3m Innovative Properties Company

Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company

3m Innovation Properties Company

Garden US Holdco Corporation

Stephen M Sanocki

Roger L Langer

Loyd R Hornback, Iii

Andrew R Fox

Kannan Seshadri

Jonathan M Lise

John J Rogers

Ryan C Shirk

Richard P Merry

John M Brandner

Edward M Fischer

Jimmy Minh Le

Michael D Swan

Glen O Gregerson

Gary F Howorth

Ronald Wayne Ausen

Thomas J Nelson

Aaron K Nienaber

Yu Yang

James P Endle

Robert J Maki

Zhiqun Zhang

Lauren K Carlson

Bryan L Gerhardt

Matthew T Scholz

Craig D Thompson

Mario Alberto Perez

Patrick R Fleming

Michael R Berrigan

David James Prince

Ernest L Thurber

Nicolas A Echeverri

Manoj Nirmal

David F Slama

Sailaja Chandrapati

Thomas R Corrigan

Jayant Chakravarty

Thomas J Gilbert

Matt R Branscomb

Mitchell A F Johnson

Mark A Peltier

Ignatius A Kadoma

Neelakandan Chandrasekaran

Kenneth Robert Dillon

Mary L Brown

Shou-Lu G Wang

Stanley Rendon

Joseph C Peisert

John L Erickson

Daniel E Johnson

Dawud H Tan

Brett P Krull

Joel H Sabean

Ian R Harding

Saurabh Batra

Yaohua Gao

Paul D Stroom

Christopher K Enstrom

Dennis M Glass

Morgan A Priolo

Amelia W Koenig

Liming Song

James A Rustad

Donald D Johnson

Yuyang Liu

Troy K Ista

Junting Li

Gustavo H Castro

Ibrahim S Gunes

Richard L Bloom

Gene B Portelli

Aniruddha A Upadhye

Todd L Nelson

Lou D Hibbard

William T Fay

Danielle M Schreppel

Kimberly C M Schultz

Ian R I Harding

Angela S McLEAN

Amanda B Dauphinais

Walter E Partlo

Laura C Chesnut

Edward M Fisher

Bernard G Rolstad

Steven L Mahoney

Charles E Jansen

Elizabeth R Bright

Jeffrey E Zelinsky

David J Prince

Michelle L Conklin

Leonard M Martinez

Joseph A Dunbar

Jerald W Hall

A coated abrasive article () comprises: a backing () comprising polyester and having a major surface (); a tie layer () directly bound to at least a portion of the major surface (); and an abrasive layer () directly bound to at least a portion of the tie layer (), the abrasive layer () comprising abrasive particles () and at least one binder resin (). The tie layer () comprises an at least partially cured blend of, on a solids basis, from 50 to 99 parts by weight of at least one styrene-butadiene copolymer latex and from 1 to 50 parts by weight of at least one resorcinol-formaldehyde resin. A treated backing () comprising polyester having the preceding tie layer () directly bound thereto is also disclosed.

Treated backing and coated abrasive article including the same

Conformable sheet article made from paper and useful, for example, in packaging, tapes, and craft article, and methods of making and using such sheet articles are disclosed.

Conformable sheet articles, constructions, and methods of using the same

An article () has a polyester film backing () and a primer layer () including a carboxylated styrene butadiene copolymer crosslinked with a polyfunctional aziridine disposed on a major surface of the polyester film backing (). Another article includes a polyester backing (), a primer layer () including a carboxylated styrene butadiene copolymer crosslinked with a polyfunctional aziridine disposed on a major surface of the polyester backing (), and a phenolic layer () disposed on the primer layer () on a surface opposite the polyester backing (). The phenolic layer () can include abrasive particles (). Processes for making the articles are also described, as well as methods for abrading a workpiece and improving adhesion between a polyester film backing () and a phenolic layer () on the polyester backing ().

Articles including polyester backing and primer layer and related methods

The present disclosure provides adhesive articles that can be removed from surfaces without damage by having reduced or eliminated contribution of a core backing to peel force generated by the adhesive during removal. In some instances, this can be accomplished by a core that loses structural integrity in a direction normal to a plane defined by a major surface. In other instances, the contribution is reduced by compromising the interface between the core and a peelable adhesive layer.

Adhesive articles permitting damage free removal

Hook

A scouring article including a monolithic nonwoven pad with a semi-densified fibrous layer that is integral to the monolithic nonwoven pad and that provides a major surface of the monolithic nonwoven pad, and methods of making and using.

Scouring article and methods of making and using

A nestable framed pleated air filter, including a non-self-supporting, compressible, pleated air filter media with a plurality of oppositely-facing pleats and with a plurality of upstream pleat tips and downstream pleat tips and downstream pleat valleys, the pleated air filter media further including a plurality of bridging filaments that are bonded to at least some of the upstream pleat tips. The filter includes a frame with sidewalls that are angled so that the framed pleated air filter is nestable.

Nestable framed pleated air filter and method of making

An expandable air filter. The air filter including a filter media assembly, an outer frame assembly, and at least one support member. The filter media assembly defines opposing, first and second major faces and a perimeter. The outer frame assembly is arranged about the perimeter. The support member is connected to the outer frame assembly and extends across the first major face. Further, the support member defines a line of separation at which the support member can be separated into first and second segment to permit expansion of the air filter. The filter media can form a plurality of pleats, with at least one pleat being free of bonding to the outer frame assembly. The unbonded pleat experiences expansion as the air filter transitions to an expanded state. The air filter can be configured for expansion in one or both of a length and width direction.

Expandable air filters

A laterally-stretched netting comprising a patterned abrasive layer on a first major surface thereof, and methods of making.

Latterally-stretched netting bearing abrasive particles, and method for making

Hook with surface pattern

The present disclosure generally relates to air filters expandable from a collapsed arrangement to an expanded, end-use arrangement and to methods of making, using, and installing such air filters. Some embodiments relate to an air filter having an expanded state and a collapsed state. The air filter includes a filter media assembly including (1) filter media including a plurality of pleats, (2) first and second opposing sides, and (3) first and second opposing ends. The air filter also includes a shape retention structure capable of being connected to at least a portion of the filter media assembly and capable of retention the filter media assembly in the expanded state. A spacing distance between adjacent pleats in the filter media is greater in the expanded state of the air filter than in the collapsed state of the air filter. In some embodiments, the air filter is an HVAC air filter.

Collapsible air filter

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Hudson, WI, United States of America

Stephen M Sanocki