3M Innovative Properties Company

Rebecca A Shipman

Michael Alan Meis

Gerald Steven Deeb

Jayshree Seth

Thomas P Hanschen

Nicholas A Lee

Gordon D Henson

Junkang Jacob Liu

Douglas Eugene Weiss

Craig S Chamberlain

Thomas P Hedblom

James D Heininger

Robert B Secor

Pentti K Loukusa

Kurt W Oster

Todd L Peterson

Merlin J Steffen

Patrick Darby Hyde

Craig E Hamer

Mark A Peltier

Michael C Martin

William H Sikorski, Jr

Jeffrey M Imsande

Vathsala Rajagopal

Mark R Wollner

Todd L Nelson

Dean J Stych

Mary Beth Henke

Kent R Schoenherr

Gerald S Deeb

William H Sikorski

Jacquelyn A Wedell

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 method of making extensible web laminates comprising a multilayer film and at least one web layer and the use of such extensible web laminates in personal care articles. The method generally includes activating the multilayer film in a first direction by stretching at least a portion of the multilayer film past the elastic deformation limit of the skin layers and recovering the skin layers with the elastomeric core layer to produce a multilayer film that is elastic in the first direction. The activated multilayer film is subsequently stretched beyond the deformation limit of the skin layers in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. At least one web layer is applied to the multilayer film while in the stretched state. The multilayer film is then recovered to produce an extensible web laminate.

Method of making extensible web laminates

The present invention relates to retroreflective elements and retroreflective articles such as pavement markings comprising retroreflective elements, methods of making retroreflective elements, and laminates.

Retroreflective elements and articles

The invention is a contact die for dispensing of flowable material on a substrate. The contact die includes at least one die block including a first internal passage. A die lip portion is disposed on the die block having a lateral dimension. A first plurality of orifices is disposed through the die lip portion proximate to each other and in communication with the internal passage to dispense flowable material as a single strip on the substrate. A first edge is disposed on one lateral side of the first plurality of orifices to direct the flowable material.

Die lip for strip coating

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Woodbury, MN, United States of America

Rebecca A Shipman