Patents by Inventor Daniel W. Himmelberger
Daniel W. Himmelberger has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
-
Patent number: 11434354Abstract: The present disclosure includes a composition that includes an ethylene/?-olefin random copolymer having density of 0.890 g/cm3 or less, a melting point of 100° C. or less, and a melt index from 0.2 g/10 min to 8.0 g/10 min, a styrenic block copolymer comprising from 1 wt % to less than 50 wt % units of styrene, a tackifier, and an oil. The composition may exhibit an overall melt index of the composition of from 2 g/10 min to 15 g/10 min. The composition can be used as an adhesive in some embodiments. The present disclosure also includes multilayer films that include the composition, which may provide reclose functionality to the multilayer film. The multilayer films that include the composition may provide low initial opening force and improved reclose adhesion through multiple reclose cycles. The present disclosure also includes various types of reclosable packaging articles that include the multilayer films and adhesive compositions.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2018Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Xiaosong Wu, Chuan-Yar Lai, Daniel W. Himmelberger, Vivek Kalihari, Cristina Serrat, Vinita Yadav
-
Publication number: 20220242982Abstract: Activatable adhesive compositions are disclosed. The activatable adhesive compositions comprise a two-stage polymer particle, comprising a first stage comprising a hydrophilic acrylic polymer having an acid content of less than 200 mg KOH/g, a second stage polymerized within the first stage and comprising a hydrophobic acrylic polymer, and a tackifier soluble in the first stage and the second stage. Further, linerless labels and tapes comprising activatable adhesive compositions are disclosed. Still further, methods for adhering a first substrate to a second substrate using an activatable adhesive composition are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Melinda L. Einsla, Daniel W. Himmelberger, William B. Griffith, JR., Sarah Zolynski
-
Patent number: 11345770Abstract: Activatable adhesive compositions are disclosed. The activatable adhesive compositions comprise a two-stage polymer particle, comprising a first stage comprising a hydrophilic acrylic polymer having an acid content of less than 200 mg KOH/g, a second stage polymerized within the first stage and comprising a hydrophobic acrylic polymer, and a tackifier soluble in the first stage and the second stage. Further, linerless labels and tapes comprising activatable adhesive compositions are disclosed. Still further, methods for adhering a first substrate to a second substrate using an activatable adhesive composition are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2017Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Melinda L. Einsla, Daniel W. Himmelberger, William B. Griffith, Jr., Sarah Zolynski
-
Publication number: 20200354112Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to reclosable packages comprising a front wall, a rear wall, and a closure region proximate to an outer edge of the container opposite a bottom of the container. The closure region includes a plurality of seal regions forming a continuous seal between the front wall and the rear wall across a width of the package and at least one of the seal regions is nonlinear. The closure region further includes at least one unsealed region defined between the seal regions. In some reclosable packages, the application of an opening force proximate to the closure region is operable to break the continuous seal between the front wall and the rear wall across a width of the package. The seal geometry may be tuned to adjust the magnitude of opening force required.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2018Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicants: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Vivek Kalihari, Chuan-Yar Lai, Erica Spiekermann, Cristina Serrat, Marc S. Black, Daniel S. Woodman, Chad V. Schuette, Piyush Soni, Xiaosong Wu, Daniel W. Himmelberger, Vinita Yadav
-
Patent number: 10731053Abstract: A thermally reversible adhesive comprising a) a copolymer of i) a conjugated diene acrylate or methacrylate and ii) at least one acrylic monomer; and b) a bismaleimide crosslinking agent, a process for its preparation, and various end uses, are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2016Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Daniel W. Himmelberger, Melinda L. Einsla, William B. Griffith, Jr., Brandon Rowe
-
Publication number: 20200216649Abstract: The present disclosure includes a composition that includes an ethylene/?-olefin random copolymer having density of 0.890 g/cm3 or less, a melting point of 100° C. or less, and a melt index from 0.2 g/10 min to 8.0 g/10 min, a styrenic block copolymer M comprising from 1 wt % to less than 50 wt % units of styrene, a tackifier, and an oil. The composition may exhibit an overall melt index of the composition of from 2 g/10 min to 15 g/10 min. The composition can be used as an adhesive in some embodiments. The present disclosure also includes multilayer films that include the composition, which may provide reclose functionality to the multilayer film. The multilayer films that include the composition may provide low initial opening force and improved reclose adhesion through multiple reclose cycles. The present disclosure also includes various types of reclosable packaging articles that include the multilayer films and adhesive compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2018Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicants: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Xiaosong Wu, Chuan-Yar Lai, Daniel W. Himmelberger, Vivek Kalihari, Cristina Serrat, Vinita Yadav
-
Publication number: 20200216225Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a reclosable package comprises a front wall, a rear wall, and an upper closure. At the upper closure, at least a portion of a surface of the rear wall is sealed to an exterior surface of the front wall at a first adhesion strength. According to embodiments, the application of a force greater than the first adhesion strength to the rear wall in a direction away from the front wall is operable to separate the portion of a surface of the rear wall from the exterior surface of the front wall. After, the return of the portion of the surface of the rear wall and an application of a force on the rear wall in the direction of the front wall is operable to reseal the portion of the interior surface of the rear wall to the exterior surface of the front wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2018Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicants: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Vivek Kalihari, Chuan-Yar Lai, Erica Spiekermann, Cristina Serrat, Marc S. Black, Daniel S. Woodman, Chad V. Schuette, Piyush Soni, Xiaosong Wu, Daniel W. Himmelberger, Vinita Yadav, Bruno Rufato Pereira
-
Patent number: 10626257Abstract: The present disclosure provides a composition. In an embodiment, the composition includes: A) an ethylene/?-olefin multi-block copolymer having a melt index from 0.2 g/10 min to 8.0 g/10 min; B) a styrenic block polymer comprising from greater than 1 wt % to less that 50 wt % units of polymerized styrene; C) a tackifier; D) an oil; and the composition has a melt index from 3 g/10 min to 50 g/10 min. The composition is suitable for use as a pressure sensitive adhesive layer in a reclosable packaging structure.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2016Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Xiaosong Wu, Daniel W. Himmelberger, Lamy J. Chopin, III
-
Publication number: 20190233689Abstract: Activatable adhesive compositions are disclosed. The activatable adhesive compositions comprise a two-stage polymer particle, comprising a first stage comprising a hydrophilic acrylic polymer having an acid content of less than 200 mg KOH/g, a second stage polymerized within the first stage and comprising a hydrophobic acrylic polymer, and a tackifier soluble in the first stage and the second stage. Further, linerless labels and tapes comprising activatable adhesive compositions are disclosed. Still further, methods for adhering a first substrate to a second substrate using an activatable adhesive composition are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2017Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: Melinda L. Einsla, Daniel W. Himmelberger, William B. Griffith, JR., Sarah Zolynski
-
Publication number: 20180346699Abstract: The present disclosure provides a composition. In an embodiment, the composition includes: A) an ethylene/a-olefin multi-block copolymer having a melt index from 0.2 g/10 min to 8.0 g/10 min; B) a styrenic block polymer comprising from greater than 1 wt % to less that 50 wt % units of polymerized styrene; C) a tackifier; D) an oil; and the composition has a melt index from 3 g/10 min to 50 g/10 min. The composition is suitable for use as a pressure sensitive adhesive layer in a reclosable packaging structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2016Publication date: December 6, 2018Applicants: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Xiaosong Wu, Daniel W. Himmelberger, Lamy J. Chopin, III
-
Publication number: 20180346764Abstract: A thermally reversible adhesive comprising a) a copolymer of i) a conjugated diene acrylate or methacrylate and ii) at least one acrylic monomer; and b) a bismaleimide crosslinking agent, a process for its preparation, and various end uses, are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2016Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Daniel W. Himmelberger, Melinda L. Einsla, William B. Griffith, Brandon Rowe
-
Patent number: 10005934Abstract: The invention provides a composition comprising the following components: A) an ethylene/alpha-olefin block copolymer; B) a tackifies; and wherein the composition has a melt index (I2) from 1 to 50 g/10 min and an I10/I2 ratio from 7.5 to 13.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2014Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Daniel W. Himmelberger, William B. Griffith, Jr.
-
Patent number: 9914860Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a composition comprising a) an olefin block copolymer; b) a tackifier; c) an ethylene-based polymer with a density from 0.90 g/cc to 0.94 g/cc; and d) an oil. The composition finds advantageous application as a cohesive layer in a fastening device, for example, a fastening device for a hygiene absorbent product.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2014Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Daniel W. Himmelberger, William B. Griffith, Jr.
-
Publication number: 20170247580Abstract: A cling foil comprising an outermost adhesive layer comprising a pressure sensitive adhesive, an outermost release layer, the outermost release layer comprising a release material, and a foil layer positioned between the outermost adhesive layer and the outermost release layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2015Publication date: August 31, 2017Applicants: Rohm and Haas Company, Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Swapnil Chandak, Rajen M. Patel, William B. Griffith, JR., Daniel W. Himmelberger
-
Patent number: 9453148Abstract: A composition having three components. The first component is from 20 to 80 wt % of a styrene-diene block copolymer having from 10-30 wt % polymerized units of styrene, wherein the block copolymer is present as a dispersion of copolymer in water, and the dispersion contains less than 5 wt % organic solvent based on total dispersion weight. The second component is from 0.5 to 20 wt % of a plasticizer. The third component is from 20 to 80 wt % of a tackifier.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2013Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Melinda L. Einsla, William B. Griffith, Jr., Daniel W. Himmelberger, Melissa Lane, David L. Malotky
-
Publication number: 20160168433Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a composition comprising a) an olefin block copolymer; b) a tackifies; c) an ethylene-based polymer with a density from 0.90 g/cc to 0.94 g/cc; and d) an oil. The composition finds advantageous application as a cohesive layer in a fastening device, for example, a fastening device for a hygiene absorbent product.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2014Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: Daniel W. Himmelberger, William B. Griffith, JR.
-
Publication number: 20160052242Abstract: The invention provides a film comprising at least two layers, Layer A and Layer B, and wherein Layer A is formed from a Composition A comprising the following: an ethylene/?-olefin block copolymer, and a tackifier, and wherein the Composition A has a melt index (12) from 1 to 50 g/10 min, and an 110/12 ratio from 7.5 to 13; and wherein Layer B is formed from a Composition B comprising one of the following: i) a polar polymer, ii) a polyolefin, or iii) a combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Dana R. Breed, Daniel W. Himmelberger, Cody W. Lawrence, Xiaosong Wu, Lamy J. Chopin III, John W. Garnett, IV
-
Publication number: 20160053143Abstract: The invention provides a composition comprising the following components: A) an ethylene/alpha-olefin block co-polymer; B) a tackifies; and wherein the composition has a melt index (I2) from 1 to 50 g/10 min and an I10/I2 ratio from 7.5 to 13.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Daniel W. Himmelberger, William B. Griffith, Jr.
-
Publication number: 20150368521Abstract: A composition having three components. The first component is from 20 to 80 wt % of a styrene-diene block copolymer having from 10-30 wt % polymerized units of styrene, wherein the block copolymer is present as a dispersion of copolymer in water, and the dispersion contains less than 5 wt % organic solvent based on total dispersion weight. The second component is from 0.5 to 20 wt % of a plasticizer. The third component is from 20 to 80 wt % of a tackifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2013Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventors: Melinda L. Einsla, William B. Griffith, Jr., Daniel W. Himmelberger, Melissa Lane, David L. Malotky