Patents by Inventor Claudia Torre
Claudia Torre 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: 20210147720Abstract: Provided is an assembly including a first polymeric layer of a first pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) composition and a second polymeric foam layer of a second PSA composition. The first PSA composition contains at least 60 parts by weight of (meth)acrylate copolymer containing C1-C32 (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer units; 0.1-15 parts by weight of C2-C8 hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer units, based on 100 parts by weight of the total monomers of the (meth)acrylate copolymer; and up to 40 parts by weight of a (meth)acrylate copolymer having a weight average molecular weight above 20,000 Daltons and including (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer units. The second PSA composition contains a first (meth)acrylate copolymer having 0.1-12 wt % of (meth)acrylic acid monomer units, based on the weight of the first (meth)acrylate copolymer; and a second (meth)acrylate copolymer having 15-40 wt % of (meth)acrylic acid monomer units, based on the weight of the second (meth)acrylate copolymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2019Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Claudia Torre, Kerstin Unverhau
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Publication number: 20210102099Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pressure sensitive adhesive composition, comprising: a) a first (meth)acrylate copolymer comprising from 0.1 to 12 wt % of (meth)acrylic acid monomer units, based on the weight of the first (meth)acrylate copolymer; and b) a second (meth)acrylate copolymer comprising from 15 to 40 wt % of (meth)acrylic acid monomer units, based on the weight of the second (meth)acrylate copolymer. According to another aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a multilayer pressure sensitive adhesive assembly comprising a pressure sensitive adhesive composition as described above in the form of a first pressure sensitive adhesive polymeric layer, and which further comprises a second pressure sensitive adhesive layer adjacent to the first pressure sensitive adhesive polymeric layer. In another aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a method of manufacturing a pressure sensitive adhesive composition as described above and to uses thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2018Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventors: Kerstin Unverhau, Claudia Torre, Francois D'Haese, Eric Moonen, Yvan Bogaert, Christoph Kuesters
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Publication number: 20210040351Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing an electronic control device. The method includes: providing a housing body with a first part and a second part; providing a multilayer assembly having a first pressure sensitive adhesive polymeric layer of a first pressure sensitive adhesive composition adjacent to a second pressure sensitive adhesive polymeric foam layer of a second pressure sensitive adhesive composition; wherein the second pressure sensitive adhesive composition includes: a polymer base material selected from the group consisting of polyacrylates, polyurethanes, polyolefins, polyamines, polyamides, polyesters, polyethers, polyisobutylene, polystyrenes, polyvinyls, polyvinylpyrrolidone, natural rubbers, synthetic rubbers, and any combinations, copolymers or mixtures thereof; adhering the first pressure sensitive adhesive polymeric layer to the first part; and adhering the second part to the second pressure sensitive adhesive polymeric foam layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2019Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Claudia Torre, Kerstin Unverhau, Frank Kuester, Jan Wieneke, Andrea Stricker
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Publication number: 20190194501Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of adhering a first part to a second part, wherein the first part and the second part are used for outdoor applications and comprise a thermoplastic or a thermosetting organic polymer. The present disclosure is also directed to a composite assembly comprising: a) a first part and a second part used for outdoor applications and comprising a thermoplastic or a thermosetting organic polymer; and b) a multilayer pressure sensitive adhesive foam tape as described in the present disclosure, wherein the first pressure sensitive adhesive layer is adhered to the first part, and the second pressure sensitive adhesive layer is adhered to the second part.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2016Publication date: June 27, 2019Inventors: Doreen Eckhardt, Claudia Torre, Regina Sikora, Kerstin Unverhau, Jan U. Wieneke, Frank Kuester, Jan Heimink, Jan D. Forster, Bettina Radek, Steven D. Bray, Zhong Chen
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Publication number: 20180298236Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of adhering a first part to a second part, wherein the first part and the second part are used for outdoor applications and comprise a thermoplastic or a thermosetting organic polymer. The present disclosure is also directed to a composite assembly comprising: a) a first part and a second part used for outdoor applications and comprising a thermoplastic or a thermosetting organic polymer; and b) a multilayer pressure sensitive adhesive foam tape as described in the present disclosure, wherein the first pressure sensitive adhesive layer is adhered to the first part, and the second pressure sensitive adhesive layer is adhered to the second part.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2016Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Doreen Eckhardt, Claudia Torre, Regina Sikora, Kerstin Unverhau, Jan Wieneke, Frank Kuester, Jan Heimink, Jan Forster, Bettina Radek, Thomas Q. Chastek, Ross J. DeVolder, Shujun J. Wang, Robert D. Waid, Panu K. Zoller, Peggy S. Willett, Gregory B. Gadbois, Jeremy D. Unruh, Steven D. Bray, Jack J. Williams, III, Zhong Chen
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Patent number: 9845414Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a multilayer pressure sensitive adhesive assembly comprising at least a first pressure sensitive adhesive layer superimposed to a second polymer layer, wherein a curable liquid precursor of the first pressure sensitive adhesive polymer layer comprises a low Tg (meth)acrylate copolymer and a high Tg (meth)acrylate copolymer having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of above 20,000 Daltons. The present disclosure also relates to a method of manufacturing such a pressure sensitive adhesive assembly and uses thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2014Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Jan U. Wieneke, Frank Kuester, Zhong Chen, Jingjing Ma, Kerstin Unverhau, Doreen Eckhardt, Claudia Torre, Jonathan E. Janoski, Jayshree Seth, Arlin L. Weikel
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Publication number: 20160096980Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a multilayer pressure sensitive adhesive assembly comprising at least a first pressure sensitive adhesive layer superimposed to a second polymer layer, wherein a curable liquid precursor of the first pressure sensitive adhesive polymer layer comprises a low Tg (meth)acrylate copolymer and a high Tg (meth)acrylate copolymer having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of above 20,000 Daltons. The present disclosure also relates to a method of manufacturing such a pressure sensitive adhesive assembly and uses thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2014Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Jan U. Wieneke, Frank Kuester, Zhong Chen, Jingjing Ma, Kerstin Unverhau, Doreen Eckhardt, Claudia Torre, Jonathan E. Janoski, Jayshree Seth, Arlin L. Weikel
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Patent number: 9260632Abstract: A multilayer pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) film having a first pressure sensitive adhesive layer for bonding glass substrates and at least a second opposing layer, the first pressure sensitive adhesive layer being a polymerization reaction product of a precursor comprising a monomer or a partially prepolymerized monomer, having a curable ethylenically unsaturated group, whereas the precursor further comprises an oligomeric organofunctional silicone having at least 2 Si atoms, in particular 2 to 10 Si atoms, wherein the monomer having a curable ethylenically unsaturated further has a coupling group with a Zerewitinow-active H-atom and wherein the oligomeric organofunctional silicone has at least one coupling group which is reactive to the coupling group of the monomer having a curable ethylenically unsaturated group, or wherein the oligomeric organofunctional silicone has at least one coupling group with a Zerewitinow-active H-atom and wherein the monomer having a curable ethylenically unstaurated furthType: GrantFiled: October 5, 2012Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Siegfried R. Goeb, Silke D. Mechernich, Steffen Traser, Claudia Torre, Jan D. Forster
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Publication number: 20140255679Abstract: A multilayer pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) film having a first pressure sensitive adhesive layer for bonding glass substrates and at least a second opposing layer, the first pressure sensitive adhesive layer being a polymerization reaction product of a precursor comprising a monomer or a partially prepolymerized monomer, in particular a (meth)acrylate based monomer, having a curable ethylenically unsaturated group, whereas the precursor further comprises an oligomeric organofunctional silane having at least 2 Si atoms, in particular 2 to 10 Si atoms, wherein the monomer having a curable ethylenically unsaturated further has a coupling group with a Zerewitinow-active H-atom and wherein the oligomeric organofunctional silane has at least one coupling group which is reactive to the coupling group of the monomer having a curable ethylenically unsaturated group, or wherein the oligomeric organofunctional silane has at least one coupling group with a Zerewitinow-active H-atom and wherein the monomer having a cuType: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2012Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Siegfried R. Goeb, Silke D. Mechernich, Steffen Traser, Claudia Torre, Jan D. Forster
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Publication number: 20120289648Abstract: The invention relates to reactive compounds on the basis of transesterification, comprising A1) at least one dicarboxylic or polycarboxylic acid ester component comprising at least two or more ester groups, comprising at least one monofunctional alcohol having a mean molar mass Mn of less than or equal to 200 g/mol as the esterification component and A2) at least one diol or polyol component having at least two or more OH groups and/or B) at least one component carrying carboxylic acid ester groups, comprising at least one monofunctional alcohol having a mean molar mass Mn of less than or equal to 200 g/mol as the esterification component, and alcohol groups; and C) bismuth triflate as the catalyst; D) optionally further auxiliary agents.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2010Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbHInventors: Emmanouil Spyrou, Claudia Torre, Marina Grammenos, Elke Gollan, Andrea Diesveld