US 11,952,517 B2
Back-off preventing resealable adhesives
Winston Foo, Flemington, NJ (US); Alexis Kriegl, Washington, NJ (US); Christopher Wolpert, Stamford, CT (US); and Nicholas Bull, Ridgefield, CT (US)
Assigned to HENKEL AG & CO. KGaA, Duesseldorf (DE)
Filed by Henkel AG & CO. KGaA, Duesseldorf (DE)
Filed on Sep. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/467,726.
Application 17/467,726 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2020/024995, filed on Mar. 26, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/826,267, filed on Mar. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0403761 A1, Dec. 30, 2021
Int. Cl. C09J 5/06 (2006.01); B65B 7/28 (2006.01); B65D 1/02 (2006.01); B65D 41/04 (2006.01); C09J 123/08 (2006.01); C09J 131/04 (2006.01)
CPC C09J 5/06 (2013.01) [B65B 7/2835 (2013.01); B65B 7/2871 (2013.01); B65D 1/0246 (2013.01); B65D 41/0457 (2013.01); C09J 123/0853 (2013.01); C09J 131/04 (2013.01); C09J 2423/00 (2013.01); C09J 2431/00 (2013.01); C09J 2491/00 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article of manufacture comprising
a first threaded member, and
a second threaded member, matingly engaged with said first threaded member,
wherein the threads of said first threaded member are at least partially coated with a resealable adhesive comprising a hot melt adhesive; and
wherein the resealable adhesive is characterized as having (1) a removal torque of from about 4 to about 20 in-lb, measured in accordance to ASTM D2063, and (2) a resealability torque of from about 2 to about 15 in-lb, measured in accordance to ASTM D2063.