IP Library Granted Patent US 12,391,021
Granted Patent B2
US 12,391,021 · App. 17/795,134 · Granted Aug 19, 2025

Layered material

Inventors: Ard Kolkman (Echt, NL); Armand Alphons Marie Agnes Duijsens (Echt, NL); Andreas Antonius Oosterlaken (Echt, NL)
Assignee: ENVALIOR B.V.
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Patent No.
US 12,391,021
App. No.
17/795,134
Granted
Aug 19, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a layered material, comprising a substrate and at least one layer A, wherein the at least one layer A comprises at least 50 wt % of a branched copolyester, wherein wt % is with respect to the total weight of layer A, and wherein the branched copolyester has a melting temperature of between 125° C. and 185° C., Mz/Mw of at least 3.5, and having a Melt Flow Index (MFI) of at most 10 g/10 min as measured at 190° C. with 2.16 kg. The invention also relates to a film comprising at least one layer A.

Claims (19)

1. A layered material comprising:

a substrate, and

at least one layer A, wherein

the at least one layer A comprises at least 50 wt % of a branched copolyester, wherein the wt % is with respect to the total weight of the layer A, and wherein

the branched copolyester has a melting temperature of between 125° C. and 185° C., a ratio of Mz/Mw of at least 3.5, and a Melt Flow Index (MFI) of at most 10 g/10 min as measured at 190° C. with 2.16 kg.

2. The layered material according to claim 1 , wherein the layer A is adhered to the substrate.

3. The layered material according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one layer A has a maximum thickness of between 1*10 −5 mm and 100*10 −3 mm.

4. The layered material according to claim 1 , further comprising a layer B, wherein the layer B comprises a material selected from the group consisting of polyester, copolyester, polyamide, copolyamide, thermoplastic polyurethane, polyolefin and combinations thereof.

5. The layered material according to claim 4 , wherein the layer B is adhered to the layer A.

6. The layered material according to claim 5 , wherein the layer A is adhered to the substrate.

7. The layered material according to claim 1 , wherein the layer A comprises at least 80 wt % of the branched copolyester, wherein the wt % is with respect to the total weight of the layer A.

8. The layered material according to claim 1 , wherein the layer A comprises a branched copolyester comprising hard segments of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) and polybutylene isophthalate (PBI), and soft segments selected from the group consisting of polytetramethylene oxide (PTMO), polyethylene oxide (PEO), polypropylene oxide (PPO), block copolymers of poly(ethylene oxide) and poly(propylene oxide), linear aliphatic polycarbonates, polybutylene adipate (PBA), derivates of dimer fatty acids, derivates of dimer fatty acid diols, linear aliphatic polyesters and combinations thereof.

9. A method for preparing the layered material according to claim 1 , wherein the method comprises a step of laminating a film comprising the layer A to the substrate.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the film comprising the layer A is prepared by a blown film process.

11. A film comprising at least one layer A, wherein the at least one layer A comprises at least 50 wt % of a branched copolyester, wherein the wt % is with respect to the total weight of the layer A, and wherein the branched copolyester has a melting temperature of between 125° C. and 185° C., a ratio of Mz/Mw of at least 3.5 and a Melt Flow Index (MFI) of at most 10 g/10 min as measured at 190° C. with 2.16 kg.

12. The film according to claim 11 , wherein the at least one layer A comprises at least 80 wt % of the branched copolyester, wherein the wt % is with respect to the total weight of the layer A.

13. The film according to claim 11 , wherein the branched copolyester has a melting temperature of between 140° C. and 160° C., and a Melt Flow Index (MFI) of at most 5 g/10 min as measured at 190° C. with 2.16 kg.

14. The film according to claim 11 , wherein the branched copolyester comprises hard segments of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) and polybutylene isophthalate (PBI), and soft segments selected from the group consisting of polytetramethylene oxide (PTMO), polyethylene oxide (PEO), polypropylene oxide (PPO), block copolymers of poly(ethylene oxide) and poly(propylene oxide), linear aliphatic polycarbonates, polybutylene adipate (PBA), derivates of dimer fatty acids, derivates of dimer fatty acid diols, linear aliphatic polyesters and combinations thereof.

15. The film according to claim 14 , wherein the soft segments comprise polytetramethylene oxide (PTMO).

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2025
From: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.; ENVALIOR B.V.
To: ENVALIOR B.V.
Reel/Frame 071630/0559 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded May 27, 2025
From: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
To: ENVALIOR B.V.
Reel/Frame 071393/0045 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2022
From: KOLKMAN, ARD; DUIJSENS, ARMAND ALPHONS MARIE AGNES; OOSTERLAKEN, ANDREAS ANTONIUS
To: DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
Reel/Frame 060607/0373 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 20153908 · Jan 27, 2020 · regional
Continuity (1)
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