Avery Dennison Corporation

Edward I Sun

Eng-Pi Chang

Roger H Mann

Johannes Schut

Ramin Heydarpour

Karl Josephy

Yao-Feng Wang

Melvin S Freedman

Ronald Ugolick

Mitchell J Rackovan

William F Scholz

William G Hartman

Thomas C Epple

Norman A Conti

Donald F Kimes

Eric Chen-nan Su

David J Scanlan

Steven J Vargas

Jose Luis Mendez

Sebastian S Plamthottam

Edward Podosek

Carol A Caldwell

Richard A Huskey

Gary A Avalon

Charles W Newing

Daniel R Logue

Piet T Van Emmerik

Overlaminated faceless PSA label constructions of this invention comprise a low material cost, thin prelaminate PSA construction having a layer of pressure-sensitive material disposed on a release surface of a removable substrate, and a nonblocking continuous film disposed over a surface of the layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive to render the pressure-sensitive adhesive tack free. An optically transparent overlaminate film layer is disposed over the nonblocking continuous film, and a printed indicia is interposed between the overlaminate film layer and nonblocking continuous film. The prelaminate PSA construction does not include a conventional facestock formed from paper, cardboard or plastic, and is highly conformable.

Overlaminated pressure-sensitive adhesive construction

This invention relates to a die-cuttable, biaxially stretch-oriented monolayer film comprising a polyethylene having a density of about 0.940 g/cm or less, a propylene polymer or copolymer, or mixtures thereof, wherein the tensile modulus of the film in the machine direction is greater than the tensile modulus in the cross direction, the tensile modulus of the film in the cross direction is about 150,000 psi or less, and the film is free of copolymers of ethylene with an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or ester. Die-cuttable, stretch-oriented multilayer films also are described comprising the above films as a base layer, and a thermoplastic polymer skin layer bonded to the upper surface of the base layer. The biaxially oriented monolayer and multilayer films are useful in particular in preparing adhesive containing labelstock for use in adhesive labels.

Conformable and die-cuttable biaxially oriented films and labelstocks

A multilayer film facestock for labels is described which comprises a base layer having an upper surface and a lower surface, and at least a first skin layer bonded to the upper surface of the base layer by a tie layer wherein the base layer comprises a propylene homopolymer or copolymer, or a blend of a propylene homopolymer and at least one propylene copolymer, and the first skin layer consists essentially of at least one polyethylene having a density of about 0.940 g/cm or less, wherein the multilayer facestock is not oriented. Adhesive containing multilayer labelstocks for use in adhesive labels also are described which comprise the multilayer film facestock described above and an adhesive layer adhesively joined to the lower surface of the base layer. Labels prepared from the facestock and the labelstock also are described.

Multilayer films and labels

A double sided tape for detachably mounting a flexible printing plate to a flexographic printing press cylinder includes pressure-sensitive adhesive layers on opposed sides of a coextruded multilayer carrier having a core formed of a thermoplastic elastomer containing a uniform distribution of voids and one or more skin layers formed of film-forming thermoplastic polymer. The cellular thermoplastic elastomer is constructed to accommodate compressibility loads imposed during printing and to resist shear and tensile loads imposed during tape removal.

Method of making and using a flexographic plate mounting tape

A multilayer film facestock for labels is described which comprises a base layer having an upper surface and a lower surface, and at least a first skin layer bonded to the upper surface of the base layer by a tie layer wherein the base layer comprises a propylene homopolymer or copolymer, or a blend of a propylene homopolymer and at least one propylene copolymer, and the first skin layer consists essentially of at least one polyethylene having a density of about 0.940 g/cm or less. In one preferred embodiment, at least the base layer is machine direction oriented. In another embodiment, the base layer comprises a polyethylene having a density above 0.940 g/cm (high density) and the polyethylene is ultimately oriented in the machine direction. Adhesive containing multilayer labelstocks for use in adhesive labels also are described which comprise the multilayer film facestock described above and an adhesive layer adhesively joined to the lower surface of the base layer. Labels prepared from the facestock and the labelstock also are described.

A method of making a cover comprising a pair of welded thermoplastic polymer sheets having therebetween a stiffener. A stiffener is provided such that the stiffener has a leading edge, a trailing edge, and two side edges. A pair of thermoplastic polymer sheets are positioned on opposite sides of the stiffener. The thermoplastic polymer sheets each have two side edges substantially parallel to the side edges of the stiffener. The thermoplastic polymer sheets are ultrasonically welded around the periphery of the stiffener. The polymer sheets are cut to form a leading edge and trailing edge which are substantially parallel to the leading edge and trailing edge of the stiffener. The thermoplastic polymer is typically selected from the group consisting of polypropylene and a copolymer of ethylene or butene and propylene, the weight percent of ethylene or butene being between about 1 wt. % to about 10 wt. %, and containing a sufficient amount of a nucleating agent to raise the recrystalization temperature to between about 100&deg; C. to about 140&deg; C.

Method for ultrasonically sealing a plastic film composed of polypropylene

Overlaminated faceless PSA label constructions of this invention comprise a low material cost, thin prelaminate PSA construction having a layer of pressure-sensitive material disposed on a release surface of a removable substrate, and a nonblocking continuous film disposed over a surface of the layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive to render the pressure-sensitive adhesive tack free. An optically transparent overlaminate film layer is disposed over the nonblocking continuous film, and a printed indicia is interposed between the overlaminate film layer and nonblocking continuous film. The prelaminate PSA construction does not include a conventional facestock formed from paper, cardboard or plastic, and is highly conformable. The overlaminated film layer can be applied to the prelaminate faceless PSA construction by pressure lamination, via a further PSA layer interposed between continuous film and the overlaminate film layer, or by heat and pressure by forming one of the continuous film or overlaminate film layers from a heat-activatable material that itself forms a laminating adhesive surface. Alternatively, the overlaminate film layer can be applied to the prelaminate PSA construction as a film-forming material. The overlaminated PSA construction has a sufficient Gurley stiffness to permit high-speed converting and dispensing by peel plate equipment without sacrificing the high degree of conformity provided by the underlying prelaminate PSA construction.

Heat resistant, pressure sensitive adhesive labels, tapes and similar constructions are provided, and comprise a heat resistant face stock laminated to a pressure sensitive adhesive and a release liner. In one embodiment, the face stock is a crosslinked polyolefin. In another embodiment, the face stock is a unitary coextrudate of two or more layers of polymeric material, an outer layer of which is a heat resistant polymer such as nylon 6. The heat resistant constructions are useful as electrophotographically printable labels and tapes.

Heat resistant pressure sensitive adhesive constructions

Release surfaces comprising extruded polymer-siloxane block copolymer mixtures are provided. At least one block of the copolymer is a polymer compatible with the bulk polymeric material, while a second block is polysiloxane. Coextruded release surfaces comprising two or more polymeric layers, including one layer of a polymer-siloxane block copolymer mixture, are provided. The release surfaces serve as release liners for pressure sensitive adhesive labels and tapes.

Block copolymer release surface for pressure sensitive adhesives

A release liner providing a release surface which comprises a first olefin polymer film formed having dispersed therein by high shear mixing a release substance which is polyethyleneimine octadecyl carbamide, polyvinyl octadecyl carbamate or a mixture thereof, coextruded or cocast onto a film formed from a second olefin polymer. The release liner has particular utility in diaper tape application.

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Arcadia, CA, United States of America

Edward I Sun