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Heat-activatable adhesive composition

US5905099A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 6, 1995
Grant dateMay 18, 1999
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Expiry dateNov 6, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB32B2367/00
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A heat-activatable adhesive comprising an acrylic copolymer, which copolymer comprises a monomer consisting of an acrylate or methacrylate ester of a non-tertiary alkyl alcohol having a Tg of about 0.degree. C. or lower; a monomer consisting of an acrylate or methacrylate ester of an alcohol having a Tg of at least about 5.degree. C.; and a functional monomer. Selected embodiments include a retroreflective article comprising a film having a substantially flat surface and a structured surface, the structured surface comprising a plurality of precisely shaped projections, a colored layer disposed on the structured surface and adhered thereto in a plurality of discrete locations, and a heat-activatable adhesive layer disposed on the colored layer.

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