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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 10, 1997
Gary T Boyd, Woodbury, MN (US);
Robert J DeVoe, Oakdale, MN (US);
Ilya Gorodisher, Stillwater, MN (US);
David A Ylitalo, Stillwater, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A shaped adhesive article is prepared by a method comprising the steps of shaping an adhesive mixture in a mold, said mold having one or more featured surfaces, said mixture including a first polymer precursor and a second polymer precursor, or a first polymer precursor and a thermoplastic polymer, polymerizing said first polymer precursor in said mold, to produce a shaped adhesive article having one or more featured surfaces, removing said shaped adhesive article from said mold, and adhering one or more of said featured surfaces to a substrate.