3m Innovative Properties Company

Michele A Craton

Peter T Benson

Jack Wing Lai

David L Phillips

Francis M Aguirre

Kenneth L Smith

Gerald M Benson

Michael P Daniels

Roger E Luehrs

George G I Moore

Michael Alan Meis

Larry D Boardman

Yu Yang

Gordon D Henson

Greggory S Bennett

Richard E Bennett

Michael A Semonick

David L Hofeldt

Shih-Hung Chou

Mikhail L Pekurovsky

Jayshree Seth

Ying-Yuh Lu

Karl E Benson

Dennis Edward Vogel

Kim Marie Vogel

James N Dobbs

Patrick Darby Hyde

Ross E Behling

David James Yarusso

Rajdeep S Kalgutkar

James C Coderre

Kanta Kumar

Shawn C Dodds

Bruce Brandon Wilson

Graham M Clarke

Mark F Ellis

Matthew R D Smith

Kelly S Anderson

Cheryl M Frey

Peter M Olofson

Belma Erdogan-Haug

George J Clements

Shijing Cheng

Daniel C Munson

Ming Cheng

Anish Kurian

Petra M Stegmaier

Pierre Reinhard Bieber

Jeffrey M Imsande

Brian E Schreiber

Nicole Morozowich Beveridge

Eike H Klünker

Dmitri D Iarikov

Adam W Kiefer

Matthew R Smith

Niklas M Matzeit

Curable compositions of this disclosure comprise a mixture of: a silanol, a free radical initiator, an iodonium salt; and optionally an alkoxysilane, and/or an MQ resin, and/or (meth)acrylate monomer(s). In another aspect, cured compositions of this disclosure comprise: a cured silicone, a free radical initiator or residue thereof, an iodonium salt or residue thereof; and optionally a poly(meth)acrylate and/or an MQ resin, which may comprise the cured silicone. In another aspect, cured compositions of this disclosure comprise: a continuous phase of cured silicone, a discontinuous phase of poly(meth)acrylate inclusions, and optionally an MQ resin, which may comprise the cured silicone. The poly(meth)acrylate inclusions may have an average diameter of less than 1.0 micrometer or smaller. The compositions may be pressure sensitive adhesives. The curable and cured compositions may be solvent-free.

Silicone elastomers by free radical mediated cure

The present disclosure relates to a process of manufacturing a pressure sensitive adhesive, comprising the steps of: a) providing a hot melt mixing apparatus comprising a reaction chamber; b) providing a hot melt processable pressure sensitive adhesive composition comprising: (1) a (meth)acrylate copolymer component comprising: i. C1-C32 (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer units; ii. optionally, ethylenically unsaturated monomer units having functional groups selected from the group consisting of acid, hydroxyl, acid anhydride, epoxide, amine, amide groups, and any combinations thereof; and iii. optionally, further ethylenically unsaturated monomer units which are copolymerizable with monomer units (i) and/or (ii); and (2) a crosslinking system selected from the group consisting of thermal crosslinking systems, actinic radiation crosslinking systems, and any combinations thereof; (3) optionally, at least one expandable microsphere; and (4) optionally, at least one pigment; c) providing a polymeric resin; d) subjecting the polymeric resin to a heating step (thereby at least partly remove low Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) from the polymeric resin) thereby forming a cleaned polymeric resin; e) incorporating the cleaned polymeric resin and the hot melt processable pressure sensitive adhesive composition in the reaction chamber of the hot melt mixing apparatus; −57-f) mixing the hot melt processable pressure sensitive adhesive composition and the cleaned polymeric resin in the hot melt mixing apparatus thereby forming a hot melt blend; g) removing the hot melt blend from the hot melt mixing apparatus; and h) optionally, crosslinking the hot melt blend.

Process of manufacturing a pressure sensitive adhesive having a low VOC characteristics

Crosslinkable compositions, crosslinked compositions, articles containing these compositions, and methods of making the articles are provided. The crosslinkable compositions, which include two (meth)acrylate polymers, are used to form the crosslinked compositions upon exposure to ultraviolet radiation. The crosslinkable and crosslinked compositions are free or substantially free of tackifiers. The crosslinked compositions can function as pressure-sensitive adhesives. The crosslinkable compositions are well suited for use with hot melt processing methods.

Crosslinkable and crosslinked compositions

Methods and apparatuses for applying liquid coatings are provided. A first roll (), a second roll (), and a nip () formed between the first and second rolls are provided. A coating liquid () is supplied to the nip. The coating liquid is smoothed, via the nip, into a substantially uniform layer () of liquid coating which is transferred to a substrate (). The second roll () includes a thin metal shell () and a resilient layer (), the thin metal shell encases the resilient layer therebeneath, and the thin metal shell is capable of deflecting in unison with the resilient layer such that the thin metal shell is elastically deformable at the nip when in contact with the first roll ().

Liquid coating method and apparatus with a deformable metal roll

Pressure sensitive adhesives comprising an acrylate polymer and surface-modified nanoparticles are described. The surface-modified nanoparticles comprise a nanoparticle having a silica surface and surface modifying groups covalently attached to the silica surface. At least one surface-modifying group is a polymeric silane surface modifying group. At least one surface-modifying group is a non-polymeric silane surface modifying group. Methods of preparing such adhesives, including their exposure to UVA and UVC radiation are also described.

Pressure sensitive adhesives containing polymeric surface-modified nanoparticles

A curable composition comprises (a) at least one polydiorganosiloxane, fluorinated polydiorganosiloxane, or combination thereof comprising reactive silane functionality comprising at least two hydroxysilyl moieties; (b) at least one polydiorganosiloxane, fluorinated polydiorganosiloxane, or combination thereof comprising reactive silane functionality comprising at least two hydrosilyl moieties; and (c) at least one photoactivatable composition that, upon exposure to radiation, generates at least one base selected from amidines, guanidines, phosphazenes, proazaphosphatranes, and combinations thereof; wherein at least one of the components (a) and (b) has an average reactive silane functionality of at least three.

Curable-on-demand polysiloxane coating composition

A curable composition comprises (a) at least one polydiorganosiloxane, fluorinated polydiorganosiloxane, or combination thereof comprising reactive silane functionality comprising at least two hydroxysilyl moieties; (b) at least one polydiorganosiloxane, fluorinated polydiorganosiloxane, or combination thereof comprising reactive silane functionality comprising at least two hydrosilyl moieties; and (c) at least one base selected from amidines, guanidines, phosphazenes, proazaphosphatranes, and combinations thereof; wherein at least one of the components (a) and (b) has an average reactive silane functionality of at least three.

Curable polysiloxane coating composition

Retroreflective sheeting includes a body layer having a structured surface with recessed faces forming cube corner cavities. A reflective film is disposed at least on the recessed faces, and a fill material fills the cube corner cavities. The fill material comprises radiation-curable materials, adhesives, or both, and preferably transparent radiation-curable pressure-sensitive adhesives. The fill material preferably forms a continuous layer covering both the recessed faces and upper portions of the structured surface. A transparent cover layer preferably contacts the fill material layer.

Cube corner cavity based retroreflectors with transparent fill material

Curable thiol-ene compositions containing urethane (meth)acrylate oligomers that are readily polymerized to produce optical articles and coatings are described.

Curable thiol-ene compositions for optical articles

A radiation curing apparatus comprises a plurality of solid state radiation sources to generate radiation that cures a first material. The solid state radiation sources can be disposed in an array pattern. Optical concentrators, arranged in a corresponding array pattern, receive radiation from corresponding solid state radiation sources. The concentrated radiation is received by a plurality of optical waveguides, also arranged in a corresponding array pattern. Each optical waveguide includes a first end to receive the radiation and a second end to output the radiation. The curing apparatus can be utilized for continuous substrate, sheet, piece part, spot curing, and/or 3D radiation-cure processes.

LED curing apparatus and method

A radiation modifying apparatus comprises a plurality of solid state radiation sources to generate radiation that modifies a first material such as by curing or creating alignment through polarization. The solid state radiation sources can be disposed in an array pattern. Optical concentrators, arranged in a corresponding array pattern, receive radiation from corresponding solid state radiation sources. The concentrated radiation is received by a plurality of optical waveguides, also arranged in a corresponding array pattern. Each optical waveguide includes a first end to receive the radiation and a second end to output the radiation. The radiation modifying apparatus can be utilized for continuous substrate, sheet, piece part, spot curing, and/or 3D radiation-cure processes.

LED modifying apparatus and method

Polycarbonate articles and adhesive composition therefor

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Michele A Craton