Elements for embossing and adhesive application
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsGlenn David Boutilier, Linda Evers-Smith, Jeffrey Scott Ledford, Timothy Jude Lorenz, Michael Gomer Stelljes, Jr., John William Toussant, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Andrew Julian Wnuk, Paul Anthony Zaffiro, Dean Arthur Zimmerman
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Abstract
A patterned element for use in an embossing and adhesive application process. The patterened element comprises a material having an pattern disposed thereon, wherein the material comprises a polymer and has a Shore A hardness of greater than about 70, and has a critical surface energy of less than about 30 dynes/cm.
Claims8
A patterned element for use in an embossing and adhesive application process, said patterned element whose surface comprises a material having a pattern disposed thereon, said material comprising a polymer and has a Shore A hardness of greater than about 70, a surface roughness of less than about 30 microinches (0.8 microns) and has a critical surface energy of less than about 30 dynes/cm.
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