3m Innovative Properties Company

Chen, Xue-hua

Strerath, Christiane

Jiang, Xuan

Jing, Naiyong

Riddle, Justin A.

Sun, Fuxia

Stepanova, Narina Y.

Justin A Riddle

Naiyong Jing

Paul B Armstrong

James P Gardner, Jr

Zhigang Yu

Erik D Olson

Yifan Zhang

William R Dudley

Michelle L Legatt

Milind Balwant Sabade

Samuel J Carpenter

Timothy J Hebrink

David Scott Thompson

Caleb T Nelson

Terry R Hobbs

George Van Dyke Tiers

Cecil V Francis

Adam J Meuler

Moses Mekala David

Kurt J Halverson

Chetan P Jariwala

Thomas J Blong

Robert A Yapel

Yu Yang

George V Tiers

Junkang Jacob Liu

Daniel J Schmidt

Lan Hong Liu

David M Mahli

Steven P Swanson

Susannah C Clear

Mitchell A F Johnson

Danli Wang

Lisa P Chen

Jeffrey T Anderson

Elaine M Yorkgitis

Katherine A Brown

Steven Y Yu

Narina Y Stepanova

Xue-hua Chen

Zachary J Malmberg

Jason T Petrin

Karan Jindal

Garry W Lachmansingh

Andrew K Hartzell

Todd G Pett

Andrew S D'Souza

David D Lu

Bangwei Xi

Xuan Jiang

Rui Pan

DanLi Wang

Willem V Bastiaens

Appuswamy Devasenapathi

Deivaraj Theivanayagam Chairman

Blake Eldon Chandler

Fuxia Sun

Mingna Xiong

Frederick J Gustafson

Yiwen Chu

Syud M Ahmed

Zhengjun Wang

WeiDe Liu

Wei De Liu

Yifan Zang

Xue-Hua Chen

Jing Naiyong

Christiane Strerath

James P Gardner

Andrew S D'SOUZA

Milind B Sabade

A coating composition is disclosed comprising: (i) a non-zwitterionic compound comprising sulfonate-functional groups and (a) alkoxysilane groups and/or (b) silanol-functional groups; (ii) alcohol and/or water; and (iii) a tetraalkoxysilane, oligomers thereof, lithium silicate, sodium silicate, potassium silicate, silica, or combinations thereof.

Sulfonate-functional coatings and methods

A method of removing an unwanted constituent from a siliceous surface in which the method includes contacting the siliceous surface and the unwanted constituent with a multi-functional composition that includes water, a hydrophilic silane, and a surfactant, and drying the surface.

Method of removing an unwanted constituent from a surface, a method of determining the cleanliness of a hard surface, and a multi-functional composition that includes hydrophilic silane

A method of making a coatable composition includes: providing a first composition comprising silica nanoparticles dispersed in an aqueous liquid vehicle, wherein the first composition has a pH greater than 6; acidifying the first composition to a pH of less than or equal to 4 using inorganic acid to provide a second composition; and dissolving at least one metal compound in the second composition to form the coatable composition. The silica nanoparticles have a polymodal particle size distribution, wherein the polymodal particle size distribution comprises a first mode having a first particle size in the range of from 8 to 35 nanometers, wherein the polymodal particle size distribution comprises a second mode having a second particle size in the range of from 2 to 20 nanometers, wherein the first particle size is greater than the second particle size. Coatable compositions, antistatic compositions, preparable by the method are also disclosed. Soil-resistant articles including the antistatic compositions are also disclosed.

Coatable composition, antistatic composition, antistatic articles, and methods of making the same

A fluid control film is provided that includes fluid control channels extending along a channel longitudinal axis. Each of the fluid control channels has a surface and is configured to allow capillary movement of liquid in the channels. The fluid control film further includes a hydrophilic surface treatment covalently bonded to at least a portion of the surface of the fluid control channels. The fluid control film exhibits a capillary rise percent recovery of at least ten percent. Typically, the hydrophilic surface treatment includes functional groups selected from a non-zwitterionic sulfonate, a non-zwitterionic carboxylate, a zwitterionic sulfonate, a zwitterionic carboxylate, a zwitterionic phosphate, a zwitterionic phosphonic acid, and/or a zwitterionic phosphonate. A process for forming a fluid control film is also provided. Further, a process for cleaning a structured surface is provided, including providing a structured surface and a hydrophilic surface treatment covalently bonded to at least a portion of the structured surface, and soiling the structured surface with a material. The process also includes removing the material by at least one of submerging the structured surface in an aqueous fluid, rinsing the structured surface with an aqueous fluid, condensing an aqueous fluid on the structure surface, or wiping the structured surface with a cleaning implement.

Fluid control films with hydrophilic surfaces, methods of making same, and processes for cleaning structured surfaces

The present disclosure is directed to compositions and methods for coating, particularly protecting and optionally cleaning, metallic surfaces, and articles containing such surfaces.

Aqueous compositions for coating metallic surfaces, methods, and articles

A coating composition which imparts antifog, antireflective, easy-cleaning, and/or antistatic properties to substrates coated therewith. The coating compositions utilize nanoparticles functionalized with amine groups and/or protected amine groups, and amine-reactive groups.

Hydrophilic coatings, articles, coating compositions, and methods

A coating composition is described comprising: (i) a zwitterionic compound comprising sulfonate-functional groups and alkoxysilane groups and/or silanol-functional groups; (ii) alcohol and/or water; and (iii) a tetraalkoxysilane, oligomers thereof, lithium silicate, sodium silicate, potassium silicate, silica, or combinations thereof, along with coated articles and methods of using.

The present disclosure provides articles that include polymer coatings on substrates primed with a primer coating containing silica nanoparticles, and methods of coating. The polymer coating is preferably a silicone-based polymeric material.

Articles including nanosilica-based primers for polymer coatings and methods

Articles having poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and silica nanoparticle multilayer coatings are provided. More specifically, the articles include a substrate and a multilayer coating attached to the substrate. The multilayer coating includes a silica layer that is the outermost layer, the silica layer containing acid-sintered interconnected silica nanoparticles arranged to form a continuous three-dimensional porous network. The multilayer coating also includes a PVA layer disposed between a surface of the substrate and the outermost silica layer. The PVA and silica nanoparticle coatings can be used on a large variety of substrates and tend to be resistant to impacts, scratches, wet abrasions, soil and fog.

Poly(vinyl alcohol) and silica nanoparticle multilayer coatings and methods

The present application is directed to a method of making an article. The method comprises coating a composition to a surface of a substrate. The coating composition comprises an aqueous continuous liquid phase, a silica nano-particle dispersed in the aqueous continuous liquid phase, and a polymer latex dispersion. The coated substrate is then heated to at least 300&#xb0; C.

Coating composition and method of making and using the same

Articles having crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and silica nanoparticle multilayer coatings are provided. More specifically, articles including a substrate, and a multilayer coating attached to the substrate are provided. The multilayer coating includes a first crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) layer and a first silica layer. The first crosslinked PVA layer is an outermost layer of the multilayer coating. The first silica layer comprises a plurality of acid-sintered interconnected silica nanoparticles arranged to form a continuous three-dimensional porous network. The PVA and silica nanoparticle multilayer coatings can be used on a large variety of substrates and tend to be resistant to wet and dry abrasions, scratches, and impacts.

Crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol) and silica nanoparticle multilayer coatings and methods

Articles having poly(vinyl alcohol)-containing (PVA-containing) and silica nanoparticle multilayer coatings are provided. More specifically, articles include a substrate and a multilayer coating attached to the substrate. The multilayer coating includes a first silica layer and a first PVA-containing layer. The first silica layer is a primer layer of the multilayer coating, and the silica layer comprises a plurality of acid-sintered interconnected silica nanoparticles arranged to form a continuous three-dimensional porous network. The PVA-containing and silica nanoparticle multilayer coatings can be used on a large variety of substrates and tend to be resistant to wet and dry abrasions, scratches, and impacts.

Poly(vinyl alcohol)-containing and silica nanoparticle multilayer coatings and methods

Surface-structured, cross-linked silicone-based material and method for making the same. Embodiments of silicone-based materials described herein are useful, for example, in applications of light capture, anti-reflection, light redirection, light diffusion, hydrophobic surfaces, hydrophilic surfaces, light guiding, light collimation, light concentration, Fresnel lens, retro-reflection, drag reduction, air bleed adhesives, release liner, abrasion resistance, and anti-fouling.

Silicone-based material

Cleanable articles having overcoats with hydrophilic front surfaces and which are siloxane-bonded to an underlying body member. Also, methods of making and using such articles.

Cleanable articles and methods for making and using same

Growing community of inventors

Saint Paul, MN, United States of America

Justin A Riddle