Patents Assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Comany
  • Patent number: 11389276
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a photopolymerizable composition. The photopolymerizable composition includes at least one urethane component, at least one monofunctional reactive diluent, an initiator, and optionally an inhibitor. The present disclosure also provides an article including the reaction product of the photopolymerizable composition. Further, the present disclosure provides a method of making an article. The method includes (i) providing a photopolymerizable composition and (ii) selectively curing the photopolymerizable composition to form an article. The method optionally also includes (iii) curing unpolymerized urethane component and/or reactive diluent remaining after step (ii). Further, methods are provided, including receiving, by a manufacturing device having one or more processors, a digital object comprising data specifying an article; and generating, with the manufacturing device by an additive manufacturing process, the article based on the digital object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Comany
    Inventors: Zeba Parkar, Jonathan E. Janoski, Carla S. Thomas, Robert J. DeVoe, Ahmed S. Abuelyaman, Eric W. Nelson, Richard B. Ross, John M. Riedesel
  • Patent number: 9700466
    Abstract: A hygiene article closure tab, for use with a hygiene article such as a diaper, adult incontinence articles or feminine hygiene articles, is disclosed. The closure tab comprises a backing layer having a region adapted to carry at least one mechanical fastening means and a region adapted to form a fingerlift portion, the fingerlift portion being free from any fastening means. A first mechanical fastening means is carried on the backing layer adjacent the fingerlift portion, and has a width w1. A second mechanical fastening means is carried on the backing layer, and has a width w2 and is separated from the first mechanical fastening means by a separation distance d1. The width w1 of the first mechanical fastening means is greater than the separation distance d1, and the width w2 of the second mechanical fastening means is greater than the width w1 of the first mechanical fastening means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Comany
    Inventors: Volker Hauschildt, Ralf G. Oertel, Peter Kitzer
  • Patent number: 8529671
    Abstract: Electret webs are presented which include a blend of a thermoplastic resin and a charge additive. The charge additives include ester-substituted and amide-substituted trianilino triazine materials. The webs prepared from the blends may be in the form of films or non-woven fibrous webs. Non-woven microfiber webs are useful as filtration media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Comany
    Inventors: John M. Sebastian, Fuming B. Li, Marvin E. Jones, Luke T. Dressel, Daniel A. Japuntich
  • Patent number: D966523
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMANY
    Inventors: Helmut Pauser, Marc Peuker, Martin Preininger, Moritz Werny, Philipp Refior, Wolfgang Weinmann