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Method of adhering surfaces

Assignee: Hexion Inc
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Filing: 1959-12-31
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Granted: 1963-11-26
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Expires: 1979-12-31
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Samuel E Blanchard

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 11:43
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09J; C09J5/00; C09J5/04; C09J129/00; C09J129/02; C09J129/04; C08; C08L; C08L2666/00; C08L2666/02; C08L2666/54

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 185 words
IN ADHERING TOGETHER THE SURFACES OF TWO OBJECTS AT LEAST ONE OF WHICH IS POROUS, THE PROCESS WHICH COMPRISES APPLYING TO ONE OF THE SURFACES A DISPERSION OF POLYVINYL ALCOHOL IN WATER AND TO THE OTHER SURFACE A GELLING AGENT CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF A BORATE OF A METAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF BORATES OF THE ALKALI METALS AND AMMONIUM IN AMOUNT TO COAT THE SAID OTHER SURFACE, HOLDING THE TWO SURFACES SO TREATED IN CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER UNTIL THE BORATE CAUSES GELATION OF THE POLYVINYL ALCOHOL PARTLY WITHIN THE POROUS ONE OF THE SAID OBJECTS AND PARTLY BETWEEN THE TWO SURFACES SO THAT THE GELATION PROVIDES AN ADHESIVE BOND OF APPRECIABLE WET STRENGTH, AND THEN SUBJECTING THE BONDED PRODUCT TO DRYING SO THAT WATER VAPORT ESCAPES THROUGH THE SAID POROUS ONE OF THE OBJECTS AND THE DRY STRENGTH IS DEVELOPED IN THE ADHESIVE, THE SAID BORATE HAVING 1-12 EQUIVALENTS OF THE SAID METAL FOR 6 ATOMS OF BORON AND THE PROPORTIONS BY WEIGHT ON THE DRY BASIS BEING ABOUT 0.1-10 PARTS OF THE METAL BORATE FOR 100 PARTS OF THE POLYVINYL ALCOHOL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 185 words
IN ADHERING TOGETHER THE SURFACES OF TWO OBJECTS AT LEAST ONE OF WHICH IS POROUS, THE PROCESS WHICH COMPRISES APPLYING TO ONE OF THE SURFACES A DISPERSION OF POLYVINYL ALCOHOL IN WATER AND TO THE OTHER SURFACE A GELLING AGENT CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF A BORATE OF A METAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF BORATES OF THE ALKALI METALS AND AMMONIUM IN AMOUNT TO COAT THE SAID OTHER SURFACE, HOLDING THE TWO SURFACES SO TREATED IN CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER UNTIL THE BORATE CAUSES GELATION OF THE POLYVINYL ALCOHOL PARTLY WITHIN THE POROUS ONE OF THE SAID OBJECTS AND PARTLY BETWEEN THE TWO SURFACES SO THAT THE GELATION PROVIDES AN ADHESIVE BOND OF APPRECIABLE WET STRENGTH, AND THEN SUBJECTING THE BONDED PRODUCT TO DRYING SO THAT WATER VAPORT ESCAPES THROUGH THE SAID POROUS ONE OF THE OBJECTS AND THE DRY STRENGTH IS DEVELOPED IN THE ADHESIVE, THE SAID BORATE HAVING 1-12 EQUIVALENTS OF THE SAID METAL FOR 6 ATOMS OF BORON AND THE PROPORTIONS BY WEIGHT ON THE DRY BASIS BEING ABOUT 0.1-10 PARTS OF THE METAL BORATE FOR 100 PARTS OF THE POLYVINYL ALCOHOL.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-11-25 1967-05-27 1967-11-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-11-25 1971-05-27 1971-11-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-11-25 1975-05-27 1975-11-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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