IP Library Granted Patent US 11,667,816
Granted Patent B2
US 11,667,816 · App. 16/685,733 · Granted Jun 6, 2023

Hot melt adhesive compositions including non-single she catalyzed amorphous poly alpha-olefin polymer, and articles including the same

Inventors: Thomas F. Kauffman (Woodbury, MN); Steven R. Vaughan (Lake Elmo, MN); Yiming Zeng (Minneapolis, MN)
Assignee: H.B. Fuller Company
C09J7/35B32B5/022B32B7/12B32B27/12C09J7/29C09J11/08B32B2555/02C09J2400/263C09J2423/00C09J2423/10C09J2491/00
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Patent No.
US 11,667,816
App. No.
16/685,733
Granted
Jun 6, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention features hot melt adhesive compositions including from 50% by weight to 95% by weight of a non-single site catalyzed amorphous poly alpha-olefin copolymer derived from propylene and at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of butene and hexene and having a viscosity of no greater 10,000 cP at 190° C. and from 5% by weight to 45% by weight of a polybutene-1 polymer.

Claims (26)

1. A hot melt adhesive composition comprising:

a. from 50% by weight to 95% by weight of a non-single site catalyzed amorphous poly alpha-olefin copolymer derived from propylene and at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of butene and hexene and having a viscosity of no greater 10,000 cP at 190° C.; and

b. from 5% by weight to 45% by weight of a polybutene-1 polymer, wherein the hot melt adhesive composition comprises no greater than 10% by weight of an oil.

2. The hot melt adhesive composition of claim 1 wherein the hot melt adhesive composition comprises no greater than 10% by weight of a liquid plasticizer.

3. The hot melt adhesive composition of claim 1 wherein the hot melt adhesive composition is free of tackifying agent.

4. The hot melt adhesive composition of claim 1 comprising from 5% by weight to 25% by weight of a tackifying agent.

5. The hot melt adhesive composition of claim 1 wherein components a.) and b.) comprise at least 90% by weight of the composition.

6. The hot melt adhesive composition of claim 1 wherein components a.) and b.) comprise at least 95% by weight of the composition.

7. The hot melt adhesive composition of claim 1 wherein the hot melt adhesive composition comprises no greater than 10% by weight of a wax.

8. The hot melt adhesive composition of claim 1 wherein the non-single site catalyzed amorphous poly alpha-olefin copolymer is derived from butene and propylene.

9. The hot melt adhesive composition of claim 1 wherein the non-single site catalyzed amorphous poly alpha-olefin copolymer has a viscosity of no greater 5,000 cP at 190° C.

10. The hot melt adhesive composition of claim 1 comprising from 60% by weight to 90% by weight of the non-single site catalyzed amorphous poly alpha-olefin copolymer.

11. The hot melt adhesive composition of claim 1 wherein the polybutene-1 polymer is single-site catalyzed.

12. The hot melt adhesive composition of claim 1 wherein the polybutene-1 polymer has a density of greater than 0.89.

13. The hot melt adhesive composition of claim 1 wherein the polybutene-1 polymer is a copolymer of polybutene-1 and ethylene.

14. The hot melt adhesive composition of claim 1 wherein the polybutene-1 polymer has a viscosity of 3000 cP to 50,000 cP at 190° C.

15. The hot melt adhesive composition of claim 1 comprising from 5% by weight to 40% by weight of the polybutene-1 polymer.

16. The hot melt adhesive composition of claim 1 further comprising from 1% by weight to 7% by weight of a wax selected from a group consisting of Fischer-Tropsch wax and polyethylene wax or a combination thereof.

17. The hot melt adhesive composition of claim 1 having an Initial Static Peel of from 10 min to 100 min.

18. A disposable absorbent article comprising:

a.) a body fluid impermeable back sheet,

b.) a nonwoven top sheet, and

c.) the hot melt adhesive composition of claim 1 , wherein the body fluid impermeable back sheet is adhered to the nonwoven top sheet through the hot melt adhesive composition.

19. A hot melt adhesive composition comprising:

a. from 50% by weight to 95% by weight of a non-single site catalyzed amorphous poly alpha-olefin copolymer derived from propylene and at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of butene and hexene and having a viscosity of no greater 10,000 cP at 190° C.; and

b. from 5% by weight to 25% by weight of a polybutene-1 polymer, wherein the hot melt adhesive composition is free of liquid plasticizer.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 10, 2023
From: KAUFFMAN, THOMAS F.; VAUGHAN, STEVEN R.; ZENG, YIMING
To: H. B. FULLER COMPANY
Reel/Frame 062941/0668 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2023
From: KAUFFMAN, THOMAS F; VAUGHAN, STEVEN R.; ZENG, YIMING
To: H.B.FULLER LICENSING & FINANCING, INC
Reel/Frame 062938/0433 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2023
From: H.B. FULLER COMPANY; H.B. FULLER CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS INC.; ADCO PRODUCTS, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 062775/0944 →