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US 2017/0313485 A1Published application
Thermally activated cushioning material and method of making the same
AssigneeCreate Technologies, Inc.
InventorNicholas P. De Luca
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Abstract
A cushioning material and a method to make the same is disclosed. The cushioning material includes: a cellulose base sheet; a co-layer binder disposed on the cellulose base sheet; and a plurality of discrete cuts disposed in the cellulose base sheet, wherein the cellulose base sheet is configured to be expanded and locked using heat activation and a solvent.
Claims16
A cushioning material comprising:
- a cellulose base sheet;
- a co-layer binder disposed on the cellulose base sheet;
- and
- a plurality of discrete cuts disposed in the cellulose base sheet,
- wherein the cellulose base sheet is configured to be expanded and locked using heat activation and a solvent.
2 more elements
A method for forming a package cushioning substrate comprising:
- providing a cellulose base sheet co-layered with a bonding agent;
- cutting the cellulose base sheet into a discrete pattern of cuts;
- heating the cellulose base sheet, wherein the heating forms raised portions corresponding to the cuts in the cellulose base sheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.