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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 11254841 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022

Filed:

Dec. 23, 2016

Additive manufacturing methods for adhesives and adhesive articles

Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Carsten Franke, St. Paul, MN (US);

Joseph C. Dingeldein, Blaine, MN (US);

Jay A. Esch, River Falls, WI (US);

Robert L. W. Smithson, Mahtomedi, MN (US);

Jayshree Seth, Woodbury, MN (US);

Olester Benson, Jr., Woodbury, MN (US);

Karen J. Calverley, Stillwater, MN (US);

Alexander J. Huffman, St. Paul, MN (US);

Serkan Yurt, St. Paul, MN (US);

Setareh Niknezhad, Woodbury, MN (US);

Michael A. Kropp, Cottage Grove, MN (US);

John P. Baetzold, North St. Paul, MN (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:

Adrian L. Pishko

Primary Examiner:

Jacob T Minskey

Assistant Examiner:

Caroline Beha

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09J 4/00 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B29C 35/08 (2006.01); C09J 5/00 (2006.01); B05D 3/06 (2006.01); B05D 5/10 (2006.01); B29K 105/00 (2006.01); C09J 133/00 (2006.01); C09J 7/20 (2018.01); B29C 64/112 (2017.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); B33Y 70/00 (2020.01); C09J 9/00 (2006.01); C09J 7/38 (2018.01); C09J 11/04 (2006.01); C08F 220/18 (2006.01); B29K 33/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09J 4/00 (2013.01); B05D 3/06 (2013.01); B05D 5/10 (2013.01); B29C 35/0805 (2013.01); B29C 64/112 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); C09J 5/00 (2013.01); C09J 7/20 (2018.01); C09J 7/385 (2018.01); C09J 9/00 (2013.01); C09J 11/04 (2013.01); C09J 133/00 (2013.01); B29C 2035/0827 (2013.01); B29K 2033/04 (2013.01); B29K 2105/0097 (2013.01); C08F 220/1811 (2020.02); C09J 2301/302 (2020.08); C09J 2301/416 (2020.08); C09J 2433/00 (2013.01); C09J 2467/005 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of making an adhesive is provided, including obtaining an actinic radiation-polymerizable adhesive precursor composition disposed against a surface of an actinic radiation-transparent substrate and irradiating a first portion of the actinic radiation-polymerizable adhesive precursor composition through the actinic radiation-transparent substrate for a first irradiation dosage. The method further includes irradiating a second portion of the actinic radiation-polymerizable adhesive precursor composition through the actinic radiation-transparent substrate for a second irradiation dosage. The first portion and the second portion are adjacent to or overlapping with each other and the first irradiation dosage and the second irradiation dosage are not the same. The method forms an integral adhesive having a variable thickness in an axis normal to the surface of the actinic radiation-transparent substrate. Also, an adhesive article is provided, including a substrate having a major surface and an integral adhesive disposed on the major surface of the substrate.

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