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Pressure sensitive adhesives possessing high load bearing capability
Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Co
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Filing: 1999-10-07
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Granted: 2002-09-10
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Expires: 2019-10-07
Abstract
Abstract Pressure sensitive adhesives are provided which possess high load bearing capabilities at elevated temperatures. The adhesives are prepared by polymerization of a syrup polymer composition having a first solute polymer having reactive, pendant functional groups, a second component having co-reactive functional groups, and a monomer mixture. The syrup polymer contains reactive electrophilic or nucleophilic functional groups that can subsequently crosslink by reaction with a second component having co-reactive functional groups.
Inventors
- 👤 Babu N. Gaddam
- 👤 Steven M. Heilmann
- 👤 Ahmed S. Abuelyaman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 18:08
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09J; C09J201/00; C09J201/02; C09J7/00; C09J7/20; C09J7/30; C09J7/38; C09J7/381; C09J7/385; C09J2301/00; C09J2301/10; C09J2301/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
A syrup polymer composition comprising a) from 2 to 20 parts by weight of a first component solute polymer comprising a plurality of polymerized monomer units comprising pendant reactive nucleophilic or electrophilic functional groups; b) from 0.01 to 10.00 parts by weight of a second component solute polymer comprising a plurality of polymerized monomer units comprising pendant functional groups, co-reactive with said pendant reactive nucleophilic or electrophilic functional groups; and c) from 70.00-97.99 parts by weight of a third component comprising at least one free-radically polymerizable solvent monomer, wherein said first and second components are crosslinkable by means of nucleophilic and/or electrophilic reactions between said reactive and co-reactive functional groups and wherein the reaction between the complementary groups is capable of proceeding to completion at a temperature of less than 70° C. in less than 24 hours.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
137 words
A syrup polymer composition comprising a) from 2 to 20 parts by weight of a first component solute polymer comprising a plurality of polymerized monomer units comprising pendant reactive nucleophilic or electrophilic functional groups; b) from 0.01 to 10.00 parts by weight of a second component solute polymer comprising a plurality of polymerized monomer units comprising pendant functional groups, co-reactive with said pendant reactive nucleophilic or electrophilic functional groups; and c) from 70.00-97.99 parts by weight of a third component comprising at least one free-radically polymerizable solvent monomer, wherein said first and second components are crosslinkable by means of nucleophilic and/or electrophilic reactions between said reactive and co-reactive functional groups and wherein the reaction between the complementary groups is capable of proceeding to completion at a temperature of less than 70° C. in less than 24 hours.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The composition of claim 1 having a viscosity of 500 to 10,000 cPs at 22° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
92 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said first component solute polymer comprises: (a) from 75.00 to 99.99 parts by weight of polymerized monomer units derived from acrylic acid esters of non-tertiary alkyl alcohols containing 1-14 carbon atoms; (b) from 0.01 to 5.00 parts by weight of polymerized monomer units derived from of an ethylenically-unsaturated monomer having a reactive nucleophilic or electrophilic functional group; (c) from 0 to 10 parts by weight of at least one polar monomer; and (d) from 0 to 10 parts by weight of at least one other monomer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The syrup polymer composition of claim 3 wherein said polar monomer, when present, is selected from the group consisting of substituted (meth)acrylamides, N-vinyl pyrrolidone, N-vinyl caprolactam, acrylonitrile, tetrahydrofurfuryl acrylate, acrylamides, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The composition of claim 3 , wherein said nucleophilic functional group of said ethylenically-unsaturated monomer possessing a nucleophilic functional group is selected from hydroxy, amino, isocyanato and azlactone functional groups.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
127 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said second component solute polymer comprises; (a) from 75.00 to 99.99 parts by weight of polymerized monomer units derived from acrylic acid esters of non-tertiary alkyl alcohols containing 1-14 carbon atoms; (b) from 0.01 to 5.00 parts by weight of a polymer derived from polymerized units of an ethylenically-unsaturated monomer possessing a nucleophilic or electrophilic functional group co-reactive with said reactive groups of said first solute polymer; (c) from 0 to 15 parts by weight of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylamide, methacrylamide, acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, and N-vinylpyrrolidinone; and (d) from 0 to 10 parts by weight of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of vinyl monomers and alkyl methacrylates.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said third component solvent monomer comprises polymerizable, ethylenically-unsaturated monomers selected from acrylic acid esters of non-tertiary alkyl alcohols containing 1-14 carbon atoms.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
110 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said second component solute polymer is prepared in situ by the free-radical polymerization of a monomer mixture comprising (a) from 75.00 to 99.99 parts by weight of polymerized monomer units derived from acrylic acid esters of non-tertiary alkyl alcohols containing 1-14 carbon atoms; and (b) from 0.01 to 5.00 parts by weight of polymerized monomer units derived from an ethylenically-unsaturated monomer possessing a nucleophilic or electrophilic functional group, co-reactive with said reactive groups of said first component solute polymer; (c) from 0 to 10 parts by weight of at least one polar monomer; (d) from 0 to 10 parts by weight of other monomers.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
9 words
The composition of claim 1 further comprising a photoinitiator.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
An adhesive composition comprising the polymerized, crosslinked composition of claim 9 .
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
73 words
A process for making a substrate bearing a coating of a crosslinkable pressure-sensitive adhesive on at least one surface thereof, comprising the steps of: a) coating onto said substrate a composition comprising: 1) the syrup polymer composition of claim 1 , and 2) an effective amount of an energy activatable free-radical initiator of polymerization, and b) subjecting said coated mixture to sufficient energy to activate said initiator and to polymerize said solvent monomer(s).
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
43 words
The process of claim 11 wherein said polymerization of said solvent monomers generates sufficient heat to crosslink said syrup polymer by forming covalent bonds between said reactive groups of said first component solute polymer and co-reactive groups of said second component solute polymer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
49 words
The process of claim 11 wherein said syrup polymer composition further comprises a catalyst to crosslink said first component solute polymer and second component solute polymer by forming covalent bonds between said reactive groups of said first component solute polymer and co-reactive groups of said second component solute polymer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 11 wherein said syrup polymer composition has been partially polymerized to a coatable viscosity of from 750 to 7,500 cPs at 22° C. prior to step a.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
65 words
The process of claim 11 whereon said syrup polymer composition comprises: (a) from 2 to 20 parts by weight of said first component solute polymer; (b) from 0.01 to 10.00 parts by weight of said second component solute polymer; (c) from 70.00 to 97.99 parts by weight of said third component, and (d) from 0.0001 to about 3.0 parts by weight of a free-radical initator.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
92 words
The process of claim 11 wherein said first component solute polymer comprises: (a) from 75.00 to 99.99 parts by weight of polymerized monomer units derived from acrylic acid esters of non-tertiary alkyl alcohols containing 1-14 carbon atoms; (b) from 0.01 to 5.00 parts by weight of polymerized monomer units derived from of an ethylenically-unsaturated monomer having a reactive nucleophilic or electrophilic functional group; (c) from 0 to 10 parts by weight of at least one polar monomer; and (d) from 0 to 10 parts by weight of at least one other monomer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 16 wherein said polar monomer, when present, is selected from the group consisting of substituted (meth)acrylamides, N-vinyl pyrrolidone, N-vinyl caprolactam, acrylonitrile, tetrahydrofurfuryl acrylate, acrylamides, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
100 words
The process of claim 11 wherein said second component solute polymer is prepared in situ by the free-radical polymerization of a monomer mixture comprising (a) from 75.00 to 99.99 parts by weight of polymerized monomer units derived from acrylic acid esters of non-tertiary alkyl alcohols containing 1-14 carbon atoms; (b) from 0.01 to 5.00 parts by weight of polymerized monomer units derived from an ethylenically-unsaturated monomer possessing a co-reactive nucleophilic or electrophilic functional group; (c) from 0 to 10 parts by weight of at least one polar monomer; and (d) from 0 to 10 parts by weight of other monomers.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
29 words
The process of claim 18 wherein said nucleophilic functional group of said ethylenically-unsaturated monomer possessing a nucleophilic functional group is selected from hydroxy, amino, isocyanato and azlactone functional groups.
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