Patents by Inventor Alan H. Paulson

Alan H. Paulson 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).

  • Microbubble-filled article
    Patent number: 4780491
    Abstract: The invention primarily concerns a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, the adhesive layer of which is filled with glass microbubbles and has a dark appearance by virtue of (1) the microbubbles are stained glass which preferably is dark, and (2) dispersed throughout the adhesive layer is a pigment or dye which preferably is dark. More broadly, the invention concerns any coherent article filled with stained-glass microbubbles. The glass of the microbubbles preferably has an ultraviolet window, permitting the article to be made by photopolymerizing a matrix filled with the microbubbles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1988
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: George F. Vesley, Alan H. Paulson
  • Microbubble-filled article such as a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape
    Patent number: 4666771
    Abstract: The invention primarily concerns a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, the adhesive layer of which is filled with glass microbubbles and has a dark appearance by virtue of (1) the microbubbles are stained glass which preferably is dark, and (2) dispersed throughout the adhesive layer is a pigment or dye which preferably is dark. More broadly, the invention concerns any coherent article filled with stained-glass microbubbles. The glass of the microbubbles preferably has an ultraviolet window, permitting the article to be made by photopolymerizing a matrix filled with the microbubbles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1987
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: George F. Vesley, Alan H. Paulson