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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:
Mar. 25, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2004
Applicants:
Kurt C. Melancon, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Mark E. Fagan, Woodbury, MN (US);
Scott D. Pearson, Woodbury, MN (US);
William J. Hunt, Afton, MN (US);
Inventors:
Kurt C. Melancon, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Mark E. Fagan, Woodbury, MN (US);
Scott D. Pearson, Woodbury, MN (US);
William J. Hunt, Afton, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An adhesive composition includes a polymer adhesive material and a thickener. The adhesive composition has a stringing length of 9 cm or less and a phase lag of 45 degrees or less or a sag distance of 5 mm or less. The adhesive can be formed by combining a vinyl acetate polymer, an alkali swellable thickener, an alkali material, and water.