3m Innovative Properties Company

Solventum Intellectual Properties Company

Patrick G Zimmerman

Kim L Gustafson

Alvaro S Domenighi

Kurt J Halverson

Raymond Patrick Johnston

Bradley W Eaton

Karl J L Geisler

Brian W Lueck

Hyacinth L Lechuga

John J Sullivan

Jodi L Connell

Gordon A Kuhnley

Alexander C Eldredge

Gilles J Benoit

Brian E Brooks

Aaron K Nienaber

Jon A Kirschhoffer

Nicholas A Johnson

Glenn E Casner

Vivian Wynne Jones

Maureen Ann Kavanagh

Frederick J Arsenault

Steven P Floeder

Himanshu Nayar

Tyler W Olson

Peter O Olson

Jonathan B Arthur

David Adrian Ylitalo

Sanat Mohanty

Brett R Hemes

Marie Aloshyna Ep Lesuffleur

Richard W Greger

Thomas J Strey

Christopher M Brown

Nathan J Herbst

Timothy J Clemens

Michael Patrick M Mandanas

Jeffrey P Adolf

Mark W Orlando

Lori A Sjolund

Ali Berker

Andreas Backes

Gregory P Moriarty

Peter J Schneider

Miaoding Dai

Carter C Hughes

Cory D Sauer

Sarah M Mullins

Zachary M Schaeffer

Scott L Barnett

Vivian W Jones

Marie Aloshyna Ep Lesuffieur

David A Ylitalo

Films and articles are described comprising a microstructured surface having an array of peak structures and adjacent valleys. For improved cleanability, the valleys preferably have a maximum width ranging from 10 microns to 250 microns and the peak structures have a side wall angle greater than 10 degrees. The peak structures may comprise two or more facets such as in the case of a linear array of prisms or an array of cube-corners elements. The facets form continuous or semi-continuous surfaces in the same direction. The valleys typically lack intersecting walls. Also described are methods of making and methods of use. The microstructured surface of the article can be prepared by various microreplication techniques such as coating, injection molding, embossing, laser etching, extrusion, casting and curing a polymerizable resin; and bonding microstructured film to a surface or article with an adhesive.

Microstructured surface with increased microorganism removal when cleaned, articles and methods

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for optimizing a process of manufacturing a product. In one aspect, the method comprises repeatedly performing the following: i) selecting a configuration of input settings for manufacturing a product, based on a causal model that measures causal relationships between input settings and a measure of a quality of the product; ii) determining the measure of the quality of the product manufactured using the configuration of input settings; and iii) adjusting, based on the measure of the quality of the product manufactured using the configuration of input settings, the causal model.

Manufacturing a product using causal models

Nozzles are provided, for applying setting resins onto the edge of a panel, in some embodiments the cut edge of a panel such as a honeycomb panel. The nozzle comprises a connector portion and an application head, wherein the application head comprises: a) a supporting wall, and b) a curved finish wall joining the supporting wall along an edge at an angle of greater than 92 degrees and less than 120 degrees. In some embodiments, the curved finish wall has a curve radius which remains between 1.0 and 7.0 cm throughout the length of the curved finish wall. In some embodiments, the curved finish wall has a trailing edge profile which is smoothly curved and a leading edge profile which is scalloped. In addition, methods of applying a setting resin onto the edge of a panel are presented.

Nozzle tip and method for dispensing onto a panel edge

Nozzles are presented, for application of a setting resin into cells of a honeycomb core to provide the panel with reinforced segments. The nozzle comprises a connector portion and an application head, where the connector portion is adapted to receive setting resin from a resin dispensing device and deliver the setting resin to the application head, and the application head comprises: an exit hole, and a flange surrounding the exit hole. The flange comprises a bottom surface which comprises a planar surface which planar surface has a minimum width around the exit hole. The bottom surface of flange curves upward at its outer perimeter. In some embodiments, the nozzle is optically translucent or transparent. In addition, methods of applying a setting resin into cells of a honeycomb core to form a honeycomb core reinforcement are presented. In some embodiments, the setting resin is a low density void filler.

Nozzle tip and method for filling honeycomb panel for reinforcement

Nozzles are provided, for applying setting resins onto the edge of a partial cut in a panel, in some embodiments a honeycomb panel. The nozzle comprises a connector portion and an application head, wherein the application head comprises: a) a supporting wall, and b) a finish wall joining the supporting wall along an edge at an angle of 90 degrees or greater and less than 120 degrees. In some embodiments, the finish wall has a trailing edge which has a curved profile wherein the curve radius remains between 1.0 and 7.0 cm throughout the curve. In some embodiments, the finish wall has a leading edge which comprises a block wall which at least partially blocks movement of applied resin beyond the leading edge of the finish wall. In addition, methods of applying a setting resin onto the edge of a partial cut in a panel are provided.

Nozzle tip and method for dispensing onto a partial cut panel

A sound insulation process comprises (a) providing at least one sound insulation device comprising at least one sound barrier comprising at least one substantially periodic array of structures disposed in a first medium having a first density, the structures being made of a second medium having a second density different from the first density, wherein one of the first and second media is a viscoelastic medium having a speed of propagation of longitudinal sound wave and a speed of propagation of transverse sound wave, the speed of propagation of longitudinal sound wave being at least about 30 times the speed of propagation of transverse sound wave, and wherein the other of the first and second media is a viscoelastic or elastic medium; and (b) interposing the sound insulation device between an acoustic source area and an acoustic receiving area of a transportation vehicle.

Transportation vehicle sound insulation process and device

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Patrick G Zimmerman