Avery Dennison Corporation

Prem Krish

Tamara L McCartney

Yefim Slobodkin

Kyung W Min

Lawrence Joseph Schnieders

John E Johansen

Li Xie

R Matthew Giachetto

This invention relates to a composite pressure sensitive adhesive composition comprising at least one first pressure sensitive adhesive material in the form of at least one continuous phase, and at least one second pressure sensitive adhesive material in the form of at least one discontinuous phase, said discontinuous phase being dispersed in said continuous phase. The invention also relates to a laminate having a composite pressure sensitive adhesive composition overlying the surface of a substrate, and to a process for making the foregoing laminate. The laminates can be used in making labels, tapes, and the like.

Composite pressure sensitive adhesive

An apparatus for forming bands of reduced coat weight of a coating on a coated web that is moving through a laminating machine includes a supply of fluid and a nozzle for directing a stream of fluid from the supply toward the web, said nozzle having a relatively small outlet aperture for directing a relatively narrow width stream of fluid toward the web compared to the width of the web to impinge on the web to reduce the coat weight over a relatively narrow width band. The bands may be formed in the machine direction of travel of the web, across the width of the web in a direction other than the machine direction and may be of various width and may be precisely or randomly placed. The reduced coat weight areas may be narrow bands or broader areas of the web. A method for forming a band of reduced coat weight of a coating on a coated web includes directing a stream of fluid toward the web and extending over a relatively narrow width of the web compared to the width of the web to impinge on the web to reduce the coat weight over a relatively narrow width band or over a relatively broader area of the web.

Method and apparatus for selectively removing or displacing a fluid on a

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