Abstract: A low application temperature hot met adhesive composition and its use in carton, case or tray formation comprising from ethylene vinyl acetate with greater than 30 weight percent VA and having a melt index of at least 700; a thermoplastic hydrocarbon resin derived from styrene, alpha-methylstyrene, and/or vinyltoluene, and polymers, copolymers and terpolymers thereof; a compatible adhesive promoting tackifier; and wax with a melting point of about 130 to 170 .degree. F.; and optionally comprising ethylene vinyl acetate with less than about 30 weight percent by weight of vinyl acetate and having a melt index of about 400 to 2500.

Abstract: Solid form additive systems which are dispersible in aqueous media are disclosed, as are methods for preparing such additive systems and methods for dispersing such additive systems in aqueous media. Also disclosed are methods for applying additives to polymeric particles and the polymeric particles treated by such methods. These polymeric particles can be made into articles that can be used in a wide range of applications, e.g., as film or packaging for food, medicine and the like.

Abstract: Disclosed are hot melt adhesives comprising at least one first homogeneous linear etylene polymer having a particular density and melt viscosity at 350.degree.F. (177.degree.C.), and an optional wax and tackifier. In particular, disclosed is a hot melt adhesive characterized by: a) at least one homogeneous linear or substantially linear interpolymer of ethylene with at least ibe C.sub.2 --C.sub.20 .alpha.-olefin interpolymer having a density from 0.850 g/cm.sup.3 to 0.895 g/cm.sup.3 ; and b) optionally at least one tackifying resin; and c) optionally at least one wax wherein the hot melt adhesive has a viscosity of less than about 5000 cPs (50 grams/cm.second) at 150.degree.C. Preferred hot melt adhesives for use in adhering cardboard or paperboard are disclosed, as well as the resultant adhered products. Also disclosed is a dual reactor process for the preparation of the inventive hot melt adhesives.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic composition comprising at least one crystalline water sensitive polymer and at least one amorphous water sensitive polymer. The thermoplastic composition may optionally further comprise additional ingredients such as other polymers, tackifying resins, plasticizers, waxes, and mixtures thereof. The thermoplastic compositions are useful in a variety of applications wherein water or moisture sensitive thermoplastic materials are employed such as various packaging adhesive applications including case and carton sealing, remoistenable adhesives, repulpable/recyclable adhesives and multiwall bag applications. The present invention is also useful for moisture activatable reinforcement strings and opening tapes for corrugated containers, as well as for a variety of nonwoven applications such as body fluid impermeable barriers, core stabilization adhesives, and construction adhesives.

Abstract: The use of up to about 20 parts by weight of an organic solvent selected from the group consisting of the water soluble polyalkylene glycol ethers in conventional waterborne packaging and converting adhesives provides comparable or better adhesive products with reduced environmental and health related problems.

Abstract: A hot-melt adhesive composition for coating a sheet-like structure which comprises a hot-melt adhesive powder and a polyethylene wax as processing aid.

Abstract: Thermoplastic molding compositions which comprise an oxidized polyethylene have high abrasion resistance and permit a less severe reduction of elongation at break at the frequently unavoidable weld lines. The molding compositions have low static friction. They are therefore used in articles which have a tight fit but are nevertheless readily separable, and also for low-friction and wear-resistant articles which require to slide.

Abstract: An impression composition which is based on an aziridine-free composition which can be vulcanized at room temperature, and which comprises wax is provided according to the invention. The wax increases the dimensional stability of the composition during mixing and curing. The invention furthermore provides a kit for the preparation of such compositions and a process for the preparation of the wax-containing components of these kits. The wax is dispersed throughout the composition and is prepared by shock-cooling. The wax forms a crystalline network.

Abstract: A hot-melt ink for ink-jet recording comprises C.I. Solvent Yellow 162 or C.I. Solvent Blue 70 used as a colorant; four components (a) to (d) used as a medium, where the component (a) is selected from an amide resin, a C5 type synthetic petroleum resin, a C9 type synthetic petroleum resin and a C5-C9 type synthetic petroleum resin, the component (b) is a resin selected from a rosin resin, a terpene resin and a terpene phenol resin, the component (c) is a wax selected from a paraffin wax, a ketone wax and a polyethylene oxide wax and the component (d) is a wax selected from a monoamide wax and a diamide wax; and an antioxidant.

Abstract: This invention relates to a dispersions of polymeric colorants having poly(oxyalkylene) moieties mixed with unsubstituted sorbitan monooleate alone or ethoxylated dodecanol admixed with unsubstituted sorbitan monooleate. Such colorant dispersions are easy to handle and are effectively introduced into wax media, thereby providing significant improvements over other dyestuffs, pigments, and colorants.

Abstract: A hot melt adhesive for multipurpose bookbinding comprising a) from about 35% to about 40% by weight of a styrene-isoprene-styrene bloc copolymer; b) from about 25% to about 50% by weight of at least one compatible tackifying resin; c) from about 5% to about 30% by weight of a synthetic high melt point wax; d) from about 5% to about 30% by weight of a solid benzoate plasticizer; e) up to about 25% of a compatible wax; and f) up to about 15% of a compatible polymer.

Abstract: A phenolic resin modified with an alkali salt of sulfite or bisulfite in order to provide compatibility with a wax emulsion sizing agent, an adhesive prepared from the phenolic resin and wax emulsion, and the use of the adhesive in making bonded composites such as wood products, including, parallel strand lumber, oriented strand board (OSB), laminated veneer lumber (LVL), medium density fiberboard, wafer board and particle board, and textile products.

Abstract: A hot-melt solid ink composition comprises at least one polyamide and at least one terpene resin. The terpene resin is present in an amount of from 0.5% by weight to 15% by weight based on the total weight of the ink composition. This hot-melt solid ink composition can be stable to heat upon recording using ink-jet recording apparatus where ink is heated to melt at a temperature higher than ordinary temperature to make a record, and has a superior transparency and a superior adhesion to printing mediums.

Abstract: A coating composition for producing a water washable, protective coating, comprising, by weight, 10-50% of a mixture of at least two acrylic polymers each having different molecular weights, acid numbers, and glass transition temperatures. The composition includes water and an alkali, in an amount sufficient to maintain the composition at a pH in the range of 7.5 to 9.5 and is further characterized in that the average molecular weight of the mixture of the at least two acrylic polymers is in the range of approximately 35,000 to 100,000. The average acid number of the mixture is in the range of approximately 65 to 150 and the glass transition temperature of a coating produced by the evaporation of the water from the composition is in the range of 0 to 70.degree. C.

Abstract: A molding material which contains a sinterable polymer and a wax as a binder and advantageously an ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer, an organic peroxide, an azoester and an alcohol can be injection molded to give a molding, dewaxed without loss of dimensional stability of the molding and then sintered.

Abstract: A coating composition comprising a colloid of a thermoplastic, elastomeric polyurethane and a wax dispersible in water is applied to the surface of a substrate, drying rapidly to form a tough, durable, protective film bonded firmly to the surface.

Abstract: Phase change carrier compositions made from the combination of at least one urethane resin; at least one urethane/urea resin; at least one mono-amide; and at least one polyethylene wax are disclosed. The order of addition of the reactants to form the reactant product urethane resin and urethane/urea resin permits the tailoring or design engineering of desired properties.

Abstract: Room temperature stable aqueous dispersions of ketone resins are prepared by dissolving poly(ethylene oxide) resin and optionally surfactant in the aqueous medium mixed with the ketone resin. Coating formulations with these dispersions can contain additional co-dispersed components such as waxes, additional resins and/or pigments. The coating formulations can provide thermal transfer layers of thermal transfer ribbons which contain both wax and ketone resins.

Abstract: The present invention provides a hot melt adhesive composition comprising an epoxy-modified block copolymer obtained by epoxidizing a carbon-carbon double bond of a conjugate diene component in a block copolymer having a polymer block (A) comprising mainly a vinyl aromatic compound and a polymer block (B) comprising mainly a conjugate diene compound in one molecule, a paraffin wax having a melting point of 40 to 100.degree. C., a tackifier and an antioxidant. The hot melt adhesive composition of the present invention is well compatible with a paraffin wax and a tackifier because it has an epoxy group which is a polar group in a molecule. Further, the hot melt adhesive composition has excellent heat resistance and cold resistance because of a combination of the epoxy-modified bloc copolymer as a base polymer with paraffin wax, and while the melt viscosity is low, the heat resistance is high.

Abstract: A water-based wax emulsion formulation for imparting water repellent characteristics to gypsum wall boards comprising: (a) hydrocarbon wax; (b) an alkyl acid and/or alkyl ester; and (c) a polyvinyl alcohol composition comprising partially and/or fully hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetate. The formulation may also contains other ancillary components such as emulsifiers and stabilizers.

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: A solid, air stable adhesive composition containing wax and a polyolefin having a viscosity no greater than 2,000 centipoise and a needle penetration hardness of at least 50 dmm is disclosed. It is further disclosed that propylene-ethylene copolymer is the preferred polyolefin of the present invention.

Abstract: Directly paintable polymer compositions contain (1) a thermoplastic olefin, (2) a propylene homopolymer or propylene copolymer with ethylene or a 4-8 C alpha-olefin, grafted with an anhydride of an aliphatic .alpha., .beta.-unsaturated dicarboxylic acid, (3) an oxidized polyethylene wax having a melting point of less than 116.degree. C. and an acid number of less than 40, (4) a functionalized polymer that reacts with the anhydride groups of the grafted polymers, and, optionally, (5) a polyolefin rubber grafted with an anhydride of an aliphatic .alpha., .beta.-unsaturated dicarboxylic acid, and (6) an ethylene polymer grafted with an anhydride of an aliphatic .alpha., .beta.-unsaturated dicarboxylic acid. The compositions are particularly useful for making injection molded parts such as automobile bumpers, and exhibit excellent paint adhesion and durability.

Abstract: A wax composition comprising a wax component and a copolymer. The copolymer comprises a backbone, a pendant aliphatic group, a pendant fluorinated group, and a pendant polydiorganosiloxane group. Also, a wax composition comprising a silicone fluid, solvent, and an alkoxylated wax component, the alkoxylated wax component comprising one or poly(alkoxy) groups attached to the wax component at a free alcohol group, a free acid group, or an olefinic group.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a flame retardant hot melt composition comprising from about 20% to about 60% by weight of the adhesive of at least one copolymer of ethylene, from about 10% to about 50% by weight of the adhesive of a flame retarding hydrated inorganic compound, from about 10% to about 30% by weight of at least one high melting point wax and from about 1% to about 10% by weight of at least one tackifying resin.

Abstract: The present invention provides ultraviolet radiation (UV)-curable compositions and a method for making a UV-curable composition comprising: mixing at least one wax, at least one radiation-polymerizable compound, and at least one inhibitor of polymerization; dissolving the wax in the radiation-polymerizable compound by heating to provide a mixture of radiation-polymerizable compound, wax and inhibitor; cooling said mixture to provide a dispersion of the wax in the radiation-polymerizable compound; and micronizing the dispersion to provide a UV-curable composition. The invention further provides a method for coating a substrate with a UV-curable coating, and a coating, paint, varnish or ink comprising a UV-curable composition. Manufactured articles formed using the coatings, paints, varnishes and inks comprising a UV-curable composition are also provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to waterproof or water resistant compositions for application to the lashes comprising a styrene-ethylene-propylene copolymer as gellant, a film forming agent, and a volatile oil.

Abstract: A polymeric composition in pellet form comprising a tacky hot melt composition, comprising a) from about 5% by weight to about 90% by weight of a thermoplastic polymer, b) from about 0% by weight to about 65% by weight of a tackifying resin, c) from about 0% to about 50% by weight of a plasticizer, d) up to about 2% by weight of an antioxidant, and a pelletizing aid, wherein the tacky hot melt composition has some minimum amount of tackifier or plasticizer and is a pressure sensitive adhesive having a storage modulus, G', at about 25.degree. C., of less than about 5.times.10.sup.6 dynes/cm.sup.2, and each pellet has a substantially tack-free surface.This invention further discloses a polymeric composition in pellet form suitable for molding articles. The composition comprises a tacky hot melt composition comprising at least one high molecular weight triblock copolymer of the general configuration A-B-A and a plasticizer and a pelletizing aid.

Abstract: A hot melt useful for packaging comprising a) from about 10% to about 40% by weight of a block copolymer; b) up to about 20% of a compatible polymer wherein the total polymer content does not exceed 40% by weight; c) from about 25% to about 60% by weight of at least one tackifying resin; d) from about 5% to about 25% by weight of a compatible plasticizer; and e) from about 10% to about 40% by weight of at least one wax component wherein the viscosity of the hot melt adhesive is less than about 1500 cPs at about 150.degree. C.

Abstract: There is provided by the present invention coating formulations and thermal transfer ribbons that form printed images which contain conductive polymers. These formulations and ribbons also employ wax, polymer resin, a sensible material and, optionally solvent. Printers which employ such thermal transfer ribbons are also provided.

Abstract: A hot melt useful for packaging, comprising from about 10% to about 30% by weight of at least one copolymer of ethylene and methyl acrylate (both acrylates and methacrylates); from about 10% to about 20% by weight of at least one copolymer of ethylene and n-butyl acrylate (both acrylates and methacrylates), wherein the total polymer content does not exceed 40% by weight, and the total ethylene n-butyl acrylate copolymer content does not exceed the total ethylene methyl acrylate copolymer content by percent weight in the adhesive; from about 20% to about 60% by weight of at least one tackifying resin selected from the group consisting of rosins and modified rosins and hydrogenated derivatives; aliphatic, cycloaliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbon resins and modified hydrocarbon resins and hydrogenated derivatives; terpenes and modified terpenes and hydrogenated derivatives; and mixtures thereof; from about 5% to about 30% by weight of at least one wax; and up to about 2% by weight of an antioxidant; wherein the r

Abstract: Compositions and methods of making the same, the compositions including a binder, solvent for the binder, humectant, wax, an emulsifier for the wax, filler, a cross-linking agent for the binder, and various additives. The binder preferably is polyvinyl alcohol. The filler preferably includes glass microspheres, talc and flour. The wax preferably includes paraffin and microcrystalline waxes.

Abstract: Polymer blend compositions comprise (a) a polyphenylene ether polymer, (b) a polyphthalamide comprising the reaction product of (i) hexamethylene diamine or a mixture of hexamethylene diamine and trimethylhexamethylene diamine, and (ii) terephthalic acid, and optionally (iii) at least one acid selected from the group consisting of isophthalic acid and adipic acid, provided that a mixture of said diamines is employed if reactant (iii) is absent, and (c) at least one compatibilizer. The compositions may further include an aliphatic polyamide and/or an impact modifier.

Abstract: A phase change ink composition is disclosed wherein the ink composition utilizes colorant in combination with a selected phase change ink carrier composition containing at least one hydroxy-functional fatty amide compound.

Abstract: A water repellent for automobile window glass includes dimethyl polyorganosiloxane, an inorganic acid, a water-type solvent, and at least one member selected from the group consisting of alkyl group-containing polyorganosiloxanes each having a specific structure, fluorine resins each having a specific structure, and paraffin waxes.

Abstract: A profiled element for use as a wiping strip in a motor vehicle screen wiper is made of rubber or an elastomer, and has a coating formed by applying a solution to the profiled element. The solution comprises a powder of graphite for example, which is dispersed in a resin, and the solution includes a proofing agent for making the coating impermeable.

Abstract: A polymeric composition in pellet form comprising a tacky hot melt composition, comprising a) from about 5% by weight to about 90% by weight of a thermoplastic polymer, b) from about 0% by weight to about 65% by weight of a tackifying resin, c) from about 0% to about 50% by weight of a plasticizer, d) up to about 2% by weight of an antioxidant, and a pelletizing aid, wherein the tacky hot melt composition has some minimum amount of tackifier or plasticizer and is a pressure sensitive adhesive having a storage modulus, G', at about 25.degree. C., of less than about 5.times.10.sup.6 dynes/cm.sup.2, and each pellet has a substantially tack-free surface.This invention further discloses a polymeric composition in pellet form suitable for molding articles. The composition comprises a tacky hot melt composition comprising at least one high molecular weight triblock copolymer of the general configuration A-B-A and a plasticizer and a pelletizing aid.

Abstract: Materials not releasing gaseous organic materials during use are used as a dry-type sealing material such as a gasket disposed upon mounting an air filter to an opening of a ceiling or the like, a wet-type sealing material filled and used in a gap for connecting wall materials or partitionings, a vinyl chloride sheet or a vinyl chloride cloth as a facing material for walls and floors. Specifically, a carboxylic acid ester having a molecular weight of not less than 400 is used as a plasticizer, a phenolic compound having a molecular weight of not less 300 is used as an antioxidant, an aliphatic hydrocarbon having not less than 19 carbon atoms (for example, microcrystalline wax) is used as a lubricant, and an alkylamine ethylene oxide adduct having a molecular weight of not less than 350 is used as an antistatic agent.

Abstract: There is provided by the present invention methods for preparing coating formulations and thermal transfer ribbons which provide images of high resolution by thermal transfer printing. The formulations contain an incompatible resin or wax component for reduced cohesiveness between the components of the thermal transfer layer. These methods employ thermoplastic resins and waxes with distinct solubility in the absence of solvent to reduce cohesion but are sufficiently compatible as to exhibit film forming properties. A method for modifying a coating formulation is also provided where an incompatible resin or wax components is added thereto.

Abstract: A method of making paper in which dry chemical additives are incorporated into the pulp mixture by addition of an entire bag containing the additive directly to the mixture, the improvement being that the bag is sealed with an adhesive closure, the adhesive being a hot melt consisting essentially of a water dispersable polyamide prepared from a diacid component comprising in major portion an aliphatic diacid of 6 or fewer carbon atoms and a diamine component consisting of one or more compounds of the formula :H.sub.2 N--C.sub.y H.sub.2y --(OC.sub.2 H.sub.4).sub.x --O--C.sub.y H.sub.2y --NH.sub.2where y is 2 or 3 and x is 1-50 and a wax. Such bags will not leak in shipping and handling, and yet can be added directly to paper batches at ambient temperature in the manner of the unsealable bags employed in the prior art.

Abstract: A hot-melt adhesive for use as a shoe last adhesive, particularly one in a form for use in a direct through feed adhesive dispensing system, made from a melt-blend of a copolymer of ethylene and carboxylic acid, a synthetic wax such as a Fischer-Tropsch wax, and an ethylene/unsaturated carboxylic acid wax having a melt index of at least about 5000 dg/min.

Abstract: This invention relates generally to sealants for insulating glass units. More specifically, this invention is a one-component, hot applied, chemically curing sealant for edge sealing insulating glass units. The sealant contains a thermoplastic hot melt resin blended with an atmospheric curing resin. The hot melt resin functions as the meltable component during the initial application, and supplies strength immediately upon cooling. The polymer phase then begins to cure by reaction with atmospheric oxygen and/or moisture to form a cross-linked thermoset elastomer which is temperature resistant. At this point, the hot melt resin functions as an inert plasticizer within the cured polymer phase. The sealant of the present invention may additionally include plasticizers, fillers, pigments, catalysts and the like.

Abstract: The present invention relates to waterproof but breathable flat materials prepared from the melt from polymer resin mixtures consisting of at least two different melt processable polyurethanes, wherein the different thermoplastic polyurethanes have soft segments with different chemical constitutions, wherein the thermoplastic polyurethane which forms the matrix is a polyurethane with a ether based soft segment, wherein the ether segment has a carbon/oxygen atomic ratio of at least two and at most three and is present at a rate of 70-95 wt. % with reference to the total weight of thermoplastic polyurethanes used for melt processing to produce a flat material, and wherein the flat materials according to the invention have a higher permeability to water vapour, determined according to DIN 53 122, and a lower water absorption, determined according to DIN 53 495, method C, than flat materials made from one of the polyurethanes used for the polymer resin mixture.

Abstract: A stick for the application of a colored composition to scratches, nicks or chips in a painted substrate, such as a vehicle body, is provided. The stick fills in, masks and seals the scratches, nicks or chips producing a finish that has a final appearance substantially similar to the surrounding vehicle finish and maintains water and rust repellency over repeated washings and exposure to the elements. The stick includes a structuring substance containing one or more waxes, a pigment, and a wax soluble liquid silicone polymeric material. In one preferred embodiment of the invention, the stick comprises an acid wax derived from montan wax, a paraffin wax, carnauba wax, pigment and a wax soluble liquid silicone polymeric material including polydimethyl siloxane and hydrocarbon groups. In another embodiment of the invention, the stick is conveniently mounted in an applicator of the lipstick holder type.

Abstract: A barrier to protect wood materials for house construction or wooden structures such as houses from humidity, moisture and/or biological attacks, such as wood decaying fungi and termites, is disclosed. The method is to treat wood itself or, preferably, the ground surface under the floor with a liquid containing a synthetic resin emulsion and an anti-fungal and wood-preservative agent and/or a pesticide such as termite-controlling agent, and further, a foaming agent. The barrier contains a selected copolymer of vinyl acetate and a polyurethane polymer.

Abstract: An EPDM flashing composition comprises 100 parts by weight of an elastomeric polymer comprising from about 85 to 100 parts by weight of at least one ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer having up to about 2 percent by weight crystallinity and from 0 to about 15 parts by weight of an ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer having more than 2 percent by weight crystallinity; from about 40 to 120 parts by weight of a filler selected from the group consisting of reinforcing and non-reinforcing materials and mixtures thereof, per 100 parts of the polymer; from about 40 to 105 parts by weight of a processing material and mixtures thereof, per 100 parts of the polymer; and from about 0.5 to 6 parts by weight of a cure package, per 100 parts of the polymer, the cure package comprising from about 0.1 to 1.25 parts by weight sulfur and from 0.4 to 5 parts by weight of at least one sulfur vulcanizing accelerator and being devoid of hexasulfides and thioureas.

Abstract: A surface sizing composition is provided for nonwoven substrates comprising a hydrophobic waxy material and a surfactantless vinyl polymer or copolymer emulsion containing as the sole emulsifying agent an alkali soluble, acid containing copolymer.

Abstract: This invention provides a heat-sealable, peelable composition comprising ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, polyethylene based wax and polypropylene. The composition can further comprise a dye or an ink. The composition can be heat-sealed onto a surface of a polymeric bag to provide a peelable seal.A closure arrangement for a polymeric bag with first and second opposing films comprises first and second opposing base strips, a first peelable strip of a first color, and a second peelable strip of a second color. An outer surface of the first base strip is attached to an inner surface of the first film. An outer surface of the second base strip is attached to an inner surface of the second film. The first peelable strip is attached to the inner surface of the first base strip, and the second peelable strip is attached to the inner surface of the second base strip. The first and second peelable strips are disposed between the first and second base strips.

Abstract: Hot-melt adhesive compositions useful for packaging are disclosed. These hot-melt adhesive compositions are based on modified polyethylene and contain a linear, low density copolymer or terpolymer of ethylene and another alpha-olefin, a polyethylene graft copolymer, a tackifying resin, and a high-melting low viscosity wax. The hot-melt adhesive compositions disclosed herein produce very good adhesive bonds, even at high speed packaging conditions under a broad range of ambient packaging temperatures. These inventive adhesive compositions have a novel combination of good hot tack and good adhesive bond properties, even at extreme conditions.

Abstract: Hot-melt silicone pressure sensitive adhesive compositions containing organic waxes, methods of using the compositions and devices made using the compositions are disclosed. The hot-melt silicone pressure sensitive adhesive compositions include a mixture of (i) a silicate resin, (ii) a silicone fluid, and (iii) an organic wax having a melting point of between 30.degree. C. and 150.degree. C. The organic wax decreases dynamic viscosity of the adhesive at temperatures equal to or below about 200.degree. C.