3m Innovative Properties Company

Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company

Patrick Darby Hyde

Dennis L Krueger

Roy Wong

Pamela S Tucker

Felix P Lau

Robert H Menzies

William L Parish, Jr

Philip G Martin

Eumi Pyun

Joel D Oxman

David James Yarusso

Todd R Williams

F Andrew Ubel

Gerald Steven Deeb

John H Ko

Michael Govek

Carole Sedlock

Sharon R Benjamin

Herbert W Morris

Caroline M Ylitalo

Richard L Severance

Douglas A Devens, Jr

Richard A Kollaja

Andrew John Ouderkirk

Jeffrey Jacob Cernohous

Scott A Burton

Prabhakara Satyauolu Rao

Gregg A Patnode

Paul Hattam

Jeffrey M Imsande

Maria B Urquiola

Eumi Pyum

Audrey A Sherman

Albert I Everaerts

Mieczyslaw H Mazurek

Jayshree Seth

Mario Alberto Perez

Eugene G Joseph

Scott Melvyn Tapio

Mark David Gehlsen

Craig E Hamer

Bryan C Feisel

Robert B Secor

Michele A Craton

Walter R Romanko

Vasant V Kolpe

JingJing Ma

Michael C Martin

Rebecca A Shipman

Timothy D Bredahl

Daniel C Munson

Pentti K Loukusa

Jon E Stickrod

Sheila F Cox

Edward G Stewart

James L White

Gregory B Gadbois

Terry R Ray

Robert W Shipman

Melinda B Gieselman

Anthony R Clanton

Christopher R Johnson

Robert W G Shipman

Dennis J Pohl

Chad Everett Brown

Phillip G Martin

A pressure sensitive adhesive article that includes: a backing having two major surfaces, at least one of which has a pressure sensitive adhesive layer disposed thereon, the pressure sensitive adhesive layer having an average thickness of 25 microns to 50 microns and including: a styrene-isoprene-containing block copolymer including a styrene-isoprene diblock copolymer and a styrene-isoprene-styrene triblock copolymer; a tackifier; and an oil; an article that includes recycled corrugate having the pressure sensitive adhesive article adhered thereto; a method of sealing a package using the pressure sensitive adhesive article; and a method of making the pressure sensitive adhesive article.

Adhesive articles and methods

Articles with thin caliper melt coatings of high molecular weight, high viscosity materials and methods of making such coatings.

Articles with thin melt coatings and methods for making same

A polymer composition that includes a hydrophilic polymer, an optional secondary organic polymer, and a bioactive agent distributed therein, wherein the bioactive agent is selected from the group consisting of a silver compound, a copper compound, a zinc compound, and combinations thereof.

Polymer compositions with bioactive agent, medical articles, and methods

An ultraviolet radiation-polymerizable composition comprises (a) an acrylated monounsaturated fatty acid alkyl ester, (b) a monoethylenically unsaturated (meth)acrylic acid ester of a non-tertiary alkyl alcohol, and (c) a photoinitiator.

Ultraviolet radiation-polymerizable compositions

An absorbent polymer composition, which can be in the form of a foam, that includes a polymeric material, absorbent particles and thermally expandable (or expanded) microspheres.

Absorbent polymer compositions, medical articles, and methods

A pressure sensitive adhesive composition comprised of: a) 75 to 99.9 weight percent of a tackified thermoplastic polymer component comprising 1) 1&#x2013;99 weight percent of a thermoplastic polymer substantially without epoxy-binding or ester functions, and 2) 1&#x2013;99 weight percent of a tackifier; and b) 0.1 to 25 weight percent of an epoxy component comprising a cured epoxy and non-woven webs made of this adhesive composition.

Tackified thermoplastic-epoxy pressure sensitive adhesives

A mixture is provided comprising (a) at least one of an elastomeric thermoplastic, a non-elastomeric thermoplastic, an elastomeric thermoset and mixtures thereof, excluding polydiorganosiloxane fluids and (b) a polymer having soft polydiorganosiloxane units, hard polyisocyanate residue units, optionally, soft and/or hard organic polyamine residue units and terminal groups. The hard polyisocyanate residue and the hard polyamine residue comprise less than 50% by weight of the polydiorganosiloxane urea containing component. The polyisocyanate residue is the polyisocyanate minus the &#x2014;NCO groups and the polyamine residue is the polyamine minus the &#x2014;NHgroups. The polyisocyanate residue is connected to the polyamine residue by urea linkages. The terminal groups are non-functional groups or functional groups. The polydiorganosiloxane urea containing component may be reactive under free-radical or moisture curing conditions. The mixture may also optionally contain tackifying materials, free radical initiators, crosslinking agents, cure catalysts, and nonreactive additives such as fillers, pigments, stabilizers, antioxidants, flame retardants, plasticizers, compatibilizers and the like.

Polymer mixtures containing polydiorganosiloxane urea-containing components

A pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising a blend of at least two components, wherein the first component is at least one pressure-sensitive adhesive and second component is at least one thermoplastic material, wherein the components form a blended composition having more than one domain and, wherein one domain is substantially continuous (generally, the pressure-sensitive adhesive) and the other domain is substantially fibrillous to schistose (generally, the thermoplastic material). The second component can be (a) at least one thermoplastic elastomer, (b) at least one elastomer with a tackifying resin or (c) at least one elastomer.

Blended pressure-sensitive adhesives

A pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising a blend of at least two components, wherein the first component is at least one pressure-sensitive adhesive and the second component is at least one thermoplastic material, wherein the components form a blended composition having more than one domain and, wherein one domain is substantially continuous (generally, the pressure-sensitive adhesive) and the other domain is substantially fibrillous to schistose (generally, the thermoplastic material). The second component can be (a) at least one thermoplastic elastomer, (b) at least one elastomer with a tackifying resin or (c) at least one elastomer.

Disclosed is a composite pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising from about 95 to about 5 parts by weight of an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive; from about 5 to about 95 parts by weight of an at least partially soluble (in a solvent) polymer, and a compatibilizer present in the composite pressure-sensitive adhesive in an amount greater than 0 to about 10 parts by weight of the composite pressure-sensitive adhesive. The polymer is selected from the group consisting of a butadiene-containing polymer, an isoprene-containing polymer, a saturated olefin-containing polymer, and a styrene-containing polymer. The compatibilizer in the adhesive has a structure selected from the group consisting of (1) an acrylic adhesive-compatible segment and a polymer-compatible segment wherein at least a portion of the compatibilizer is present throughout either the acrylic adhesive, the polymer, or both, and (2) an acrylic adhesive-reactive segment and a polymer-compatible segment wherein at least a portion of the compatibilizer is present throughout the polymer.

Compatibilized pressure-sensitive adhesives

The invention is directed toward a hot melt adhesive composition and processes for producing the same. The hot melt adhesive composition comprises: at least one non-thermoplastic hydrocarbon elastomer; at least one thermoplastic additive, wherein a ratio of melt viscosity of the at least one thermoplastic additive to melt viscosity of the at least one non-thermoplastic hydrocarbon elastomer is less than about 1:20 when measured at a shear rate of 100 seconds at a particular hot melt processing temperature; and at least one modifier.

Thermoplastic additives for hot melt adhesives based on non-thermoplastic hydrocarbon elastomers

The invention relates to a pressure sensitive adhesive composition comprising a poly(1-alkene) elastomer and a multifunctional (meth)acrylate component. The invention also relates to articles comprising the composition and a method of making the composition.

Pressure sensitive adhesive comprising poly(1-alkene) elastomer and multifunctional (meth)acrylate, articles prepared therefrom and a method of making

An adhesive blend is comprised of a hydrophilic pressure sensitive adhesive comprising the polymerization product of (a) about 15 to about 85 parts by weight of an (meth)acrylate ester monomer wherein the (meth)acrylate ester monomer, when polymerized, has a glass transition temperature (T ) of less than about 10&deg; C.; (b) about 85 to about 15 parts by weight of a hydrophilic acidic comonomer; and (c) at least about 10 parts based on 100 parts of the sum of components (a)&plus;(b) of a non-reactive plasticizing agent and a hydrophobic pressure sensitive adhesive comprising an elastomer or thermoplastic elastomer including styrene block copolymers (e.g., linear, radial, tapered, star) consisting of copolymerized styrene and isoprene, butadiene or ethylene-butylene; polyisoprene; polybutadiene; polyisobutylene; butyl rubber; styrene-butadiepe rubber; natural rubber; and poly-&agr;-olefins (e.g., polyhexene, polyoctene and propylene-hexene).

Adhesive blends comprising hydrophilic and hydrophobic pressure sensitive adhesives

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Burnsville, MN, United States of America

Patrick Darby Hyde