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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2015
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Ronald S. Steelman, Woodbury, MN (US);
John R. David, Stillwater, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An adhesive-applying method is disclosed herein. The method comprises: providing a film comprising pressure sensitive adhesive coated on a major surface thereof; heating the film to a softening point of the film; and pressing the film against a substrate with an application device, the application device comprising a film-contacting portion, the film-contacting portion comprising a foam material and having a thermal conductivity of less than 1.8 BTU in/(hr ft° F.); wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive on the major surface of the film adheres to the substrate. Application devices and kits that may be used in conjunction with the method are also disclosed herein.