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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2007
Moris Amon, Beachwood, OH (US);
Christopher J. Blackwell, Twinsburg, OH (US);
Farid F. Ghiam, Beachwood, OH (US);
Patricia Ann Harman, Morgantown, WV (US);
Payal Kaul, San Jose, CA (US);
Sunder R. Rajan, Mentor, OH (US);
Richard K. Williams, Jr., Gibsonia, PA (US);
Moris Amon, Beachwood, OH (US);
Christopher J. Blackwell, Twinsburg, OH (US);
Farid F. Ghiam, Beachwood, OH (US);
Patricia Ann Harman, Morgantown, WV (US);
Payal Kaul, San Jose, CA (US);
Sunder R. Rajan, Mentor, OH (US);
Richard K. Williams, Jr., Gibsonia, PA (US);
Avery Dennison Corporation, Pasadena, CA (US);
Abstract
A heat shrinkable label comprises (A) a heat shrinkable film comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer, and (B) a curable adhesive comprising (1) at least one urethane (meth)acrylate resin having an average of about 1 to about 1.6 (meth)acrylate groups per resin molecule, (2) at least one tackifier, and (3) at least one photoinitiator, where the film has an ultimate shrinkage at 135° C. of at least 15%, and the adhesive has sufficient precure tack, wherein the loop tack of the uncured adhesive is at least 4.3 g/cm. The heat shrinkable label is useful in high-speed industrial processes such as beverage container labeling.