Carlisle Companies Inc.

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Nicholas John Shears

Daniel John Cotsakis

Ronald Lynn Senderling

An adhesive roofing tape is based on a combination of brominated butyl rubber and EPDM. A non-diene block terpolymer is interspersed in the cross-linked polymer network. A plasticizer and tackifier are included to provide resiliency and permanent tack. An important aspect of the invention is to use a high molecular weight polyisobutylene plasticizer and a peroxide curing system. Rapid crosslinking without concomitant rapid degradation of the brominated butyl rubber occurs and some limited degradation of the plasticizer contributes to surface tack. A method of making the adhesive roofing tape is also provided.

Pressure sensitive tape for forming water-tight field joints in rubber

An improved adhesive roofing tape is based on a combination of brominated butyl rubber and EPDM. A non-diene block terpolymer is interspersed in the cross-liked polymer network. A plasticizer, a phenolic tackifier, a high melting point non-phenolic tackifier and a low melting point non-phenolic tackifier are included to provide resiliency and permanent tack at low temperatures. A method of making the adhesive roofing tape is also provided.

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Mechanicsburg, PA, United States of America

Nicholas John Shears