Cyclodextrin-azobenzene adhesives for apparel products

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11530340-B1
Application number	US-202217810295-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Jun 30, 2022
Priority date	Jun 30, 2022
Publication date	Dec 20, 2022
Grant date	Dec 20, 2022

Abstract

Embodiments provide apparel products. The apparel products each include a major component forming a base portion of the apparel product. The major component is configured to be supported and worn at least partially over a portion of a wearer. The apparel product includes a minor component forming a secondary portion configured to be coupled to the major component. An adhesive is disposed at least partially between a portion of the major component and a portion of the minor component. The adhesive includes a polymer having a cyclodextrin moiety bonded to an azobenzene moiety.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparel product, comprising:
a major component forming a base portion of the apparel product and configured to be supported and worn at least partially over a portion of a wearer;
a minor component forming a secondary portion configured to be coupled to the major component; and
an adhesive disposed between a portion of the major component and a portion of the minor component, the adhesive comprising a polymer having a cyclodextrin moiety bonded to an azobenzene moiety.

2. The apparel product of claim 1 , wherein the apparel product is selected from the group consisting of a shirt, a pant, a skirt, a coat, a dress, a sweater, a body suit, and combinations thereof.

3. The apparel product of claim 1 , wherein the major component comprises a material selected from a polyester, a polyamide, a cotton, mixtures thereof, and combinations thereof.

4. The apparel product of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive has a thickness of about 0.025 mm to about 5 mm.

5. The apparel product of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive comprises electroluminescence particles.

6. The apparel product of claim 1 , wherein the major or minor component comprises a polyether-polyurea copolymer.

7. The apparel product of claim 1 , wherein the cyclodextrin moiety is non-covalently bonded to the azobenzene moiety.

8. The apparel product of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive has a T-peel strength of about 5 N/cm to about 100 N/cm.

9. The apparel product of claim 1 , wherein the major component or the minor component is composed of a recyclable material.

10. An apparel product, comprising:
a major component of the apparel product, the major component forming a base portion of the apparel product and configured to be supported and worn at least partially over a portion of a wearer;
a minor component of the apparel product forming a secondary portion configured to be coupled to the major component; and
an adhesive disposed on a portion of the major component or the minor component of the apparel product, the adhesive comprising:
a polymer comprising a cyclodextrin moiety bonded to an azobenzene moiety; and
a plurality of particles.

11. The apparel product of claim 10 , wherein the polymer comprises monomeric units selected from the group consisting of an acrylate, a methacrylate, an acrylic, an ethylene, a propylene, a styrene, a vinyl acetate, a vinyl ester monomer, and combinations thereof.

12. The apparel product of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of particles comprises electroluminescence particles.

13. The apparel product of claim 12 , wherein the adhesive further comprises a conductive material selected from the group consisting of gold, cadmium, titanium, nickel, copper, aluminum, alloys thereof, and combinations thereof.

14. The apparel product of claim 10 , wherein the cyclodextrin moiety is selected from the group consisting of an α-cyclodextrin, a β-cyclodextrin, a γ-cyclodextrin, and combinations thereof.

15. An apparel product, comprising:
a major component forming a base portion of the apparel product and configured to be supported and worn at least partially over a portion of a wearer, the major component comprising a first polymer;
a minor component forming a secondary portion configured to be coupled to the major component, the minor component comprising a second polymer; and
an adhesive disposed on a portion of the major component or the minor component of the apparel product, the adhesive comprising a third polymer, the third polymer having a cyclodextrin moiety bonded to an azobenzene moiety.

16. The apparel product of claim 15 , wherein the cyclodextrin moiety is non-covalently bonded to the azobenzene moiety.

17. The apparel product of claim 15 , wherein the adhesive further comprises a tackifier.

18. The apparel product of claim 15 , wherein the adhesive further comprises a polyurethane matrix, wherein the third polymer is incorporated into the polyurethane matrix.

19. The apparel product of claim 15 , wherein the third polymer comprises a first monomeric unit having a cyclodextrin moiety and a second monomeric unit having an azobenzene moiety, wherein a molar ratio of the first monomeric unit to the second monomeric unit is about 1:3 to about 3:1.

20. The apparel product of claim 15 , wherein the azobenzene moiety is bonded to a monomeric unit, the monomeric unit comprising a substituent selected from the group consisting of a methyl, an ethyl, an n-propyl, an isopropyl, an n-butyl, an isobutyl, a sec-butyl, a tert butyl, a pentyl, a cyclopentyl, a hexyl, a cyclohexyl, an isohexyl, a dodecyl, a octadecyl, an adamantyl, and combinations thereof.

Assignees

• CreateMe Technologies LLC

Inventors

• Becer Caglar Remzi
• Mackinnon Daniel John
• Li Yongqiang

Classifications

• C09J105/16 Primary

  Cyclodextrin; Derivatives thereof · CPC title

• A41H43/04

  Joining garment parts or blanks by gluing or welding (mending garments by adhesives or adhesive patches A41H27/00) {; Gluing presses} · CPC title

• A41D27/245

  made by welding or gluing (joining of plastics by welding or gluing B29C65/00; sewing machines for concurrently making thread and welded seams D05B17/00; thermal or chemical fixing of seams and hems D06M) · CPC title

• C08K2201/001

  Conductive additives · CPC title

• A41D2500/50

  Synthetic resins or rubbers · CPC title