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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Clayton A. George, Afton, MN (US);
Michael A. Johnson, Stillwater, MN (US);
Peggy S. Willett, Stillwater, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/304 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/304 ;
Abstract
An article adapted for sealing a discontinuity in a surface. The article includes a melt-flowable composition that flows and seals the discontinuity when the article is heated to a sufficient temperature and a polymeric cap controlling the melt-flow behavior of the melt-flowable composition to substantially confine the melt-flowable composition to the area underneath the cap, when the article is heated to a temperature sufficient to cause the melt-flowable composition to flow, and then cooled.