3m Innovative Properties Company

Kurt C Melancon

Audrey A Sherman

Scott D Pearson

Mieczyslaw H Mazurek

Anthony M Kremer

Walter R Romanko

Mark Edward Fagan

Cordell M Hardy

Zhiming Zhou

John W Frank

Vivek Bharti

William J Hunt

Timothy D Filiatrault

Michael L Tumey

Daniel W Wuerch

John W Vanderzanden

Duane A Lunsford

Matthew T Scholz

Naiyong Jing

Albert I Everaerts

George G I Moore

William Blake Kolb

Jayshree Seth

Encai Hao

John Charles Clark

Maureen Ann Kavanagh

Greggory S Bennett

Robert F Kamrath

Mark W Muggli

Lani S Kangas

George Van Dyke Tiers

Jeffrey A Peterson

Guido Hitschmann

John H Ko

Chris J Tanley

Timothy Diekmann

Rodger J Pereyra

Larry A Lien

Constance J Nelson

Wolfgang G Schoeppel

Yolanda Griebenow

Anita L Schulz

Shwi-Long J Hwang

Mark E Fagan

An adhesive tie layer includes a binder including a multifunctional acrylate and a polyurethane, surface treated nanoparticles dispersed in the binder, and a plurality of interconnected voids. A volume fraction of interconnected voids in the adhesive tie layer is not less than about 10%.

Nano-porous adhesive tie layer

An aerosol is described comprising a composition comprising an acrylic block copolymer, a solvent, and a propellant. An article is described comprising the aerosol contained within a pressurized containment vessel comprising a valve. An aerosol mist is also described comprising droplets of an adhesive composition, wherein the adhesive composition comprises an acrylic block copolymer, a glass transition temperature modifier, and optionally an additive.

Acrylic block copolymers for aerosols and aerosol adhesives

A cyanoacrylate-based adhesive composition is disclosed. The cyanoacrylate-based adhesive composition includes a cyanoacrylate monomer, and a bleachable dye including a Michler's hydrol cation or derivatized Michler's hydrol cation, paired with a non-nucleophilic anion that provides a stable color to the cyanoacrylate-based adhesive.

Color change cyanoacrylate adhesives

An adhesive composition includes 5 to 40% wt polyvinylpyrrolidone; 3 to 20% wt alkanoate blend including a first Ccarboxylic acid salt and a second Ccarboxylic acid salt, where n and m are integers in a range from 12 to 22; 20 to 60% wt of a water-soluble or water-dispersable solid material; 0.5 to 30 wt % of a liquid polyhydric alcohol; and 15 to 60% wt water. The adhesive composition can be clear and in glue stick form.

Adhesive with alkanoate blend

An aqueous adhesive composition includes a polymer adhesive material having a pH of less than 7, a cationic thickener or an anionic thickener formed from at least one anionic monomer having a pKa of less than 3, and water. The adhesive composition has a stringing length of 9 cm or less and a sag distance of 10 mm or less.

Adhesive

Pressure sensitive adhesives and methods, wherein the adhesives include a silicone tackifying resin and a polydiorganosiloxane polyurea copolymer. The tack of these adhesives is improved by the use of a processing aid, such as a plasticizer.

Silicone pressure sensitive adhesives prepared using processing aids, articles, and methods

A method is disclosed. The method comprises combining at least a polymer adhesive material, a thickener, and water to form adhesive compositions having a pH of 4 to 10, and identifying the adhesive compositions having a stringing length of 9 cm or less and one or more of the following properties: a set time of 180 seconds or less, a phase lag of 45 degrees or less, a viscosity of 3,000 to 50,000 cP, a complex shear modulus of 50 to 1000 Pa, and a sag distance of 10 mm or less.

An adhesive article comprising a fluorothermoplastic film having a major surface; and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer adhered to at least a portion of the first major surface, wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive comprises a silicone polyurea block copolymer and an MQ tackifying resin. Composite articles preparable from the adhesive articles, and methods of making the same are also disclosed.

Adhesive article, composite article, and methods of making the same

An adhesive composition includes a polymer adhesive material and a thickener. The adhesive composition has a stringing length of 9 cm or less and a phase lag of 45 degrees or less or a sag distance of 5 mm or less. The adhesive can be formed by combining a vinyl acetate polymer, an alkali swellable thickener, an alkali material, and water.

Priming compositions and methods, wherein the compositions include a polydiorganosiloxane polyurea copolymer comprising electron rich groups.

Silicone priming compositions, articles, and methods

A pressure sensitive adhesive composition is described, comprising the reaction product of a copolymer and a bisamide crosslinking agent, (A) the copolymer comprising the reaction product of (i) a (meth)acrylate ester of a non-tertiary alcohol in which the alkyl group contains between 1 and 4 carbon atoms, inclusive, and (ii) a carboxylic acid-functional, ethylenically unsaturated co-monomer, and (B) a bisamide crosslinking agent having the formula:where,

Pressure sensitive adhesive composition, articles made therewith and method of use

Pressure sensitive adhesives and methods wherein the pressure sensitive adhesives include a silicone tackifying resin having no greater than about 1.5 wt-% Si&mdash;OH functional groups and a polydiorganosiloxane polyurea copolymer.

Silicone pressure sensitive adhesives, articles and methods

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White Bear Lake, MN, United States of America

Kurt C Melancon