Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to layered material, comprising: a) an ink receptive layer of a digital printable polymer comprising at least one pigment; and b) an adhesive layer. The present disclosure is also directed to a method of manufacturing a layered material for use in particular as a label, label stock, decorative or protective film, tamper evident and/or destructible label material.
Abstract:
The disclosure describes an article, such as a pavement marking tape, that includes a retroreflective layer, a backing layer, and a radar reflective layers disposed between the retroreflective layer and the backing layer. The radar reflective layer includes a radar reflective structure that includes a first antenna; a second antenna that partially surrounds the first antenna; and a third antenna that partially surrounds the first antenna and the second antenna.
Abstract:
A pathway article that includes a radar reflective structure with a large radar cross section (RCS) in a compact planar structure. The radar reflective structure may include a plurality of elements that act as antennae and may be spaced appropriately on a planar surface creating a radar reflecting surface. The antenna may be a reflecting surface of a stepped triangular slot. Selecting the spacing between the antennae may cause constructive interference and reflection substantially opposite the direction of the incident radar radiation. Pathway articles may also include at least one additional feature that may be detected by other sensors. Examples of other features include retroreflective features detectable by the human eye, visible camera and similar sensors. This redundancy in the detectable features of the pathway article may enable use of sensor fusion to provide greater confidence of detection of the pathway article under a wide range of conditions.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a pressure sensitive adhesive comprising: a) a multi-arm block copolymer of the formula Q n -Y, wherein: (i) Q represents an arm of the multi-arm block copolymer and each arm independently has the formula G-R, (ii) n represents the number of arms and is a whole number of at least 3, and (iii) Y is the residue of a multifunctional coupling agent, wherein each R is a rubbery block comprising a polymerized conjugated diene, a hydrogenated derivative of a polymerized conjugated diene, or combinations thereof; and each G is a glassy block comprising a polymerized monovinyl aromatic monomer; b) a polymeric plasticizer having a weight average molecular weight M w comprised between 10.000 and 100.000 g/mol; c) at least one hydrocarbon tackifier which is primarily compatible with the rubbery blocks; d) a glassy block compatible aromatic resin having a softening point value (RBSP) of at least 150C, when measured by the ring and ball test method described in the experimental section; and e) optionally, a linear block copolymer of the formula L-(G) m , wherein L is a rubbery block comprising a polymerized olefin, a polymerized conjugated diene, a hydrogenated derivative of a polymerized conjugated diene, or any combinations thereof; and wherein m is 1 or 2. The present disclosure also relates to a method of manufacturing such a pressure sensitive adhesive and uses thereof.
Abstract:
A pathway article that includes a radar reflective structure with a large radar cross section (RCS) in a compact planar structure. The radar reflective structure may include a plurality of elements that act as antennae and may be spaced appropriately on a planar surface creating a radar reflecting surface. The antenna may be a reflecting surface of a stepped triangular slot. Selecting the spacing between the antennae may cause constructive interference and reflection substantially opposite the direction of the incident radar radiation. Pathway articles may also include at least one additional feature that may be detected by other sensors. Examples of other features include retroreflective features detectable by the human eye, visible camera and similar sensors. This redundancy in the detectable features of the pathway article may enable use of sensor fusion to provide greater confidence of detection of the pathway article under a wide range of conditions.
Abstract:
A pathway article that includes a radar reflective structure with a large radar cross section (RCS) in a compact planar structure. The radar reflective structure may include a plurality of elements that act as antennae and may be spaced appropriately on a planar surface creating a radar reflecting surface. The antennae may be slots in a conductive sheet, or conductive strips. Selecting the spacing between the antennae may cause constructive interference and reflection substantially opposite the direction of the incident radar radiation. Pathway articles may also include at least one additional feature that may be detected by other sensors. Examples of other features include retroreflective features detectable by the human eye, visible camera and similar sensors. This redundancy in the detectable features of the pathway article may enable use of sensor fusion to provide greater confidence of detection of the pathway article under a wide range of conditions.
Abstract:
A pathway article that includes a radar reflective structure with a large radar cross section (RCS) in a compact planar structure. The radar reflective structure may include a plurality of elements that act as antennae and may be spaced appropriately on a planar surface creating a radar reflecting surface. The antennae may be slots in a conductive sheet, or conductive strips. Selecting the spacing between the antennae may cause constructive interference and reflection substantially opposite the direction of the incident radar radiation. Pathway articles may also include at least one additional feature that may be detected by other sensors. Examples of other features include retroreflective features detectable by the human eye, visible camera and similar sensors. This redundancy in the detectable features of the pathway article may enable use of sensor fusion to provide greater confidence of detection of the pathway article under a wide range of conditions.
Abstract:
Pressure sensitive adhesives containing a cyclic phosphonate ester are described. Methods of preparing such adhesives and articles comprising such adhesives are also described.