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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2000
David S. Arney, St. Paul, MN (US);
Richard E. Bennett, Hudson, WI (US);
Babu N. Gaddam, Woodbury, MN (US);
Steven M. Heilmann, Afton, MN (US);
Brant U. Kolb, Afton, MN (US);
Larry R. Krepski, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
David B. Olson, Marine on St. Croix, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a composition comprising a first monomer having the formula CH ═CHCOOR , where R is a linear alkyl group having from 9 to 16 carbon atoms or a branched alkyl group having from 9 to 30 carbon atoms, and whose homopolymer has a Tg less than 0° C.; and/or a second monomer having the formula CH ═CHCOOR , where R is an alkyl group having at least 9 carbon atoms whose homopolymer has a Tg greater than 15° C.; and a third component which may be another monomer, a polymer, surface-modified particles, or combinations thereof as well as article comprising the composition.