US4843134A
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Acrylate pressure-sensitive adhesives containing insolubles
Assignee: 3M Co
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Filing: 1987-11-30
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Granted: 1989-06-27
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Expires: 2007-11-30
Abstract
Abstract A bulk polymerization process for free radical polymerization of vinyl monomers in a wiped surface reactor is disclosed. Referring to FIG. 1; monomer streams 5 (after purification and silica gel column 2) and 7 are combined with free radical initiator 9 to form a premix 16. Pump 18 transfers the premix stream 22 through static mixer 24 into a wiped surface reactor 27. The reactor can be a counter rotating twin screw extruder which produces polymer stream 36 without the need of solvent and using residence times much shorter than prior art solution or emulsion processes. Some unique pressure sensitive adhesive acrylate polymers have been produced. They are believed to have a relatively high degree of branching. The bulk polymerization process permits the manufacture of pressure sensitive adhesive articles by extruding directly from the twin screw extruder onto a substrate.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas A. Kotnour
- 👤 Ronald L. Barber
- 👤 Walter L. Krueger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 15:56
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F2/00; C08F2/02; C09; C09J; C09J7/00; C09J7/30; C09J7/38; C09J7/381
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
An acrylate pressure-sensitive adhesive polymer consisting essentially of a major portion derived from isooctylacrylate and a minor portion derived from at least one modifying monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylonitrile, vinyl acetate, itaconic acid, and mixtures thereof, which acrylate polymer is characterized by: (a) monomeric units about 70 to 99 percent of which are derived from isooctylacrylate; (b) a degree of polymer branching indicated by a substantial fraction of GPC insolubles comprising more than about 15 percent of the total polymer; and (c) a weight average molecular weight of not more than 1.6 (10 6 ).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
100 words
An acrylate pressure-sensitive adhesive polymer consisting essentially of a major portion derived from isooctylacrylate and a minor portion derived from at least one modifying monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylonitrile, vinyl acetate, itaconic acid, and mixtures thereof, which acrylate polymer is characterized by: (a) monomeric units about 70 to 99 percent of which are derived from isooctylacrylate; (b) a degree of polymer branching indicated by a substantial fraction of GPC insolubles comprising more than about 15 percent of the total polymer; and (c) a weight average molecular weight of not more than 1.6 (10 6 ).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A pressure sensitive adhesive article on which the adhesive is comprised at least in part of the polymer of claim 1.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
126 words
A method of adhering a pressure-sensitive adhesive article coated with a pressure-sensitive adhesive to another article comprising applying and pressing the pressure-sensitive adhesive article onto the other article, wherein said pressure-sensitive adhesive consists essentially of a major portion derived from isooctylacrylate and a minor portion derived from at least one modifying monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylonitrile, vinyl acetate, itaconic acid, and mixtures thereof, which acrylate polymer is characterized by: (a) monomeric units about 70 to 99 percent of which are derived from isooctylacrylate; (b) a degree of polymer branching indicated by a substantial fraction of GPC insolubles comprising more than about 15 percent of the total polymer; and (c) a weight average molecular weight of not more than 1.6×10 6 .
Claim 5
Independent Claim
126 words
A method of adhering a pressure-sensitive adhesive article coated with a pressure-sensitive adhesive to another article comprising applying and pressing the pressure-sensitive adhesive article onto the other article, wherein said pressure-sensitive adhesive consists essentially of a major portion derived from isooctylacrylate and a minor portion derived from at least one modifying monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylonitrile, vinyl acetate, itaconic acid, and mixtures thereof, which acrylate polymer is characterized by: (a) monomeric units about 70 to 99 percent of which are derived from isooctylacrylate; (b) a degree of polymer branching indicated by a substantial fraction of GPC insolubles comprising more than about 15 percent of the total polymer; and (c) a weight average molecular weight of not more than 1.6×10 6 .
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