Patents by Inventor Chris J. Tanley
Chris J. Tanley 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).
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Publication number: 20220162481Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive article is described comprising a pressure sensitive adhesive in contact with the release layer. The release layer comprises a thermoplastic polymer and a block copolymer additive having the general structure: A[LB]n wherein A is a polyorganosiloxane block, L is a covalent bond or a divalent linking group B is independently a C16-C70 alkyl group, and n is at least 1. In other embodiments, compositions are described comprising a thermoplastic polymer the described block copolymer additive; as well as methods of making a release composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2020Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Jitendra S. Rathore, Maria A. Appeaning, Georgiy Teverovskiy, Marie A. Boulos, Chris J. Tanley, Kacy N.M. Rainey
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Patent number: 11335551Abstract: The present method comprises providing a flexible web substrate (e.g., polymeric flexible web substrates) that forms at least part of a component of a device, coating so as to wet-out on and cover all or a substantial portion of a major surface on one side or both sides of the flexible web substrate with flowable polymeric material, while the flexible web substrate is moving in a down-web direction, and solidifying the polymeric material so as to form one cleaning layer on the major surface of one side or both sides of the flexible web substrate. The present invention can be utilized in a continuous in-line manufacturing process. In applications of the present invention where the flexible web substrate will not form a component of a device, the present invention broadly provides a method for cleaning particles from a flexible web of indefinite length.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2019Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: William R. Dudley, William Blake Kolb, Michael A. Johnson, Stephen A. Johnson, Chris J. Tanley
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Publication number: 20210332269Abstract: Release layers that can be included in various adhesive tape products and release liners for adhesive layers are provided. The release layer is a cured reaction product of a curable release composition that contains i) a siloxane polymer having at least two hydrolyzable groups and having a weight average molecular weight of at least 1000 Daltons, ii) a crosslinker, iii) a silane additive, iv) a photoacid generator, and v) an optional silicate resin. The crosslinker is a compound of formula Si(OR5)4 or is a compound having at least two silyl groups of formula —Si(R4)x(OR5)3-x where R4 is alkyl or aryl, R5 is alkyl, and the variable xis an integer equal to 0 or 1. The silane additive is a compound having two silyl groups of formula —Si(R6)2(OR7) or a single silyl group of formula —Si(R10) (OR9)2 where R6 is alkyl or aryl, R7 is alkyl, R9 is alkyl, and R10 is alkyl or aryl.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2019Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventors: Marie A. Boulos, Jitendra S. Rathore, Maria A. Appeaning, Georgiy Teverovskiy, Scott M. LeBow, Michael L. Steiner, Chris J. Tanley
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Publication number: 20200101485Abstract: A coating apparatus for a moving web that employs a spreader roller in the upweb position in a tensioned-web-over-slot die coater. The spreader roller can help spread webs laterally in a web processing operation, in particular to reduce or remove the presence of wrinkles or bagginess in the web. The spreader roller can be a reverse crown roll that is covered with a resilient material to assist spreading the web to remove wrinkles. The surface curvature of the spreader roller can be formed using layers of material such as a tape, to easily and readily approximate the shape of a reverse crown roll.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2017Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventors: Chris J. Tanley, Bruce E. Tait, Scott A. Walker, Mark C. Berens
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Publication number: 20200058493Abstract: The present method comprises providing a flexible web substrate (e.g., polymeric flexible web substrates) that forms at least part of a component of a device, coating so as to wet-out on and cover all or a substantial portion of a major surface on one side or both sides of the flexible web substrate with flowable polymeric material, while the flexible web substrate is moving in a down-web direction, and solidifying the polymeric material so as to form one cleaning layer on the major surface of one side or both sides of the flexible web substrate. The present invention can be utilized in a continuous in-line manufacturing process. In applications of the present invention where the flexible web substrate will not form a component of a device, the present invention broadly provides a method for cleaning particles from a flexible web of indefinite length.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2019Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: William R. Dudley, William Blake Kolb, Michael A. Johnson, Stephen A. Johnson, Chris J. Tanley
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Patent number: 10455675Abstract: A looped pile static reduction blanket or cloth, an apparatus including the looped pile static reduction blanket, and a technique to neutralize static and static patterns from a polymeric film surface during processing, to enable higher speeds and fewer defects during web transport and subsequent processing of wound film rolls, an apparatus including the looped pile static reduction cloth, and a technique to neutralize static from a polymeric shaped part during processing, to enable fewer defects. The looped pile static reduction blanket includes a static reduction engagement cloth that is resilient and can facilitate discharge of static from a web to ground before, during, and after contact with a charged web.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2014Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Joshua M. Retterath, Bruce E. Tait, Chris J. Tanley, Fred J. Roska, Terence A. Lee, Kevin B. Newhouse
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Patent number: 10029882Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to a looped pile film roll core used for winding a polymeric film, a method of winding film on the looped pile film roll core, and a roll of film that includes the looped pile film roll core. The disclosure describes an article and a process to reduce the core impressions created by the starting end of a web on the adjacent web layers next to the core. In one particular embodiment, the present disclosure can lead to a reduction in the amount and severity of such core impressions on a wound polymeric film, by reducing the amount of stress in adjacent layers of wound web.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2013Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Kevin B. Newhouse, Bruce E. Tait, Terence A. Lee, Michael L. Smith, Kyle Taggart, Stanley T. Mann, Ronald L. Holmes, Timothy J. Edman, Mark T. Reed, Carsten Franke, Chris J. Tanley
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Patent number: 10005097Abstract: A center-fed single cavity slot die (100) for coating particulate suspensions without creating the coating defect known as center banding. The die has a flow obstruction device (109) located in the die cavity (105) in a position such that the flow obstruction device blocks undisturbed straight-line flow of coating composition from the feed inlet to the die coating slot. Also, a coating process that employs the disclosed coating die. Types, shapes, sizes, and compositions of particles that may be used, and viscoities and particle concentrations of the coating composition which may be used.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2015Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Chris J. Tanley, Lori T. Holmes, Michael J. Tichy
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Patent number: 9908733Abstract: The present disclosure describes a looped pile static reduction roller (100, 200, 300), an apparatus (400) including the looped pile static reduction roller, and a technique to neutralize static and static patterns from a polymeric film surface during processing, to enable higher speeds and fewer defects during web transport. The looped pile static reduction roller includes a static reduction engagement cover (160, 260, 360) that is resilient and can facilitate discharge of static from the web to ground before, during, and after contact with a charged web (320, 420).Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2013Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Fred J. Roska, Chris J. Tanley, Kevin B. Newhouse, Bruce E. Tait
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Publication number: 20170333937Abstract: A center-fed single cavity slot die (100) for coating particulate suspensions without creating the coating defect known as center banding. The die has a flow obstruction device (109) located in the die cavity (105) in a position such that the flow obstruction device blocks undisturbed straight-line flow of coating composition from the feed inlet to the die coating slot. Also, a coating process that employs the disclosed coating die. Types, shapes, sizes, and compositions of particles that may be used, and viscoities and particle concentrations of the coating composition which may be used.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2015Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: Chris J. Tanley, Lori T. Holmes, Michael J. Tichy
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Publication number: 20170150588Abstract: The present disclosure describes a looped pile static reduction blanket or cloth, an apparatus including the looped pile static reduction blanket, and a technique to neutralize static and static patterns from a polymeric film surface during processing, to enable higher speeds and fewer defects during web transport and subsequent processing of wound film rolls, an apparatus including the looped pile static reduction cloth, and a technique to neutralize static from a polymeric shaped part during processing, to enable fewer defects. The looped pile static reduction blanket includes a static reduction engagement fabric that is resilient and can facilitate discharge of static from a web to ground before, during, and after contact with a charged web.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2014Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Joshua M. Retterath, Bruce E. Tait, Chris J. Tanley, Fred J. Roska, Terence A. Lee, Kevin B. Newhouse
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Publication number: 20160185549Abstract: The present disclosure describes a looped pile static reduction roller (100, 200, 300), an apparatus (400) including the looped pile static reduction roller, and a technique to neutralize static and static patterns from a polymeric film surface during processing, to enable higher speeds and fewer defects during web transport. The looped pile static reduction roller includes a static reduction engagement cover (160, 260, 360) that is resilient and can facilitate discharge of static from the web to ground before, during, and after contact with a charged web (320, 420).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2013Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: Fred J. Roska, Chris J. Tanley, Kevin B. Newhouse, Bruce E. Tait
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Patent number: 9328265Abstract: An adhesive tie layer includes a binder including a multifunctional acrylate and a polyurethane, surface treated nanoparticles dispersed in the binder, and a plurality of interconnected voids. A volume fraction of interconnected voids in the adhesive tie layer is not less than about 10%.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2010Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Encai Hao, Kurt C. Melancon, Audrey A. Sherman, William Blake Kolb, Robert F. Kamrath, Maureen A. Kavanagh, Chris J. Tanley, Jeffrey A. Peterson
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Patent number: 9192960Abstract: A coating apparatus and method of use wherein at least one capillary tube is in contact with a moving substrate during coating.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2012Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Chris J. Tanley, Timothy J. Edman, Gary W. Maier, David S. Grinnell
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Publication number: 20150274483Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to a looped pile film roll core used for winding a polymeric film, a method of winding film on the looped pile film roll core, and a roll of film that includes the looped pile film roll core. The disclosure describes an article and a process to reduce the core impressions created by the starting end of a web on the adjacent web layers next to the core. In one particular embodiment, the present disclosure can lead to a reduction in the amount and severity of such core impressions on a wound polymeric film, by reducing the amount of stress in adjacent layers of wound web.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2013Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Kevin B. Newhouse, Bruce E. Tait, Terence A. Lee, Michael L. Smith, Kyle Taggart, Stanley T. Mann, Ronald L. Holmes, Timothy J. Edman, Mark T. Reed, Carsten Franke, Chris J. Tanley
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Publication number: 20140329019Abstract: A coating apparatus and method of use wherein at least one capillary tube is in contact with a moving substrate during coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2012Publication date: November 6, 2014Inventors: Chris J. Tanley, Timothy J. Edman, Gary W. Maier, David S. Grinnell
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Publication number: 20140230846Abstract: The present method comprises providing a flexible web substrate (e.g., polymeric flexible web substrates) that forms at least part of a component of a device, coating so as to wet-out on and cover all or a substantial portion of a major surface on one side or both sides of the flexible web substrate with flowable polymeric material, while the flexible web substrate is moving in a down-web direction, and solidifying the polymeric material so as to form one cleaning layer on the major surface of one side or both sides of the flexible web substrate. The present invention can be utilized in a continuous in-line manufacturing process. In applications of the present invention where the flexible web substrate will not form a component of a device, the present invention broadly provides a method for cleaning particles from a flexible web of indefinite length.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: William R. Dudley, William Blake Kolb, Michael A. Johnson, Stephen A. Johnson, Chris J. Tanley
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Patent number: 8753712Abstract: The present method comprises providing a flexible web substrate (e.g., polymeric flexible web substrates) that forms at least part of a component of a device, coating so as to wet-out on and cover all or a substantial portion of a major surface on one side or both sides of the flexible web substrate with flowable polymeric material, while the flexible web substrate is moving in a down-web direction, and solidifying the polymeric material so as to form one cleaning layer on the major surface of one side or both sides of the flexible web substrate. The present invention can be utilized in a continuous in-line manufacturing process. In applications of the present invention where the flexible web substrate will not form a component of a device, the present invention broadly provides a method for cleaning particles from a flexible web of indefinite length.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2009Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: William R. Dudley, William Blake Kolb, Michael A. Johnson, Stephen A. Johnson, Chris J. Tanley
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Publication number: 20120282455Abstract: An adhesive tie layer includes a binder including a multifunctional acrylate and a polyurethane, surface treated nanoparticles dispersed in the binder, and a plurality of interconnected voids. A volume fraction of interconnected voids in the adhesive tie layer is not less than about 10%.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2010Publication date: November 8, 2012Inventors: Encai Hao, Kurt C. Melancon, Audrey A. Sherman, William Blake Kolb, Robert F. Kamrath, Maureen A. Kavanagh, Chris J. Tanley, Jeffrey A. Peterson
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Publication number: 20110250401Abstract: The present method comprises providing a flexible web substrate (e.g., polymeric flexible web substrates) that forms at least part of a component of a device, coating so as to wet-out on and cover all or a substantial portion of a major surface on one side or both sides of the flexible web substrate with flowable polymeric material, while the flexible web substrate is moving in a down-web direction, and solidifying the polymeric material so as to form one cleaning layer on the major surface of one side or both sides of the flexible web substrate. The present invention can be utilized in a continuous in-line manufacturing process. In applications of the present invention where the flexible web substrate will not form a component of a device, the present invention broadly provides a method for cleaning particles from a flexible web of indefinite length.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2009Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: William R. Dudley, William Blake Kolb, Michael A. Johnson, Stephen A. Jonhson, Chris J. Tanley