US 11,730,215 B1
Thioester adhesives for apparel products
Caglar Remzi Becer, Rugby (GB); Daniel John Mackinnon, Great Yeldham (GB); and Yongqiang Li, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to CreateMe Technologies LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by CreateMe Technologies LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/810,219.
Int. Cl. A41D 27/24 (2006.01); A41D 27/00 (2006.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); C09J 141/00 (2006.01)
CPC A41D 27/245 (2013.01) [A41D 27/00 (2013.01); A41D 2300/328 (2013.01); B32B 5/02 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B32B 2437/00 (2013.01); C09J 141/00 (2013.01); C09J 2203/358 (2020.08); C09J 2481/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
 
1. An apparel product, comprising:
a major component of the apparel product, the major component forming a base portion of the apparel product and configured to be supported and worn at least partially over a portion of a wearer;
a minor component of the apparel product forming a secondary portion configured to be coupled to the major component; and
an adhesive having an thioester bond disposed at least partially between a portion of the major component and a portion of the minor component, the adhesive comprising:
a first polymer functionalized with a thiol or thioester moiety, the first polymer comprising one or more first monomeric units selected from the group consisting of an acrylate, a methacrylate, an acrylic, ethylene, propylene, a styrene, a vinyl acetate, a vinyl ester, and combinations thereof; and
a second polymer functionalized with a thiol or thioester moiety, the second polymer formed from one or more second monomeric units selected from the group consisting of an acrylate, a methacrylate, an acrylic, ethylene, propylene, a styrene, a vinyl acetate, a vinyl ester, and combinations thereof, wherein the first and second polymers are crosslinked to one another to form the adhesive.