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Hot melt adhesives containing an additive derived from epoxy reactive hydrogen containing polymers and compounds and a polyepoxy compound
Assignee: HB Fuller Licensing and Financing Inc
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Filing: 1988-02-03
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Granted: 1989-10-03
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Expires: 2008-02-03
Abstract
Abstract The adhesive properties of a hot melt adhesive, comprising a base polymer and a tackifying resin, can be improved by introducing into the hot melt adhesive an epoxy adduct comprising the reaction product between a compound such as a polymer having at least one active hydrogen and an epoxy compound.
Inventors
- 👤 John M. Zimmel
- 👤 Pamela M. Klinkenberg
- 👤 William L. Bunnelle
- 👤 Keith C. Knutson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 09:14
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09J; C09J123/00; C09J123/02; C09J123/04; C09J123/08; C09J201/00; C08; C08L; C08L2666/00; C08L2666/02; C08L2666/28; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S206/00; Y10S206/813
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
A hot melt adhesive composition suitable for providing improved adhesivity to hard-to-stick surfaces including fluorocarbon surfaces, which comprises: (a) an effective amount of a thermoplastic polymer to form a hot melt adhesive; (b) an effective tackifying amount of a tackifying resin; and (c) an effective bond improving amount of a hot melt adhesive additive composition comprising the reaction product of: (i) a polymer having at least one free epoxy reactive hydrogen; (ii) an epoxy compound having at least two reactive epoxy groups; and (iii) an epoxy reactive hydrogen containing compound; wherein for each mole of epoxy reactive hydrogen in the polymer there are about 0.1 to 10 moles of the epoxy compound and about 0.1 to 10 moles of the epoxy reactive hydrogen containing compound and the reactants of the additive composition are used in proportions that prevent crosslinking or gel formation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
142 words
A hot melt adhesive composition suitable for providing improved adhesivity to hard-to-stick surfaces including fluorocarbon surfaces, which comprises: (a) an effective amount of a thermoplastic polymer to form a hot melt adhesive; (b) an effective tackifying amount of a tackifying resin; and (c) an effective bond improving amount of a hot melt adhesive additive composition comprising the reaction product of: (i) a polymer having at least one free epoxy reactive hydrogen; (ii) an epoxy compound having at least two reactive epoxy groups; and (iii) an epoxy reactive hydrogen containing compound; wherein for each mole of epoxy reactive hydrogen in the polymer there are about 0.1 to 10 moles of the epoxy compound and about 0.1 to 10 moles of the epoxy reactive hydrogen containing compound and the reactants of the additive composition are used in proportions that prevent crosslinking or gel formation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the thermoplastic polymer comprises an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The adhesive composition of claim 1 wherein the thermoplastic polymer comprises a polyethyloxazoline polymer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the epoxy reactive hydrogen containing compound comprises a hydroxy compound.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the epoxy reactive hydrogen containing compound comprises an alkanol amine.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition of claim 5 wherein the alkanol amine compound is an ethanol amine compound.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composition of claim 6 wherein the alkanol amine compound comprises monoethanolamine.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The composition of claim 5 wherein the alkanol amine compound comprises monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, or mixtures thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The composition of claim 6 wherein the ethanol amine compound comprises diethanol amine.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the polymer having at least one free epoxy reactive hydrogen comprises a vinyl polymer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The composition of claim 10 wherein the vinyl polymer comprises vinyl acetate randomly polymerized with the monomer having a free carboxyl group.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The composition of claim 11 wherein the vinyl polymer comprises ethylene and vinyl acetate randomly polymerized with the monomer having at least one free carboxyl group.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
40 words
The composition of claim 12 wherein the polymer comprises ethylene-vinyl acetate-acrylic acid or ethylene vinyl acetate methacrylic acid wherein the polymer has a molecular weight of about 20,000 to 50,000 and from 2 to 5 carboxyl groups per polymer chain.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 10 wherein the vinyl polymer comprises a carboxylated vinyl polymer.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition of claim 14 wherein the carboxylated vinyl polymer comprises a carboxylated styrene-butadiene polymer.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the epoxy compound comprises the glycidyl adduct of the condensation product of formaldehyde and phenol.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the epoxy compound comprises a glycidyl adduct of a bisphenol compound.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
37 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the epoxy compound comprises the reaction product of a diglycidyl ether of the reaction product of about two moles of bisphenol and about one mole of an unsaturated fatty acid dimer.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
19 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the epoxy compound comprises a diglycidyl adduct of an unsaturated fatty acid dimer.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
29 words
The hot melt adhesive composition of claim 1 wherein the epoxy compound of the adhesive additive composition is not present in a molar excess of components (i) and (iii).
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