IP Library Granted Patent US 12,590,232
Granted Patent B2
US 12,590,232 · App. 17/639,109 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Multi-region foldable adhesive film and fabrication method therefor

Inventors: Byung Su Park (Daejeon, KR); Hyun Cheol Kim (Daejeon, KR); Hyon Gyu Park (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: Xinmei Fontana Holding (Hong Kong) Limited
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Patent No.
US 12,590,232
App. No.
17/639,109
Granted
Mar 31, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a multi-region foldable adhesive film and a fabrication method therefor, and particularly, to a multi-region foldable adhesive film having improved folding characteristics by making an adhesive layer included in the foldable adhesive film have different physical properties, and a fabrication method therefor.

Claims (20)

1 . A multi-region foldable adhesive film comprising:

an adhesive layer comprising at least two regions having different crosslinking densities;

and

a substrate provided on one surface of the adhesive layer,

wherein the adhesive layer comprises a cured product of an adhesive composition comprising: a polymer of a monomer mixture comprising a (meth)acrylate monomer containing at least one alkyl group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, a (meth)acrylate monomer containing a polar group, and a photoinitiator monomer; and a crosslinking agent, and

wherein the photoinitiator monomer is a benzophenone derivative,

wherein a content of the photoinitiator monomer is 0.01 parts by weight to 1.0 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the sum total of the (meth)acrylate monomer containing the at least one alkyl group and the (meth)acrylate monomer containing the polar group,

wherein the at least two regions having different crosslinking densities are provided inside the adhesive layer so as not to be exposed to a surface of the adhesive layer,

wherein the regions being formed at positions spaced apart from the substrate and from a release film in the adhesive layer

wherein the regions having different crosslinking densities are formed through UV light irradiation having a wavelength of 200 nm to 400 nm and a dose of 1,000 mJ to 5,000 mJ,

wherein a difference in physical property between the at least two regions having different crosslinking densities is 10% or more,

and the physical property is one selected from the group consisting of elastic modulus at 80° C., elongation at 20° C., creep strain at 20° C., recovery at 20° C., hardness at 20° C., viscosity at 50° C., and combinations thereof.

2 . The multi-region foldable adhesive film of claim 1 , wherein the at least two regions having different crosslinking densities are provided in a direction parallel to a folding axis of the multi-region foldable adhesive film.

3 . The multi-region foldable adhesive film of claim 1 , wherein the at least two regions having different crosslinking densities are provided in a direction forming an angle with respect to a folding axis of the multi-region foldable adhesive film.

4 . The multi-region foldable adhesive film of claim 1 , further comprising a release film provided on a surface opposite to the one surface of the adhesive layer on which the substrate is provided.

5 . The multi-region foldable adhesive film of claim 4 , wherein the release film comprises patterns corresponding to patterns formed by the at least two regions having different crosslinking densities.

6 . The multi-region foldable adhesive film of claim 1 , wherein the (meth)acrylate monomer containing the at least one alkyl group has a glass transition temperature of −80° C. to −30° C.

7 . The multi-region foldable adhesive film of claim 1 , wherein the (meth)acrylate monomer containing the polar group has a glass transition temperature of −40° C. to 150° C.

8 . The multi-region foldable adhesive film of claim 1 , wherein a content of the (meth)acrylate monomer containing the at least one alkyl group in the monomer mixture is 90.0 wt % to 99.9 wt %.

9 . The multi-region foldable adhesive film of claim 1 , wherein a content of the (meth)acrylate monomer containing the polar group in the monomer mixture is 0.1 wt % to 10.0 wt %.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2025
From: LG CHEM, LTD.
To: XINMEI FONTANA HOLDING (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 070608/0517 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 23, 2025
From: LG CHEM, LTD
To: XINMEI FONTANA HOLDING (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 070609/0245 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2022
From: PARK, BYUNG SU; KIM, HYUN CHEOL; PARK, HYON GYU
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 059118/0713 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2019-0164158 · Dec 10, 2019 · national
KR 10-2019-0167239 · Dec 13, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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