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Polyester-containing biaxially-oriented polypropylene films and method of making the same
Assignee: Applied Extrusion Technologies Inc
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Filing: 1995-06-07
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Granted: 1997-06-10
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Expires: 2015-06-07
Abstract
Abstract Polyester-containing multilayer biaxially-oriented polypropylene films are provided. According to the invention, a two- or three-layer polyester-containing cap layer is bonded to a monoaxially oriented polypropylene core, followed by orientation of the resulting composite in a direction transverse to the direction of orientation of the core layer. At least one tie layer is interposed between the core and the polyester. Advantageously, the polyester contains silicone fluid as a processing aid.
Inventors
- 👤 Alan M. Davis
- 👤 John Lawrence
- 👤 Deepak Mehta
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 20:15
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/08; B29; B29C; B29C55/00; B29C55/02; B29C55/023; B32B27/18; B32B27/20; B32B27/205; B32B27/32; B32B27/36; B32B38/00; B32B38/18; B32B38/1825; B32B7/00; B32B7/04; B32B7/12; B29K; B29K2023/00; B29K2023/04; B29K2023/08; B29K2023/083; B29K2023/10; B29K2023/12; B32B2038/0052; B32B2038/0092; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/40; B32B2307/41; B32B2307/50; B32B2307/514; B32B2307/516; B32B2307/518; B32B2323/00; B32B2323/10; B32B2367/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/13; Y10T428/1352; Y10T428/1355; Y10T428/1359; Y10T428/139; Y10T428/1393; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31652; Y10T428/31663; Y10T428/31667; Y10T428/31786; Y10T428/31797; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31909; Y10T428/31913; Y10T428/31917
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A method of making a multilayer film, comprising the steps of: (a) forming a core layer comprising a polypropylene film; (b) monoaxially orienting the core layer in a first direction; (c) coating or laminating a multilayer cap film to at least one side of the monoaxially oriented core layer to provide a multilayer film, said cap film comprising at least one polyester layer and at least a first tie layer with said first tie layer interposed between said polyester layer and said core, said first tie layer comprising a polyolefin adhesive, and said polyester layer containing sufficient silicone fluid to impart substantially uniform stretching characteristics thereto; and, (d) orienting said multilayer film of step (c) in a second direction transverse to said first direction to provide a biaxially-oriented multilayer film.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
130 words
A method of making a multilayer film, comprising the steps of: (a) forming a core layer comprising a polypropylene film; (b) monoaxially orienting the core layer in a first direction; (c) coating or laminating a multilayer cap film to at least one side of the monoaxially oriented core layer to provide a multilayer film, said cap film comprising at least one polyester layer and at least a first tie layer with said first tie layer interposed between said polyester layer and said core, said first tie layer comprising a polyolefin adhesive, and said polyester layer containing sufficient silicone fluid to impart substantially uniform stretching characteristics thereto; and, (d) orienting said multilayer film of step (c) in a second direction transverse to said first direction to provide a biaxially-oriented multilayer film.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said cap film further comprises a second tie layer comprising a polypropylene copolymer or terpolymer or a linear ethylene polymer, said first tie layer being interposed between said polyester layer and said second tie layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said core layer comprises a second tie layer comprising a polypropylene copolymer or terpolymer or a linear ethylene polymer interposed between the polypropylene of said core layer and said first tie layer of said cap film.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 2 or claim 3 wherein said second tie layer comprises LLDPE or a polypropylene selected from the group consisting of copolymers of propylene with ethylene or butene, terpolymers of propylene with ethylene and butene, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the polypropylene of said core layer is selected from the group consisting of isotactic homopolymers of propylene, copolymers of propylene with ethylene or butene, terpolymers of propylene with ethylene and butene, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said polyester layer comprises a crystalline copolyester prior to orientation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said polyester layer comprises a crystallizable amorphous copolyester or a crystallizable polyester homopolymer prior to orientation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said polyolefin adhesive of said first tie layer comprises a copolymer of ethylene with an ester.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 8 wherein said ethylene/ester copolymer is selected from the group consisting of ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymers, ethylene/methyl acrylate copolymers, ethylene/n-butyl acrylate copolymers, and ethylene/ethyl acrylate copolymers.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said first tie layer comprises a grafted polyolefin adhesive.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 10 wherein said adhesive comprises a polyethylene or polypropylene backbone grafted with at least one ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, anhydride, or other derivative.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said silicone fluid has a Brookfield viscosity in the range of about 3,000,000 cps to about 2,000,000 cps.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said silicone fluid comprises at least about 1000 ppm of said polyester layer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of metallizing an outer surface of said polyester layer after step (d).
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
39 words
The biaxially oriented multilayer film having a core layer comprising a polypropylene film, at least one silicone-fluid-containing polyester layer, and at least one tie layer interposed between the core and polyester layers prepared by the method of claim 1.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said polyolefin adhesive of said first tie layer comprises an ethylene methacrylic acid copolymer.
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