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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Naimul Karim, Maplewood, MN (US);
Ashish Kumar Khandpur, Roseville, MN (US);
Dmitriy Salnikov, Woodbury, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 2/730 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 2/730 ;
Abstract
Thermosettable PSA compositions of the invention comprise a major proportion of the adhesive component of at least one acidic polymer and at least one amine-containing compound capable of reacting with acidic functional groups on the acidic polymer to cure the thermosettable PSA composition into a thermoset adhesive. The thermosettable PSA compositions are particularly useful for forming semi-structural or structural bonds. Thermoset adhesives therefrom and methods of forming the thermoset adhesives are also disclosed.