3m Innovative Properties Company

James K Young

Albert I Everaerts

Brant Ulrick Kolb

Mario Alberto Perez

Eugene G Joseph

Donald R Battles

Bhaskar V Velamakanni

Yen-Lane Chen

Mark E Napierala

Stephen E Krampe

Michael P Daniels

Kevin M Eliason

Richard H Ferber

Kejian Chen

John P Banovetz

Joseph A Tucker

Gregory J Anderson

Chad D Mistele

Nathan K Hagen

Diana M Eitzman

David R Hague

The present invention relates to a filler material useful for communication cables, such as electrical cables and optical cables. In one embodiment, (a) from about 50 to 95 percent by weight mineral oil; (b) less than about 10 percent by weight block copolymer selected from the group consisting of styrene-ethylene/butylene, styrene-ethylene/propylene, styrene-butadiene-styrene, styrene-isoprene-styrene, styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene, styrene-ethylene/propylene-styrene, and combinations thereof; (c) less than about 35 percent by weight petroleum wax; (d) less than about 20 percent by weight hollow glass microspheres; and (e) less than about 10 percent by weight thixotropic agent selected from the group consisting of clay, colloidal metal oxide, fumed metal oxide, and combinations thereof.

Filling materials

Methods, systems, and compositions that make it possible to form high resolution, pressure sensitive adhesive patterns or films on a wide range of substrates. The compositions generally incorporate a curable, fluid composition (i.e., pressure sensitive adhesive precursor). When cured, a pressure sensitive adhesive is formed. Ink jet printing and subsequent curing allows pressure sensitive adhesive features to be formed with high resolution and tremendous flexibility in the patterns by which adhesive features may be formed. Preferred embodiments of the invention incorporate rheology modifying agents that can be used to promote favorable dot gain and other printing characteristics, the ability to build print thickness, and mechanical properties of resultant cured adhesives.

Methods and compositions for ink jet printing of pressure sensitive adhesive patterns or films on a wide range of substrates

A wet stick pressure sensitive adhesive comprising the solventless polymerization product of: a) about 30 to about 70 parts by weight of an (meth)acrylate ester monomer wherein the (meth)acrylate ester monomer, when homopolymerized, has a Tg of less than about 10&#xb0; C.; b) about 70 to about 30 parts by weight of a hydrophilic acidic comonomer; and c) about 10 to 100 parts based on 100 parts of the sum of components (a+b) of a non-reactive plasticizing agent, wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive adheres to wet substrate surfaces and a method of making.

Wet surface adhesives

A low trauma pressure-sensitive adhesive coated substrate comprising a sheet material, tape or laminate structure designed to adhere to skin or like surfaces. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of this adhesive coated substrate is a fibrous adhesive layer generally having a basis weight of from 5 to 200 g/m applied to a conformable backing or substrate. The fibrous adhesive layer has a textured outer face and persistent porosity between discrete adhesive fibers. Generally, the fibrous adhesive layer has a MVTR (measured by ASTM E 96-80 at 40&deg; C.) of at least 1000 g/m /day, preferably at least 6000 g/m /day.

Low trauma adhesive article

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James K Young