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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:
Nov. 23, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
David C. Chambers, St. Paul, MN (US);
Laurence M. Whitty, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04C 2/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04C 2/00 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a device for use as a fire stop, which comprises a material that intumesces on exposure to heat, a patch of an adhesive connected to a surface of the material and a liner that covers the adhesive and is readily detachable from the adhesive by means of a pull, to expose the adhesive.