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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:
Jul. 07, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 31, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
430143 ; 430259 ; 430293 ; 523201 ;
Abstract
This application discloses a core/shell latex thermal adhesive comprising a thermally softenable polymeric shell having a Tg of greater than 20.degree.C., and a thermally softenable, crosslinked polymeric core having a Tg of less than 20.degree. C., the difference between the Tg of the core and the shell being at least 10.degree.C. This application also discloses a thermally activated adhesive composition comprising: