Activatable adhesive, labels, and related methods

US9200186B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Avery Dennison Corporation · US

Inventors

• Kourosh Kian · Altadena, US
• Souphong Lee · Arcadia, US
• Dong-Tsai Hseih · Arcadia, US
• Mark Licon · Diamond Bar, US
• David N. Edwards · Arcadia, US
• Johannes Lenkl · Unterschleißheim, DE
• Rishikesh K. Bharadwaj · Temple City, US
• Prakash Mallya · Sierra Madre, US
• Kai Li · Diamond Bar, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 1, 2010
• Grant date: Dec 1, 2015
• Expiry date: Sep 1, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T428/2891
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

An activatable adhesive that is formulated to readily absorb energy from a given radiation source, an activatable adhesive label that incorporates such an activatable adhesive, a system for activating such labels, and related methods and uses are described. The activatable adhesive includes a plasticizer, a tackifier, and an adhesive base polymer that includes butyl acrylate, styrene, methyl methacrylate, methacrylic acid, and acrylic acid.