Abstract: The present invention relates to clustering means for clustering of plurality of items substantially similar to each other so that a single item may individually be detached from the cluster without unstitching the rest of the cluster. The present invention relates also to a multi-ply label structure for obscuring and maintaining the integrity of indicia printed on a product. The present invention also relates to a method of producing a multi-ply label structure for use in obscuring and maintaining the integrity of indicia printed on a substrate.

Abstract: This invention relates to a multilayered thermoplastic film comprising: a thermoplastic core layer having a first side and a second side, the core layer comprising: a polyolefin having a density in the range of about 0.89 to about 0.97 grams per cubic centimeter; a second polymeric material selected from ionomers derived from sodium, lithium or zinc and an ethylene/methacrylic acid copolymer, and a combination thereof, and a light stabilizer; an abrasion and scuff resistant clear first thermoplastic skin layer overlying the first side of the core layer, and a clear second thermoplastic skin layer overlying the second side of the core layer, both skins containing light stabilizer. The composition of the core layer is different from the composition of the skin layers, and the core layer and the skin layers are characterized by the absence of PVC.

Abstract: An adhesive sheet is provided comprising a base layer, a protective layer disposed on the front surface of the base layer, and an adhesive layer disposed on the back surface of the base layer. The protective layer comprises a surface modifier for modifying the surface of the protective layer, a cured resin and inorganic oxide particles, and the adhesive sheet further comprises a cushion layer comprising an elastomer, disposed between the base layer and the protective layer. This adhesive sheet is suitable for use as a flooring adhesive sheet having high abrasion resistance.

Abstract: A silicone-based adhesive sheet prepared by a process comprising (i) curing a silicone composition to form a substantially cured product while the composition lies between backing materials, wherein at least one of the backing materials has a surface comprising oxygen atoms and/or sulfur atoms in contact with the silicone composition and the backing materials are releasable from the cured product, and (ii) separating the cured product from the backing materials. A method of manufacturing a silicone-based adhesive sheet comprising (i) curing a silicone composition to form a cured product while the composition lies between backing materials, wherein at least one of the backing materials has a surface comprising oxygen atoms and/or sulfur atoms in contact with the silicone composition and the backing materials are releasable from the cured product, and (ii) separating the cured product from the backing materials.

Abstract: A release foil comprising a plastic carrier and a silicone coating forming a layer with low adhesion versus an adhesive layer of a substrate laminated to it. According to the invention, the plastic carrier comprises a barrier layer for absorbing substances migrating out of the adhesive layer. The barrier layer consists of an ethylene-vinyl-acetate copolymer, ethylene-(meth)acrylic acid copolymer, or styrene block copolymer, or mixtures of said components.

Abstract: A re-sealable container closure label including a base label and a cover label, and a hook-and-loop fastener system and a tamper-evident tear strip is sandwiched therebetween. In a preferred embodiment, the base label is adhered to the front wall of a container, preferably a bag, adjacent an opening in the bag. A flap of the bag is folded downwardly over the opening and adheres to the front wall, the cover label, the two-part hook-and-loop fastener system and the tear strip. In an alternative embodiment, container closure label includes a hook-and-loop fastener system and a tear strip secured only to a base label. This alternative embodiment label is adhered to the front wall of a bag as in the preferred embodiment, except that the flap is adhered directly over the fastener system and tear strip. To open a bag sealed with the re-sealable container closure label, a user pulls the tear strip, which permits the flap to open and form a pour opening.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sensual pressure sensitive adhesive label comprising an image having at least one overcoat layer over said image wherein said overcoat layer comprises comprising at least one tactile or olfactory feature

Abstract: This invention provides a laminated resin material comprising (1) a fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin layer made by a dispersion method, (2) a gas impermeable resin layer on the fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin layer, and (3) an adhesive resin layer having a melt viscosity of not more than 5000 Pa.s under a shear rate of 10 s−1 at 150° C. and not more than 250 Pa.s under a shear rate of 2000 s−1 at 150° C. on the gas impermeable resin layer. Among them, a laminated resin material in which the fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin layer made by the dispersion method is an expansion molded stampable sheet and which has a skin material further on the adhesive resin layer is a material excellent in both of the characteristics of adhesion and rigidity and suitable as automotive interior materials.

Abstract: An adhesive tape for use with high-speed webs which provides for adherence between two surfaces before allowing the tape to separate along a specific interface between two non-adhesive layers. The separation of tape along the specific interface results in the absence of any exposed adhesive surfaces and provides for improved performance in a variety of uses.

Abstract: An article and method for reinforcing structural elements is provided. The article includes a carbon fiber strip with a removable cover sheet. Upon removal of the cover sheet, a clean and roughened surface on the strip, defined in part by a bonding agent, is exposed. The product is adhered to a structural element by applying an epoxy to the structural element and placing the roughened surface of the carbon fiber strip onto the epoxy. To firmly adhere the article to the structural element, uniform pressure is applied with the help of an external vacuum pump until the epoxy cures and the product is firmly adhered to the structural element.

Abstract: An adhesive image transfer label includes a top ply having a front surface and a back surface. The front and back surfaces of the top ply are each capable of bearing printed graphics. A release coating is applied over a selected portion of the back surface of the top ply, and a breakaway coating is applied over the release coating. The breakaway coating, like the front and back surfaces of the top ply, is capable of bearing printed graphics. An adhesive coating is applied in flood coat fashion over the label, over the back surface of the top ply and over the breakaway coating. The label provides low cost and extended text identification and decoration for a product container, as well as a coupon-type label.

Abstract: A tail for adhering the tailing edge of a first roll of tape that is being fed to an application device to the leading edge of a second roll of tape without stopping the tapes includes a bulge which is located in the tail and has an adhesive coating on each side. A first protective element located on the tail releasably covers the adhesive coating on one side of the bulge and a second protective element located on the other side of the bulge releasably covers the adhesive coating on the other side of the bulge when the tail is wrapped onto a roll base. The leading edge of the second roll of tape is wrapped around the tape from the first roll to form a loose knot and then is threaded through a pair of pincher rollers through which the first roll of tape is fed. Thus, when the bulge passes through the pincher rollers it becomes adhesively attached to the leading edge of the second roll and the knot is tightened around the second roll and a mechanical joint is formed between the tapes.

Abstract: Described are label sheets of pressure sensitive labels which are useful for duplex printing applications. The labels are provided with ties to secure them in order to lessen the adverse effects of delamination and leakage of adhesive into the printer parts. They are particularly useful for avoiding these disadvantages during duplex printing which subjects the label sheet to additional manipulation and treatment, such as two heated toner fusion steps, in contrast to simplex printing. Also described are methods of duplex printing using such label sheets.

Abstract: A masking tape formed from (a) a heat-resistant adhesive tape having a paper backing and pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, (b) a masking material laminated in an edge region of the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, having good adhesion to paint and made of a woven fabric, a nonwoven fabric or a sheet capable of adhering to paint, and (c) a masking sheet which covers the masking material and is laminated on the same edge region of the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition the masking tape can be used to mask a part, for example, an automobile part, during a surface treatment, for example, painting, of the part.

Abstract: Biodegradable tear-off strips for biodegradable packaging materials, comprising a monoaxially oriented biodegradable aliphatic polyester and/or copolyester.

Abstract: A decorative sticker sheet comprises a lining paper, an adhesive layer formed on the lining paper, a transparent plastisol layer formed on the adhesive layer, a white plastisol layer formed on the transparent plastisol layer, an ink absorption layer formed on the white plastisol layer, a print layer in which a design is printed on the ink absorption layer, and a protective coating layer formed on the print layer. The sticker sheet may also comprise a glassy particle layer. The print layer may include designs formed by photosensitive ink or temperature-sensitive ink.

Abstract: The present invention provides a multilayer material which is excellent in applicability, is satisfactorily prevented from causing poor adhesion to various substrates, gives cured products having sufficient fundamental performance characteristics with improved adhesion strength, durability etc. and, accordingly, can be applied in various fields of use. The present invention is a multilayer material comprising a light-shielding layer (a), a curable molding material layer (b), a tacky layer (c) and a releasing layer (d), with one side of the curable molding material layer (b) having the light-shielding layer (a) and the other side having the tacky layer (c) and releasing layer (d) in that order from the inside.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of producing adhesive die-cut articles with internal cut-outs 3 from an endless web 1, the web having a carrier layer 4, at least one adhesive layer 5 and, if appropriate, a matrix layer 6, and to a die-cut article produced by the method. In order to produce a die-cut article with an internal cut-out 3 whilst avoiding the use of a hollow punch, the contour 17 of the internal cut-out 3 and the external contour 10 of the respective die-cut article are die-cut out of the adhesive layer 5 and, if appropriate, the matrix layer 6 one after another, the external contour 10 not having any common point with the die-cutting line of the internal cut-out 3, the carrier layer 4 with the die-cutting residues from the internal cut-out 3 being pulled off over a pull-off edge, and the remaining web being transferred to a protective film 8 (FIG. 1).

Abstract: A peelable or couponable label adapted to be releasably attached to a secondary or base label which is adhered to a labeled article.

Abstract: An image-forming substrate has a sheet of paper, and a layer of microcapsules coated over the paper sheet. The microcapsule layer contains at least one type of microcapsules filled with a liquid dye, and a shell wall of each of the microcapsules is composed of resin that exhibits a temperature/pressure characteristic such that, when each of the microcapsules is squashed under a predetermined pressure at a predetermined temperature, the liquid dye seeps from the squashed microcapsule.

Abstract: There is provided an adhesive article including (a) a radiation curable adhesive layer comprising an acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive and, optionally, an acrylated urethane polymer; and (b) a transparent carrier layer. The adhesive article may contain a radiation curable epoxy layer between the radiation curable adhesive layer and the transparent carrier layer. This adhesive article is particularly useful in preparing protective coatings on color filters for use in a liquid-crystal display panel structure. The radiation curable epoxy layer and radiation curable pressure sensitive adhesive are applied to the color filter and then exposed to UV radiation. The UV radiation exposure transforms the pressure sensitive adhesive from a removable adhesive to a permanent adhesive. The color filter with the UV cured adhesive layer is then baked to fully cure the adhesive layer and to transform the adhesive further into a near structural adhesive.

Abstract: A self-closing resealable packaging material formed from at least one sheet of a package forming material, which encloses and seals and article therein. A cohesive material is applied to surface portions of the packaging material so that when wrapped around an article cohesive portions stick together and seal the package. To make the package resealable a liner is placed upon at least a part of the cohesive material containing surface so that a non-adhering margin is formed and the unused cohesive can be utilized reseal the package after its initial opening.

Abstract: An adhesive film for semiconductor, which comprises at least one resin layer, and, after bonded to a lead frame, has at 25° C. a 90°-peel strength of at least 5 N/m between the resin layer and the lead frame, and, after a lead frame is bonded to the adhesive film for semiconductor and sealed with a sealing material, has at least at one point of temperatures ranging from 0 to 250° C. a 90°-peel strength of at most 1000 N/m between the resin layer and each of the lead frame and the sealing material; a lead frame and a semiconductor device using the adhesive film for semiconductor; and a method of producing a semiconductor device.

Abstract: A device, used for holding and displaying items such as photographs, certificates, compact discs and the like, includes a coversheet having an outward side and an inward side and an edge. A foam sheet material has front and back sides with the front side being connected with respect to the coversheet such that the device includes an entry portion to a pocket for holding the item. The back side of such foam clings to a display surface in a removable and replaceable manner. A backing material may be positioned between the foam sheet material and the coversheet.

Abstract: A form with a well has a form layer with a top and a bottom surface and a perimeter, a die cut through the form layer that defines a portion of said form layer within said die cut, a patch layer having a perimeter and top and bottom surfaces, and an adhesive layer that is repositionable and peelable. The patch layer is adhesively but removably secured to the bottom surface of the form layer such that the die cut and form layer portion are entirely within the perimeter of the patch layer. The form has a well, that is created by removal of the form layer portion from within the die cut. The bottom of the well is the top surface of said adhesive layer and the sides of the well are the edges of said die cut. The adhesive layer has a greater affinity for the patch layer than the form layer portion such that when the form layer portion is removed from the form, the adhesive stays adhered to the patch layer. Articles such as photographs may then be inserted into the well.

Abstract: A transferable resilient element assembly for fabricating a microelectronic package includes a first liner having a tacky material and a plurality of resilient elements, the plurality of resilient elements having a first surface being in contact with the the first liner. The plurality of resilient elements adhere to the tacky material so that upon removal of the plurality of resilient elements from the liner, the tacky material will adhere to the plurality of resilient elements and provide a tacky surface thereon.

Abstract: A folding greeting card is proposed which has a micro-capsule layer, the micro-capsules of which contain a perfume and can be destroyed mechanically. The micro-capsule layer is firmly joined to one half of the greeting card via a binder layer and is joined to the other half of the card by a self-adhesive layer when the greeting card is closed. When the card is opened the micro-capsules are destroyed and the perfume they contain is released.

Abstract: A pattern of coating is applied to a label, such that the coating covers the periphery, including a portion of the top surface of the label, and overlaps onto the liner ply area adjacent to the label. The coating is selected to form a stable and resistant film that spans continuously along the label edge and liner surfaces. The coating reduces adhesive ooze when the label is exposed to elevated ambient temperatures and pressures.

Abstract: A pouch label assembly having an overlaminate sheet cleanly removable from an expanded content device to prevent destruction of the device. The pouch includes a self-adhesive base layer, a plastic overlaminate sheet disposed over the base layer to form a pouch, and an expanded content device disposed in the pouch. The expanded content device is anchored to the overlaminate sheet with an emulsion acrylic adhesive. Use of this adhesive provides clean, non-deforming removal of the expanded content device from the overlaminate sheet, and consequently the pouch. Perforations or grasping tabs may be included on the overlaminate sheet adjacent the perimeters of the expanded content device to facilitate removal of the device from the pouch.

Abstract: An adhesive film strip for an adhesive bond which can be separated again by pulling on the strip in the direction of the bond plane, the adhesive film strip comprising upper and lower surfaces; first and second ends, wherein the first end serves as a tab for pulling and the second end terminating in at least one point; and an adhesive region extending from the first end toward the second end, wherein the adhesive region comprises a first adhesive region adjacent to the tab, a second adhesive region adjacent to the first adhesive region, wherein the second adhesive region has a cross-sectional area that is sharply reduced relative to the cross-sectional area of the first adhesive region, and a third adhesive region adjacent to the second adhesive region extending and forming the second end.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a self-adhesive label (1), designed to be adhered to and around a container by means of a self-adhesive layer (9′) on the back (9) of the label. This layer is protected up to the time of its use by the use of a release film having a smooth contact layer. The label is fastened to the substrate starting with one of its ends (2), which on its outer side (10) is provided with a release area (11), obtained by printing a layer thereon. The central portion (3) of the label is provided with a text or the like printed thereon. The layer has a larger length than the circumferential dimension of the container and will consequently with its other end (4) overlap said one end and be fastened to it by said self-adhesive layer. Said other end has sections (5, 6), which can be torn off and are separated from each other by perforations (7, 8), to be attached to an injection device or the like.

Abstract: A laminate for use in computerized automated sign making machines and the method for making the same are disclosed. The laminate is formed by adhesively laminating a clear polyester sheet to any suitable decorative backing sheet. The polyester sheet has a release coating on a surface thereof which adhesively receives a decorative face sheet. When introduced to an automated sign making machine, a movable knife cuts only through the face sheet, allowing selected portions of the face sheet to be removed to provide a sign of two decorative features, one defined by the face sheet, and the other by the backing sheet.

Abstract: A label useful in delivering articles via many different mailing services, including Priority Mail, Express Mail and International Express Mail, and a method for delivering an article are provided. The label is adapted to indicate thereon mailing and address information relating to the mailing, shipping or handling of packages or articles. The label is constructed as a laminate having a primary layer and a secondary layer wherein each layer has a surface confronting and adjoined to the other layer. Mailing information is included on a front side and may also include spaces for receiving additional mailing information thereon. The label has a tear line provided on the primary label which defines a removable receipt flap on the label. The receipt flap contains a portion of the mailing label and is adapted to receive additional information. An area is exposed beneath the receipt flap on the secondary layer when the receipt flap is removed from the primary layer along the tear line.

Abstract: A form comprises a cellulosic sheet having a perforation defining a first portion and a second portion. The first portion may define either a card or alternatively a label, and is impregnated with a waterproofing polymerizable composition. The first portion is preferably resistant to water, and is receptive to inks. As such, user variable indicia may be applied anywhere on the sheet including the first portion. For applications requiring a label, an adhesive and liner ply may be applied to the back of the sheet. The liner ply includes a release coating in register with the first portion defining the label, such that, upon removing the label from the sheet, a substantial portion of the adhesive remains with the label.

Abstract: A laminate is provided for both labeling a data disk and creating an envelope for storing thereof. The laminate includes a base sheet having first and second pages joined together at a primary fold line. Flaps extend along corresponding edges of one of the pages at secondary fold lines in a configuration to form a closed envelope when folded together. A patch is laminated to the first page by layers of adhesive and release. The patch or first page includes a circular diecut defining a removable disk label having the adhesive on the back thereof.

Abstract: A device for protecting a surface from paint spray in a paint spray booth having a plurality of flexible sheets. An adhesive is applied to at least a portion of one side of each sheet for both detachably securing the sheets together in a stack and also for detachably securing an end sheet in the stack to the surface to be protected. A tab is secured to each sheet which enables the removal of the sheet associated with the tab from the stack by peeling the sheet away using the tab. The sheets are preferably made of a transparent material.

Abstract: Durable self-adhesive laminates for use as supports for labeling comprising: (a) a thermoplastic resin film having (A) a label-receiving side and (B) an adhesive side, the label-receiving side consisting of a controlled-release surface without making use of a coated release substance and adapted to support a removable label attachable thereto by means comprising attraction forces between the resin film and a label; and (b) an adhesive having an ultimate release energy level greater than the attraction forces between the resin film and a removable label or labels.

Abstract: A flexible wrap (10) for enclosing a cable splice (20) without external heating comprises a gel layer (1) and a support layer (2), the wrap having sufficient flexibility to be manually gathered into wrinkles around the smaller parts of the cable-to-splice transition with the gel sealing the resulting enclosure. The support layer (2), which is preferably made of low density polyethylene, provides mechanical strength and facilitates the application of the wrap (10). A vapour barrier layer (3), preferably made of aluminium, may be applied on the support layer (2). A protective layer (4) may be applied on the vapour barrier layer (3). An adhesion-reducing substance (6) may be applied on at least part of the side of the gel layer (1) facing away from the support layer (2) to allow adjustment of the wrap (10) when applied on the cable splice (20). Elastic or rubber tape (11) may be wound around the applied wrap (10) to compress the gel. A re-enterable closure having a long sealing length is obtained.

Abstract: A label for labelling containers, preferably small cylindrical medical containers. The label includes a base part having a first adhesive layer on its bottom side, and an overlapping part which at least partially covers the base part when the label is wound around the container. There are removable tags provided in the base part and in the overlapping part of the container. In this way optimum use of the jacket surface of a labeled container can be achieved.

Abstract: The present invention provides a release material formed by irradiating a release material precursor having a shear storage modulus of about 1×102 to about 3×106 Pa at 20° C. and a frequency of 1 Hz, wherein the release material has a contact angle of 15° or more, measured using a mixed solution of methanol and water (volume ratio: 90/10) having a wet tension of 25.4 mN/m. The release material of the present invention has improved anchoring to certain substrates, ensuring relatively low release strength from certain pressure-sensitive adhesives, particularly even after the exposure to a high temperature. Thus, the release materials are capable of allowing the pressure-sensitive adhesive to maintain stable residual adhesion strength.

Abstract: There is disclosed an optically transparent pressure sensitive adhesive sheet for heat transfer image pattern formation comprising an optically transparent film which has a first side constituting a heat transfer image pattern-receiving side and a second side opposite to the first side, an antistatic release sheet provided on the second side of the optically transparent film, via a pressure sensitive adhesive layer. Also disclosed is a first embodiment of an optically transparent decorative pressure sensitive adhesive sheet comprising the optically transparent pressure sensitive adhesive sheet and an image pattern formed by heat transfer method on the first side of the optically transparent film.

Abstract: A sheet-like photocurable resin compound can secure or control a sufficient application time outdoors where the compound is irradiated with natural light and can suppress volatilization of a styrene monomer. This sheet-like photocurable resin compound comprises a photocurable resin compound (i) containing as an essential component at least one unsaturated resin (A) selected from the group consisting of unsaturated polyester resin, vinyl ester resin, vinyl urethane resin, and acrylic resin, a photopolymerization initiator (B) which is not activated by irradiation with light with a wavelength of 420 nm or above, and a thickener (C) containing a thermnoplastic resin powder as an active component; and a see-through light absorbing film (ii) whose transmittance to light with a wavelength of 420 nm or below is 10% or less; said photocurable resin compound being covered with said see-through absorbing film.

Abstract: A multi-layer sheet has individual staggered edge posting sheetlets in a side-by-side relationship. The multi-layer sheet comprises a base release sheet, the posting sheetlets in a flat sheet form, and a removable cover sheet. The posting sheetlets are loosely held together in a manner whereby an individual posting sheetlet is easily removed and used as a base. Each posting sheetlet in the multi-layer sheet has a paper substrate with an adhesive partially covering each face thereof in approximate aligned areas of the respective faces. A front face or a back face of the individual posting sheetlet is adhered to a surface while an opposed face holds an item for posting. In use, an individual posting sheetlet is readily removed from the multi-layer sheet and a cover panel removed from the posting sheetlet to fully expose the front face and the back face of the individual posting sheetlet.

Abstract: This invention relates to new and improved components including decorative surfacing materials, high and low pressure laminates, wood materials used in the assembly and fabrication of countertops, cabinet tops, worktops, desktops, and other casework and fixtures, which have been surfaced on one side with double-faced adhesive tape to enable bonding these components together during assembly or fabrication operations.

Abstract: A laminated liner system of the invention includes a base layer with a front face for adhering a plurality of labels thereon and a back face opposite the front face. A reinforcing layer has a front face positioned adjacent to the back face of the base layer. Optionally, the reinforcing layer may extend to the lateral side edges of the base layer or may be spaced from the side edges of the base layer. An adhesive adheres the front face of the reinforcing layer to the back face of the base layer. The invention also includes a method of applying the reinforcing layer to the base layer, and an apparatus for applying the reinforcing layer to the base layer.

Abstract: A hardcoat for a plastic substrate film is provided which has good suitability for printing and satisfactory hardness, can prevent influence of the deformation of a plastic substrate film from extending to the hardcoat, and is resistant to cracking and peeling. The hardcoat is produced from a coating component containing one or more organic components having a polymerizable functional group and an inorganic filler, at least one of the organic components being free from a hydrogen bond-forming group. In the hard coat, the content of the inorganic filler in the surface of the hardcoat is higher than that in the interior of the hardcoat. The hardcoat can be applied to antireflection films and hologram labels.

Abstract: A personal information protecting sheet includes a base sheet and an information carrying sheet carrying a piece of personal information bonded to the base sheet so as to be separable from the base sheet. The information carrying sheet includes an information carrying portion on which the personal information is to be carried. The information carrying portion includes a separable portion partitioned by a closed-loop cut line so that the separable portion can be separated from the base sheet.

Abstract: Heat-activatable single-sided self-adhesive tape, characterized by a) a heat-activatable double-sided adhesive film strip based on thermoplastic rubber, tackifier resin and reactive resin, b) a double-sided self-adhesive tape laminated onto one side of the said strip, and c) if desired, release paper or a release film on one side of the adhesive tape.

Abstract: An unfoamed, flexible, elongate shaped article having at least partially fibrous structure, intended for masking a substrate and having a thickness of more than 3 mm, which article under a load of 5 N/cm has an elongation of at least 10%; is at least partially self-adhesive; is compressible by at least 10% in thickness; and has a flexural stiffness in the longitudinal direction of less than 200 N×cm2.

Abstract: A surface repair patch for closing an opening around a fixture which is adjacent to or protrudes from a surface is provided. The surface repair patch comprises a sheet having a plurality of openings which extend from the first side to the second side of the sheet. The sheet supports, positions, and reinforces a curable repair compound on a surface before the repair compound is cured. The sheet includes a removable first section which has a border defined by a first line of holes. The first line of holes is configured such that the removable first section may be removed from the sheet by applying pressure to the removable first section. The sheet of the repair patch may further include a removable second section having a border defined by a second line of holes which facilitate removal of the removable second section from the sheet. The sheet may also include a third line of holes which extend from the border of the removable first section to the periphery of the sheet.