Patents Assigned to 3M
  • Patent number: 8783862
    Abstract: An eyewear article having a flexing portion including first and second longitudinally disposed ribs is disclosed. In another exemplary embodiment, the flexing portion has a maximum height (H), in a direction parallel to a mid-sagittal plane bisecting the eyewear into imaginary left and right halves, that is greater than 10 mm. The eyewear article of the present invention provides a balance of fit and comfort suitable for a range of user head sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Solomon Marini, Paul A. Martinson, Laurent Froissard, Glen E. Stanley
  • Patent number: 8785517
    Abstract: A pre-adhesive composition is described comprising an acid- and epoxy-functional (meth)acryloyl copolymer, which when crosslinked using an ionic photoacid generator (PAG) provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive and pressure-sensitive adhesive articles having desirable properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Arlin L. Weikel, Larry R. Krepski, Jason D. Clapper, Wayne S. Mahoney, Babu N. Gaddam
  • Publication number: 20140196727
    Abstract: A hearing protective device is provided including a first sound attenuating element, a second sound attenuating element, a flexible elongated member connecting the first sound attenuating element and the second sound attenuating element, and a knot formed in the flexible elongated member, the knot is untied by moving the first sound attenuating element in a direction away from second sound attenuating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventor: Robert Franciszek Barwacz
  • Publication number: 20140197195
    Abstract: Provided is a device (10) for dispensing a dental substance. The device (10) comprises a cartridge (11) for containing the dental substance. The cartridge (11) has a plunger (20), and a dispensing opening (13). Further the device (10) is operable to urge the dental substance toward the dispensing opening (13). The device further comprises a cutter (31) for cutting off a portion of the dental substance which protrudes over the dispensing opening (13). The device may particularly facilitate precise dispensation of a high viscosity dental substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Marc Peuker, Helmut Pauser, Mathias Bertl, Olaf Althoff
  • Publication number: 20140199035
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an inlet device for inserting a plurality of cables containing optical fibers, copper wires or coax cable into port of a telecommunications enclosure. In particular, the exemplary inlet device includes a breakout portion that can be connected to a conduit carrying at least one of the cables to enter the enclosure. Specifically, the inlet device includes housing having a first end and a second end, wherein the housing includes, a compression member attached to the second end of the housing and a break-out portion attached to the compression member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventor: Robert W. BUNTE
  • Publication number: 20140198386
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to lamina(e) comprising cube corner elements, a tool comprising an assembly of laminae and replicas thereof. The disclosure further relates to retroreflective sheeting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventor: Kenneth L. Smith
  • Publication number: 20140197625
    Abstract: Laser-personalizable security articles include multi-layer security documents. The multi-layer security document includes an optically transparent cover layer, a composite image and an imagable layer adjacent to the cover layer. The first surface of the cover layer is at least partially a microstructured surface, where the microstructured surface forms microlenses or a lenticular surface. The composite image is made by a collection of complete or partial images viewed through the microstructured surface of the cover layer. The composite image is located on or within the second surface of the cover layer. The imagable layer is a laser imagable layer. When imaged, a personalized second composite three dimensional image is created on or in the imagable layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Kui Chen-Ho, Christopher K. Haas, Douglas S. Dunn, Steven Hin-Chung Kong, David B. Olson, Randy A. Larson, Travis L. Potts
  • Publication number: 20140200284
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a composition comprising a) compound (A) being characterized by at least the following features: comprising a backbone unit (U) comprising a tricylclic hydrocarbon moiety, two spacer units (S) each comprising a hydrocarbon chain (G) being directly connected to the backbone unit (U) via an urethane moiety, and at least two reactive groups (M) being connected to the hydrocarbon chain (G) via an ester linkage, with (G) being a non-branched hydrocarbon chain having a length of at least 3 carbon atoms, (G) not comprising ether moieties, and (M) being selected from acroyl and methacroyl, b) initiator (B) and c) optionally filler (C), the composition being a dental composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Adrian S. Eckert, Christoph Thalacker, Karsten Dede
  • Publication number: 20140199523
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an article and a method of forming a microstructure. The method includes providing a substrate having a structured surface region comprising one or more recessed features with recessed surfaces. The structured surface region is substantially free of plateaus. The method includes disposing a fluid composition comprising a functional material and a liquid onto the structured surface region. The method includes evaporating liquid from the fluid composition. The functional material collects on the recessed surfaces such that a remainder of the structured surface region is substantially free of the functional material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Matthew S. Stay, Mikhail L. Pekurovsky, Cristin E. Moran, Matthew H. Frey
  • Patent number: 8778122
    Abstract: Methods of adhering graphic film on an irregular substrate are disclosed. The methods includes providing a polymer film composite having two or more layers with at least one layer having a glass transition temperature of at least about 40° C., the polymer film composite having a first side and a second side, and an adhesive layer disposed on the second side. Then the method includes, positioning the adhesive layer against the irregular substrate, heating the polymer film composite, and pressing the heated polymer film against the irregular substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Ronald S. Steelman, John A. Nielsen, Frank T. Sher
  • Patent number: 8777919
    Abstract: A fastening tab is provided having a substrate with a main portion, a user's end portion extending from the main portion, a primary mechanical fastening patch having a side edge coterminous with the side edge of the user's end portion of the substrate, and first and second auxiliary mechanical fastening patches on the main portion of the substrate. A method of making a fastening tab is also disclosed. The method includes attaching multiple discrete patches of mechanical fastener to a substrate web extending in the machine direction, cutting through the substrate web and the multiple patches of mechanical fastener in the machine direction with a continuous, meandering cut to provide two sub-webs, and optionally providing cross-web direction cuts through each sub-web to provide a plurality of fastening tabs. An absorbent article including the fastening tab and webs of fastening tabs are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Shinji Kimura, Masato Kondo, Steven J. Perron
  • Patent number: 8779179
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of preparing silylethynyl compounds in which two of the hydrocarbyl groups bonded to the silicon exclusive of the ethynyl group, are the same and one is different, that may be used in preparing novel silylethynyl functionalized acene semiconductor chromophores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Robert S. Clough, John E. Anthony, Marcia M. Payne
  • Patent number: 8779068
    Abstract: Compounds are described that have both an aziridinyl group as well as a polymeric group. Methods of making these compounds are also described. The aziridinyl group of the compound can be reacted with an acidic group on a second compound resulting in the opening of the aziridinyl ring and the attachment of the polymeric group to the second compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Jason D. Clapper, Kevin M. Lewandowski
  • Patent number: 8777654
    Abstract: A device for securing a first electrical connector to a second electrical connector, comprising a bracket body; and at least one engaging portion extending from the bracket body to the second electrical connector and coupling to a portion of the second electrical connector. Also provided is a method of securing one electrical connector to another electrical connector and an interconnect system comprising a first connector, a second connector, a third connector, and an engaging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Chin Hua Lim
  • Patent number: 8779032
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides curable compositions such as curable compositions including: (i) at least one epoxy resin comprising at least one aromatic or aromatic-derived moiety but not containing an aromatic amine moiety; (ii) an epoxide hardener system comprising: (a) a carboxylic acid anhydride, (b) a first amine having a melting point from about 30° C. to about 100° C. and containing at least one primary amine group; and (c) a second amine having a melting point of from about 50° C. to about 180° C. and having at least one primary amine group, wherein the first and second amines have a difference in melting points of at least 10° C.; and (iii) a filler capable of reducing the density of the curable composition. Also provided are compositions obtainable by curing the curable composition and methods of using the curable composition to fill voids in honeycomb structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Sohaib Elgimiabi
  • Patent number: 8778963
    Abstract: Imidazo-quinoline, -pyridine, and -naphthyridine ring systems substituted at the 1-position, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, intermediates, and methods of use of these compounds as immunomodulators, for inducing cytokine biosynthesis in animals and in the treatment of diseases including viral and neoplastic diseases are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Larry R. Krepski, Joseph F. Dellaria, Jr., Gregory J. Marszalek
  • Patent number: 8777473
    Abstract: The present invention provides in one aspect a light device having a light guide. The light guide (20) has at least one major side defining a light extraction side (26). The light device further has at least one fibrous layer (30), typically a non-woven or woven fibrous layer, disposed on the major side of said light guide defining said light extraction side. At the light extraction side, the light device has a plurality of discrete bonding areas (40) at which the at least one fibrous layer is bonded to the major side of said light guide. In a particular aspect, the bonding areas define light extraction elements on the light extraction side. Such an arrangement typically provides for an easy, reliable and cost-effective light device useful for a variety of applications including, for example, illuminating the interior of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Eric Schmuck, Hans-Gerd Vollmers, Manfred Bosler, Tilo Remhof
  • Patent number: D709028
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Craig D. Thompson, Kevin J. Gilboe
  • Patent number: D709131
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignees: Evernote Corporation, 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Michael Dolan, Monina Dolan, Phil Libin, James E. Nash, Alex Pachikov, Jeff Zwerner
  • Patent number: D709260
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Michael C. Molinet, Matthew D. Chaffee, Paul N. Daveloose, Jeffrey S. Fox, Kayo M. Roehm, Cynthia A. Timmerman, Martin E. Broen