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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.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 1983
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
William A Dille, Maplewood, MN (US);
Wayne E Erickson, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Leon D Royer, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D02G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428372 ; 43 4498 ; 428375 ; 428394 ; 428395 ; 428398 ;
Abstract
A floating fly fishing line comprising a core member and having a substantially smooth plastic surface coating, the coating containing therein a fluorinated polymer, the polymer being capable of imparting to said plastic coating, when contained therein at a concentration of about 0.25 percent by weight, a contact angle with water in air of greater than about 60.degree., a contact angle with gasoline in air of greater than about 30.degree., and a contact angle with mineral oil in air of greater than about 15.degree..