Patents by Inventor Albert I. Everaerts

Albert I. Everaerts 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: 11920063
    Abstract: The present invention is an oil-resistant adhesive composition including a hydroxy alkyl (meth)acrylate having an alkyl group containing 2 to 4 carbons, a short alkyl (meth)acrylate having an alkyl group containing 6 or less carbons, and a photo-initiator. After the adhesive composition is soaked in oleic acid at room temperature for 7 days, the adhesive composition has an expansion percent of less than about 10%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Encai Hao, Jason D. Clapper, Albert I. Everaerts, Richard B. Ross
  • Patent number: 11827819
    Abstract: The present invention is an assembly layer for a flexible device. The assembly layer is derived from precursors that include about 0 to about 50 wt % C1-C9 alkyl(meth)acrylate, about 40 to about 99 wt % C10-C24 (meth)acrylate, about 0 to about 30 wt % hydroxyl (meth)acrylate, about 0 to about 10 wt % of a non-hydroxy functional polar monomer, and about 0 to about 5 wt % crosslinker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Jason D. Clapper, Ross E. Behling, Christopher J. Campbell, Albert I. Everaerts
  • Publication number: 20230151133
    Abstract: A composition is described comprising a styrene-isobutylene block copolymer; and at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer. After curing the composition comprises polymerized units of the ethylenically unsaturated monomer. In some embodiments the ethylenically unsaturated groups are selected from (meth)acryl or vinyl ether. The composition is suitable for use as a (e.g. pressure sensitive) adhesive. Articles, methods of making an article, and methods of bonding are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Vasav Sahni, Saswata Chakraborty, Wayne S. Mahoney, Jason D. Clapper, Jacob P. Johnson, Ying Zhang, Albert I. Everaerts, Bryan V. Hunt, Richard B. Ross
  • Patent number: 11643494
    Abstract: A composition is described comprising a styrene-isobutylene block copolymer; and at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer. After curing the composition comprises polymerized units of the ethylenically unsaturated monomer. In some embodiments the ethylenically unsaturated groups are selected from (meth)acryl or vinyl ether. The composition is suitable for use as a (e.g. pressure sensitive) adhesive. Articles, methods of making an article, and methods of bonding are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Vasav Sahni, Saswata Chakraborty, Wayne S. Mahoney, Jason D. Clapper, Jacob P. Johnson, Ying Zhang, Albert I. Everaerts, Bryan V. Hunt, Richard B. Ross
  • Patent number: 11608399
    Abstract: Curable adhesive compositions are provided that can be cured using ultraviolet or visible light radiation. These curable adhesive compositions, which contain a curable (meth)acrylate copolymer, have a creep compliance that is less than 5(10?4) inverse Pascals at 25° C., a creep compliance that is greater than 1(10?3) inverse Pascals at 70° C., and a shear storage modulus greater than 40 kiloPascals when measured at 25° C. at a frequency of 1 radian/second.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Ross E. Behling, Jason D. Clapper, Albert I. Everaerts, Chun-Yi Ting, Mark F. Ellis, Karl E. Benson, Jianhui Xia
  • Publication number: 20230084677
    Abstract: The present invention is an assembly layer for a flexible device. The assembly layer is derived from precursors that include about 0 to about 50 wt % C1-C9 alkyl(meth)acrylate, about 40 to about 99 wt % C10-C24 (meth)acrylate, about 0 to about 30 wt % hydroxyl (meth)acrylate, about 0 to about 10 wt % of a non-hydroxy functional polar monomer, and about 0 to about 5 wt % crosslinker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Jason D. Clapper, Ross E. Behling, Christopher J. Campbell, Albert I. Everaerts
  • Patent number: 11522025
    Abstract: Polymeric films, which may be adhesive films, and display devices including such polymeric films, wherein a polymeric film includes: a first polymeric layer having two major surfaces, wherein the first polymeric layer includes a first polymeric matrix and particles. The first polymeric layer includes: a first a polyolefin-based low WVTR adhesive polymeric matrix having a refractive index n1; and particles having a refractive index n2 uniformly dispersed within the first polymeric matrix; wherein the particles are present in an amount of less than 30 vol-%, based on the volume of the first polymeric layer, and have a particle size range of 400 nanometers (nm) to 3000 nm; and wherein n1 is different than n2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Encai Hao, Zhaohui Yang, Albert I. Everaerts, Yongshang Lu, William Blake Kolb, Keith R. Bruesewitz
  • Publication number: 20220373728
    Abstract: Optical bodies are described. In particular, optical bodies having a birefringent multilayer optical film and a continuous adhesive layer with a thickness less than 20 micrometers are described. Optical bodies described herein exhibit reduced occurrence and severity of a non-uniformity defect known as “orange peel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Karissa L. Eckert, Michelle L. Toy, Adam D. Haag, Matthew B. Johnson, Albert I. Everaerts, Quinn D. Sanford
  • Patent number: 11492515
    Abstract: The present invention is an assembly layer for a flexible device. The assembly layer is derived from precursors that include about 0 to about 50 wt % C1-C9 alkyl(meth)acrylate, about 40 to about 99 wt % C10-C24 (meth)acrylate, about 0 to about 30 wt % hydroxyl(meth)acrylate, about 0 to about 10 wt % of a non-hydroxy functional polar monomer, and about 0 to about 5 wt % crosslinker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Jason D. Clapper, Ross E. Behling, Christopher J. Campbell, Albert I. Everaerts
  • Patent number: 11472909
    Abstract: Polymeric films, which may be adhesive films, and display devices including such polymeric films, wherein a polymeric film includes: a first polymeric layer having two major surfaces, wherein the first polymeric layer includes a first polymeric matrix and particles. The first polymeric layer includes: a first polymeric matrix having a refractive index n1; and particles having a refractive index n2 uniformly dispersed within the first polymeric matrix; wherein the particles are present in an amount of less than 30 vol-%, based on the volume of the first polymeric layer, and have a particle size range of 400 nanometers (nm) to 3000 nm; and wherein n1 is different than n2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Encai Hao, Zhaohui Yang, Albert I. Everaerts, Yongshang Lu, William Blake Kolb, Keith R. Bruesewitz
  • Publication number: 20220220342
    Abstract: The present invention is an oil-resistant adhesive composition including a hydroxy alkyl (meth)acrylate having an alkyl group containing 2 to 4 carbons, a short alkyl (meth)acrylate having an alkyl group containing 6 or less carbons, and a photo-initiator. After the adhesive composition is soaked in oleic acid at room temperature for 7 days, the adhesive composition has an expansion percent of less than about 10%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Encai Hao, Jason D. Clapper, Albert I. Everaerts, Richard B. Ross
  • Publication number: 20220213358
    Abstract: An adhesive composition is described comprising a polyisobutylene polymer component; and up to 30 wt.-% of at least one aliphatic multifunctional component comprising at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups selected from (meth)acryl or vinyl ether. The monomer comprises a hydrocarbon moiety with greater than 12 contiguous carbon atoms. When the hydrocarbon moiety is branched, the hydrocarbon moiety comprises side chains with at least two carbon atoms. The aliphatic multifunctional component is sufficiently compatible such that crosslinked adhesive composition at a thickness of 20 microns has a haze of less than 3%. Also described are adhesive articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Vasav Sahni, Jason D. Clapper, John W. McAllister, Albert I. Everaerts, Jacob P. Johnson, Zhong Chen, Ying Zhang, Benjamin J. Bending
  • Patent number: 11332642
    Abstract: The present invention is an assembly layer for a flexible device. Within a temperature range of between about ?30° C. to about 90° C., the assembly layer has a shear storage modulus at a frequency of 1 Hz that does not exceed about 2 MPa, a shear creep compliance (J) of at least about 6×10?6 1/Pa measured at 5 seconds with an applied shear stress between about 50 kPa and about 500 kPa, and a strain recovery of at least about 50% at at least one point of applied shear stress within the range of about 5 kPa to about 500 kPa within about 1 minute after removing the applied shear stress. The assembly layer includes at least one of a polyisoprene, a polybutadiene, an olefin block copolymer, a polyisobutylene, and high alkyl polyolefin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Belma Erdogan-Haug, Albert I. Everaerts, David S. Hays, David J. Kinning, Maria A. Appeaning, Jong-Seob Won, Ross E. Behling, Jason D. Clapper, Marie Aloshyna ep Lesuffleur
  • Publication number: 20210324243
    Abstract: A tape includes: a flexible backing layer having two major surfaces, wherein the backing layer has a thickness of greater than 25 micrometers; and an acrylic-based pressure sensitive adhesive layer disposed on one major surface of the backing layer, wherein the acrylic-based pressure sensitive adhesive comprises the reaction of one or more (C8-C20)alkyl acrylates with one or more reinforcing monomers having a homopolymer Tg of at least 50° C., wherein the acrylic-based pressure sensitive adhesive has a tan ? of at least 0.5 measured at 80° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher W. Cox, Sarang V. Deodhar, Albert I. Everaerts, Becky A. Jetto, James J. Kobe, Meredith A. Opatz, Carla S. Thomas
  • Patent number: 11137005
    Abstract: Flexible displays that include an interlocking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Dylan T. Cosgrove, Fay T. Salmon, Albert I. Everaerts, Leigh E. Wood
  • Publication number: 20210292458
    Abstract: A composition is described comprising a styrene-isobutylene block copolymer; and at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer. After curing the composition comprises polymerized units of the ethylenically unsaturated monomer. In some embodiments the ethylenically unsaturated groups are selected from (meth)acryl or vinyl ether. The composition is suitable for use as a (e.g. pressure sensitive) adhesive. Articles, methods of making an article, and methods of bonding are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Vasav Sahni, Saswata Chakraborty, Wayne S. Mahoney, Jason D. Clapper, Jacob P. Johnson, Ying Zhang, Albert I. Everaerts, Bryan V. Hunt, Richard B. Ross
  • Patent number: 11127924
    Abstract: Display devices that include: an organic light emitting diode panel having a multilayer construction including one or more adhesive films; and a polymeric film incorporated within the multilayer construction of the organic light emitting diode panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Encai Hao, Zhaohui Yang, Albert I. Everaerts, Yongshang Lu, William Blake Kolb, Keith R. Bruesewitz
  • Publication number: 20210277284
    Abstract: The present invention is a multi-layer optically clear adhesive construction having at least one adhesive slip layer. Exemplary constructions comprise an adhesive core layer and at least one slip layer. The slip layer provides enhanced reworkability of the final assembly and also alleviates bonding process induced stress. The slip layer is represented by a curable adhesive layer having a tan delta of at least 0.8 at a temperature of 100° C. at 1 Hz. The adhesives described herein may be used in display assemblies to provide optical and mechanical coupling of substrates in the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Albert I. Everaerts, Karen J. Calverley
  • Patent number: 11116090
    Abstract: Electronic Devices Incorporating Flexible Component Layers with Interlocking Devices At least some aspects of the present disclosure directs to an electronic device 100 comprising a rigid member 100A, 100B, a flexible component layer 130, and an interlocking device 110A, HOB disposed between the flexible component layer and the rigid member. The flexible component layer has at least two sections when the flexible component layer is flexed. The interlocking device comprises a first interlocking component attached to or integrated with the flexible component layer, and a second interlocking component attached to or integrated with the rigid member configured to engage with the first interlocking component, such that the engagement prevents the separation of the flexible component layer from the rigid member along a direction generally perpendicular to a surface of the rigid member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Dylan T. Cosgrove, Catherine A. Leatherdale, Fay T. Salmon, Jun Fujita, Albert I. Everaerts
  • Publication number: 20210139748
    Abstract: Curable adhesive compositions are provided that can be cured using ultraviolet or visible light radiation. These curable adhesive compositions, which contain a curable (meth)acrylate copolymer, have a creep compliance that is less than 5(10?4) inverse Pascals at 25° C., a creep compliance that is greater than 1(10?3) inverse Pascals at 70° C., and a shear storage modulus greater than 40 kiloPascals when measured at 25° C. at a frequency of 1 radian/second.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Ross E. Behling, Jason D. Clapper, Albert I. Everaerts, Chun-Yi Ting, Mark F. Ellis, Karl E. Benson, Jianhui Xia