Patents by Inventor Jeffrey D. Sheely

Jeffrey D. Sheely 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).

  • Transparent reinforced tape
    Patent number: 7056844
    Abstract: The present invention provides a reinforced tape including a visually transparent backing layer, a reinforcing scrim preferably of fibers made of visually transparent material along one surface of the backing, and a layer of transparent adhesive covering but not totally wetting the reinforcing scrim so that the scrim is visible along the backing layer before the tape is applied to give a user a visual indication of the strength of the tape. The indexes of refraction of the material of the fibers in the scrim and of the adhesive are similar so that when the layer of adhesive is pressed against a substrate through the backing layer, the adhesive will more totally wet the fibers of the reinforcing scrim, causing them to become significantly less visible in the reinforced tape adhered to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Jeffrey D. Sheely
  • Flexible abrasive product and method of making and using the same
    Patent number: 6929539
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flexible abrasive product comprised of an open cell foam backing, a foraminous barrier coating and a shaped foraminous abrasive coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: James W. Schutz, Stacee L. Royce, Michael J. Annen, Jon R. Pieper, Jeffrey D. Sheely
  • Transparent reinforced tape
    Publication number: 20030114056
    Abstract: The present invention provides a reinforced tape including a visually transparent backing layer, a reinforcing scrim preferably of fibers made of visually transparent material along one surface of the backing, and a layer of transparent adhesive covering but not totally wetting the reinforcing scrim so that the scrim is visible along the backing layer before the tape is applied to give a user a visual indication of the strength of the tape. The indexes of refraction of the material of the fibers in the scrim and of the adhesive are similar so that when the layer of adhesive is pressed against a substrate through the backing layer, the adhesive will more totally wet the fibers of the reinforcing scrim, causing them to become significantly less visible in the reinforced tape adhered to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Jeffrey D. Sheely
  • Abrasive foam article and method of making same
    Patent number: 5849051
    Abstract: Abrasive foam articles and a method of manufacture of such articles are described. The articles of the invention comprise a flexible and resilient foam substrate having first and second major substrate surfaces, at least one of the surfaces having a plurality of open cells substantially across the substrate surface, the open cells having coatable surfaces defined by interconnected voids; and a plurality of abrasive particles adhered to said coatable surfaces of said open cells in a substantially uniform manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Kris A. Beardsley, Jonathan M. Lise, Chris A. Minick, Richard B. Muir, Brent D. Niccum, Rufus C. Sanders, Jr., Jeffrey D. Sheely