Avery Dennison Corporation

Eastman Chemical Company

Continental Reifen Deutschland Gmbh

Synthomer Adhesive Technologies LLC

Christopher Lee Lester

Kyle R Heimbach

William L Bottorf

Mark S Pavlin

Eric L Bartholomew

Terri Roxanne Carvagno

Carla Recker

Brandon S Miller

Mutombo Joseph Muvundamina

Liu Deng

Fabian Peters

Sebastian Finger

Hubert Hirschlag

Wentao Li

Jacobus Gillis De Hullu

John Dayton Baker, Jr

Judicael Jacques Chapelet

Emily Baird Anderson

Christopher Thomas Scilla

Wei Min Cheng

Wei-Min Cheng

Michael J Zajaczkowski

Michael T Zajaczkowski

Zhufang Liu

Soumendra Kumar Basu

Douglas Grant Atkins

Graham Yeadon

Joseph Alexander Deloach

Henry W Milliman

George Joseph Kutsek

Sarah Exley Goetz

Alfredo Mueller

Mark William Ingratta

Josh M Bogner

Roger Maerki

Michael J Zajaczowski

Timothy Harold Blayney

Gabrielle Rose Ashley

Mark Stanley Pavlin

Emily Baird Andderson

Acrylic copolymers that include the controlled placement of functional groups within the polymer structure are provided. The copolymers contain a reactive segment and a non-reactive segment and are manufactured via a controlled radical polymerization process. The copolymers are useful in the manufacture of adhesives and elastomers.

Acrylic polymers having controlled placement of functional groups

Polar silane linkers are provided that attach to resins to form silane-functionalized resins. The functionalized resins can be bound to hydroxyl groups on the surface of silica particles to improve the dispersibility of the silica particles in rubber mixtures. Further disclosed are synthetic routes to provide the silane-functionalized resins, as well as various uses and end products that benefit from the unexpected properties of the silane-functionalized resins. Silane-functionalized resins impart remarkable properties on various rubber compositions, such as tires, belts, hoses, brakes, and the like. Automobile tires incorporating the silane-functionalized resins are shown to possess excellent results in balancing the properties of rolling resistance, tire wear, and wet braking performance.

Functionalized resin having a polar linker

The invention provides (meth)acrylic oligomers prepared from C1-C20 alkyl and C5-C20 cycloalkyl (meth)acrylates, wherein said oligomers have a Mn of about 300 g/mole to about 3,000 g/mole; a Mw of about 700 g/mole to about 6,000 g/mole; a Mz of about 900 g/mole to about 10,000 g/mole. The oligomers may have a Yellowness Index, according to ASTM E313 of less than 2. The oligomers of the invention are useful as tackifiers in adhesive compositions, but also are believed to be useful also in general polymer modification as plasticizers, leveling agents, viscosity reducers (i.e., rheology modifiers), and for increasing solids content in solvent-borne applications of all types with little detrimental impact on viscosity. The invention also provides adhesive compositions and laminate articles coated on at least one side with the adhesive compositions of the invention.

(Meth)acrylic oligomers

Acrylic copolymers that include the controlled placement of particular functional groups within the polymer structure are provided. The copolymers contain at least two reactive segments and are manufactured via a controlled radical polymerization process. The copolymers are useful in the manufacture of adhesives and elastomers.

Controlled architecture polymers

The present invention is generally related to various types of compositions that comprise a polyindane resin. In particular, the polyindane resins may be utilized in various polymer-based and elastomer-based formulations in order to enhance several properties and characteristics of those formulations. More specifically, adhesive formulations are provided that comprise at least one polyindane resin, which may be used to replace or enhance the functionality of existing hydrocarbon resins typically used in adhesive formulations. Compositions comprising at least one thermoplastic elastomer and at least one polyindane resin are also provided.

Adhesives comprising polyindane resins

Polymers having ordered architectures and one or more reactive functional groups incorporated in select blocks or regions of the polymer in particular proportions relative to other regions in the polymer, are described. The polymers are well suited for use in adhesive compositions, and particularly for pressure sensitive adhesive compositions. In addition, various methods for forming the noted polymers and adhesive compositions utilizing the ordered polymers are disclosed.

Ordered architectures in acrylic polymers

A pressure sensitive adhesive formed from a blend of an acrylate polymer having at least one crosslinkable functional group, and a liquid oligomer having at least one crosslinkable functional group, wherein at least one of the acrylate polymer and the oligomer is crosslinked in the presence of the other.

Pressure sensitive adhesives

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