Ranpak Corporation

Intercontinental Great Brands LLC

Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC

Medex, Inc.

David C Masterson

Kenneth E Hughes

David J Fink

Barbara A Metz

Gordon E Pickett

Paul M Gemmer

Richard S Brody

Vincent Daniel McGinniss

Colleen Marie Henry

Jeffrey Boyce

Michael Clingerman

Paul Anthony Zerfas

Panagiotis Kinigakis

Kenneth C Pokusa

Kerri Kim Clark

Kevin M Virnelson

Leonard S Scarola

Dennis M Tomisaka

Kelly J Jenkins

Mark R Alten

John Dill Halka

Jeffrey J Boyce

Vincent Mcginniss

John Halka

UV-cured pressure sensitive adhesive including one or more UV-curable acrylic oligomers, one or more tack control components, and, optionally, an elastomeric material is described herein. The adhesive includes an adhesive component ratio of the various adhesive components effective to provide desired first peel adhesions and subsequent peel adhesions.

Low-tack, UV-cured pressure sensitive adhesive suitable for reclosable packages

A UV-curable pressure sensitive adhesive, a package having an adhesive-based reclosable fastener including the pressure sensitive adhesive, and a method of forming the package is described herein. The package includes a cavity and opposing panels configured to cover an opening to the cavity. The reclosable fastener is a UV-cured pressure sensitive adhesive comprised of one or more UV-curable acrylic oligomers, one or more tack control components, and, optionally, an elastomeric material. An adhesive component ratio defines an effective ratio made up of the weight percent of the UV-curable acrylic oligomer relative to the sum of the weight percents of the tack control component and elastomeric component, where the ratio provides a fastener with a first peel adhesion and subsequent peel adhesions effective to form the adhesive-based fastener into a reclosable fastener.

Reclosable fasteners, packages having reclosable fasteners, and methods for creating reclosable fasteners

A hybrid reclosable fastener with both mechanical mating and adhesive reclosable mating elements and a method of forming the hybrid reclosable fastener is described herein. Mechanical mating elements include mating portions having cooperating coupling parts configured to provide mechanical mating along with adhesive mating elements including an adhesive material formed on the cooperating coupling parts configured to provide an adhesive mating.

Mechanical and adhesive based reclosable fasteners

A reclosable package for a plurality of products is described herein. The reclosable package includes an adhesive-based fastener that utilizes a low tack adhesive and pivotably connected first and second compartments, each compartment configured to receive the plurality of products therein. The adhesive-based fastener includes opposing portions of resealable adhesive on interior surfaces of the first and second compartments respectively, so that the interior surfaces can be pivoted together to close the reclosable package.

Package having an adhesive-based reclosable fastener and methods therefor

A method for making a collagen strengthened cellulosic sheet by providing a cellulosic pulp slurry; adding solubilized collagen to the pulp slurry, and mixing for a time effective for interaction of the cellulosic pulp slurry and solubilized collagen; forming the interacted cellulosic pulp slurry and solubilized collagen into a sheet; and drying the sheet; also, a method for using solubilized collagen for strengthening paper by mixing the solubilized collagen with a cellulosic pulp slurry; and making a cellulosic pulp product from the mixture and drying.

Paper strengthened with solubilized collagen and method

Method of preparing paper strengthened with solubilized collagen

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David C Masterson