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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2020
Solventum Intellectual Properties Company, Maplewood, MN (US);
Bhaskar V. Velamakanni, Woodbury, MN (US);
Kevin W. Gotrik, Hudson, WI (US);
Kevin T. Reddy, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Scott J. Jones, Woodbury, MN (US);
Matthew S. Stay, Bloomington, MN (US);
Matthew R.D. Smith, Woodbury, MN (US);
Yizhong Wang, Woodbury, MN (US);
Mikhail L. Pekurovsky, Bloomington, MN (US);
Narina Y. Stepanova, Woodbury, MN (US);
Solventum Intellectual Properties Company, Maplewood, MN (US);
Abstract
A transfer article includes an acrylate layer releasable from a release layer including a metal layer, a metal oxide layer, or a doped semiconductor layer at a release value of from 2 to 50 grams/inch (0.8 to 20 g/cm). A functional layer overlies the acrylate layer, wherein the functional layer includes at least one layer of a functional material selected to provide at least one of a therapeutic, aesthetic or cosmetic benefit on a dental appliance in a mouth of a patient, and wherein the transfer article has a thickness of less than 3 micrometers. A pattern of a transfer material is on a major surface of the functional layer, wherein the transfer material includes an adhesion modifying material chosen from release materials and adhesives.