US 11,732,159 B1
Methods of disassembling apparel products having boronate adhesives
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. 17/810,282.
Int. Cl. C09J 5/06 (2006.01); C09J 143/00 (2006.01); A41D 1/04 (2006.01); B29C 65/14 (2006.01); B32B 27/12 (2006.01); B32B 37/12 (2006.01)
CPC C09J 5/06 (2013.01) [A41D 1/04 (2013.01); B32B 27/12 (2013.01); B32B 37/1284 (2013.01); C09J 143/00 (2013.01); A41D 2400/70 (2013.01); A41D 2500/50 (2013.01); B32B 2437/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of disassembling an apparel product, comprising:
exposing an adhesive of the apparel product to a composition having an acidic pH, the adhesive being disposed at least partially between a major component and a minor component of the apparel product, the adhesive comprising a material having a boronate ester bond, 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, and the minor component forming a secondary portion configured to be coupled to the major component with the adhesive; and
separating the major component from the minor component adjoined by the adhesive.