H.b. Fuller Licensing & Financing Inc.

Merilee M Reski

David B Malcolm

Robert M Hume

Kang Yang

John M Zimmel

Kevin J Reid

Kathryn A Coleman

Michelle B Acquaye

Ronald R Davies

The invention is directed to an adhesive composition comprising a water based component including a film-forming polymer and a particulate thermoplastic component selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic polymers, thermoplastic resins, hot melt adhesive compositions, and mixtures thereof. The thermoplastic component has a mean particle size of from about 10 microns to about 1,500 microns. The adhesive composition is useful as a one-shot bookbinding adhesive, a primer composition as well as a second-shot adhesive for two-shot bookbinding method. The invention is also directed to the bookbinding methods using the adhesive composition.

Adhesive composition comprising a particulate thermoplastic component

Reactive hot melt polyurethane adhesives are useful in the graphic arts area, and in particular, for bookbinding applications such as casemaking, casing-in, gluing-off or thread-securing, facing, slip cases, lining-up, tightbacking, and bonding sides and joints; and for puzzle and gameboard lamination.

Bookbinding case-making applications utilizing polyurethanes

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Woodbury, MN, United States of America

Merilee M Reski