Method of applying a radiation cured resin with a transparent, removable overlay

1. A process of using a transparent overlay device with an adhesive resin for repairing a hole in a pipe, comprising:

applying an adhesive resin to a transparent overlay;

applying the adhesive resin and overlay to a pipe surface over a hole;

curing the adhesive resin through the application of light from a light source; and

removing the overlay once the resin is cured.

2. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the adhesive resin is in the form of a single component material that requires no mixing.

3. The process according to claim 2 , wherein the adhesive resin is curable by radiation falling within the visible light frequency ranges.

4. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the light source is an LED light source.

5. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the transparent overlay is shaped and dimensioned so that it covers an area at least twice as large as the area to which the adhesive resin is to be applied.

6. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the transparent overlay is composed of PCTFE.

7. The process according to claim 1 , wherein an effective radiation intensity for curing is at least 2.5 mw/cm 2 .

8. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the adhesive resin is sensitive to light at 470 nm wavelengths.

9. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the adhesive resin is a radiation cured material based on free-radical polymerization or cationic polymerization.

10. The process according to claim 9 , wherein the adhesive resin includes materials selected from the group consisting of: methyl methacrylate, butyl acrylate, hydroxyethylacrylate, methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, isopropyl acrylate, n-butyl acrylate, s-butyl acrylate, t-butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, cyclohexyl acrylate, 3,3,5-trimethycyclohexyl acrylate, 2-methoxyethyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, 2-butoxyethyl acrylate, acrylonitrile, methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, isopropyl methacrylate, n-butyl methacrylate, s-butyl methacrylate, t-butyl methacrylate, n-hexyl methacrylate, n-octyl methacrylate, lauryl methacrylate, tridecyl methacrylate, stearyl methacrylate, phenyl methacrylate, cyclohexyl methacrylate, 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexyl methacrylate, isobornyl methacrylate, bromoethyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, hydroxypropyl methacrylate, glycidyl methacrylate, methoxyethyl methacrylate, ethoxyethyl methacrylate, diethyl methyleneglutarate, isocyanatoethyl methacrylate, methacrylic acid, methacrylonitrile, 2-(diethylphosphato)ethyl methacrylate, 1-diethylphosphonoethyl methacrylate, ethylene, butadiene, vinylidene chloride, and n-vinylpyrrolidinone.

11. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the adhesive resin has a viscosity between approximately 84,000 cP to 168,000 cP.

12. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the adhesive resin has a specific gravity greater than water.

13. A process of using a transparent overlay device with an adhesive resin for repairing a hole in a pipe, comprising:

applying a single component adhesive resin to a transparent overlay;

applying the adhesive resin and overlay to a pipe surface over a hole;

curing the adhesive resin through the application of light from a light source within the visible light frequency range; and

removing the overlay once the resin is cured.

14. The process according to claim 13 , wherein the light source is an LED light source.

15. The process according to claim 13 , wherein the transparent overlay is shaped and dimensioned so that it covers an area at least twice as large as the area to which the adhesive resin is to be applied.

16. The process according to claim 13 , wherein the transparent overlay is composed of PCTFE.

17. The process according to claim 13 , wherein an effective radiation intensity for curing is at least 2.5 mw/cm 2 .

18. The process according to claim 13 , wherein the adhesive resin is sensitive to light at 470 nm wavelengths.

19. The process according to claim 13 , wherein the adhesive resin is a radiation cured material based on free-radical polymerization or cationic polymerization.