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Pressure-sensitive adhesives and self-adhesive postage stamps made therewith

US6293037A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 22, 1999
Grant dateSep 25, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 22, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31917
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Acrylic, self-adhesive postage stamps are provided and include a flexible facestock bearing an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA), protected by a release liner. The acrylic PSA is a tackified or inherently tacky polymer formed from a plurality of monomers comprising, based on the total weight of monomeric composition, essentially of (i) 9 to 40% isobornyl acrylate and (ii) 50 to 91% of one or more alkyl acrylates.

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