Patent ID: 8551574

Claim:
A process of manufacturing a stretch composite, said method comprising the steps of: a) providing a first substrate in a machine direction, wherein said substrate has opposing first and second surfaces; b) providing a gravure printing device which comprises a gravure printing roll having an exterior surface that comprises one or more cells wherein at least a portion of the surface is relatively cool; c) depositing a molten, non-adhesive, elastomeric composition onto the exterior surface of the gravure printing roll; d) causing said composition to be pushed into said cells; and e) contacting said first surface of said substrate with said gravure printing roll and substantially completely transferring said elastomeric composition from said cells of said exterior surface on said gravure printing roll to said first surface; and wherein said process is substantially free of tackifier and wherein said elastomeric composition comprises a thermoplastic elastomer and a phase change solvent having the general formula: R′—L y -(Q-L x ) n-1 -Q-L y -R; (I) R′—L y -(Q-L x ) n -R; (II) R′-(Q-L x ) n -R; (III) R′-(Q-L x ) n-1 -Q-L y -R; (IV) R′-(Q-L x ) n-1 -Q-R; or (V) a mixture thereof; wherein Q is a para-ring substituted difunctional aromatic moiety, and wherein the substitutions are in the 1,4 positions; L is CH 2 ; R and R′ are the same or different and are independently selected from H, CH 3 , COOH, CONHR 1 , CONR 1 R 2 , NHR 3 , NR 3 R 4 , hydroxy, or C 1 -C 30 alkoxy; wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are the same or different and are independently selected from H or linear or branched alkyl from C 1 -C 30 ; x is an integer from 1 to 30; y is an integer from 1 to 30; and n is an integer from 3 to 7; wherein the phase change solvent has a phase change in a temperature range from 40° C. to about 250° C.