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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mitchell J. Blumenthal, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Charles W. Paul, Madison, NJ (US);
Assignee:
National Starch and Chemical Investment Holding Corporation, New Castle, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/315 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/315 ;
Abstract
A wetness indicating hot melt adhesive composition comprising a pH adjusting component and an indicating agent which is capable of changing color in response to changes in pH. The adhesive composition may comprise 20 to 80% by weight of a sulfonated polyester, 3 to 30% by weight of an acidic plasticizer and 0.05 to 3% by weight of an indicator.