3m Innovative Properties Company

Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company

Gregory D Allen

Leland Ray Whitney

Ahmet Celikkaya

Robert A Sainati

Thomas J Scanlan

Myron K Jordan

Janelle D Hildebrandt

Kaileen Chen

Catherine H Behun

Enclosed antenna for use in toy remote control assemblies. In one aspect the antenna is a flexible antenna which can be flexed to fit within housings of remote control devices and toys (e.g., toy vehicles). The flexible antenna may include an electrically conductive layer coupled to a flexible substrate, wherein the electrically conductive layer is in the shape of an antenna pattern.

Toy having enclosed antenna

Game with a privacy member. The game includes a play region and a directional viewing screen. The directional viewing screen covers at least a portion of the play region such that said portion of the play region is viewable therethrough at a first player position, but is not viewable therethrough at a second player position. The game with privacy member in accordance with the present invention allows for enhancement of existing games, as well as for the creation of new games or new play patterns of existing games.

Game with privacy material

A toy or novelty article including an image located thereon, having a reflective 'mirror' mode and a transmissive mode, such that a generally opaque material is viewable in the transmissive mode. One preferred embodiment includes a generally opaque material, a first polarizer and a second polarizer. In another aspect, a preferred embodiment, in a first orientation, the first and second polarizers interact to be reflective, and in a second orientation, the first and second polarizers are collectively translucent such that the generally opaque material is viewable therethrough.

Toy having image mode and changed image mode

Method for providing alpha alumina-based abrasive grain having metal nitride on at least a portion of the outer surface thereof. The abrasive grain can be incorporated into a variety of abrasive products including bonded abrasive, nonwoven abrasive, and coated abrasive products.

Method of making alumina abrasive grain having a metal nitride coating

Method for providing alpha alumina-based abrasive grain having metal carbide on at least a portion of the outer surface thereof. The abrasive grain can be incorporated into a variety of abrasive products including bonded abrasive, nonwoven abrasive, and coated abrasive products.

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Woodbury, MN, United States of America

Gregory D Allen