Patents by Inventor Paul R. LaBrosse

Paul R. LaBrosse 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).

  • Patent number: 8182914
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an adhesive article. The adhesive article comprises a first layer comprising a fluid transport substrate, comprising a low molecular weight hydrophilic polymer resin, the first layer having a first major surface and a second major surface. The adhesive article additionally comprises a second layer comprising a fluid transportable ink, the second layer being associated with the second major surface of the second layer. The adhesive article also comprises an adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Paul R. LaBrosse, Russell D. Birkholz, Mark E. Schwartz
  • Publication number: 20100186659
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an adhesive article. The adhesive article comprises a first layer comprising a fluid transport substrate, comprising a low molecular weight hydrophilic polymer resin, the first layer having a first major surface and a second major surface. The adhesive article additionally comprises a second layer comprising a fluid transportable ink, the second layer being associated with the second major surface of the second layer. The adhesive article also comprises an adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Paul R. LaBROSSE, Russel D. Birkholz, Mark E. Schwartz
  • Patent number: 7744997
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an adhesive article. The adhesive article comprises a first layer comprising a transparent film, the first layer having a first major surface and a second major surface. Additionally, the adhesive article comprises a second layer comprising a fluid transport substrate, the second layer having a first major surface and a second major surface, the first major surface of the second layer being in contact with the second major surface of the first layer and a third layer comprising a fluid transportable ink, the third layer being associated with the second major surface of the second layer. The adhesive article then comprises an adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Russell D. Birkholz, Paul R. LaBrosse, James S. Mrozinski, Ramon T. Ignacio
  • Patent number: 7732046
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an adhesive article. The adhesive article comprises a first layer comprising a fluid transport substrate, comprising a low molecular weight hydrophilic polymer resin, the first layer having a first major surface and a second major surface. The adhesive article additionally comprises a second layer comprising a fluid transportable ink, the second layer being associated with the second major surface of the second layer. The adhesive article also comprises an adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Paul R. LaBrosse, Russell D. Birkholz, Mark E. Schwartz
  • Patent number: 7105225
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an adhesive article. The adhesive article comprises a first layer comprising a transparent film, the first layer having a first major surface and a second major surface. Additionally, the adhesive article comprises a second layer comprising a fluid transport substrate, the second layer having a first major surface and a second major surface, the first major surface of the second layer being in contact with the second major surface of the first layer and a third layer comprising a fluid transportable ink, the third layer being associated with the second major surface of the second layer. The adhesive article then comprises an adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Russell D. Birkholz, Paul R. LaBrosse, James S. Mrozinski, Ramon T. Ignacio
  • Publication number: 20030096107
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an adhesive article. The adhesive article comprises a first layer comprising a transparent film, the first layer having a first major surface and a second major surface. Additionally, the adhesive article comprises a second layer comprising a fluid transport substrate, the second layer having a first major surface and a second major surface, the first major surface of the second layer being in contact with the second major surface of the first layer and a third layer comprising a fluid transportable ink, the third layer being associated with the second major surface of the second layer. The adhesive article then comprises an adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventors: Russell D. Birkholz, Paul R. LaBrosse, James S. Mrozinski, Ramon T. Ignacio
  • Patent number: 4724175
    Abstract: A prefabricated bow form comprising sets of loop forming portions that are oriented relative to each other by generally triangular portions of the bow form when the bow is formed. The bow form can be configured to form bows that have the shape of Pom bows or shapes similar to Pom bows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1988
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Paul R. LaBrosse, Daniel P. Pohl, Bernard S. Truskolaski
  • Patent number: 4684552
    Abstract: A prefabricated bow form for a Pom bow comprising two opposed bow ribbons with tie ribbons therebetween, with first ends of the bow and tie ribbons bonded together, and with the bow ribbons bonded together at spaced bonded areas to define fold lines about which the bow ribbons will fold when a bow is formed by gathering the bonded areas adjacent the first ends of the ribbon. The fold lines include adjacent fold lines at right angles to the longitudinal edges of the bow ribbons that define therebetween generally central loop forming portions on the bow ribbons, and spaced angled fold lines between the central portions and both ends of the bow ribbons forming additional loop forming portions adjacent both ends of the bow ribbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1987
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Paul R. LaBrosse, Daniel P. Pohl