ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,639, issued on March 18, was assigned to SHANGHAI JUJIAO ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT Co. LTD (Shanghai).

"UV-crosslinked hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive used for polyvinyl chloride insulation adhesive tape" was invented by Feng Wang (Baoding, China), Shuqin Qi (Baoding, China) and Shuang Li (Baoding, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a UV-crosslinked hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive used for a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) insulation adhesive tape, made by mixing a polymer of vinyl monomers, functional monomers, special soft monomers, and photoinitiators with a tackifying resin and an antioxidant in ...