Patents by Inventor Arianne E. McCarthy

Arianne E. McCarthy 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).

  • COMPOSITION INCLUDING AN ACRYLIC POLYMER, A WATER-REPELLENT POLYMER, AND AN ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT STABILIZER AND RELATED ARTICLES AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20230257573
    Abstract: The composition includes an acrylic polymer, a water-repellent polymer, and a stabilizer against ultraviolet light, in which the stabilizer is an ultraviolet light-absorber, a hindered amine light stabilizer, or a combination thereof. A coated article includes at least one of hardwood, softwood, oriented strand board, or plywood with a surface that is at least partially coated, wherein the surface that is at least partially coated has a b* value on the International Commission on Illumination L*, a*, and b* scale greater than 15 after 90 days of weathering. Methods of making the composition and the coated article are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Kent E. Nielsen, Arianne E. McCarthy, Raul P. Moraes, Erika J.J. Remigio, Markus A. Wicki, Frank A. Brandys, David W. Stegink, Francis J. Tate
  • Coated wood veneer
    Patent number: 10300683
    Abstract: Compositions comprising wood veneer coated by a substrate contacting layer, a middle layer, and a top layer, methods of making such compositions and articles comprising such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Kent E. Nielsen, Arianne E. McCArthy, Frank A. Brandys, Gilles Simard, Nadia Boudif, Raul P. Moraes, Shelbey M. Weese
  • COATED WOOD VENEER
    Publication number: 20180222159
    Abstract: Compositions comprising wood veneer coated by a substrate contacting layer, a middle layer, and a top layer, methods of making such compositions and articles comprising such compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Kent E. Nielsen, Arianne E. McCarthy, Frank A. Brandys, Gilles Simard, Nadia Boudif, Raul P. Moraes, Shelbey M. Weese
  • Low temperature thermally activated water-dispersed adhesive compositions
    Patent number: 6541550
    Abstract: The invention provides low temperature thermally activatable water-dispersed adhesive compositions and adhesives made from the compositions by removing water. The adhesive compositions of the invention comprise a mixture of low modulus crystallizing polyester polyurethane, acrylic ester copolymer, one or more hydrophobically-modified associative polyurethanes, and a stabilizer system comprising a combination of carbodiimide and branched primary amino alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Arianne E. McCarthy, Terry J. Rayner
  • Low temperature thermally activated water-dispersed adhesives
    Patent number: 6306942
    Abstract: The invention provides low temperature thermally activatable water-dispersed adhesive compositions and adhesives made therefrom. The adhesive compositions comprise a mixture of low modulus crystallizing polyester polyurethane, acrylic ester copolymer, thermoplastic resin, one or more hydrophobically-modified associative polyurethanes, and a stabilizer system comprising a combination of carbodiimide and branched primary amino alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Arianne E. McCarthy, Terry J. Rayner
  • Waterbased thermoforming adhesives
    Patent number: 6180244
    Abstract: The adhesive of this invention comprises of a combination of an anionic sulfonated polyester urethane dispersion, an acrylic/vinyl polyester urethane dispersion, a non-sulfonated polyester urethane dispersion, solvents and a rheology modifier combination capable of producing a cobweb type pattern while maintaining a uniform dispersion of the aforementioned materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Terry J. Rayner, Arianne E. McCarthy