High speed embossing and adhesive printing process
The present invention provides a process comprising the steps of (a) applying less than about 0.1 grams per square meter (gsm) of a release agent to a transfer surface, wherein the release agent is selected such that a test sample of the release agent having a concentration at or above its critical surface tension concentration, has a surface tension of less than about 50 dyne/cm or forms a contact angle with the material of the transfer surface of less than about 120&deg;; (b) applying an adhesive to the transfer surface; and (c) transferring the adhesive from the transfer surface to a material web. Preferred embodiments are provided where the transfer surface is metals, polymers, elastomers, ceramics, wood, or combinations thereof and the release agent has the formula:X&#8212;CF2O&#8212;(C2F4O)p&#8212;(CF2O)q&#8212;CF2&#8212;X. Additional embodiments are provided to continuous and intermittent processes.
The Procter & Gamble Company
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Mary Ruth James Michael Timothy Jude Dean Arthur Andrew Julian Glenn David Steven Lee
Lehrter Singer Lorenz Zimmerman Wnuk Boutilier Barnholtz