Patents by Inventor Adam O. Moughton

Adam O. Moughton 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: 20240084125
    Abstract: A curable composition comprising 20 wt. % to 60 wt. %, optionally 30 wt. % to 58 wt. %, or optionally 40 wt. % to 55 wt. % of an acrylic block copolymer, 5 wt. % to 60 wt. %, optionally 20 wt. % to 50 wt. %, or optionally 15 wt. % to 45 wt. %, of an epoxy resin; 1 wt. % to 60 wt. %, optionally 5 wt. % to 50 wt. %, or optionally 15 wt. % to 45 wt. %, of a polyol; and 0.5 wt. % to 10 wt. %, optionally 0.75 wt. % to 8 wt. %, or optionally 1 wt. % to 5 wt. %, of a curing agent. The curable composition may be used to prepare a tape that is initially soft (i.e., low-modulus), which enables a water-tight seal during an electronics assembly process at ambient temperatures, and then cures after UV-activation into a more rigid (i.e., higher modulus) tape that has a desirable balance of impact resistance (both tensile and shear impact), dynamic shear resistance, and pushout resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Janoski, Andrew Satrijo, Kathleen S. Schafer, Adam O. Moughton
  • Publication number: 20230416574
    Abstract: An adhesive composition, a method of making the adhesive composition, and an article that contains the adhesive composition are provided. The adhesive composition contains a polymeric material that includes a monomeric unit derived from a polyether (meth)acrylamide macromer having a polyether group comprising at least 50 mole percent propylene oxide based on total moles of alkylene oxide in the polyether group. The article includes a layer of the adhesive composition positioned next to a substrate. The articles can be, for example, an adhesive tape or can be part of another article such as, for example, an electronic device that is impact resistant and/or flexible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Michael J. Maher, Deborah K. Schneiderman, Adam O. Moughton
  • Publication number: 20230374353
    Abstract: Described herein is a pressure sensitive adhesive composite composition. The composition comprises: a plurality of polymeric microspheres dispersed within a (meth)acrylate-based matrix, wherein the polymeric microspheres are derived from 20-100 wt % of isobornyl (meth)acrylate; and the (meth)acrylate-based matrix comprises an at least partially polymerized reaction product comprising a C4 to C20 (meth)acrylate ester monomer. In some embodiment, these composite pressure sensitive adhesives show good peel adhesion to low surface energy substrates. In some embodiment, these composite pressure sensitive adhesives are optically clear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Michael J. Maher, Adam O. Moughton, Jonathan E Janoski, Anthony F . Schultz, Clinton G. Wiener
  • Publication number: 20230235199
    Abstract: An adhesive composition that contains two polymeric materials, a method of making the adhesive composition, and an article that contains the adhesive composition are provided. One of the polymeric materials is derived from a (meth)acrylate macromer having a poly(tetrahydrofuran) group. The articles include a layer of the adhesive composition positioned next to a substrate. The articles can be, for example, an adhesive tape or can be part of another article such as, for example, an electronic device that is impact resistant and/or flexible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Deborah K. Schneiderman, Michael J. Maher, Adam O. Moughton, Jennifer J. Sahlin
  • Publication number: 20220195092
    Abstract: A (meth)acrylate copolymer derived from a polymerizable composition containing a (meth)acrylate macromer, an adhesive composition that is a pressure-sensitive adhesive and that contains the (meth)acrylate copolymer, and an article containing the adhesive composition are provided. The articles may be, for example, an adhesive tape, an electronic device, or a flexible and/or foldable article. The articles advantageously can be used to in electronic devices that are foldable and/or flexible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Adam O. Moughton, Jennifer J. Sahlin, Lucas J. Jones, Jason D. Clapper
  • Patent number: 10427365
    Abstract: A principal film comprising a first polymeric component wherein the principal film has: (1) first and second major faces; (2) a land portion wherein the principal film is capable of thermally-induced self-forming; and (3) one or more modification zones, each comprising a central portion and a rim portion surrounding the central portion and being surrounded by land portion, wherein the average thickness of each rim portion is greater than the average thickness of the land portion surrounding the modification zone, the average thickness of each central portion is less than the average thickness of the land portion surrounding the modification zone and is greater than zero. Also methods for making such films and articles comprising such films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Patrick J. Hager, Mark A. Strobel, Joel A. Getschel, Shujun J. Wang, Adam O. Moughton, Neelakandan Chandrasekaran
  • Publication number: 20170361550
    Abstract: A principal film comprising a first polymeric component wherein the principal film has: (1) first and second major faces; (2) a land portion wherein the principal film is capable of thermally-induced self- forming; and (3) one or more modification zones, each comprising a central portion and a rim portion surrounding the central portion and being surrounded by land portion, wherein the average thickness of each rim portion is greater than the average thickness of the land portion surrounding the modification zone, the average thickness of each central portion is less than the average thickness of the land portion surrounding the modification zone and is greater than zero. Also methods for making such films and articles comprising such films.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Patrick J. Hager, Mark A. Strobel, Joel A. Getschel, Shujun J. Wang, Adam O. Moughton, Neelakandan Chandrasekaran