Abstract: This invention concerns lasable bond-ply materials comprising a nonwoven reinforcing material and at least one resin material. The present invention also includes methods for using the bond-ply of this invention to manufacture high density multilayer printed wiring boards.

Abstract: A composite molded product has a frame body (1) with a through bore that terminates at openings, and a button portion (2) with a pressing portion (3) extended through the through bore and a flange portion (4) fused to the frame body (1). A silicone resin layer (5, 24) is interposed between the frame body and the flange portion, and surrounds one of the openings. A method of manufacturing a composite molded product by molding a frame body, forming a silicone resin layer on a surface of the frame body, and simultaneously molding a button portion to a predetermined shape while fusion boding areas of the button portion contacting the frame body.

Abstract: A method of attaching to a rubber molded part a strip having an acrylic polymer adhesive on one side, including the step of applying radio frequency energy to the rubber molded part to generate heat therein and to cause the acrylic polymer adhesive to melt bond to the rubber molded part. The acrylic polymer is an acrylic-silane interpolymer of primarily acrylic ester monomer interacted with an organosilane, which interpolymer has a Tg of −10° to 80° C. The rubber molded part includes radio frequency sensitive material to facilitate bonding to the acrylic polymer adhesive during application of the radio frequency energy thereto. Desirably, the strip also includes a pressure sensitive adhesive on its other side for securing the rubber part to a component of an automobile or other vehicle by applying pressure to the rubber part. The strip may include an acrylic foam core between the acrylic polymer adhesive and the pressure sensitive adhesive.

Abstract: A laminating tape has an adhesive layer for adhering to a recording surface of a to-be-laminated tape, and is formed to have a substantially identical width to a width of the to-be-laminated tape. The laminating tape has a preliminary laminating portion formed at a leading end thereof, for being preliminarily laminated to the to-be-laminated tape, and a non-adhesive portion having a predetermined length and extending continuously from an trailing end of the preliminary laminating portion, for permitting lateral motion of the laminating tape with respect to the to-be-laminated tape.

Abstract: A pressure-sensitive sealing tape product for adhering to various items in applications involving taping and sealing, and having sufficient body to permit dispensing from a conventional pull and tear tape dispenser. The tape includes a paper layer; a water-impermeable plastic film layer having a first corona-discharge treated surface which is adhesively laminated to the paper layer to form a paper-plastic film laminate having first and second opposed outer surfaces; and an exposed layer of a pressure-sensitive adhesive coating on one of the first or second outer surfaces. The plastic film portion of the laminate has a strength sufficient to allow the film to be stripped in one piece from an item to which the laminate is adhered. The tape product may, if desired, additionally comprise a layer of a release agent upon an uncoated one of the first and second opposed outer surfaces of the laminate.

Abstract: This invention relates to a composite construction for use as a label or a tape to be adhered to a second substrate comprising a rubber-based material (e.g., vehicular tire), said composite construction comprising: a first substrate (e.g., paper, polymer film or combination thereof), said first substrate having a face side and an underside opposite said face side; an adhesive layer; and a barrier layer adhered to the underside of said first substrate and positioned between said first substrate and said adhesive layer, said barrier layer comprising a radiation cured cross linked cycloaliphatic epoxide derived from at least one cycloaliphatic epoxy compound, at least one polyol and at least one photoinitiator, said barrier layer being substantially impervious to migratory components in said adhesive layer and said second substrate. In one embodiment, a release liner is adhered to the adhesive layer. In one embodiment, the composite construction is adhered to the second substrate.

Abstract: A sheet material comprising i) a pressure-sensitive adhesive film comprising an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive polymer, and ii) a release film comprising a polyolefin polymer having a density of no greater than 0.90 g/cc, the pressure-sensitive adhesive film being in contact with the polyolefin polymer.

Abstract: This invention provide an adhesive tape for electronic parts having sufficient thermal resistance and reliability. The adhesive tape comprises a metal substrate, an adhesive layer A and an adhesive layer B laminated in order, wherein said adhesive layers A and B are resin layers composed of 100-40% by mol of at least a polyimide comprising the repeating unit represented by the formula (1) and 0-60% by mol of the repeating unit represented by the formula (2), said two adhesive layers having each a different glass transition temperature: wherein X is —SO2— and/or —C(=O)—OCH2CH2O—C(=O)—, Ar is a divalent group containing aromatic rings, and R is an alkylene group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or —CH2OC6H4—, and n means an integer of 1 to 20.

Abstract: Hermetically sealed packages for food, cigarettes and the like are formed from packaging material (37) having a tear tape (33) attached thereto. The tear tape includes a surface formed of a material (7) which flows under the conditions needed to seal portions (8,9) of the packaging material together when closing the package so as to fill any gaps between the tape and the packaging material portions.

Abstract: A substrate, such as the surface of goods or of packaging material for goods, is provided with a security device by applying, to the substrate, a pressure sensitive adhesive tape carrying a security device in the form of a hologram.

Abstract: A silicone release composition having a non-gloss, i.e., matte finished, surface and a linerless label incorporating the silicone release composition. The release composition includes a crosslinked silicone-based polymer having microparticles of a polymeric wax at least partially embedded therein. The polymeric wax may be polytetrafluoroethylene, polypropylene or other polyolefin, or a hydrocarbon-based wax. The microparticles of polymeric wax cause incidental light to scatter upon reflection, giving the release composition surface matte appearance. This makes the release composition particularly useful for linerless labels on which bar coded information will be printed. Also, a method for producing linerless label stock. The method includes mixing an uncured silicone material with microparticles of a polymeric wax. The mixture is coated onto a substrate and exposed to UV radiation to cure or crosslink the silicone around the microparticles of wax.

Abstract: An energy sensitive composition comprising a monomeric organometallic complex essentially free of nucleophilic groups and which, upon exposure to energy, bonds to basic reactive sites on a substrate via the metal center, leaving the polymerizable group of the complex unreacted and unrestricted; an energy sensitive composition at least one energy sensitive organometallic group is incorporated in or appended to the backbone of a polymer, such that the resulting coordinatively unsaturated organometallic group or groups bond to basic reactive sites on a substrate, thus forming permanent bonds, and further, the adherent compositions are useful in applications such as adhesion of polymers to substrates, protective coatings, printing plates, durable release coatings, primers, binders, and paints.

Abstract: A decorative sheet for an exterior wall surface is provided which comprises a flexible nonwoven fabric which is permeable to air and moisture, and a coating layer formed on a front surface of the nonwoven fabric, the coating layer being also flexible and permeable to air and moisture after drying. The coating layer may be releasably covered by a stretchable plastic film. Further, the nonwoven fabric may have a rear surface formed with an air- and moisture-permeable adhesive layer which is covered by a releasable paper.

Abstract: A release liner carrier web including a paper layer, a release layer including a polypropylene layer coated onto the substrate and a silicone release agent coated onto the polypropylene coating layer. The liner further including a second coating layer made up of an acrylic resin type material for sealing the paper substrate and preventing curling and contamination of a label or printed film adhesively laminated thereon.

Abstract: A thermal transfer sheet comprises a substrate sheet, a release layer formed on one surface of the substrate sheet, a coloring layer formed on the release layer and an adhesive layer formed on the coloring layer. The release layer and the adhesive layer are formed from the same kind of material. Another thermal transfer sheet comprises a substrate sheet and a heat fusible coloring ink layer formed on one surface of the substrate sheet. An organic pigment of benzimidazolone-mono-azo is used as a coloring agent of yellow, a mixture of organic pigments of quinacridone-mono-azo and benzimidazolone-mono-azo is used as a coloring agent of magenta, and an organic pigment of phthalocyanine is used as a coloring agent of cyan, in the heat fusible coloring ink layer.

Abstract: This invention provides a thermal transfer sheet causing little static electricity during transfer onto a material as a transfer image support, and printed matter excellent in antistatic properties. The thermal transfer sheet comprises a protective transfer layer provided in at least part of one surface of a base sheet via a nontransferable release layer so as to be peelable, and has an antistatic agent contained in at least one of the release layer and the protective transfer layer. Printed matter is prepared by transferring the protective transfer layer from the above thermal transfer sheet onto an image formed on a substrate by a sublimation transfer process so as to cover at least part of the image.

Abstract: This invention relates to a composite pressure sensitive adhesive composition comprising at least one first pressure sensitive adhesive material in the form of at least one continuous phase, and at least one second pressure sensitive adhesive material in the form of at least one discontinuous phase, said discontinuous phase being dispersed in said continuous phase. The invention also relates to a laminate having a composite pressure sensitive adhesive composition overlying the surface of a substrate, and to a process for making the foregoing laminate. The laminates can be used in making labels, tapes, and the like.

Abstract: Veneer tape for temporarily joining pieces of veneer to be bonded to a substrate, for example, core board. The present invention also provides a method of forming a veneer assembly.

Abstract: A conformable, hand-tearable, high chemical barrier closure and attachment tape made up of a film composite which contains at least one stratum layer of polyvinylidene chloride, ethylene vinyl acetate, ethylene vinyl alcohol ethylene matallized polyester or similar chemical resistance material which may be disposed between additional layers of polyethylene, the film composite coated with an appropriate pressure sensitive adhesive which is further adhered to a woven base cloth which is further coated with additional pressure sensitive adhesive. Tapes having the structure show improved chemical resistance to the 15 liquid chemicals included on the ASTM F1001 chemical test battery as compared to a competitive tapes commonly used in the protective clothing and chemical packaging industry.

Abstract: A cover tape for chip transportation stuck to a surface of a carrier tape which has parts for accommodating chips formed intermittently in its lengthwise direction, to thereby seal the chip accommodating parts, wherein said cover tape comprises a tape-shaped substrate and pressure sensitive adhesive parts superimposed on one side of the tape-shaped substrate so that the pressure sensitive adhesive parts do not face the chip accommodating parts, the above pressure sensitive adhesive parts comprising a silicone pressure sensitive adhesive and a crosslinking agent (C) capable of crosslinking therewith, the above silicone pressure sensitive adhesive comprising: (A) a silicone resin component and (B) a silicone rubber component which contains a phenyl group. This cover tape for chip transportation enables avoiding a lifting/separation of cover tape from carrier tape caused by a difference in thermal shrinkage ratio when a polystyrene carrier tape is used.

Abstract: A transfer-type laminate film is disclosed, comprising a thermal transfer laminate layer for image protection as formed on a substrate, wherein the thermal transfer laminate layer contains an ultraviolet absorbent that is liquid at ordinary temperature.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention relates to an ink-imprinted and reusable multilayer cling film of at least one layer for use in combination with a substrate having a rigid smooth surface comprising a non-vinyl flexible polymer cling film which has two smooth surfaces, is substantially free of added plasticizer and provides a 180° peel force after application to glass of from about 30 to about 2500 gms after aging in a 140° F. oven for 72 hours. In another embodiment, the invention relates to an ink-printed and reusable multilayer cling film of at least two layers which can cling to substrates having a rigid smooth surface without the use of an adhesive material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pressure sensitive adhesive foam with a percentage of theoretical density less than 90, wherein the foam has a peel adhesion of greater than about 1 N/cm and a compression set under constant deflection of less than about 60%. The present invention further includes a pressure sensitive adhesive foam comprising a thermoplastic block copolymer, a tackifying resin; an isocyanate terminated monomer or oligomer; a polymer comprising a backbone selected from the group consisting of polybutadiene, polyester and polyether, wherein the polymer contains at least 2 active hydrogens capable of reacting with the isocyanate terminated monomer; and expandable particulate materials. The present invention further includes a pressure sensitive adhesive foam comprising a thermoplastic olefin polymer or copolymer, having a density less than 0.

Abstract: A document, for example a bank note, a check, a credit card, an identification document or a ticket, bears an optical safety mark in the form of a light-reflecting and light-diffracting and/or refracting layer, for example a hologram, an interference layer, a (computer-generated) refracting structure, located on at least parts of the document. The optical safety mark is arranged in a sandwich structure which is fixed to the document by means of an adhesive layer and if required has one or several transparent layers arranged in the sandwich structure. The adhesive layer and/or transparent layer in the sandwich structure is doped with at least one luminescent substance.

Abstract: A valve bag has a sleeve that includes a butt seam formed by abutting opposed edges of a paper sheet and securing the abutting edges. A strip of tape may be used to secure the abutting edges. The interior surface of the sleeve and the tape are both constructed from a sealable material. A tight seal is achieved when the sleeve is sealed.

Abstract: A tagging material comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive tape incorporating electromagnetic sensor material whose presence can be detected. Tags are cut from the tagging material as the tagging material and articles are conveyed along converging paths and are adhered to the articles by the adhesive of the tape by means of apparatus comprising a tagging material feeding means and an applicator head.

Abstract: Waterborne polyurethanes possessing urea-urethane linkages that are not separated by any intervening carbon atoms may be obtained by using hydroxylamine as a chain extender. Isocyanate-terminated prepolymer possessing ionized or easily ionizable groups is reacted with NH.sub.2 OH to form a polyurethane possessing urea-urethane linkages corresponding to the formula: ##STR1## The waterborne polyurethanes are useful in adhesive, coating and ink formulations and in the flexible package industry.

Abstract: The present invention involves a system and method for a user of smokeless tobacco to reduce the deleterious effects to oral tissues from the chemicals generated from using smokeless tobacco. A protective shield encloses a quantity of tobacco while resting in a mouth of a user, generally between the cheek and gum surfaces. The protective shield may be impermeable, sanitary, and disposable or biodegradable. It may assist in reducing leukoplakia and other oral diseases related to the use of smokeless tobacco. It attempts to allow the normal use of smokeless tobacco without interfering with speech, drinking, and other activities while providing some protection from the chemicals. The present invention involves a system and includes a container for holding the shields, having an opening for removing the shields for convenience and to encourage use, typically in the vicinity to a quantity of smokeless tobacco for easy access.

Abstract: A closure bag having a bag body with internal tack surfaces.

Abstract: The present invention provides a biaxially oriented polyester film having a linearly tearable property at least in a longitudinal direction, and excellent in the producability at mass production scale, which can be produced from the mixture of polybutylene terephthalate containing 5 to 20% by weight of a polytetramethylene glycol (PTMG) unit having a molecular weight of 600 to 4,000 (modified PBT) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in a weight ratio (PET/modified PBT) of 70/30 to 95/5.

Abstract: A device outer wall structure includes a rubber covering covered on a device for example a bicycle hand grip or saddle, the rubber covering having a plurality of hollow convex portions filled with air and a plurality of air passages in communication between the convex portions for guiding air from one convex portion to another when the convex portions bear an external pressure.

Abstract: Disclosed is a heat-sealable lactic acid-based polymer laminates which have heat resistance of 60.degree. C. or above, high sealing strength and good biodegradability and are useful in various films, sheets, packaging containers, etc., comprising a base layer (I) made of a crystallized lactic acid-based polymer (A) and a sealing layer (II) made of an amorphous lactic acid-based polymer (B) having a softening point lower than the melting point of said lactic acid-based polymer (A), and films, sheets or packaging containers with the use of these laminates.

Abstract: The application discloses a transparent biaxially oriented polyester film having a base layer, at least 80% by weight of which is composed of a thermoplastic polyester, and having at least one outer layer, wherein the outer layer is composed of a polymer or a mixture of polymers which comprises at least 40% by weight of ethylene 2,6-naphthalate units and up to 60% by weight of ethylene terephthalate units and/or of units from aliphatic, including cycloaliphatic, or aromatic diols and/or dicarboxylic acids, with the proviso that the T.sub.g 2 value of the polyester film is above the T.sub.g 2 value of the base layer but below the T.sub.g 2 value of the outer layer, and the base layer comprises particles. The film has low oxygen transmission. It is particularly suitable for packaging applications, specifically for packaging foods and other consumable items, or as a can liner, a lid film or a thermo-transfer ribbon.

Abstract: An absorbent composition includes a mixture of chemicals with an absorbent that are capable of generating an antiseptic when exposed to water. The preferred form of antiseptic is Iodine, as Iodine leaves a dye marker that provides a visual indication that leakage has occurred.

Abstract: An essentially solventless process for preparing a hot melt-processable release material comprises the step of providing reactants to a reactor, wherein the reactants comprise at least one backbone polymer having a grafting site that is reactive with a release component to selectively form a release moiety substituent at the grafting site; and a release component that is reactive with the grafting site. The release component is used in an effective amount for imparting release properties to the resulting release material. Also disclosed are release materials preparable thereby and coated substrates comprising the release material. Advantageously, release materials of the present invention are preparable and coatable using a single extruder.

Abstract: Film-forming means are coextruded to form all plastic multilayer liners and facestocks for pressure-sensitive labels, tapes, decals, signs, bumper stickers, and other products formed from sheet and roll stock. Fill means in a charge for the liner coextrusion affects stiffness and dimensional stability of the liner and/or affects the roughness of a liner face or faces. The film materials of the layers of the constructions are selected according to the cost/benefit characteristics of candidate materials considering the functional or operational requirements of the layer in question.

Abstract: A multilayer heat-sealable chlorine-free film of relatively low modulus, high interlaminar strength, and low noise upon flexing is provided. The film includes an odor barrier layer and at least one directly adjoining heat-sealable skin layer. The barrier layer is composed of either an aliphatic or partially aromatic polyamide resin, or a blend thereof, blended with an ionomer resin consisting essentially of a partially neutralized ethylene-methacrylic acid copolymer, and the heat-sealable skin layer or layers bonded directly to the barrier layer are composed of copolymers of ethylene and an ester-containing comonomer. High resistance to delamination of the barrier layer and skin layer(s) is achieved without tie layers therebetween. Pouches formed of such multilayer chlorine-free films are also disclosed.

Abstract: A protective film to be applied to glass or other material windows to prevent the penetration of 99.9% of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in the UV A and UV B wavelength.

Abstract: There is disclosed a composite sock which consists of an inner stretchable fabric envelope, a bag-like barrier component which is liquid water impermeable, and water vapour permeable, and a second or outer stretchable fabric envelope. The inner envelope is attached to the barrier component, the barrier component is attached to the outer envelope, the arrangement being such as to allow circumferential stretching of the composite sock. The inner stretchable fabric envelope or the outer stretchable fabric envelope or both is a circular knitted sock. The composite sock has elastic properties such that it can be stretched at least in the X direction to at least 50% extension, and such that when a sample taken from the leg of the composite sock just above the ankle, the sample being 5 cm by 10 cm with the 10 cm dimension aligned in the X direction is extended on a tensometer at 100 mm per minute to 15 cms length (i.e.

Abstract: A method of producing laminated inflatable, substantially inextensible expander members having composite properties enhancing their use on intravascular catheters, such as angioplasty catheters is described. Diverse polymeric compounds of differing properties are coextruded to create a multilayer parison. The parison is subsequently drawn and expanded in a blow molding operation to yield an expander member exhibiting enhanced properties including lubricity, burst-strength, limited radial expansion, bondability, and rupture characteristics.

Abstract: A computer printer compatible index tabs assembly that includes a carrier sheet recognizable by any of a wide variety of computer compatible printing devices. The carrier sheet includes a plurality of self-adhesively secured tabs each formed from a resilient, durable thin film. The self-adhesive is formulated to either permanently or releasably adhere to a peripheral edge of a sheet of material which is to be tagged, labeled or indexed. After printing, the index tab is transferred from the carrier sheet and positioned with the self-adhesive securing the index tab to the sheet of material and with the indicia projecting outwardly from the edge for convenient display.

Abstract: A stack of cut sheet linerless labels is provided. Each label substrate (e.g., paper) having first and second faces, with pressure sensitive adhesive (e.g., repositional adhesive) substantially completely covering the first face, and a release coat (e.g., silicone) substantially completely covering the second face. Adhesive and release coat are selected so that the adhesive force between them is 0.001-1.2 ounces per inch pursuant to a standard test. The labels are disposed in the stack with the pressure sensitive adhesive of each label engaging the release coat of the label below it. A tie coat may be provided between the adhesive and the substrate to enhance adherence between them, and a thermosensitive layer may be provided on the substrate second face beneath the release coat. An adhesive uncoated strip may be provided adjacent an edge of each label to facilitate removal from a stack.

Abstract: An article comprising a substrate, and a textured, matte-finish, low adhesion backsize coating on one surface of the substrate, wherein the coating comprises polyvinyl carbamate having nitrogen-bonded hydrocarbon side chains which provide terminal alkyl groups more than five carbons in length.

Abstract: A lamination-type image receiving sheet having excellent storage stability is provided. The image receiving sheet comprises: an image receiving substrate; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and a release resin film provided in that order on the image receiving substrate on its side opposite to the image receiving surface. The image receiving substrate is in the form of a resin film. The surface roughness (Ra) of the release resin film on its side opposite to the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is in the range of 0.2 to 0.8 .mu.m.

Abstract: A recyclable article and a sheet-like member included in the article are disclosed. In a copier, for example, a front door has a door body and a decal fitted on the door body by an adhesive. The door body and decal are formed of thermoplastic resins soluble in each other, so that the adhesive does not remain on the door body when the decal is peeled off the door body. When the front door is melted for recycling, a molding having desirable characteristic is achievable. When the decal is peeled off the door body in order to reuse the front door, the adhesive can be easily removed from the door body.

Abstract: A dispenser unit has a flexible polymer bag, a joining part (10, 11) and a stiff hard part (20). The joining part has an inner layer (11) welded to the hard part and an outer polymer layer (10) welded to the inner material of the flexible bag. The inner material (30) of the flexible bag and the outer material of the joining part (10) are the same and are joined in such a way that they may be thermally sterilized. A process for manufacturing this dispenser unit has a step of coextrusion of the multilayered bag material, a step of extrusion of the multilayered joining part, and steps for sealing the bag material, sealing the multilayered joining part and sealing the hard part. The dispenser unit can be used for dispensing liquids, in particular aqueous liquids for human or animal medicine or in the food industry.

Abstract: An embossed plastic sheet material is molded to have a relief image with a peripheral edge that is formed by a partial shearing of the material of the plastic sheet near or at the peripheral edge so that the image lasts longer and does not relax or deteriorate naturally or with repeated and prolonged use. Also disclosed is a protective container made from the embossed plastic sheet material that can be used in a carrying case and an album to safely store and transport valuable and collectible items including coins, bottle tops, pogs, optical disks, magnetic disks, audio and video disks and tapes, stamps, photographs, match books, and other similar items. An embossing roller assembly is also described that can be used to fabricate the embossed plastic sheet material.

Abstract: A laminate balloon comprising at least two layers of separately oriented thermoplastic polymer material, which are coextensive over the body of the balloon. The two layers may be made of different polymer materials, including an underlying layer made of a low compliant, high strength polymer, such as PET, and an overlying layer of a softer and more flexible polymer material relative to the first polymer material, such as a polyester-polyether block copolymer. The balloon structures have an additive burst pressure, meaning that they are stronger than a single-layer reference balloon corresponding to the underlying polymer layer. The balloons are characterized by a combination of flexibility and surface softness which allows catheters to track down into lesions relatively easily, puncture resistance, abrasion resistance and refoldability, in addition to low compliance and high burst strength. The balloons may be prepared with generally linear or with stepped compliance profiles.

Abstract: A tubular film for encasing food. The tubular film comprises a material which has been regenerated from a solution of cellulose in a solvent comprising carbon disulfide. The tubular material is longitudinally stretched by from 8 to 30 percent and transversely stretched by from -3 to +10 percent while wet and the stretch is maintained during drying, said transverse stretch being less than 75 percent of the longitudinal stretch, to obtain a longitudinal crystalline orientation. In general, the tubular material has a wall thickness of from 75 to 90 percent of a tubular material which is identical except for being longitudinally unstretched. The invention also includes the method for making the tubular material by stretching the tubular material while wet and maintaining the stretch during drying.

Abstract: An improved release sheet for use in connection with a sanitary catamenial pad is disclosed. The improved release sheet exhibits superior noise, drape, bulk and gloss characteristics due to its method of production. A polyethylenic release material containing silicone capable of being fixed within the surface of the release material is coextruded with at least a base film to provide a film which is also embossed to provide a combination pouch and release sheet with superior physical characteristics. Corona treatment of the release material layer preferably occurs following embossing, but can occur prior to embossing or both prior to and following embossing to fix the silicone within the surface of the release material. In-line recycling of materials provides additional cost advantages.