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US 12,570,878 B2Granted
Self-stick insulation and methods
AssigneeJohns Manville
InventorsThomas John Fellinger, Guodong Zheng, Ames Kulprathipanja, Jawed Asrar
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Abstract
A method of using a self-stick insulation. The method includes providing a piece of insulation product with an adhesive coating. The adhesive coating includes polystyrene-maleic anhydride (SMA) and/or polyacrylic acid (PAA); an alcohol amine; and at least one of a polyvinyl alcohol and a starch. The adhesive coating is then activated with liquid water. Once the adhesive coating is active, the insulation product is attached to a surface with the adhesive coating.
Claims10
A self-stick insulation, comprising:
- an insulation product comprising at least one of fiberglass, mineral wool, slag wool, rock wool, or foam, the insulation product comprising:
- a length;
- a width;
- a thickness;
- and
- a first major surface and a second major surface that extend the length and the width of the insulation product, the first major surface and the second major surface forming opposite surfaces of the insulation product;
- an adhesive coating applied to the first major surface, the adhesive coating comprising:
- at least one of polystyrene-maleic anhydride (SMA) and polyacrylic acid (PAA) having a molecular weight of between 500 g/mol and 5000 g/mol;
- an alcohol amine;
- water;
- and
- at least one of a polyvinyl alcohol and a starch, wherein the adhesive coating is activated with an application of liquid water;
- and
- a facer adhered to the second major surface of the insulation product using an adhesive, the facer comprising a foil, a scrim, and a kraft paper.
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