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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yvan A. Bogaert, Ghent, BE;
Eric B. T. Moonen, Vosselaar, BE;
Robert R. L. Smolders, Antwepen, BE;
Francois C. D'Haese, Ghent, BE;
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 2/20 ; C08F 2/010 ; C08L 3/02 ; C08L 3/304 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 2/20 ; C08F 2/010 ; C08L 3/02 ; C08L 3/304 ;
Abstract
A method for aqueous bead-type suspension polymerization of (meth)acrylic monomers to prepare non-agglomerating, storage stable (meth)acrylic polymer beads which are extrudable at low temperatures. The invention also relates to the polymer beads and to their use as adhesive, in particular as a pressure sensitive adhesive. The invention also discloses adhesive compositions comprising the polymer beads.