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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2016
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
John C. Clark, Maplewood, MN (US);
Samad Javid, Woodbury, MN (US);
Vivek Krishnan, St. Paul, MN (US);
Alexander J. Kugel, Woodbury, MN (US);
Aaron K. Nienaber, Maplewood, MN (US);
Chris A. Pommer, Woodbury, MN (US);
Christopher B. Walker, Jr., St. Paul, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Described herein is decorative article having a coefficient of friction less than 0.3 wherein the decorative articles comprises: (i) a microsphere layer comprising a plurality of microspheres, wherein the microsphere layer comprises a monolayer of microspheres and wherein the plurality of microspheres are in a microscopic periodic pattern; and (ii) a bead bonding layer disposed on the microsphere layer, wherein the plurality of microspheres are partially embedded in the bead bonding layer. Also disclosed herein are transfer articles and methods of making the decorative articles and transfer articles.