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Patent No.:

US 10322560 B1

Date of Patent:

Jun. 18, 2019

Filed:

Feb. 23, 2015

Method of making a structured surface and article therefrom

Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Leigh E. Wood, Woodbury, MN (US);

Timothy P. Pariseau, Forest Lake, MN (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:

Primary Examiner:

Jacqueline F Stephens

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

A61F 13/15 (2006.01); B32B 3/06 (2006.01); A44B 18/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/62 (2006.01); B32B 3/26 (2006.01); B32B 3/30 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B32B 27/12 (2006.01); B32B 27/32 (2006.01); B29C 53/02 (2006.01); B32B 27/28 (2006.01); B32B 27/30 (2006.01); B32B 27/34 (2006.01); B32B 27/36 (2006.01); B32B 27/40 (2006.01); B32B 3/08 (2006.01); B32B 3/10 (2006.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

B32B 3/06 (2013.01); A44B 18/0046 (2013.01); A44B 18/0065 (2013.01); A61F 13/625 (2013.01); B29C 53/02 (2013.01); B32B 3/08 (2013.01); B32B 3/10 (2013.01); B32B 3/266 (2013.01); B32B 3/30 (2013.01); B32B 5/022 (2013.01); B32B 5/024 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B32B 27/12 (2013.01); B32B 27/286 (2013.01); B32B 27/288 (2013.01); B32B 27/306 (2013.01); B32B 27/32 (2013.01); B32B 27/34 (2013.01); B32B 27/36 (2013.01); B32B 27/365 (2013.01); B32B 27/40 (2013.01); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B29L 2031/729 (2013.01); B32B 2250/02 (2013.01); B32B 2262/0253 (2013.01); B32B 2262/0261 (2013.01); B32B 2262/0276 (2013.01); B32B 2262/062 (2013.01); B32B 2262/067 (2013.01); B32B 2262/12 (2013.01); B32B 2270/00 (2013.01); B32B 2307/732 (2013.01); B32B 2435/00 (2013.01); Y10T 24/27 (2015.01); Y10T 428/23964 (2015.04); Y10T 428/24017 (2015.01);

Abstract

A method of making a structured surface is disclosed. The method includes providing a thermoplastic backing with multiple rows of upstanding elements. The upstanding elements include stems with proximal ends attached to the thermoplastic backing and distal caps, and each distal cap has an overhanging portion that extends beyond the stem in a first direction. For at least some of the multiple rows, an implement is passed between two adjacent rows, wherein the implement contacts the overhanging portion of at least some of the distal caps in the two adjacent rows such that at least part of the overhanging portion is turned in a second direction, different from the first direction. A structured surface that can be prepared by the method is also provided along with a fastening laminate that includes a carrier and the structured surface and an absorbent article that includes the fastening laminate. A tool useful for carrying out the method is also provided.

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