IP Library Granted Patent US 12,590,230
Granted Patent B2
US 12,590,230 · App. 17/413,400 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Adhesive film that can be wound and stamped

Inventors: Oliver Kühl (Straßenhaus, DE); Ruben Friedland (Andernach, DE); Johannes Stahl (Koblenz, DE); Cornelia Hoss (Koblenz, DE)
Assignee: LOHMANN GMBH & CO. KG
C09J9/00C08K3/16C08K5/0041C08K5/23C09J7/20C09J11/02C09J129/00C09J163/00C09J163/04C09J201/00C09J2301/408C09J2301/416C09J2463/00
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Patent No.
US 12,590,230
App. No.
17/413,400
Granted
Mar 31, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An adhesive film that can be wound and stamped having an epoxy-based adhesive compound that can be activated thermally or by UV radiation, and a dye and/or pigment mixed into the adhesive compound for producing a first color change after the activation of the adhesive compound and a second color change after the curing of the adhesive compound.

Claims (26)

1 . An adhesive film that can be wound and stamped, comprising:

a UV curable epoxy-based adhesive compound that is activated by UV radiation; and

a dye and/or pigment mixed into the adhesive compound that produces a first color change after the UV activation of the adhesive compound and a second color change after a UV curing of the adhesive compound,

wherein the UV curable adhesive compound of the adhesive film comprises a cationic initiator that is activated by the UV radiation, and the dye and/or pigment comprises a substance that produces the first color change as an effect of an acid produced by the UV activation of the cationic initiator and the second color change due to a decomposition of the acid after UV curing of the UV curable adhesive compound.

2 . The adhesive film of claim 1 , wherein the dye and/or pigment is mixed into the adhesive compound in an amount ranging from 0.001 to 0.2 percent by weight, based on the total weight of the adhesive compound.

3 . The adhesive film of claim 2 , wherein the dye and/or pigment is mixed into the adhesive compound in an amount of 0.01 to 0.07 percent by weight.

4 . The adhesive film of claim 3 , wherein the dye and/or pigment is mixed into the adhesive compound in an amount of 0.015 to 0.04 percent by weight.

5 . The adhesive film of claim 2 , wherein the dye and/or the pigment is an azo dye or an azo pigment.

6 . The adhesive film of claim 1 , wherein the dye and/or pigment is an azo dye or an azo pigment.

7 . The adhesive film of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive compound comprises:

a. 2 to 50 percent by weight of film formers,

b. 10 to 70 percent by weight of aromatic epoxy resins,

c. 0.5 to 7 percent by weight of the cationic initiator,

d. 0.001 to 0.2 percent by weight of the dye and/or pigment,

e. cycloaliphatic epoxy resins, wherein the cycloaliphatic epoxy resins do not exceed 35 percent by weight,

f. 0 to 50 percent by weight of epoxidised polyether compounds, and

g. 0 to 20 percent by weight of a polyol,

wherein the proportions add up to 100%.

8 . The adhesive film of claim 7 , wherein the dye and/or pigment is an azo dye or an azo pigment.

9 . The adhesive film of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive film is a UV-activatable transfer adhesive tape without backing.

10 . The adhesive film of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive film comprises a UV-transparent backing.

11 . The adhesive film of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive film comprises a UV-non-transparent backing.

12 . The adhesive film of claim 1 ,

wherein the dye and/or pigment is selected from the group consisting of: methyl red, methyl orange, Congo red, alizarin yellow R, Fat Blue B01, Orasol Yellow 081, Heliogen Green L8730, and combinations thereof.

13 . The adhesive film of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive film has a structural bond after the UV curing.

14 . The adhesive film of claim 13 , wherein the structural bond of the adhesive film has a quasi-static tensile shear strength of more than 6 MPa.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2021
From: KÜHL, OLIVER; FRIEDLAND, RUBEN; STAHL, JOHANNES; HOSS, CORNELIA
To: LOHMANN GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 056691/0758 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220064499A1 · Mar 3, 2022
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