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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:
Mar. 02, 1993
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eugene G Joseph, Arden Hills, MN (US);
James A Rustad, North St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; B32B / ; B32B / ; B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428297 ; 428290 ; 428296 ; 428343 ; 428903 ; 428915 ; 428916 ; 156167 ;
Abstract
An extensible transparent film is provided having a continuous phase of a low modulus or elastomeric material and an included array of entangled microfibers. The film turns opaque and increases moisture vapor transmission when stretched.