ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,872, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Arkema France (Puteaux, France).

"Isocyanate-free laminating adhesive" was invented by Joseph J. Zupancic (Glen Ellyn, Ill.), Tuoqi Li (Dallas) and Wenwen Li (Pearland, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An epoxy terminated polyester; an adhesive formulation including the epoxy terminated polyester and a curative composition; a laminating adhesive prepared from the above adhesive formulation; a process of making a laminate; a laminate made by the above process; and a flexible package prepared from the above laminate."

The patent was filed on May 6, 2024, under Application No. 18/655,887.

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