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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10052856 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018

Filed:

Sep. 06, 2016

Methods of using nanostructured transfer tape and articles made therefrom

Applicant:

3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);

Inventors:

Michael Benton Free, St. Paul, MN (US);

Martin B. Wolk, Woodbury, MN (US);

Terry O. Collier, Woodbury, MN (US);

Mieczyslaw H. Mazurek, Roseville, MN (US);

Evan L. Schwartz, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);

Assignee:

3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);

Attorney:

Jonathan L. Tolstedt

Primary Examiner:

Sonya Mazumdar

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 37/04 (2006.01); B32B 37/06 (2006.01); B32B 38/10 (2006.01); B29C 65/16 (2006.01); B32B 37/00 (2006.01); B29C 35/08 (2006.01); B29C 59/02 (2006.01); G03F 7/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/52 (2006.01); G03F 7/20 (2006.01); B29C 41/24 (2006.01); B32B 27/06 (2006.01); C23C 16/455 (2006.01); B29K 83/00 (2006.01); B29L 9/00 (2006.01); B29C 37/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/34 (2006.01); B32B 38/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 37/025 (2013.01); B29C 35/0805 (2013.01); B29C 35/0894 (2013.01); B29C 41/24 (2013.01); B29C 59/026 (2013.01); B29C 65/528 (2013.01); B32B 27/06 (2013.01); B32B 38/10 (2013.01); C23C 16/455 (2013.01); G03F 7/0002 (2013.01); G03F 7/2014 (2013.01); B29C 37/0067 (2013.01); B29C 2035/0827 (2013.01); B29C 2035/0833 (2013.01); B29C 2059/023 (2013.01); B29K 2083/00 (2013.01); B29L 2009/005 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3475 (2013.01); B32B 2038/0076 (2013.01); B32B 2383/00 (2013.01); B32B 2457/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of making patterned structured solid surfaces is disclosed that includes filling a structured template with backfill material to produce a structured transfer film, patternwise curing the backfill material to produce cured areas and uncured areas in the structured transfer film, and laminating the structured transfer film to a receptor substrate. The structured template is capable of being removed to form structured and unstructured backfill layers. The structured and unstructured backfill layers may then be blanket cured. The backfill layer can include at least two different materials, one of which can be an adhesion promotion layer. In some embodiments the backfill layer includes a silsesquioxane such as polyvinyl silsesquioxane. The structured transfer film is a stable intermediate that can be covered temporarily with a release liner for storage and handling.

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