IP Library Granted Patent US 8,029,892
Granted Patent B2
US 8,029,892 · App. 10/333,803 · Granted Oct 4, 2011

Breathable film

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Patent No.
US 8,029,892
App. No.
10/333,803
Granted
Oct 4, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A breathable film includes at least one polymer (a) taken from the group comprising an ethylene/alkyl (meth)acrylate copolymer (a1), an optionally neutralized ethylene/ (meth)acrylic acid copolymer (a2), an ethylene/vinyl monomer copolymer (a3), the (a1)/(a2) blend, the (a1)/(a3) blend, the (a2)/(a3) blend and the (a1)/(a2)/(a3) blend, and/or includes at least one functionalized polyethylene (b); and at least one copolymer (c) having copolyamide blocks or polyester blocks and polyether blocks.

Claims (16)

1. A breathable film comprising a blend of:

from 45%-75% of at least one polymer (a) taken from the group comprising an ethylene/alkyl(meth)acrylate copolymer (a1), an optionally neutralized ethylene/alkyl(meth)acrylic acid copolymer (a2), an ethylene/vinyl monomer copolymer (a3), the (a1)/(a2) blend, the (a1)/(a3) blend, the (a2)/(a3) blend and the (a1)/(a2)/(a3) blend;

from 3% to 15% of at least one functionalized polyethylene (b) wherein a and b are not of the same and are not both an ethylene /alkyl/(meth)acrylate copolymer; and

from 25% to 45% of at least one copolymer (c) having a melting point of between 80 and 150° C. and comprising copolyamide blocks and polyether blocks; said film having a water vapor permeability of about 625 to about 910 g/m 2 /24 h for a thickness of 50 μm, per ASTM E 96.

2. The breathable film of claims 1 , in which the copolymer (c) having copolyamide blocks and polyether blocks is a polyetheresteramide.

3. The breathable film according to claims 1 , in which the copolyamide blocks result from the condensation of at least one alpha,omega-aminocarboxylic acid or a lactam, at least one diamine and at least one dicarboxylic acid.

4. The breathable film according to claim 1 , in which the copolyamide blocks are comprised of at least two blocks selected from 6, 11, 12, 6,6, 6,10 or 6,12 blocks.

5. The breathable film according to claims 1 , in which the polyether blocks are PEG blocks.

6. The breathable film according to claim 1 , in which the alkyl (meth)acrylate (a1) is chosen from n-butyl acrylate, isobutyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, cyclohexyl acrylate, n-octyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate and ethyl methacrylate.

7. The breathable film as claimed in one of claim 1 , in which the functionalized polyethylene (b) is a functionalized ethylene/alkyl (meth)acrylate copolymer.

8. The breathable film as claimed in one of claim 1 , in which the functionalized polyethylene (b) is a polyethylene or an ethylene/alkyl (meth)acrylate copolymer, functionalized by a monomer chosen from (i) an unsaturated carboxylic acid, (ii) an unsaturated carboxylic acid anhydride and (iii) an unsaturated epoxide, by grafting or copolymerization.

9. The breathable film according to claim 1 , in which the functionalized polyethylene (b) is grafted or copolymerized with a glycidyl methacrylate.

10. The breathable film as according claim 1 , in which the sum of the polymers (a) and (b) represents more than 50%, by weight of the final composition.

11. The breathable film according to claim 1 , further having a thickness between 10 and 200 μm.

12. The breathable film of claim 1 , in which the copolymer (c) has a melting point between 90 and 135° C.

13. A process for manufacturing a film according to claim 1 , comprising an extrusuion of said film.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 25, 2020
From: ARKEMA FRANCE
To: SK GLOBAL CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053891/0294 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 27, 2020
From: ATOFINA
To: ARKEMA
Reel/Frame 051709/0114 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 27, 2020
From: ARKEMA
To: ARKEMA FRANCE
Reel/Frame 051709/0319 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 22, 2003
From: LACROIX, CHRISTOPHE
To: ATOFINA
Reel/Frame 013975/0341 →