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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2014
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Jonathan D. Zook, Baytown Township, MN (US);
Larry S. Hebert, Hudson, WI (US);
Michael D. Swan, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Sheng Ye, Woodbury, MN (US);
Susan E. DeMoss, Stillwater, MN (US);
Robin E. Wright, Hudson, WI (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides methods and articles useful in sealing fasteners, including seal caps and in particular translucent or transparent seals or seal caps. In some embodiments, a seal cap which is optically translucent and optionally visibly transparent contains an uncured sealant, which is optionally optically translucent or visibly transparent, and is applied to a fastener. In some embodiments, the sealant is cured by application of actinic radiation to the sealant through the seal cap. In another aspect, a protected fastener construction is provided comprising: q) a fastener; r) a seal cap; and s) a cured sealant; wherein the sealant is optically translucent and optionally visibly transparent.