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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2021
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Apeldorn, Mönchengladbach, DE;
Michael Kempf, Neuss, DE;
Pierre Bieber, Korschenbroich, DE;
René Kuhlmann, Düsseldorf, DE;
Simon Plugge, Düsseldorf, DE;
Björn Hoffmann, Mettmann, DE;
David Rudek, Düsseldorf, DE;
Roman Konietzny, Schwalmtal, DE;
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 9/00 (2006.01); B32B 5/20 (2006.01); B32B 27/06 (2006.01); B32B 27/36 (2006.01); C08J 9/42 (2006.01); C08K 3/22 (2006.01); C08K 7/14 (2006.01); C08K 7/20 (2006.01); F16L 59/02 (2006.01); F16L 59/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 9/0066 (2013.01); B32B 5/20 (2013.01); B32B 27/065 (2013.01); B32B 27/36 (2013.01); C08J 9/42 (2013.01); C08K 3/22 (2013.01); C08K 7/14 (2013.01); C08K 7/20 (2013.01); F16L 59/029 (2013.01); F16L 59/07 (2013.01); B32B 2250/03 (2013.01); B32B 2250/40 (2013.01); B32B 2264/101 (2013.01); B32B 2266/0214 (2013.01); B32B 2307/302 (2013.01); B32B 2307/304 (2013.01); B32B 2307/3065 (2013.01); B32B 2307/308 (2013.01); B32B 2307/54 (2013.01); B32B 2457/10 (2013.01); C08J 2383/04 (2013.01); C08J 2483/04 (2013.01); C08K 2003/2227 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a cushioning article comprising a non-syntactic polymeric foam layer; and a plurality of spacer elements arranged within the polymeric foam layer, wherein each spacer element is at least partly embedded into the polymeric foam layer, and wherein each spacer element has a size greater than 200 micrometers.