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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2008
Jeffrey L. Wieringa, West Lakeland, MN (US);
Daniel R. Croswell, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Linda Croswell, Legal Representative, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
John C. Clark, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Jeffrey L. Wieringa, West Lakeland, MN (US);
Daniel R. Croswell, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Linda Croswell, legal representative, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
John C. Clark, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A fishing line comprises an outer surface having at least one array of shaped features therein and having an advancing contact angle with deionized water of at least about 115°. The array comprises a plurality of discrete shaped features spaced equidistantly along a longitudinal axis of the fishing line. The shaped features are from about 0.005 to about 0.02 inches across in their broadest dimension.