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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:
Jun. 24, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 02, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mary L Brown, St. Paul, MN (US);
Richard J Goetz, Woodbury, MN (US);
Cheryl L Moore, Afton, MN (US);
Donald R Battles, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ; B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428327 ; 428343 ; 428344 ; 428352 ; 428354 ; 428356 ; 4283 / ;
Abstract
A pressure sensitive adhesive tape that employs a water-dispersible polymer is provided. The adhesive can comprise microparticles and a water-dispersible component; or microparticles and a novel water-dispersible polymer that contains a plurality of poly(alkoxyalkyl)acrylate units as a major component. The tape may be used with labels for containers, sterilization indicator tapes and labels, surgical wrappers, mammalian body coverings, and in the preparation of paper web splices. The tape may be repulpable and/or laundearable.