Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for attaching structures. One system includes: a device having a first structure attached to a second structure; a first polymer coupled to the first structure, wherein the first polymer has a first temperature profile and a first shape; and a second polymer coupled to the second structure. The second polymer has a second temperature profile and a second shape. The second shape interlocks the first shape. The first polymer and the second polymer secure the first structure to the second structure in response to the first polymer and the second polymer being in a first temperature range. The first polymer and the second polymer release the first structure from the second structure in response to the first polymer and the second polymer being in a second temperature range different from the first temperature range.

An adhesive tape useful in a method for connecting two fiber-reinforced plastic components, comprising a carrier material of polyethylene, a polyacrylate-based self-adhesive compound applied to one side of the carrier material, being formed from a reactant mixture comprising monomers of A1) acrylic esters and/or methacrylic esters of the formula CH.sub.2CH(R.sup.1)(COOR.sup.2), A2) acrylates and/or methacrylates whose alcohol component contains at least one primary hydroxyl or carboxyl group, and/or vinyl compounds which are copolymerizable with acrylates, A3) acrylates and/or methacrylates whose alcohol component contains at least one epoxy group, and/or vinyl compounds which contain at least one epoxy group, A4) and, if the fractions of A1), A2) and A3) do not add up to 100 wt %, olefinically unsaturated monomers having functional groups, with a proportion of 0 to 15 wt %.

A method of bonding a metal fitting to a polyurethane structure, the method comprising abrading a surface of the metal fitting with an abrasive; cleaning the metal fitting with a solvent; cleaning a surface of the polyurethane structure with an alcohol; applying a primer to the surface of the metal fitting; applying an adhesive to the surface of the metal fitting and the surface of the polyurethane structure; applying a liquid polyurethane compound to the surface of the metal fitting and the surface of the polyurethane structure; and pressing the surface of the metal fitting against the surface of the polyurethane structure to form an assembly. The primer can comprise a first resin and a first catalyst in a ratio of about 1.1 to 1; the adhesive can comprise a second resin and a second catalyst in a ratio of about 3 to 1; and the liquid polyurethane compound can comprise a third resin and a third catalyst in a ratio of about 10 to 1.

An adhesive and method for injection or compression bonding, where the adhesive is based on a grafted polypropylene resin and at least one of maleimide compound, phenolic resin, blocked isocyanate, functionalized silane, or an epoxy resin.

The invention relates to an adhesive tape which can be used in particular in a method for connecting two fiber-reinforced plastic components, comprising a carrier material made of polyethylene, wherein a polyacrylate-based self-adhesive compound is applied to one side of the carrier material, said adhesive compound can be reduced to the following reactant mixture containing monomers having the following composition: A1) acrylic acid ester, and/or methacrylic acid ester of the following formula CH.sub.2CH(R.sup.1)(COOR.sup.2), wherein R.sup.1=H or CH.sub.3 and R.sup.2 is an alkyl chain with 1 to 14 carbon atoms at a proportion of between 65 to 98 wt. %, A2) acrylates and/or methacrylates whose alcohol component contains at least one primary hydroxyl- or carboxyl-group, and/or with acrylate-copolymerizable vinyl compounds containing the at least one primary hydroxyl or carboxyl group at a proportion of between 1 to 20 wt. %, A3) multi-functional isocyanate cross-linker which blocks with thermally reversible protective groups at a proportion of between 1-10 wt. %, A4) and, if the proportions of A1), A2) and A3) do not add up to 100 wt. %, olefinically unsaturated monomers having functional groups, with a proportion of 0 to 15 wt. %.

The invention particularly relates to a method of applying a permanent coating to a plastic surface of a first part, comprising the following steps: applying to said plastic surface a layer of a polyamide-based hot-melt material, maintaining this layer of hot-melt material on said plastic surface for a period of time ranging from a few minutes to several hours, removing this layer of hot-melt material from this plastic surface; and applying a permanent coating to said surface, said permanent coating being based on polyurethane, an epoxy resin or polyesters, a polycarbonate and/or an acrylic resin; as well as the use of such a method in the automotive industry.

A multilayer structure is provided, which includes a layer containing a saponified ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer, and a layer of a thermoplastic resin other than the saponified ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer provided on at least one side of the saponified ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer-containing layer with the intervention of an adhesive resin layer. An interface layer having a thickness (X) of 50 to 400 nm is present in an interface between the saponified ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer-containing layer and the adhesive resin layer. Alternatively, a viscosity increase rate in the interface between the saponified ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer-containing layer and the adhesive resin layer is 0.1% to 8%. Therefore, the multilayer structure has long-run durability, and is less liable to have poor appearance even if being produced by a multilayer coextrusion method.

Methods and systems for providing a user with content relevant to a location of interest to the user, when the user is determined to be at or near the location, are presented. The user's interest in the location may be determined based on queries about the location received from the user prior to the user arriving at the location. The queries received from the user about the location are used to build a location recommendation model, which generates personalized content relevant to the location and to one or more interest verticals identified for the user. The location recommendation model is built using a location recommendation engine that collects data about the user, the queried location, one or more associations between the user, the queried location, and/or one or more other users, as well as various other information related to the user's interests and the queried location.

A multilayer structure is provided, which includes a layer containing a saponified ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer, and a layer of a thermoplastic resin other than the saponified ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer provided on at least one side of the saponified ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer-containing layer with the intervention of an adhesive resin layer. An interface layer having a thickness (X) of 50 to 400 nm is present in an interface between the saponified ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer-containing layer and the adhesive resin layer. Alternatively, a viscosity increase rate in the interface between the saponified ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer-containing layer and the adhesive resin layer is 0.1% to 8%. Therefore, the multilayer structure has long-run durability, and is less liable to have poor appearance even if being produced by a multilayer coextrusion method.

Embodiments of the present invention relate to compositions, multilayer films, and articles. In one aspect, a composition comprises (a) an ionomer that is an acid copolymer comprising ethylene and at least one of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid, wherein a portion of the acid groups in the acid copolymer are neutralized by metal ions and are carboxylic acid salts, and wherein the acid copolymer, prior to neutralization of acid groups by metal ions, comprises 5 to 30 weight percent of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid; (b) an ethylene/unsaturated ester copolymer comprising ethylene vinyl acetate, ethylene acrylate, or a combination thereof; and (c) a propylene-based polymer comprising a copolymer of propylene and a comonomer comprising ethylene, butene, hexene, or octene, wherein the propylene-based polymer has a molecular weight distribution (MWD) of less than 3.0, and a viscosity ratio (viscosity at 0.1 s.sup.1/viscosity at 100 s.sup.1) of greater than 7.0.