US5487940A
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Oxygen and moisture barrier metallized film structure
Assignee: Mobil Oil AS
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Filing: 1994-08-31
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Granted: 1996-01-30
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Expires: 2014-08-31
Abstract
Abstract A polymeric film structure having improved oxygen and moisture barrier characteristics is disclosed. The structure includes a polymeric substrate adapted to receive an oxygen barrier on one side thereof and a moisture barrier on the other side of the oxygen barrier. The oxygen barrier includes polyvinyl alcohol cross-linked with aldehyde containing cross-linking agents in the presence of a catalytic amount of an inorganic acid, preferably sulfuric acid. The moisture barrier is a metallized polymeric composite, preferably metallized oriented polypropylene.
Inventors
- 👤 Eber C. Bianchini
- 👤 Anthony R. Knoerzer
- 👤 Larry A. Parr
- 👤 Leland W. Reid
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 01:11
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J7/00; C08J7/04; C08J7/042; C08J7/0423; C08J7/043; C08J7/048; C08J2323/00; C08J2323/02; C08J2429/00; C08J2429/02; C08J2429/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S206/00; Y10S206/819; Y10S220/00; Y10S220/14; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/91; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/13; Y10T428/1334; Y10T428/1338; Y10T428/1341; Y10T428/1352; Y10T428/1355; Y10T428/1359; Y10T428/28; Y10T428/2813; Y10T428/2817; Y10T428/2826; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31511; Y10T428/31515; Y10T428/31551; Y10T428/31573; Y10T428/31576; Y10T428/3158; Y10T428/31678; Y10T428/31692; Y10T428/31725; Y10T428/31739; Y10T428/31743; Y10T428/31786; Y10T428/31797; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31859; Y10T428/3187; Y10T428/31909; Y10T428/31913
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
A polymeric film structure which comprises: (I) a polymeric substrate having at least one treated surface for the receipt of an oxygen barrier coating; (II) an oxygen barrier coating on said one treated surface of said polymeric substrate, said oxygen barrier coating comprising polyvinyl alcohol cross-linked with an cross-linking agent in the presence of sulfuric acid present in an amount sufficient to catalyze cross-linking of said polyvinyl alcohol, said coating having an outer surface opposite said polymeric substrate; and (III) a moisture barrier on said outer surface of said oxygen barrier coating, said moisture barrier comprising an oriented polyolefin layer having at least one treated surface and a metal coating thereon whereby said polymeric film structure has enhanced oxygen and moisture barrier properties.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
123 words
A polymeric film structure which comprises: (I) a polymeric substrate having at least one treated surface for the receipt of an oxygen barrier coating; (II) an oxygen barrier coating on said one treated surface of said polymeric substrate, said oxygen barrier coating comprising polyvinyl alcohol cross-linked with an cross-linking agent in the presence of sulfuric acid present in an amount sufficient to catalyze cross-linking of said polyvinyl alcohol, said coating having an outer surface opposite said polymeric substrate; and (III) a moisture barrier on said outer surface of said oxygen barrier coating, said moisture barrier comprising an oriented polyolefin layer having at least one treated surface and a metal coating thereon whereby said polymeric film structure has enhanced oxygen and moisture barrier properties.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The structure of claim 1, wherein said oriented polyolefin layer comprises a compound selected from the group consisting of polypropylene and polyethylene.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The structure of claim 1, wherein said moisture barrier is metallized oriented polypropylene.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The structure of claim 1, wherein said metal coating is selected from the group consisting of aluminum, copper, silver and chromium.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The structure of claim 1, further comprising an adhesive layer between said oxygen barrier and said moisture barrier.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The structure of claim 5, wherein said adhesive layer is selected from the group consisting of polyurethane and polyethylene.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The film structure of claim 1, wherein said polymeric substrate is selected from the group consisting of oriented polypropylene, polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, nylon and mixtures thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
The film structure of claim 1, wherein said cross-linking agent is selected from the group consisting of urea formaldehyde, melamine formaldehyde, methylated melamine formaldehyde, trimethylol melamine urea formaldehyde and mixtures thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
The film structure of claim 1, wherein said oxygen barrier includes from about 62.5 to about 95 by weight of said polyvinyl alcohol, and from about 5 to about 30 by weight of said cross-linking agent.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The film structure of claim 1, wherein said oxygen barrier layer includes from about 0.1 to about 7.5 by weight of said cross-linking agent.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The film structure of claim 1, wherein said polymeric substrate further comprises a coextruded propylene-ethylene copolymer skin layer on at least one surface thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
94 words
The film structure of claim 1, wherein said polymeric substrate further comprises a primer layer on at least one surface thereof, said primer selected from the group consisting of a primer produced by condensing a monoaldehyde with an interpolymer of acrylamide or methacrylamide and at least one other unsaturated monomer; a primer produced by condensing aminoaldehyde with acrylamide or methacrylamide and interpolymerizing the condensation product with another unsaturated monomer in the presence of a C 1 -C 6 alkanol; poly(ethyleneimine); and the reaction product of an epoxy resin and an acidified aminoethylated vinyl polymer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
119 words
A polymeric film structure having improved oxygen and moisture barrier properties, produced by the following steps: (i) coating one surface of a polymeric substrate adapted to receive an oxygen barrier coating with an aqueous solution of polyvinyl alcohol, an aldehyde-containing cross-linking agent and sulfuric acid present in an amount sufficient to catalyze cross-linking of polyvinyl alcohol; (ii) cross-linking polyvinyl alcohol to provide said oxygen barrier coating having an outer surface opposite said polymeric substrate; and (iii) providing a moisture barrier to said outer surface of said oxygen barrier coating by adhering or extrusion laminating of metallized oriented polypropylene onto said outer surface of said oxygen barrier coating, whereby said film structure having improved oxygen and moisture barrier is obtained.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
119 words
A polymeric film structure having improved oxygen and moisture barrier properties, produced by the following steps: (i) coating one surface of a polymeric substrate adapted to receive an oxygen barrier coating with an aqueous solution of polyvinyl alcohol, an aldehyde-containing cross-linking agent and sulfuric acid present in an amount sufficient to catalyze cross-linking of polyvinyl alcohol; (ii) cross-linking polyvinyl alcohol to provide said oxygen barrier coating having an outer surface opposite said polymeric substrate; and (iii) providing a moisture barrier to said outer surface of said oxygen barrier coating by adhering or extrusion laminating of metallized oriented polypropylene onto said outer surface of said oxygen barrier coating, whereby said film structure having improved oxygen and moisture barrier is obtained.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
50 words
The film structure of claim 13, wherein said aqueous solution includes a solid content comprising from about 62.5% to about 95% by weight of said polyvinyl alcohol, from about 5% to about 30% by weight of said cross-linking agent and up to about 7.5% by weight of said acid catalyst.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
The film structure of claim 13, wherein said polymeric substrate has been treated with surface free energy of at least 35 dynes/cm.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
46 words
The polymeric film structure of claim 1, wherein said polymeric film structure has an oxygen transmission rate of from about 0.04 cc/100 in 2 /24 hr. at 75° F., 0% relative humidity to about 0.10 cc/100 in 2 /24 hr. at 75° F., 75% relative humidity.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
32 words
The polymeric film structure of claim 1, wherein said polymeric film structure has a water vapor transmission rate of about 0.05 gm/100 in 2 /24 hr. at 100° F., 90% relative humidity.
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