IP Library Granted Patent US 8,362,125
Granted Patent B2
US 8,362,125 · App. 11/732,242 · Granted Jan 29, 2013

Hot melt adhesive

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Patent No.
US 8,362,125
App. No.
11/732,242
Granted
Jan 29, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

Hot melt packaging adhesives comprising a base polymer component, a tackifier component and a wax component, which wax component comprises a soy wax, and are described.

Claims (20)

1. A hot melt adhesive comprising:

an ethylene vinyl acetate having 18-33 wt % of vinyl acetate and a melt index of 3 -800 dg/min and/or ethylene n-butyl acrylate having 28-35% of n-butyl acrylate, and a melt index of 60-900 dg/min,

10 to 25 wt % of a soy wax with a melting point from 130° F. to 190° F.,

15 to 25 wt % of a synthetic wax with a melting point from 140° F. to 250° F., and

a tackifier selected from the group consisting (i) C5 modified C9 with at least 25% of aromatic carbons and with a softening point from 90° C. to 150° C., (ii) a terpene phenolic rosin with a softening point from 120° C. to 150° C., (iii) a rosin ester with a softening point from 100° C. to 140° C. and (iv) mixtures thereof; and

wherein the adhesive has a set speed of 5 seconds or less and a heat resistance of 130° F. or greater.

2. The adhesive of claim 1 which is applied to a substrate at a temperature of between 200° F. and 300° F.

3. The hot melt adhesive of claim 1 comprising 5 to 40 wt % of said ethylene vinyl acetate and/or ethylene n-butyl acrylate and 20-40 wt % of said tackifier.

4. An article of manufacture comprising the adhesive of claim 1 .

5. The article of claim 4 which is a packaging article.

6. A hot melt adhesive comprising

an ethylene vinyl acetate having 18-33 wt % of vinyl acetate and a melt index of 400-3000 dg/min and/or ethylene n-butyl acrylate having 28-35% of n-butyl acrylate, and a melt index of 300-1000 dg/min,

10-25 wt % of a soy wax with melting point from 130° F. to 190° F.,

15-25 wt % of synthetic wax and/or paraffin wax with a melting point from 140° F. to 200° F., and

a tackifier selected from the group consisting of (i) a rosin or rosin ester with a softening point from 110° C. to 150° C., a terpene phenolic rosin with a softening point from 125° C. to 150° C., (iii) a rosin phenolic rosin with a softening point from 125° C. to 150° C. and (iv) mixtures thereof; and

wherein the adhesive has a set speed of 5 seconds or less and a heat resistance of 130° F. or greater.

7. The hot melt adhesive of claim 6 comprising 25 to 40 wt % of said ethylene vinyl acetate and/or ethylene n-butyl acrylate and 20-40 wt % of said tackifier.

8. The adhesive of claim 6 which is applied to a substrate at a temperature of between 200° F. and 300° F.

9. An article of manufacture comprising the adhesive of claim 6 .

10. The article of claim 9 which is a packaging article.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2010
From: NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL INVESTMENT HOLDING CORPORATION
To: HENKEL KGAA
Reel/Frame 024703/0842 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 19, 2010
From: HENKEL KGAA
To: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA
Reel/Frame 024703/0960 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2007
From: GONG, LIE-ZHONG; HANER, DALE L.; PAUL, CHARLES W.; HE, QIWEI; NARTHANA, ABHI
To: NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL INVESTMENT HOLDING CORP.
Reel/Frame 019240/0547 →