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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2016
Avery Dennison Corporation, Glendale, CA (US);
Christopher J. Blackwell, Garrettsville, OH (US);
James P. Akeley, Mill Hall, PA (US);
Kenneth J. Wolfe, Bellwood, PA (US);
Mitch J. Rackovan, Madison, OH (US);
Karen L. Karbacka, Perry, OH (US);
Tamara L. McCartney, Stow, OH (US);
Ajay S. Desai, Concord Township, OH (US);
Sara E. Porosky, Stow, OH (US);
Avery Dennison Corporation, Glendale, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an adhesive compositions, facestocks and/or packaging labels containing same, where such compositions, facestocks and/or labels are designed to facilitate the recyclability of a plastic article formed from any suitable polymer or mixture of polymers (e.g., a polyethylene terephthalate (PET), high density polyethylene (HDPE), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), low density polyethylene (LDPE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), or others of all plastic types), or even glass bottles. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to a method for removing an adhesive composition, facestock and/or packaging label containing same, from a plastic article that is to be recycled.