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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:
Jun. 24, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stefan Weigl, Neuss, DE;
Gertrud A. Klein, Kaarst, DE;
Shuichi Kitano, Sagamihara, JP;
Kotaro Shinozaki, Yokohama, JP;
Tomohiro Koiwa, Sagamihara, JP;
Kazuyoshi Shiozaki, Sagamihara, JP;
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 2/738 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 2/738 ;
Abstract
A composition comprises a curable epoxy-containing material, a first thermoplastic polyurethane component, a curative for the epoxy-containing material, and optionally, a second thermoplastic polyurethane component that is different than the first thermoplastic polyurethane component. The compositions are useful for sealing discontinuities in a substrate surface, especially those found in motor vehicles. Sealant articles and methods of sealing discontinuities are also disclosed.