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Acrylate polymer release coated sheet materials and method of production thereof
Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Co
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Filing: 1995-08-11
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Granted: 1998-09-22
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Expires: 2015-08-11
Abstract
Abstract Sheet materials according to the present invention comprise a sheet material substrate, such as for example a film or paper sheet, with a polymer release coating overlying and adhered to a surface of the sheet material substrate. Single and multilayer release coatings can be formed on the substrate by vapor deposition of silicone acrylates and/or fluorinated acrylates. These coatings can be applied in thickness of 0.05 micron to 1.0 micron to achieve a range of release properties. These coatings can be applied in a very thin single layer on relatively smooth substrates or in a multilayer form on rough substrates such as paper. The new coating process described here has lower process and materials costs, improved adhesion, low slip, and excellent release characteristics.
Inventors
- 👤 David G. Shaw
- 👤 Eric Dawson
- 👤 Daniel Cline
- 👤 Marc Langlois
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 18:09
CPC Classifications
B; B05; B05D; B05D1/00; B05D1/60; B05D7/00; B05D7/24; C; C08; C08F; C08F290/00; C08F290/02; C08F290/06; C08F290/068; C09; C09D; C09D155/00; C09D155/005; C09J; C09J7/00; C09J7/40; C09J7/401; C09J2301/00; C09J2301/40; C09J2301/416; C09J2433/00; C09J2433/005; C09J2483/00; C09J2483/005; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/26; Y10T428/263; Y10T428/264; Y10T428/265; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/3154; Y10T428/31652; Y10T428/31663; Y10T428/31786; Y10T428/3179; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/3188; Y10T428/31895; Y10T428/31899; Y10T428/31902; Y10T428/31906
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
73 words
A sheet material comprising: a sheet material substrate; a polymer release coating overlying and adhered to a surface of said sheet material substrate and imparting release properties to the sheet material, said coating having a thickness of no more than 0.5 microns and comprising a radiation cured crosslinked polymer derived from a vapor deposited silicon-containing or fluorine-containing acrylate prepolymer composition having a molecular weight in the range of from about 200 to 3000.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
73 words
A sheet material comprising: a sheet material substrate; a polymer release coating overlying and adhered to a surface of said sheet material substrate and imparting release properties to the sheet material, said coating having a thickness of no more than 0.5 microns and comprising a radiation cured crosslinked polymer derived from a vapor deposited silicon-containing or fluorine-containing acrylate prepolymer composition having a molecular weight in the range of from about 200 to 3000.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A sheet material according to claim 1 wherein said polymer coating is derived from vapor deposited 100percent solids monomers and has no residual solvent present.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A sheet material according to claim 1 wherein said silicon-containing or fluorine-containing acrylate prepolymer composition comprises at least 20 % by weight of a polyfunctional acrylate monomer having a molecular weight of 200 to 3000.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A sheet material according to claim 1 wherein said prepolymer composition comprises a silicone acrylate having a molecular weight of from 200to 600.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A sheet material according to claim 1 wherein said prepolymer composition comprises a fluorinated acrylate having a molecular weight of from 300 to 3000.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
45 words
A sheet material according to claim 1 wherein said polymer coating comprises a radiation cured crosslinked polymer derived from a blend of a silicon-containing or fluorine-containing acrylate monomer and an acrylate monomer having a molecular weight in the range of from about 200 to 600.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A sheet material according to claim 6 wherein said acrylate monomer has a viscosity of no more than 200 centistokes at 25° C.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
A sheet material according to claim 6 wherein said silicon-containing or fluorine-containing monomer comprises at least 50 percent by weight of said blend.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
60 words
A sheet material according to claim 1 wherein said polymer coating comprises a first crosslinked acrylate polymer layer overlying and adhered to said surface of said substrate and a second crosslinked acrylate polymer layer overlying and adhered to said first polymer layer, and wherein said second crosslinked polymer layer comprises said polymer derived from a silicon-containing or fluorine-containing acrylate monomer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
49 words
A sheet material according to claim 9 wherein said second crosslinked acrylate polymer layer comprises a radiation cured crosslinked polymer derived from a blend of said silicon-containing or fluorine-containing acrylate monomer and a polyfunctional acrylate monomer having a molecular weight in the range of from about 200 to 600.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
45 words
A sheet material according to claim 10 wherein said first crosslinked acrylate polymer layer comprises a radiation cured crosslinked polymer derived from at least 20% by weight of a polyfunctional acrylate monomer having a molecular weight in the range of from about 200 to 600.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
A sheet material according to claim 9 wherein said first polymer layer is derived from an acrylate prepolymer composition having molecular weight within the range of from about 150 to 600.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
A sheet material according to claim 9 wherein said second crosslinked polymer layer has a thickness of no greater than 0.5 micron.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
A sheet material according to claim 9 wherein said first crosslinked polymer layer has a thickness of no greater than 0.5 micron.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
A sheet material according to claim 1 wherein said sheet material substrate comprises a polymer film.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
A sheet material according to claim 15 wherein said polymer film comprises a polyolefin or polyester film.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
14 words
A sheet material according to claim 1 wherein said sheet material substrate comprises paper.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
49 words
A sheet material comprising: a sheet material substrate; a release coating layer overlying said substrate and forming an outer exposed surface for said sheet material, said release coating layer comprising a vapor deposited crosslinked solvent-free silicon-containing or fluorine-containing acrylate polymer having a thickness of no more than 0.2 micron.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
49 words
A sheet material comprising: a sheet material substrate; a release coating layer overlying said substrate and forming an outer exposed surface for said sheet material, said release coating layer comprising a vapor deposited crosslinked solvent-free silicon-containing or fluorine-containing acrylate polymer having a thickness of no more than 0.2 micron.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
19 words
A sheet material according to claim 18 wherein said release coating-layer has a thickness of less than 0.1 micron.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
38 words
A sheet material according to claim 19 additionally including a polymer base coating layer adhered to and overlying said sheet material substrate, and wherein said release coating layer is adhered to and overlies said polymer base coating layer.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
32 words
A sheet material according to claim 20 wherein said release coating layer has a thickness below about 0.5 microns and said polymer base coating layer has a thickness above about 0.5 microns.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
20 words
A sheet material according to claim 20 wherein said polymer base coating layer comprises a radiation cured crosslinked acrylate polymer.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
109 words
A sheet material comprising: a sheet material substrate; a polymer base coating layer overlying and adhered to a surface of said sheet material substrate, said base coating layer comprising a radiation cured crosslinked polymer derived from a vapor deposited acrylate prepolymer composition having a molecular weight in the range of from about 150 to 600; and a release coating layer adhered to and overlying said polymer base coating layer and forming an outer exposed surface for said sheet material, said release coating layer having a thickness of no more than 0.5 micron and comprising a radiation cured crosslinked polymer derived from a vapor deposited silicon-containing or fluorine-containing acrylate monomer.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
109 words
A sheet material comprising: a sheet material substrate; a polymer base coating layer overlying and adhered to a surface of said sheet material substrate, said base coating layer comprising a radiation cured crosslinked polymer derived from a vapor deposited acrylate prepolymer composition having a molecular weight in the range of from about 150 to 600; and a release coating layer adhered to and overlying said polymer base coating layer and forming an outer exposed surface for said sheet material, said release coating layer having a thickness of no more than 0.5 micron and comprising a radiation cured crosslinked polymer derived from a vapor deposited silicon-containing or fluorine-containing acrylate monomer.
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