Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company

3M Innovative Properties Company

Barbara K Schmotter

James O Kubokawa

David James Yarusso

Mark D Sorlien

Corinne Elizabeth Lipscomb

Megan P Lehmann

Christina D Cowman-Eggert

The present disclosure generally relates to conformable adhesive articles that are capable of attaching or adhering to a substrate and that can be removed from the substrate without causing damage to the substrate. The present disclosure also generally relates to methods of making and using such adhesive articles. In some embodiments, the adhesive article includes (1) a releasable layer having a first major surface and a second major surface; the second major surfaces including a pressure sensitive adhesive capable of adhering the adhesive article to a surface; and (2) a compliant layer having a first major surface and a second major surface; the second major surface of the compliant layer adjacent to the first major surface of the releasable layer. In some embodiments, the releasable layer debonds from both the surface and the compliant layer when the adhesive article is stretch released at an angle of less than 35 degrees.

Conformable adhesive articles

Packaged unit for brushes

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Stillwater, MN, United States of America

Barbara K Schmotter