Patents Represented by Attorney Melissa E. Buss

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  • Multiple cut to core tape roll
    Patent number: 6383567
    Abstract: A roll of web and a method of making it has a total web width that is divided into n+1 portions by n circumferential slits. Each portion has a width less than the total web width such that the sum of the width of the portions equals the total web width and such that each portion can be individually used as an independent roll of web. The portions are held together such as by a core or an unslit portion of the web at innermost wraps of web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Ronald H. Ager, Daniel M. Puls, Gerald L. Vogler
  • Back-up pad for abrasive articles and method of making
    Patent number: 6361424
    Abstract: A back-up pad for pad for supporting an abrasive article. A preferred embodiment of the invention provides a back-up pad having a dust collection groove, in which the engagement component for securing the abrasive article is attached to the dust collection groove surface. The present invention also provides a method for forming a back-up pad with a dust collection groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Edward L. Manor, David C. Roeker
  • Mechanical fastener and method for making the same
    Patent number: 6303062
    Abstract: A mechanical fastener. A preferred embodiment of the invention provides a mechanical fastener including engaging stems having heads with demarcation lines. The present invention also provides a method of making a mechanical fastener that includes placing a layer of heated material on stem ends to soften the stem ends and deforming the softened stem ends into convex heads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Jennifer M. Aamodt, James G. Berg, Peter F. Cullen, Brian T. Hargrett