US 12,215,252 B2
Adhesive compositions and methods of adhering articles together
Brent Tisserat, Washington, IL (US); and Rogers E. Harry-O'Kuru, Peoria, IL (US)
Assigned to The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US)
Filed by The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US)
Filed on Jun. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/348,922.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/041,254, filed on Jun. 19, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0395585 A1, Dec. 23, 2021
Int. Cl. C09J 197/00 (2006.01); C08L 97/00 (2006.01); C09J 5/06 (2006.01); C09J 11/06 (2006.01)
CPC C09J 197/00 (2013.01) [C08L 97/00 (2013.01); C09J 5/06 (2013.01); C09J 11/06 (2013.01); C09J 2497/00 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An adhesive powder comprising at least one of:
dried milled Osage orange fruit; or
ground fruit material remaining after extracting dried milled Osage orange fruit with an organic solvent; or
ground fruit material remaining after extracting dried milled Osage orange fruit with a polar aprotic solvent; or
ground material from the amorphous layer formed between the polar aprotic solvent and the polar aprotic solvent-extracted dried milled Osage orange fruit; or
a combination thereof;
wherein the adhesive powder optionally comprises a known adhesive.