Abstract: A process is descripted in which an article of manufacture may be produced which includes a renewable surface on a synthetic wood composite substrate.

Abstract: According to the present invention a non-stick, microwaveable food wrap for crispening and browning of food is provided comprising a non-stick layer; a polymeric film layer; an unperforated susceptor layer; an adhesive layer; a paper layer and optionally containing at least one encapsulated flavor and/or fragrance incorporated into the laminated non-stick microwaveable food wrap and freshly released by microwave heating into the food item while being cooked, browned and crispened.

Abstract: This invention relates to the synthesis from PET (virgin, recycled, post consumer, or precursor raw materials) of novel water dispersible or water emulsifiable polyester resins having improved hydrophobicity or non-polar characteristics. These characteristics give the applied film of these dispersions or emulsions much improved water repellency while at the same time retaining their redispersible or reemulsifiable properties. Such resins can be used for many applications in the paper, textile, coatings, paint, construction, and other industries.

Abstract: A paper container for a liquid including a base material including: a paper layer, a polyolefin type resin layer disposed on one side of the paper layer, for providing an outer surface, and a saturated polyester resin layer disposed on the other side of the paper layer by the medium of a polyolefin type resin layer, for providing an inner surface; the paper container being formed from the base material so that the polyolefin type resin layer for providing the outer surface provides an outer peripheral surface of the container, wherein the saturated polyester resin layer for providing the inner surface comprises an amorphous or low crystallinity saturated polyester resin having a glass transition point of not lower than 40.degree. C., and a portion of the base material to be disposed on the inner side of the paper container with respect to the paper layer has a water vapor permeability of not higher than 25 g/m.sup.2 .multidot.24 hr.multidot.1 atm.

Abstract: A lactide polymer coating resulting in a strong, repulpable, high gloss, paper coating. The lactide polymer comprises a plurality of poly(lactide) polymer chains, residual lactide in concentration of less than about 5 percent and water in concentration of less than about 2000 parts-per-million. A process for coating paper with the lactide polymer composition is also disclosed.

Abstract: A compostable multilayer film includes a core layer having a first surface and a second surface, a first blocking reducing layer covering the first surface of the core layer, and a second blocking reducing core layer comprises a lactic acid residue-containing polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) below 20.degree. C. The first and second blocking reducing layers comprise a semicrystalline aliphatic polyester. The hydrolyzable polymer and have a T.sub.g above about 50.degree. C. The multilayer structure can be used for preparing bags and wrappers.

Abstract: A compostable multilayer structure in the form of a film, sheet, laminate, and the like, which comprises a core layer having a first surface and a second surface, a first blocking reducing layer covering the first surface of the core layer, and a second blocking reducing layer covering the second surface of the core layer. The core layer contains a lactic acid residue-containing polymer and has a glass transition temperature (T.sub.g) below about 20.degree. C. The first and second blocking reducing layers include a polymer composition of a hydrolyzable polymer and have a T.sub.g above about 50.degree. C. The multilayer structure can be used for preparing bags and wrappers.

Abstract: A coated xerographic photographic paper comprised of (1) a cellulosic substrate; (2) a first antistatic coating layer in contact with one surface of the substrate; (3) a second toner receiving coating on the top of the antistatic layer, and comprised of a mixture of a binder polymer, a toner spreading agent, a lightfastness inducing agent, a biocide, and a filler; and (4) a third traction controlling coating in contact with the back side of the substrate comprised of a mixture of a polymer with a glass transition temperature of from between about -50.degree. C. to about 50.degree. C., an antistatic agent, a lightfastness agent, a biocide and a pigment. The traction promoting third coating is also capable of receiving images from a xerographic copier/printer.

Abstract: A laminated transparent paper is disclosed therein which is obtained by laminating transparent papers on both the surfaces of a transparent polyester film via an adhesive, the surfaces of the transparent papers having coating layers of a coating solution mainly comprising an aqueous dispersion of at least one selected from the group consisting of an acrylonitrile-vinylformal-acrylic acid ester copolymer, a styrene-acrylic acid copolymer and a styrene-methacrylic acid copolymer, the laminated transparent paper having a Bekk smoothness of 20 seconds or more and an opacity of 45% or less.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cover (4) of a product package to be heat-sealed on the mouth of a product package and extractable therefrom when opening, and a method for manufacturing same. The cover is appropriate particularly for dosage packages of foodstuffs, such as milk, yogurt, juices and fruit syrups, desserts, etc., or for drug packages. The cover is made of paper (5) which is provided with polymer coating layers (6) on the undersurface, comprising a formally polymer binding agent layer and a heat-sealable polymer layer of an oxygen-tight, non-puncturable support layer, enabling extraction of the cover when opening the package. The essential feature in the invention lies therein that the support layer includes, as described above, a polymer component of high degree of crystallization and amorphous polymer component, wherewith the curling of the cover is prevented. Production of the cover (4) is accomplished with simultaneous extrusion of the polymer layers (6).

Abstract: A lining material for forming a tight barrier coating on a base material. The lining includes a thermoplastic polymer that does not cross-link in an aqueous dispersion. The thermoplastic polymer is 65%-85% of lining by dry matter weight. The lining also includes an additive including at least one particulate material having barrier-forming properties and in an aqueous dispersion. The additive is 15%-35% of the lining by dry matter weight. At least 95% of the particles of at least one particulate material fulfill the condition that the ratio between the largest and the smallest dimension of a particle of the particulate material is greater than 5:1.

Abstract: Sheet materials according to the present invention comprise a sheet material substrate, such as for example a film or paper sheet, with a polymer release coating overlying and adhered to a surface of the sheet material substrate. Single and multilayer release coatings can be formed on the substrate by vapor deposition of silicone acrylates and/or fluorinated acrylates. These coatings can be applied in thickness of 0.05 micron to 1.0 micron to achieve a range of release properties. These coatings can be applied in a very thin single layer on relatively smooth substrates or in a multilayer form on rough substrates such as paper. The new coating process described here has lower process and materials costs, improved adhesion, low slip, and excellent release characteristics.

Abstract: A printable heat transfer material having cold release properties, which material includes a flexible first layer having first and second surfaces. The first layer typically will be a film or a cellulosic nonwoven web. A second layer overlays the first surface of the first layer and includes a thermoplastic polymer, such as a hard acrylic polymer or a poly(vinyl acetate). A third layer overlays the second layer and includes a thermoplastic polymer which melts in a range of from about 65.degree. C. to about 180.degree. C. The first layer may be a cellulosic nonwoven web, such as a latex-impregnated paper. The thermoplastic polymer of which the second layer is composed may have a glass transition temperature of at least about 25.degree. C. The second layer also may include an effective amount of a release-enhancing additive, such as a divalent metal ion salt of a fatty acid, a polyethylene glycol, or a mixture thereof.

Abstract: A color coded warning label in which the color code has a removable opaque coating and the label is provided with a self-laminating flap for protecting the removable coating prior to use and for making the code permanent during use is described. A method for using the color coded label to quantify the level of a hazard is also described.

Abstract: The present invention provides a decorative lighting paper in which the printed matter can be easily discerned with clarity whether viewed with transmitted light or reflected light, and a method of manufacturing the said paper thereof. The paper according to the present invention comprises a substrate and a coating layer formed on at least one side of the substrate, the overall opacity of the paper being in the range of 50-75%, the brightness as measured from the one side is 80% or more, and the luster of the paper is 5-23%.

Abstract: Formed products such as foams, fabrics for industrial materials, filaments, nonwoven fabrics, composite materials and films which are degradable after use with ease in the natural environment are prepared by using a high molecular weight aliphatic polyester obtained by direct polycondensation of an aliphatic polyhydric alcohol with aliphatic polybasic acid or additionally hydroxycarboxylic acid or oligomers of these materials in a reaction mixture containing a solvent.

Abstract: A paper or transparency receiving toner to be fixed by heat has an ionomeric resin on its outer surface. For universal application, the outer layer is a blend of non-ionomeric resin, such as styrene acrylate copolymer, and an ionomer, which permits the material of the toner to molecularly intermingle with the blend during heat fixing. Irradiation raises the melting point of the ionomeric resin to prevent delamination. The resulting printing is strongly bonded to the substrate and is of excellent quality.

Abstract: The water-loving properties of an anodized aluminum lithographic surface are enhanced or restored by treatment with a solution containing a monomeric, organo-phosphonic acid chelating compound or salt thereof. Such treatment can take place following, during or in lieu of the treatment of anodized aluminum in web form with an alkali metal silicate in the process of manufacturing printing plates. Alternatively, the treatment can be carried out as a plate is developed and/or prepared for the press. In a third approach, an organo-phosphonic acid chelating compound can be incorporated into a fountain solution, ink or correction fluid.

Abstract: Articles of manufacture are provided with a low surface energy, permanently non-stick, non-fouling and ice-phobic surface by a system of coating comprising applying a primary coating having a surface energy of 22-28 dynes/cm.sup.2 comprising a novel polymeric material having non-stick and hardness properties and then applying a top coating having lower surface energy of from about 18-21 dynes/cm.sup.2 comprising a siliconic polymer and interdigitating means to make the top coating permanent, the means preferably comprising a bi- or polyfunctional organic compound adapted to wet the surface of the primary coating and chemically or physically bond thereto and to couple to the siliconic polymeric substance in the top coating. The coated substrates are resistant to marking by graffiti, to adherence by marine fouling organisms, and frozen ice on the surface is easily removed.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrophotographic transfer film which can provide improvements in the color development at the half tone (dot) area of a projected image and the anti-offset properties. A novel electrophotographic transfer film is disclosed which comprises an image receiving layer provided on at least one side of a transparent support is provided, wherein the image receiving layer comprises a polyester including (i) a repeating unit of a dibasic acid component containing at least one dicarboxylic acid unit selected from the group consisting of a telephthalic acid unit and a 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid unit, and a sulfobenzenedicarboxylic acid unit; and (ii) a repeating unit of a divalent alcohol component containing an ethylene glycol unit, a triethylene glycol unit and a bisphenol A-ethylene oxide adduct unit. A color image formation process is also provided which comprises forming a color image on the electrophotographic transfer film.

Abstract: An ultrasonically bonded microwave susceptor material and method for manufacturing this microwave susceptor material. A laminated microwave susceptor material has first and second plies of material ultrasonically bonded together over a part of an area thereof. The first ply of material is a layer of thermally fusible plastic such as a thermoplastic polyester, the second ply of material is a layer of paper or paperboard and at least one of the first and second plies of material includes a microwave interactive material capable of converting microwave energy to thermal energy. The microwave interactive material may consist of a metallized surface on the plastic layer or the paper, and in such cases the metal layer may be arranged between the plastic layer and the paper. The first and second plies of material are ultrasonically bonded along a multiplicity of bonding lines or rows of bonding spots. In this process, the heat fusible plastic is melted and resolidified to secure the first ply to the second ply.

Abstract: A lotion composition for imparting a soft, lubricious, lotion-like feel when applied to tissue paper in amounts as low as from about 5 to about 15% by weight, and tissue paper treated with such lotion compositions are disclosed. The lotion composition comprises plastic or fluid emollient such as petrolatum, or a mixture of petrolatum with alkyl ethoxylate emollient, an immobilizing agent such as a fatty alcohol or fatty acid to immobilize the emoilient on the surface of the tissue paper web and optionally a hydrophilic surfactant to improve wettability when applied to toilet tissue. Because less lotion is required to impart the desired soft, lotion-like feel benefits, detrimental effects on the tensile strength and caliper of the lotioned paper are minimized or avoided.

Abstract: Disclosed is a coated paper which comprises (a) a substrate; (b) a hydrophobic barrier layer comprised of a water insoluble component and a water or alcohol soluble anticurl agent, said hydrophobic barrier layer being present on both sides of the substrate; (c) image receiving coatings situated on the top of both hydrophobic barrier layers, said image receiving coatings being suitable for receiving images of an aqueous ink, said coatings comprising (1) a polymeric binder, (2) a dye fixative, (3) a pigment, (4) a lightfastness inducing agent, and (5) a biocide.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for manufacturing laminated decorative plates which do not exhibit bleed through. The method involves laminating at least one side of a veneer with an extruded amorphous or semi-crystalline copolyester film under thermocompression or radio frequency energy at a temperature that does not exceed 75% of the melting point of the copolyester film. The veneer is bonded to core material using the copolyester film which has a melting point of at least 300.degree. F. and is prepared from terephthalic acid and a diol component containing repeat units from 30 to 50 mole percent diethylene glycol and 70 to 50 mole percent ethylene glycol.

Abstract: Disclosed is a laminated film or sheet comprising poly-4-methyl-1-pentene laminated on a paper layer. By using poly-4-methyl-1-pentene having a low melting point, formation of cracks and other defects in the resin layer is prevented and the oil and fat impermeability is improved. If an intermediate layer of a specific polymer is formed in addition to the poly-4-methyl-1-pentene layer, the oil and fat impermeability is further improved. A box-shaped vessel (carton) and a release paper for an artificial leather can be prepared from this laminated film or sheet.

Abstract: A preservation article for the preservation of an archival article which involves an alkaline buffer and an adsorbent. A method of preserving an archival article which involves providing a preservation article in proximity to an archival article, wherein the preservation article includes an alkaline buffer and an adsorbent. The preservation article may be coated on or incorporated into a container, a packaging material, a support for an archival article or the archival article itself.

Abstract: The subject invention provides a method for producing a laminated article and the laminated article resulting from such method which comprises contacting a rigid substrate with a plastic material in a liquid or semi-liquid state, said plastic material being held in place by a gasket or spacer and in contact with a flexible film and maintaining contact between the substrate and plastic material under conditions so that the plastic material hardens and adheres to the substrate to form the article. The invention also concerns a plastic edge piece which may be cast and attached to the exposed edges of the laminated article and which has the same appearance as the plastic laminate.

Abstract: Biodegradable bags can be formed out of two-ply sheet materials that include an outer ply of kraft paper and an inner ply of biodegradable thermoplastic material. The two-ply sheets are formed and connected together with the use of biodegradable adhesives that do not constitute barriers to biodegradation of the bag material in a composting environment. The sheets are preferably laminated and joined together, using heat-sealing procedures. Preferred biodegradable materials are polyvinyl alcohol, hydroxyethylcellulose polymer, polyethylene glycol polymer, polycaprolactone, polylactic acid, hydroxybutyrate polymer, hydroxyvalerate polymer, and a copolymer of hydroxybutyrate and hydroxyvalerate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transfer paper for transferring colored xerocopy prints to textile substrates and to a process for the production of prints, in particular produced by xerocopy, on textiles, in which a layer of plastic on a carrier paper is first printed on and is transferred to the textile under the action of heat, the print being produced on the carrier paper with a coating comprising a melamine-formaldehyde resin esterified with methanol, a polyurethane and an acrylic acid ester/acrylic acid copolymer.

Abstract: A lactide polymer coating resulting in a strong, repulpable, high gloss, paper coating. The lactide polymer comprises a plurality of poly(lactide) polymer chains, residual lactide in concentration of less than about 5 percent and water in concentration of less than about 2000 parts-per-million. A process for coating paper with the lactide polymer composition is also disclosed.

Abstract: A laminate comprising a substrate, a continuous layer of a release coating on one surface thereof, and a layer of a silicone pressure sensitive adhesive on the surface of said release coating, said release coating being a mixture of a resin having perfluoro side chains and a film forming resin which binds said resin having said perfluoro side chains to said substrate, wherein said film forming resin is selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyamides, functionalized polyolefins, and nitrile polymers and copolymers.

Abstract: Wood veneers having enhanced strength and/or stiffness, wood products made therefrom, and methods for manufacturing such veneers and wood products are disclosed. A treated veneer having enhanced strength and stiffness has a population of compacted wood cells extending across at least a portion of the length and width dimensions and into the thickness dimension of the veneer to confer an increased density level, and thus increased strength and/or stiffness levels, to the veneer. Interspersed in the compacted wood cells is a non-saturating loading level of a cured rigid thermoset material which maintains compaction of the compacted cells even after prolonged soaking in water. The preferred loading level is just what is required to maintain compaction of the cells. The preferred thermoset material is polyurea which is formed from a polyisocyanate resin applied to at least one major surface of the veneer followed by hot-pressing the veneer.

Abstract: A film that exhibits increased scratch resistant characteristics. The film is formed from a layer of crosslinkable oligomeric resin composition on a base. The film is made by: forming the layer of crosslinkable oligomeric resin composition on the base, and curing the resin composition to an extent that the film exhibits a haze decrease of less than or equal to 60 percent after abrading according to the ASTM D-968-81 procedure using 200 milliliters of sand. Preferably, the layer has a microstructure of alternating tips and grooves. Such films are useful in backlit displays which are useful in computers and the like.

Abstract: A layered material containing a buffer and optionally containing an adsorbent. The material may also include a vapor barrier. The material is used for the preservation of archival documents and objects.A container configured to permit the long term storage of documents without slippage of the documents or resulting deformation may also be made from the material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an interior base material suitable for a pigment ink printing process on which an organic-solvent-soluble synthetic resin (A) and a water insoluble-water absorbing resin having water absorption ability against pure water of 50 to 1,000 ml/g (B) are applied, the interior base material having a printed image with a pigment ink. The invention further relates to a method of printing an interior base material comprising the steps of, applying 0.01 to 50 weight percent with respect to the base material of each of an organic-solvent-soluble synthetic resin (A) and a water insoluble-water absorbing resin having water absorption ability to pure water of 50 to 1,000 ml/g (B), applying a pigment ink having viscosity of 5 to 10,000 cps by ink-jet printing or gravure printing, and drying.This invention enables printing with excellent sharpness, uniformity to the deep part of the interior base material, and excellent build up.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel composite adhesive used to adhere coating materials onto a substrate wherein the substrate material and the coating material have significantly different expansion properties, e.g., thermoplastic coating materials onto cellulose based substrate materials. The composite adhesive comprises both a rigid adhesive such as an epoxy or acrylic and a laminating adhesive such as a rubber based contact cement. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a spline material is also rigidly adhered to the coating material so as to reinforce the bond between substrate and coating, especially where two pieces of coating material are attached at a seam. In another preferred embodiment the composite adhesive and/or spline material is used in preparing composite articles such as counters, sinks, furniture, profile edging, chemical resistant lab tops, showers, etc.

Abstract: Packaging materials are produced by a process which comprises coating substrates suitable for packaging with an aqueous solution or emulsion which contains a copolymer A) composed ofa) from 10 to 100% by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated C.sub.3 -C.sub.5 -carboxylic acid or C.sub.3 -C.sub.5 -di-carboxylic acid or anhydrides or half-esters of the dicarboxylic acids,b) from 0 to 50% by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated compound having at least one sulfo or sulfonate group andc) from 0 to 70% by weight of further monomers,and a polyester B) and, if required, then applying further top coats.

Abstract: Disclosed is a water-dissipatable or dispersible adhesive composition that is useful in forming paper articles and other products that can be recycled through repulping in both neutral and alkaline media. The water-dispersible adhesive composition is preferably a hot melt adhesive that is a low molecular weight, branched copolyester containing a sulfomonomer. Additional utility for the invention resides in the manufacture of recyclable articles where insolubility in body fluids combined with solubility in tap water are required.

Abstract: Thermal dye transfer receiving elements are disclosed comprising a base having thereon a dye image-receiving layer, the base comprising a composite film laminated to a support, the dye image-receiving layer being on the composite film side of the base. The composite film comprises a microvoided thermoplastic core layer and at least one substantially void-free thermoplastic surface (skin) layer having a thickness of about 3 to about 6 .mu.m, and the support comprising a latex-impregnated paper.

Abstract: Coating compositions and processes for coating wood and wood materials are described. The compositions comprise a first component comprising at least one reactive thinner and at least one unsaturated polyester, and a second component comprising a curing catalyst. The unsaturated polyester of the first component is the reaction product of: (a) a mixture of at least one saturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acid with 6 to 10 carbon atoms and at least one ethylenically unsaturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acid selected from maleic acid, fumaric acid, itaconic acid, citraconic acid, and mixtures thereof; (b) a diol component consisting of at least one of 1,4-dimethylolcyclohexane and substituted dimethylolcyclohexanes, with up to 50 mol % monomeric or oligomeric glycol, based on total moles of the diol component; and (c) up to 10 mol % of a polyol, based on total moles of polyester reactants. The compositions and processes of the invention result in coatings with improved hardness and aged cold crack resistance.

Abstract: A surface film exhibiting excellent surface tension values, improved notched bar impact strength and minimal white cracking comprising a thermoplastic containing an ABS copolymer and a polycaprolactone.

Abstract: Flexible optically uniform sign face substrate comprising at least one layer of durable thermoplastic sheeting and an optically uniform dimensionally stable scrim film, and more particularly a sign face substrate comprising at least one layer of optically uniform dimensionally stable multilayer scrim film laminated between at least two layers of durable thermoplastic sheeting for use in areas such as awning, canopy, fascia or sign material construction.

Abstract: A layer for preventing sticking of thermal image-forming materials to thermal printheads during thermal printing. The layer comprises polymeric material having a non-cyclic, substantially completely saturated hydrocarbon backbone, said backbone having substantially only hydrogen atoms and methyl groups attached to randomly positioned carbon atoms thereon, with no more than one methyl group attached to any one backbone carbon atom. Application of the anti-stick layer to the substrate is facilitated by the solubility of the polymeric material in commonly used organic solvents, thereby allowing very thin layers of the coating to be applied in the form of dilute solutions.

Abstract: A method for producing coated wood-based panels with rounded edge from a starting panel coated on at least one of its two sides, and which is subjected to a preforming or direct postforming process. The starting panel is coated using coatings based on unsaturated resins of the type curable by ionizing radiation.

Abstract: Disclosed is a water-dissipatable or dispersible adhesive composition that is useful in forming paper articles and other products that can be recycled through repulping in both neutral and alkaline media. The water-dispersible adhesive composition is preferably a hot melt adhesive that is a low molecular weight, branched copolyester containing a sulfomonomer. Additional utility for the invention resides in the manufacture of recyclable articles where insolubility in body fluids combined with solubility in tap water are required.

Abstract: A support sheet for a photographic printing sheet having enhanced anti-fogging and anti-yellowing properties comprises a pulp paper substrate sheet, a front coating layer formed on a front surface of the substrate sheet and comprising a cured resinous material produced from electron beam-curable unsaturated organic compound by an electron beam irradiation thereto and mixed with a white pigment, and a back coating layer formed on a back surface of the substrate sheet and comprising a film-forming synthetic resinous material, in which a magnesium compound is contained, as an anti-fogging agent, in the substrate sheet and/or the front coating layer.

Abstract: Plastic substrates, such as but not limited to phenolic cellulosic composites such as those used in conventional toilet seats, are heated at a temperature and for a time sufficient to degas the substrate, and are then coated with a powder, and heated to cure the powder coating. In a preferred embodiment, a water-based electrically conductive coating is first applied to a phenolic cellulosic composite, and cured while the substrate is heated to degas the substrate sufficiently, such that a subsequently applied powder coating will not suffer from popping during curing. In a preferred embodiment, the part is coated at a temperature below the cure temperature of the coating composition.

Abstract: A recording medium having at least a pigment and a binder on the surface of a base, wherein the binder is comprised of at least water-soluble polyester. An ink jet recording method includes the step of performing recording on a recording medium by discharging ink from an orifice of an ink jet recording head in accordance with recording signals, wherein the recording medium has at least a pigment and a binder on the surface of a base, and wherein the binder is comprised of at least water-soluble polyester. The amount of the water-soluble polyester is 40% or more with respect to the total weight of the binder.

Abstract: Disclosed is a water-dissipatable or dispersible adhesive composition that is useful in forming paper articles and other products that can be recycled through repulping in both neutral and alkaline media. The water-dispersible adhesive composition is preferably a hot melt adhesive that is a low molecular weight, branched copolyester containing a sulfomonomer. Additional utility for the invention resides in the manufacture of recyclable articles where insolubility in body fluids combined with solubility in tap water are required.

Abstract: Composite pressure sensitive label sheets will print in hot laser printers without curling if they comprise at least three layers: A. at least one base layer having a pressure sensitive adhesive on the bottom face, B. a printable surface layer on top of the base layer or layers, and C. a strippable protective backing on the pressure sensitive adhesive coated bottom face on the base layer or layers and if the thermal expansion or contraction characteristics of the printable layer B and the protective backing C are the same or substantially the same.