3m Innovative Properties Company

H.b. Fuller Company

Peter M Simone

Jason D Clapper

Ross E Behling

David James Yarusso

Jingjing Ma

Mark F Ellis

David B Malcolm

Zhong Chen

Chaodi Li

Sharon Wang

Eric D Shockey

Matthew H Wessel

An adhesive article including: a flexible backing; a first cushion layer permanently bonded to a first surface of the flexible backing, wherein the first cushion layer: has an average thickness of at least 10 micrometers; and includes an acrylate pressure-sensitive adhesive having a Fox Tg of up to &#x2212;30&#xb0; C., wherein the acrylate pressure-sensitive adhesive includes a (meth)acrylate copolymer; and a first continuous shell layer adjacent the first cushion layer, wherein: the first continuous shell layer has an average thickness of up to 25 micrometers; the ratio of the first cushion layer average thickness to the first shell layer average thickness is at least 2:1; the first continuous shell layer includes an adhesive having a Fox Tg of &#x2212;20&#xb0; C. to +50&#xb0; C.; and the first continuous shell layer adhesive includes a copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of at least 100,000 Daltons.

Adhesive articles including a cushion layer and a continuous shell layer

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Woodbury, MN, United States of America

Peter M Simone