US Patent Issued to Nordson on Sept. 16 for "Adhesive transfer hose having a barrier layer and method of use" (Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,381, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Nordson Corp. (Westlake, Ohio).

"Adhesive transfer hose having a barrier layer and method of use" was invented by Jim Keough (Cumming, Ga.), Leslie J. Varga (Cumming, Ga.), Laurence B. Saidman (Duluth, Ga.), Wes Fort (Cumming, Ga.) and Jay Lanier (Duluth, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-layered hot melt adhesive transfer hose is provided. The transfer hose has a barrier layer that prevents or minimizes the ingress of oxygen and other gases into a conduit of the hose. The transfer hose has at least one structural layer overlaying an exterior surface of the barrier layer to help the ...