US Patent Issued to Illinois Tool Works on Sept. 29 for "High-strength acrylic adhesives incorporating polyvinyl butyral" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,747,377, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).

"High-strength acrylic adhesives incorporating polyvinyl butyral" was invented by Gregory Schulz (Glenview, Ill.) and Maxwell VanRaaphorst (Glenview, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A two-part formulation of a high strength acrylic adhesive that includes a Part A and Part B. The Part A includes at least one curable monomer of: Part A acrylate monomer, methacrylate monomer, acrylic acid monomer, methacrylic acid monomer, or a combination thereof; a Part A impact modifier; and a Part A adhesion promoter. A Part B includes impact modifier, a Part B ...