Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company

3m Innovative Properties Company

Ronald P Leseman

Thomas L Wood

Dennis L Krueger

Thomas P Hanschen

Alan J Sipinen

Scott G Norquist

Stephen C Koehn

William D Lammers

Robert L Gordier

Dart S Moy

Robert H Menzies

James C Nygard

Victor P Thalacker

George A Kurhajec

Sharon N Mitchell

Jan Ockeloen

A die apparatus, a method of using the die apparatus to produce co-extruded polymeric articles, and co-extruded polymeric articles produced using the die apparatus and method are disclosed. The die apparatus includes a hollow vane configured to extrude a material into a chamber within the die, thereby producing a co-extruded web. The co-extruded web has a plurality of distinct, discontinuous phases in the cross-web direction, the phases having a uniform width as shown by a coefficient of variation of less than 8 percent for any three consecutive phases. The phases are substantially continuous down-web and are surrounded by a matrix having two or more layers.

Extrusion die and process

A die apparatus, a method of using the die apparatus to produce co-extruded polymeric articles, and co-extruded polymeric articles produced using the die apparatus and method are disclosed. The die apparatus includes a hollow vane configured to extrude a material into a chamber within the die, thereby producing a co-extruded web. The co-extruded web has a plurality of distinct, discontinuous phases in the cross-web direction, the phases having a uniform width as shown by a coefficient of variation of less than 8 percent for, any three consecutive phases. The phases are substantially continuous down-web and are surrounded by a matrix having two or more layers.

Polymeric articles having embedded phases

Method of preparing a tape having a backing bearing on at least one major surface thereof a plurality of ribs disposed substantially longitudinally thereon, and further bearing on at least one major surface thereof a layer of adhesive. The ribs are joined to the backing such that the contact angle between the ribs and the surface of the backing ranges from about 10.degree. to about 160.degree.. At least 50% of the cross-section of the ribs must project from the rib-bearing surface of the tape. It is preferred that the adhesive be a pressure-sensitive adhesive. The tape of this invention can be prepared by means of coextrusion techniques.

Preparing tape having improved tear strength

Method for preparing a tape having a backing bearing on at least one major surface thereof a plurality of ribs disposed substantially longitudinally thereon, and further bearing on at least one major surface thereof a layer of adhesive. The ribs are joined to the backing such that there exists a notch-like separation between each end of the rib and the surface of the backing. No more than 50% of the cross-section of the ribs should project from the rib-bearing surface of the tape. It is preferred that the adhesive be a pressure-sensitive adhesive. The tape of this invention can be prepared by means of coextrusion techniques.

Method for preparing tape having improved tear strength

Pressure-sensitive adhesive tape comprising a backing, layer of fibrillated, polymeric film adhered to at least one major surface of said backing, and a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive applied to the major surface of said layer of said fibrillated, polymeric film not facing said backing. A method for manufacturing the aforementioned pressure-sensitive adhesive tape is also provided. The tape of this invention can be made to have a tensile strength in excess of 100 lbs/in and cross-direction tear resistance in excess of 11 lbs/in.

Method of making fibrillated tape

Tape comprising a backing bearing on at least one major surface thereof a plurality of ribs disposed substantially longitudinally thereon, and further bearing on at least one major surface thereof a layer of adhesive. The ribs are joined to the backing such that there exists a notch-like separation between each end of the rib and the surface of the backing. No more than 50% of the cross-section of the ribs should project from the rib-bearing surface of the tape. It is preferred that the adhesive be a pressure-sensitive adhesive. The tape of this invention can be prepared by means of coextrusion techniques.

Tape having partially embedded ribs

Tape comprising a backing bearing on at least one major surface thereof a plurality of ribs disposed substantially longitudinally thereon, and further bearing on at least one major surface thereof a layer of adhesive. The ribs are joined to the backing such that the contact angle between the ribs and the surface of the backing ranges from about 10.degree. to about 160.degree.. At least 50% of the cross-section of the ribs must project from the rib-bearing surface of the tape. It is preferred that the adhesive be a pressure-sensitive adhesive. The tape of this invention can be prepared by means of coextrusion techniques.

Tape having improved tear strength

Pressure-sensitive adhesive tape comprising a backing, layer of fibrillated, polymeric film adhered to at least one major surface of said backing, and a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive applied to the major surface of said layer of said fibrillated, polymeric film not facing said backing. A methd for manufacturing the aforementioned pressure-sensitive adhesive tape is also provided. The tape of this invention can be made to have a tensile strength in excess of 100 lbs/in and cross-direction tear resistance in excess of 11 lbs/in.

Fibrillated tape

A developing powder composition is provided that comprises a mixture of from about 99.5 to 95% by weight of toner powder particles and correpondingly from about 0.5 to 5% by weight of a fluoroaliphatic sulfonamido surface active material.

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Newport, MN, United States of America

Ronald P Leseman