Patents by Inventor Constance J. Nelson

Constance J. Nelson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20080063842
    Abstract: A repositionable privacy note is provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the note includes a substrate having opposing first and second surfaces, top and bottom edges, and a folding region disposed between the top and bottom edges creating in the note a top portion between the folding region and the top edge and a bottom portion between the folding region and the bottom edge. The note also includes a first privacy adhesive disposed on the first surface of the substrate. The note further includes a repositionable adhesive disposed on the second surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Andrew J. Callinan, Patricia R. Konsti, Constance J. Nelson
  • Patent number: 6441118
    Abstract: The present invention provides polydiorganosiloxane oligourea segmented copolymers. The copolymers contain soft polydiorganosiloxane units, hard segments that are diisocyanate residues, the polydiorganosiloxane units and diisocyanate residues being connected by urea linkages, and terminal groups that are non-reactive, reactive under free radical or moisture cure conditions, or amines. The invention also provides methods of preparing the copolymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Audrey A. Sherman, Walter R. Romanko, Albert I. Everaerts, Charles M. Leir, Mieczyslaw H. Mazurek, Constance J. Nelson
  • Patent number: 6355759
    Abstract: Melt-processable polydiorganosiloxane polyurea segmented copolymer compositions are provided. The compositions comprise alternating soft polydiorganosiloxane units and hard diisocyanate residue units, the diisocyanate residue being the diisocyanate minus the —NCO groups, the units being connected together by urea linkages which also provide hard units. The compositions are prepared by continuously providing at least one diisocyanate and at least one polydiorganosiloxane diamine to a reactor, mixing the diisocyanate and the polydiorganosiloxane diamine in the reactor under substantially solvent-free conditions, allowing the diisocyanate and polydiorganosiloxane diamine to react to form a polydiorganosiloxane polyurea copolymer, and conveying the copolymer from the reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Audrey A. Sherman, Walter R. Romanko, Mieczyslaw H. Mazurek, Kurt C. Melancon, Constance J. Nelson, Jayshree Seth
  • Publication number: 20010037008
    Abstract: The present invention provides polydiorganosiloxane oligourea segmented copolymers. The copolymers contain soft polydiorganosiloxane units, hard segments that are diisocyanate residues, the polydiorganosiloxane units and diisocyanate residues being connected by urea linkages, and terminal groups that are nonreactive, reactive under free radical or moisture cure conditions, or amines. The invention also provides methods of preparing the copolymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 1997
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventors: AUDREY A SHERMAN, WALTER R. ROMANKO, ALBERT I. EVERAERTS, CHARLES M. LEIR, MIECZYSLAW H. MAZUREK, CONSTANCE J. NELSON
  • Patent number: 6197393
    Abstract: This invention provides a method of bonding substantially non-fluorinated polymeric material to a fluoropolymer utilizing a bonding composition comprising primary or secondary di- or poly-amine and a melt-processable, substantantially non-fluorinated component. Multi-layer articles and composite constructions, including retroreflective sheeting and fuel line hoses, made of a fluoropolymer layer and a substantially non-fluorinated layer are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Naiyong Jing, Thomas J. Blong, Edward E. Parsonage, Keizo Yamanaka, Sehyun Nam, Constance J. Nelson
  • Patent number: 6080487
    Abstract: A multi-layer article comprising a substrate and a dehydrofluorinated fluoropolymer, wherein the dehydrofluorinated polymer contains substantially no grafted adhesion-promoting groups, and the dehydrofluorinated fluoropolymer contains sufficient carbon-carbon unsaturation to increase the adhesion between the dehydrofluorinated fluoropolymer and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: William D. Coggio, Timothy M. Dietz, Daniel R. Fronek, Tatsuo Fukushi, Constance J. Nelson, Douglas S. Parker, Trang D. Pham, Keizo Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 5414025
    Abstract: A method for the crosslinking of polymeric electrolytes is presented. The method achieves crosslinking by means of ultraviolet radiation. The resulting crosslinked polymers are stable and useful as solid state battery electrolytes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1995
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Harry R. Allcock, Constance J. Nelson, William D. Coggio