3m Innovative Properties Company

Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company

David W Hegdahl

Ronald Wayne Ausen

Jeffrey W McCutcheon

Brian Edward Spiewak

Thomas J Scanlan

Hak-Rhim Han

Sundaravel Damodaran

Zubin P Daruwala

Gloria D Bowen

A method of making a three-dimensional film structure having controllable contact properties comprises making separable surface elements on a top portion of a film structure and stretching the film structure to separate the separable surface elements, thereby obtaining a desired surface structure which delivers a certain contact property such as a pressure sensitive adhesive property. The separable surface elements are provided using a cut film surface, a stemmed film, or a layer of particles.

Film structures and methods of making film structures

The present invention relates to a film comprising a backing and an adhesive. The backing comprises a base layer comprising a first major surface and a second major surface, and at least two rails, each rail comprising a tip surface. The rails extend from the second major surface of the base layer and define micro-channels therebetween. The micro-channels comprise a channel surface. The film comprises an adhesive on the tip surface of the rails. At least a portion of the channel surface is substantially free of adhesive. The present invention also relates to a method of protecting an automobile comprising preparing an automobile surface for application of a protective tape and applying a protective tape to the automobile surface. The present invention is additionally related to a method of manufacturing a protective film.

Micro-channeled protective film

The present invention relates to a pneumatic tool having superior sound muffling performance. The pneumatic tool has an exhaust port, wherein a sound muffling structure comprising a nonwoven web of fibers coated with a binder resin, is fitted in said exhaust port to seal said exhaust port, wherein said fibers have diameters of about 30 to about 100 microns and wherein the web has a compression resistance energy of about 0.09 to about 0.14 Joules.

Pneumatic tool having noise reducing muffling structure

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Lino Lakes, MN, United States of America

David W Hegdahl