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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2015
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Jeffrey O. Emslander, City of Grant, MN (US);
Siegfried R. Gabriel, Dusseldorf, DE;
Michael R. Gorman, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Tilo Remhof, Hilden, DE;
Robert L. W. Smithson, Mahtomedi, MN (US);
Hans-Gerd Vollmers, Cologne, DE;
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to printed hook components for hook and loop mechanical fasteners, and other components such as on diaper chassis and other personal hygiene articles, and methods for making the same. The hook component comprises an organic polymer, a laser-sensitive agent, and a laser-induced print on the hook component created by the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with the laser-sensitive agent. The hook component can be used in a variety of applications, including mechanical fastening devices for personal hygiene articles such as diapers, adult incontinence pads, and medical gowns.