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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2001
Timothy D. Bredahl, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Sheila F. Cox, St. Paul, MN (US);
Patrick D. Hyde, Burnsville, MN (US);
Daniel C. Munson, Maplewood, MN (US);
Gregg A. Patnode, Woodbury, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The invention is directed toward a hot melt adhesive composition and processes for producing the same. The hot melt adhesive composition comprises: at least one non-thermoplastic hydrocarbon elastomer; at least one thermoplastic additive, wherein a ratio of melt viscosity of the at least one thermoplastic additive to melt viscosity of the at least one non-thermoplastic hydrocarbon elastomer is less than about 1:20 when measured at a shear rate of 100 seconds at a particular hot melt processing temperature; and at least one modifier.