Patent ID: 7422791
Filing Date: 2008-09-09
Classification: C08K,C08L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A joint assembly comprising at least two adjacent structural panels and a jointing composition adhering to and positioned between the at least two adjacent structural panels, said jointing composition including a sealant composition and a long chain ester having formula I, II, III, IV or a combination of any two or more of said esters in an amount of about 0.1% to about 15% by weight, based on the weight of the sealant composition in the jointing composition: wherein R 1 is a C 3 -C 24 alkyl radical, straight chain or branched, saturated or unsaturated containing 1 to 3 carbon-to-carbon double bonds; R 2 is a C 3 -C 24 saturated fatty acid residue, or an unsaturated fatty acid residue having 1 to 6 carbon-to-carbon double bonds; wherein n=3-24, and R 3 and R 4, same or different, are a C 3 -C 24 alkyl radical, straight chain or branched, saturated or unsaturated containing 1 to 3 carbon-to-carbon double bonds; wherein R 5 and R 7, same or different, are a C 3 -C 24 hydrocarbon chain, straight chain or branched, either saturated or having 1 to 6 carbon-to-carbon double bonds; R R wherein R 12 , R 14 and R 18, same or different, are a C 3 -C 24 hydrocarbon chain, straight chain or branched, either saturated or having 1 to 6 carbon-to-carbon double bonds; R R