a between the foam and the foil is increased compared to currently available products, in order to prevent de-lamination between the foil and the foam during the recycling process.

Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides a foam thermal interface material comprising a foamed film, the film comprising a blend of polymeric hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive having a number average molecular weight of greater than 25,000 and at least 25 percent by weight of thermally conductive filler, said film having a void volume of at least 5 percent of the volume of said foamed film.

Abstract: There is provided a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition which has a high initial adhesive strength to an adherend containing a plasticizer and can maintain the adhesive strength even after long-term use. A plasticizer-resistant pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprising a copolymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture comprising (a) an aromatic-containing (meth)acrylate monomer, (b) a nitrogen-containing vinyl monomer, and (c) an alkyl(meth)acrylate monomer, an alkyl group of which has 4 to 14 carbon atoms.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an article suitable for attachment to the skin of a user, the article including a compressible material and a means for attaching the compressible material to skin, wherein the compressible material has Compressibility under a 1.4 kilopascal load greater than about 14 percent, and further wherein the compressible material has an Initial Shear Modulus in a first direction less than about 200 kilopascals.

Abstract: An elongate masking article (1) that can be removably-attached to a vehicle for masking a surface to be painted, the article being formed from polymeric foam which, on the external surface of the article, or at least a lengthwise-extending part thereof, comprises an integral skin (7). The position of the integral skin on the article is such that, when the article is attached to a vehicle for masking a surface to be painted, at least a part of the skin will face generally towards the direction from which paint will be applied.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for gluing labels on hydrophobic substrates, wherein a radiation cross-linking, pressure-sensitive adhesive is applied on the label or on the substrate on a surface opposite to the label and irradiated with UV or electron radiation, and label and substrate are then brought together and glued to one another. The pressure-sensitive adhesive is soluble in aqueous solutions. The label is selected from i) water permeable labels with a water uptake (Cobb value) greater than 0.2 g/m2 per 20 sec, and ii) perforated labels which have perforations or cut-outs of less than 10% on the glued surfaces. Furthermore, the invention describes a label, coated with a water-soluble, radiation curable, pressure sensitive adhesive, which has a high water uptake and/or optionally perforations or cut-outs on the glued surface.

Abstract: Disclosed is a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet to be applied to a surface-conditioner-bearing surface of a vehicle coating. The sheet includes an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (Y) as a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer to be in contact with the surface of the vehicle coating. The layer (Y) has been polymerized from an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition through the application of active energy rays, the composition includes a vinyl monomer mainly containing an alkyl (meth)acrylate (a1) whose alkyl moiety having 2 to 14 carbon atoms, or a prepolymer thereof (a); an active-energy-ray-activatable polymerization initiator (b); a multifunctional (meth)acrylate (c); and a (meth)acrylate oligomer (d) having a weight-average molecular weight of 1000 to 30000 and containing 1 to 50 parts by weight of a rosin-modified (meth)acrylate (d1) per 100 parts by weight of total monomer components.

Abstract: Provided is a foam tape including a foam and an adhesive layer. Since interfacial adhesion strength between the foam and the adhesive layer is improved through corona treatment, the foam tape can support heavy articles, even at high temperature, for a long time. Also, a manufacturing process for a foam tape is provided, by which the foam tape can be simply prepared, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

Abstract: The elastically reexpandable sealing tape for sealing a joint comprises an elastically expanding foam strip (1) of rectangular cross section, which is held in a compressed state. This is done by means of at least one releasable seam, which extends across the sealing tape and consists of at least one thread (7), which passes through the foam strip (1).

Abstract: A screen protector for use on a mesh screen in a screen printing process can include a layer of protective material such as a polyester film, and a pressure sensitive adhesive on a surface of the polymeric film for adhering the layer to the mesh screen. The screen protector supports the mesh screen and helps prevent premature fraying of the screen. The adhesive can be an acrylic based pressure sensitive adhesive that substantially retains its adhesion properties when in contact with ink. The protector remains substantially attached to the mesh screen when in contact with ink, and therefore no filler material is needed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermally-foamable re-releasable acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet including a microparticle-containing viscoelastic substrate and a thermal foaming agent-containing pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on at least one surface of the microparticle-containing viscoelastic substrate. The thermally-foamable re-releasable acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet of the present invention can be easily separated or disassembled at the separation or disassembling of the bonded part while maintaining a high normal-state adhesive strength at the bonding.

Abstract: Pressure sensitive adhesive compositions containing 92 to 99.9 parts of a block copolymer adhesive composition and 0.1 to less than 10 parts of an acrylic adhesive composition are described. Tapes including such adhesives, and methods of making such tapes are also described.

Abstract: A lining system for lining a surface generates a fluid impervious lining and an interstitial space between said lining and said surface. The system includes a layer comprising a flexible material having an adhesive coating on each side thereof, a second layer of flexible material, and a spacing means to generate a gap between the first and second layers, the gap constituting the interstitial space, and a coating, the coating comprising a curable material which cures to form a hard fluid impervious coating.

Abstract: A composite material comprised of polymeric beads and adhesive, primarily intended for use in constructing buildings, athletic fields, waste pond covers, packaging, contact sports gear and medial equipment, is comprised of a plurality of electrical excitation zone-treated beads having average diameters between about 1 mm and about 10 mm that are substantially coated with the adhesive material and used in quantities such that void spaces constitute at least about 10 percent by volume of the total volume of the composite material. Upon curing, said adhesive preferably has hardness levels ranging from about Shore A 20 to about Shore A 95.

Abstract: The present invention provides a resin porous membrane with an adhesive layer that exhibits excellent bonding precision and can be bonded to an adherend while maintaining the gas permeability of the porous membrane even when the porous membrane is small, and a method for producing the resin porous membrane with the adhesive layer. The present invention also provides the filter member including the resin porous membrane with the adhesive layer.

Abstract: A flame retardant adhesive pressure sensitive adhesive containing a blend of flame retardants is provided. The flame retardant blend comprises (a) at least one metal oxide; (b) at least one metal hydrate; (c) at least one halogenated material; and (d) a liquid phosphorous-bromine containing composition comprising a triaryl phosphate ester having low triphenyl phosphate content.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising at least one resin-polymer blend of at least 50% by weight of one or more block copolymers comprising polymer blocks based on vinylaromatics and comprising polymer blocks based on 1,3-dienes and not more than 50% by weight of at least one tackifier resin for an adhesive tape for bonding flexible printing plates to printing cylinders or printing sleeves.

Abstract: Composition for preparing a crosslinked pressure-sensitive adhesive, comprising a pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising a polymer component based on one or more monomers having at least one ethylenically unsaturated bond and for which the glass transition temperatures Tg of the corresponding homopolymers are at least 0° C., some of the monomers having at least one ethylenically unsaturated bond also having at least one carboxyl group, acrylic esters and/or methacrylic esters which are each selected such that the glass transition temperatures Tg of the corresponding homopolymers are not more than ?20° C., at least one resin component having a softening point of at least 100° C., and at least one difunctional or polyfunctional crosslinker.

Abstract: Disclosed are a carrier substrate which can be recycled and a method of manufacturing a flexible display apparatus using the same. The carrier substrate includes a rigid substrate, an adhesive layer, and a sacrificial layer. The adhesive layer is formed on the rigid substrate and has an adhesive property. The sacrificial layer is interposed between the rigid substrate and the adhesive layer. The sacrificial layer includes a material selected from the group consisting of a transparent metal oxide, an alkaline water-soluble polymer compound, and an acid water-soluble polymer compound.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a unique heat transfer material for use in transferring a discontinuous coating onto a substrate, such as an article of clothing. The heat transfer material of the present invention may be used cold peel transfer processes, resulting in an image-bearing coating having superior crack resistance, washability, and breathability compared to conventional image-bearing coatings. Additionally, the materials may be used on dark colored fabrics without washed-out appearance typically associated with printing on darker fabrics. The heat transfer material of the present invention produces superior results due to the use of discontinuous coatings.

Abstract: High odor eliminating property is provided to a building material for interiors by compounding a hydrazide compound. Additionally, the odor eliminating property of the building material for interiors is improved and hygroscopicity and size stability at the time of use are provided by adding and compounding an organic carbide, an inorganic hygroscopic material, and a water repellent. Also, an interior structure in which these building materials for interiors are employed is provided.

Abstract: A first release liner of the present invention comprises a single- or multilayered film having a releasable layer in which the peel strength in application to an acrylic plate (23 DEG C.) is 0.02-0.5 N/20 mm. Also provided is a second release liner which comprises a single- or multilayered film having a releasable layer comprising an ethylene/vinyl acetate resin. The release liners each may be a multilayered film composed of a substrate and a releasable layer. When each of the release liners is used as a release liner in winding a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape on a bobbin, the tape winding operation is free from troubles that the release liner undesirably peels off, tape shifting occurs, and air inclusion occurs between tape layers. When the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape is used, the release liner can be easily peeled from the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a sealed package formed from a polymer film comprising a block copolymeric substrate and a heat sealable coating and/or skin layer on the substrate, the package being formed by wrapping the film around an article to be packaged in a manner to obtain at least one region of film overlap, and heat sealing the resulting overlapped film sections to each other to provide at least one sealed region of the package, the sealed region being subsequently openable by manually separating the overlapped film sections, effective without substantial tearing of the film at or around the sealed region.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to overcome a practical restriction that a knit must be used on a surface of a sealing tape when the sealing tape is used for a textile product obtained by subjecting a fabric laminated product to sewing-processing or fusion process as well as providing a sealing tape which is excellent in durability, light-weighted and thin, and highly comfortable without undermining appearance and touch feeling. The sealing tape of the present invention comprises a base film and a woven fabric laminated on one side of the base film and an adhesive layer laminated on the other side of the base film, wherein a total cover factor (CFtotal) of calculated with respect to each of the warp and the weft constituting the woven fabric is from 500 to 1400.

Abstract: The invention relates to a layered adhesive construct comprising a backing layer and a first and second layer of a hydrocolloid adhesive, where the first and second layer of hydrocolloid adhesive have different composition, and the second layer of hydrocolloid adhesive is interposed between the first layer of hydrocolloid adhesive and the backing layer where the first adhesive layer is a layer moldable adhesive paste comprising hydrocolloids having a Strain Recovery below 45% and the second adhesive layer is a layer of hydrocolloid adhesive having a Strain Recovery above 55%.

Abstract: Adhesive tape having a carrier and a layer of adhesive applied on at least one side to the carrier, the carrier having at least one foam layer composed at least in part of a polyolefin-based polymer, wherein the polyolefin-based polymer contains an ethylene multi-block copolymer in a fraction of at least 40% (w/w), the ethylene multi-block copolymer being composed of hard segment blocks, containing at least 95% (w/w) of ethylene and a comonomer, and of soft segment blocks, containing ethylene and a comonomer, the fraction of comonomer in the soft segment blocks being between 10 and 20 mol %.

Abstract: [Summary] [Problem] Provision of a thermoadhesive polyester film having improved thermal adhesiveness and ruggedness absorbability and sliding quality while maintaining environmental suitability (halogen-free), heat resistance, and chemical resistance as a plastic material that constitutes IC cards or IC tags. [Solving Means] A thermoadhesive polyester film wherein a thermoadhesive layer is laminated on one face or both faces of a biaxially stretched polyester film, the thermoadhesive layer having a thickness of 5 to 30 ?m, consisting of a mixture of a non-crystalline polyester resin A having a glass transition temperature of 50 to 95° C. and a thermoplastic resin B incompatible therewith, the thermoplastic resin B being any of (a) a crystalline resin having a melting point of 50 to 180° C., (b) a non-crystalline resin having a glass transition temperature of ?50 to 150° C., and (c) a mixture thereof, and contained at 1 to 30% by mass in the thermoadhesive layer.

Abstract: The invention concerns a subfloor which is provided between a hard base (11) and a floor such as a laminate or parquet floor resting on the latter, whereby this subfloor is composed of laterally connecting mats (9, 10) having a core (1) made of a synthetic foam provided with an underlay (2) and a top layer (3) made of a synthetic foil, whereby this underlay (2) and top layer (3) represent a flap (4, 5) which extends over the side edge of said core (1), so that this flap (4, 5) overlaps with the mat (9, 10) connecting onto this side edge.

Abstract: A protected polymeric film comprises a polymeric film substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface, and a protective structure provided on at least the first major surface of the substrate, wherein the protective structure comprises a layer of boron oxide and an inorganic barrier layer. A protective structure may also be provided on the second major surface of the substrate. Organic electronic components may be formed on or attached to the protected polymeric films.

Abstract: In a packaging body provided with at least an inner layer composed of a thermal-adhesive polyolefin based resin and a barrier layer composed of a metal foil, in which metal terminals are sealed by the thermal-adhesive resin with unconnected ends of the metal terminals protruding outside, an adhesive sheet for sealing metal terminals of a flat electrochemical cell which is not only able to prevent a short circuit between the barrier layer and the metal terminals but high in a layer-to-layer adhesive strength and a low possibility of a reduction in battery performance to be caused due to invasion of moisture is provided. In the adhesive sheet for sealing a metal terminal part of a flat electrochemical cell according to the invention, a fibrous sheet or a porous sheet is covered by the inner layer and an acid-modified polyolefin based resin layer having adhesive properties.

Abstract: A cleaning sheet which comprises a porous layer as a cleaning layer; or a cleaning sheet which comprises a sheet material having a porous layer and, formed on one side of the sheet material, an adhesive layer.

Abstract: The present invention was directed to a unique heat transfer material for use in transferring an image-bearing coating onto a substrate, such as an article of clothing. The heat transfer material of the present invention may be used in cold peel transfer processes, resulting in an image-bearing coating having superior washability, compared to conventional image-bearing coatings. Additionally, the materials may be used on dark colored fabrics without graying of the opaque background or dulling of colored images typically associated with printing on darker fabrics. The heat transfer material of the present invention produces superior results due to the addition of crosslinking agents to the coatings.

Abstract: A coating for paperboard comprises an aqueous dispersion of a hollow core binder comprising a first polymer that, when dry, has at least one void, the first polymer being substantially encapsulated by at least one second polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) ranging from more than ?15° C. and up to and including 30° C., wherein the weight ratio of the said second polymer to the said first polymer ranges from 1:1 to 4:1. One or both of the first polymer and the second polymer may be formed from, as polymerized units, at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer. The hollow core binder allows for glossy, bright and smooth paperboard coatings while reducing the amount of binder and opacifying pigment necessary to achieve such coating properties. The present invention also provides coated paperboard articles, as well as paper and paperboard that is made from a mixture of pulp with the inventive hollow core binder.

Abstract: There is disclosed a reinforcement material for forming reinforced members. The reinforcement material includes a strengthening material which is preferably a fabric disposed at least partially between portions of matrix material.

Abstract: An adhesive for an at least one-layer pressure sensitive adhesive sheet strip which is residuelessly and nondestructively redetachable by extensive stretching substantially in the bond plane, said adhesive being composed of at least one block copolymer having one or two end blocks composed of vinylaromatics, and a block composed of a conjugated diene, wherein the fraction of 1,2-linked diene is selectively hydrogenated.

Abstract: A tamper-evident labelling material includes a base layer of synthetic paper that is printable on its upper surface, and an adhesive layer on the lower surface of the base layer. The base layer includes a layer of biaxially-oriented and voided high density polyethylene (HDPE) that has a density of not more than 0.6 cm?3.

Abstract: A synthetic material and articles incorporating the same are disclosed. The synthetic material includes a base material, which is at least partially tacky. Preferably, a powder is dispensed upon the base material for providing a substantially non-tacky surface to the synthetic material.

Abstract: Adhesive tape for a bond which can be redetached by pulling, without residue or damage, having a foam backing coated on one or both sides with a self-adhesive composition, characterized in that a) on at least one of the two sides of the foam backing there is applied a self-adhesive composition whose ratio of tear strength to stripping force (peel force) at a peel angle of less than 10° to the bond surface is greater than 1.2:1, and b) the foam backing has a modulus of electricity of less than 16 MPa and a thickness of 200-600 ?m.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a unique heat transfer material for use in transferring a discontinuous coating onto a substrate, such as an article of clothing. The heat transfer material of the present invention may be used cold peel transfer processes, resulting in an image-bearing coating having superior crack resistance, washability, and breathability compared to conventional image-bearing coatings. Additionally, the materials may be used on dark colored fabrics without washed-out appearance typically associated with printing on darker fabrics. The heat transfer material of the present invention produces superior results due to the use of discontinuous coatings.

Abstract: Disclosed is a linoleum-based floor covering with improved flame-retardant properties, whose useful layer contains at least one flame retardant from the group of expandable graphites. Additionally disclosed is a method for producing linoleum-based floor-coverings with structures for creating colored patterns and to a cork-based floor covering with improved flame-retardant properties.

Abstract: A sealant useful for sealing the surfaces of carbon foams to provide a surface useful for, inter alia, composite tooling or other high temperature applications or for bonding of carbon foams together to form larger blocks.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an adhesive tape and to a method for its manufacture, the tape comprising: (A) a heat-activatable adhesive resin layer, wherein the resin is a polymer of one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of olefins, and (B) a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, comprising an acrylic-type pressure sensitive adhesive, wherein said pressure sensitive adhesive layer is permanently and directly bonded to a first major surface of said heat-activatable adhesive layer. The present invention also relates to an intermediate article comprising the heat-activatable adhesive resin layer (A) releasably bonded to a support layer, to a composite article comprising the adhesive tape and a rubber article bonded to the second major surface of the heat-activatable layer (A), and to a vehicle comprising the composite article.