Abstract: An adhesive composition, a method of making the adhesive composition, and an article that contains the adhesive composition are provided. The adhesive composition contains a polymeric material that includes a monomeric unit derived from a polyether (meth)acrylamide macromer having a polyether group comprising at least 50 mole percent propylene oxide based on total moles of alkylene oxide in the polyether group. The article includes a layer of the adhesive composition positioned next to a substrate. The articles can be, for example, an adhesive tape or can be part of another article such as, for example, an electronic device that is impact resistant and/or flexible.

Abstract: Described herein is a pressure sensitive adhesive composite composition. The composition comprises: a plurality of polymeric microspheres dispersed within a (meth)acrylate-based matrix, wherein the polymeric microspheres are derived from 20-100 wt % of isobornyl (meth)acrylate; and the (meth)acrylate-based matrix comprises an at least partially polymerized reaction product comprising a C4 to C20 (meth)acrylate ester monomer. In some embodiment, these composite pressure sensitive adhesives show good peel adhesion to low surface energy substrates. In some embodiment, these composite pressure sensitive adhesives are optically clear.

Abstract: An adhesive composition that contains two polymeric materials, a method of making the adhesive composition, and an article that contains the adhesive composition are provided. One of the polymeric materials is derived from a (meth)acrylate macromer having a poly(tetrahydrofuran) group. The articles include a layer of the adhesive composition positioned next to a substrate. The articles can be, for example, an adhesive tape or can be part of another article such as, for example, an electronic device that is impact resistant and/or flexible.

Abstract: Pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions that contain polymer microspheres with an average particle size of 20 ?m to 100 ?m, the polymer microspheres synthesized using the disclosed suspension polymerization techniques and include at least three structural isomers of a secondary (meth)acrylate of Formula (I), where R1 and R2 are each independently H or a C1 to C10 saturated linear alkyl group, the sum of the number of carbons in R1 and R2 is 7 to 18, inclusive, and R3 is H or CH3. The disclosed pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions may be used in masking articles to provide holding power to, clean paint-lines on, low surface energy adhesion to, and excellent damage-free removal from painted surfaces.

Abstract: A power circuit (102) for producing a trickle charge for a power storage device (219) in association with a electronic device includes at least one inductive element (201) having a first coil (203) that is made of a conductive material and has a first set of terminals (209), and a second coil (205) that is made of a conductive material and has a second set of terminals (213). An antenna (211) is operably connected to the first set of terminals (209) of the first coil (203). A rectifier (217) is operably connected to the second set of terminals (213) of the second coil (205). The rectifier (217) has a set of output terminals (217C and 217D), and a power storage device (219) is connected to the set of output terminals (217C and 217D) of the rectifier (217). Radiation from the environment (108) is capable of being sensed by the antenna (211) and transformed into a charging voltage for the power storage device (219).

Abstract: A system and a method for monitoring and evaluating trading opportunities in financial or commodity products is disclosed. Clients are provided, based on their current and/or historic trading pattern, with targeted, up-to-date information about financial products and services. This information provided to the client is client-specific and confidential, subject to access control, such as preauthorization and user authentication. The information provided to the clients is filtered so as to eliminate “noise”, i.e., information that would be of little or no interest to the client.