Patents by Inventor Corinne E. Lipscomb
Corinne E. Lipscomb 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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Patent number: 11945944Abstract: The disclosure relates to a curable composition comprising: a polymerizable epoxy-acrylate resin composition having a complex viscosity at 25° C. and 1 Hz frequency of at least about 4500 Pa-s and a probe tack peak force of at least about 300 kPa; and abrasive particles partially or fully embedded in the polymerizable epoxy-acrylate resin composition. The disclosure also relates to cured compositions formed from such curable compositions, wherein the abrasive particles are partially or fully embedded in the cured composition. In addition, the disclosure relates to abrasive articles made from such cured compositions as well as methods for making abrasive articles.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2017Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Kathleen S. Shafer, Rebecca A. Putans, Ernest L. Thurber, Cyrus A. Anderson, Corinne E. Lipscomb, Thomas J. Nelson, Gregory P. Sorenson, Chainika Jangu
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Patent number: 11752731Abstract: Articles that include at least one application layer; at least one bead bond layer (10); a layer of optical elements (20) that are partially embedded in the at least one bead bond layer (10); and at least one reflective layer (30) that is located functionally between the layer of optical elements (20) and the bead bond layer (10), wherein the at least one bead bond layer (10), the at least one application layer, or both comprise a cured product of an adhesive compositions that include polymerized units of one or more (meth)acrylate ester monomers derived from an alcohol containing 1 to 14 carbon atoms; at least one of urethane acrylate polymer or at least one acrylic copolymer; and at least one initiator.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2018Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Ying Xia, Tien Yi T. H. Whiting, Shri Niwas, Duane D. Fansler, Carla S. Thomas, Anthony F. Schultz, Alexander J. Kugel, Corinne E. Lipscomb, Mary M. Caruso Dailey, Jonathan E. Janoski
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Publication number: 20230220188Abstract: A film is described comprises a (meth)acrylic polymer and a polyvinyl acetal (e.g. butyral) resin. In some embodiments, the film has a glass transition temperature (i.e. Tg) ranging from 30° C. to 60° C. In some embodiments, the film has a gel content of at least 20% or greater. In some embodiments, the film has an elongation at break of at least 175%. The film typically comprises photoinitiator as a result of the method by which the film was made. The film may be a monolithic film or a layer of a multilayer film.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventors: Jonathan E. Janoski, Anthony F. Schultz, Keith R. Lyon, Ronald S. Steelman, Kevin M. Lewandowski, Corinne E. Lipscomb, Terry R. Hobbs, Arlin L. Weikel, Jayshree Seth, Duane D. Fansler, Hidetoshi Abe
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Patent number: 11629250Abstract: A film is described comprising a (meth)acrylic polymer and a polyvinyl acetal (e.g. butyral) resin. In some embodiments, the film has a glass transition temperature (i.e. Tg) ranging from 30° C. to 60° C. In some embodiments, the film has a gel content of at least 20% or greater. In some embodiments, the film has an elongation at break of at least 175%. The film typically comprises photoinitiator as a result of the method by which the film was made. The film may be a monolithic film or a layer of a multilayer film.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2020Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Jonathan E. Janoski, Anthony F. Schultz, Keith R. Lyon, Ronald S. Steelman, Kevin M. Lewandowski, Corinne E. Lipscomb, Terry R. Hobbs, Arlin L. Weikel, Jayshree Seth, Duane D. Fansler, Hidetoshi Abe
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Publication number: 20230105298Abstract: Articles that include at least one application layer; at least one bead bond layer (10); a layer of optical elements (20) that are partially embedded in the at least one bead bond layer (10); and at least one reflective layer (30) that is located functionally between the layer of optical elements (20) and the bead bond layer (10), wherein the at least one bead bond layer (10), the at least one application layer, or both comprise a cured product of an adhesive compositions that include polymerized units of one or more (meth)acrylate ester monomers derived from an alcohol containing 1 to 14 carbon atoms; at least one of urethane acrylate polymer or at least one acrylic copolymer; and at least one initiator.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2018Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Ying Xia, Tien Yi T. H. Whiting, Shri Niwas, Duane D. Fansler, Carla S. Thomas, Anthony F. Schultz, Alexander J. Kugel, Corinne E. Lipscomb, Mary M. Caruso Dailey, Jonathan E. Janoski
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Patent number: 11472156Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to conformable adhesive articles that are capable of attaching or adhering to a substrate and that can be removed from the substrate without causing damage to the substrate. The present disclosure also generally relates to methods of making and using such adhesive articles. In some embodiments, the adhesive article includes (1) a releasable layer having a first major surface and a second major surface; the second major surfaces including a pressure sensitive adhesive capable of adhering the adhesive article to a surface; and (2) a compliant layer having a first major surface and a second major surface; the second major surface of the compliant layer adjacent to the first major surface of the releasable layer. In some embodiments, the releasable layer debonds from both the surface and the compliant layer when the adhesive article is stretch released at an angle of less than 35 degrees.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Megan P. Lehmann, David J. Yarusso, Christina D. Cowman-Eggert, Barbara K. Schmotter, Corinne E. Lipscomb
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Patent number: 11466187Abstract: The present disclosure provides an adhesive composition including a silicone-based adhesive and cellulose nanocrystals dispersed in the silicone-based adhesive. The present disclosure also provides an article including a substrate and a layer of the adhesive composition adhered to the substrate. Further, the present disclosure provides a method of making an adhesive composition. The method comprises mixing cellulose nanocrystals in a silicone-based adhesive to disperse the cellulose nanocrystals. The present disclosure additionally provides a method of making an article including disposing a layer of the adhesive composition on a substrate. The presence of the cellulose nanocrystals advantageously increases the water uptake capacity of the silicone-based adhesive while maintaining acceptable adhesive performance.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2018Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Corinne E. Lipscomb, Kiu-Yuen Tse, Jenna L. Richardson, Karl E. Benson
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Patent number: 11377575Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to conformable stretch release adhesive and/or stretch-releasable, adhesive articles that are capable of attaching or adhering to a substrate and that can be removed from the substrate without causing damage to the substrate. The present disclosure also generally relates to methods of making and using such adhesive articles.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2017Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Christina D. Cowman-Eggert, Corinne E. Lipscomb, Bradley S. Forney, Megan P. Lehmann, Michael E. Fussy
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Publication number: 20210189183Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to conformable stretch release adhesive and/or stretch-releasable, adhesive articles that are capable of attaching or adhering to a substrate and that can be removed from the substrate without causing damage to the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2017Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Christina D. Cowman-Eggert, Corinne E. Lipscomb, Bradley S. Fomey, Megan P. Lehmann, Michael E. Fussy
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Publication number: 20210102100Abstract: Adhesive compositions that include polymerized units of one or more (meth)acrylate ester monomers derived from an alcohol containing 1 to 14 carbon atoms; polyvinyl acetal resin; and at least one initiator; and articles containing such compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2018Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventors: Ying Xia, Tien Yi T. H. Whiting, Carla S. THOMAS, Anthony F. Schultz, Shri Niwas, Duane D. Fansler, Daniel J. O'Neal, Corinne E. LIPSCOMB, Mary M. Caruso Dailey, Alexander J. Kugel
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Publication number: 20210070975Abstract: A film is described comprising a (meth)acrylic polymer and a polyvinyl acetal (e.g. butyral) resin. In some embodiments, the film has a glass transition temperature (i.e. Tg) ranging from 30° C. to 60° C. In some embodiments, the film has a gel content of at least 20% or greater. In some embodiments, the film has an elongation at break of at least 175%. The film typically comprises photoinitiator as a result of the method by which the film was made. The film may be a monolithic film or a layer of a multilayer film.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Jonathan E. Janoski, Anthony F. Schultz, Keith R. Lyon, Ronald S. Steelman, Kevin M. Lewandowski, Corinne E. Lipscomb, Terry R. Hobbs, Arlin L. Weikel, Jayshree Seth, Duane D. Fansler, Hidetoshi Abe
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Patent number: 10870750Abstract: A film is described comprising a (meth)acrylic polymer and a polyvinyl acetal (e.g. butyral) resin. In some embodiments, the film has a glass transition temperature (i.e. Tg) ranging from 30° C. to 60° C. In some embodiments, the film has a gel content of at least 20% or greater. In some embodiments, the film has an elongation at break of at least 175%. The film typically comprises photoinitiator as a result of the method by which the film was made. The film may be a monolithic film or a layer of a multilayer film.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2018Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Jonathan E. Janoski, Anthony F. Schultz, Keith R. Lyon, Ronald S. Steelman, Kevin M. Lewandowski, Corinne E. Lipscomb, Terry R. Hobbs, Arlin L. Weikel, Jayshree Seth, Duane D. Fansler, Hidetoshi Abe
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Publication number: 20200270484Abstract: The present disclosure provides an adhesive composition including a silicone-based adhesive and cellulose nanocrystals dispersed in the silicone-based adhesive. The present disclosure also provides an article including a substrate and a layer of the adhesive composition adhered to the substrate. Further, the present disclosure provides a method of making an adhesive composition. The method comprises mixing cellulose nanocrystals in a silicone-based adhesive to disperse the cellulose nanocrystals. The present disclosure additionally provides a method of making an article including disposing a layer of the adhesive composition on a substrate. The presence of the cellulose nanocrystals advantageously increases the water uptake capacity of the silicone-based adhesive while maintaining acceptable adhesive performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2018Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Corinne E. LIPSCOMB, Kiu-Yuen TSE, Jenna L. RICHARDSON, Karl E. BENSON
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Patent number: 10619019Abstract: A film is described comprises a (meth)acrylic polymer and a polyvinyl acetal (e.g. butyral) resin. The film has a tensile elastic modulus of at least 1 MPa at 25° C. and 1 hertz and a glass transition temperature (i.e. Tg) less than 30 C. The film typically comprises photoinitiator as a result of the method by which the film was made. In one embodiment, the film is heat bondable and further comprising a backing.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2015Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Corinne E. Lipscomb, Mary M. Caruso Dailey, Jonathan E. Janoski, Anthony F. Schultz
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Publication number: 20200071514Abstract: The disclosure relates to a curable composition comprising: a polymerizable epoxy-acrylate resin composition having a complex viscosity at 25° C. and 1 Hz frequency of at least about 4500 Pa-s and a probe tack peak force of at least about 300 kPa; and abrasive particles partially or fully embedded in the polymerizable epoxy-acrylate resin composition. The disclosure also relates to cured compositions formed from such curable compositions, wherein the abrasive particles are partially or fully embedded in the cured composition. In addition, the disclosure relates to abrasive articles made from such cured compositions as well as methods for making abrasive articles.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2017Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Kathleen S. Shafer, Rebecca A. Putans, Ernest L. Thurber, Cyrus A. Anderson, Corinne E. Lipscomb, Thomas J. Nelson, Gregory P. Sorenson, Chainika Jangu
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Publication number: 20190382579Abstract: A method of making a resin composition is described comprising providing a mixture of boron nitride particles and cellulose nanocrystals and combining the mixture with a resin composition. The weight ratio of boron nitride to cellulose nanocrystals typically ranges from 99.9:0.1 to 90:10. The resin composition can have a viscosity at least a 5, 10, 15, 20 or 25% lower than the same composition without the cellulose nanocrystals, which facilitate processing efficiency and is also amenable to incorporating higher boron nitride concentrations into the resin composition. Also described is a (e.g. powder) composition comprising premixed boron nitride particles and cellulose nanocrystals and resin composition comprising such (e.g. powder) composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2017Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventors: Corinne E. Lipscomb, Jeremy M. Higgins
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Patent number: 10457841Abstract: An (meth)acrylate pressure-sensitive adhesive copolymer is described prepared by crosslinking with a (meth)acrylic crosslinking monomer containing an allyl group.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2015Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Corinne E. Lipscomb, Kevin M. Lewandowski
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Patent number: 10370564Abstract: Pressure sensitive adhesive compositions are described comprising at least one low Tg ethylenically unsaturated monomer, and at least one silsesquioxane polymer crosslinker comprising a plurality of ethylenically unsaturated groups. The low Tg ethylenically unsaturated monomer typically has a Tg no greater than 10° C. In some embodiments, the composition comprises at least 50, 55, 60, 65, or 70 wt-% of low Tg ethylenically unsaturated monomer. The low Tg ethylenically unsaturated monomer is typically an alkyl (meth)acrylate comprising 4 to 20 carbon atoms. In another embodiment, an adhesive composition is described comprising a syrup. The syrup comprising i) a free-radically polymerizable solvent monomer; ii) a solute (meth)acrylic polymer comprising polymerized units derived from one or more alkyl (meth)acrylate monomers, and iii) at least one silsesquioxane polymer crosslinker comprising a plurality of ethylenically unsaturated groups.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2015Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Joon Chatterjee, Jitendra Rathore, Babu N. Gaddam, Jayshree Seth, Corinne E. Lipscomb
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Publication number: 20190218423Abstract: An article is described such as a tape or sheet, comprising a PLA-based film and a layer of (e.g. pressure sensitive) adhesive disposed on the film. The PLA-based film comprises a semicrystalline polylactic acid polymer; a second polymer such as polyvinyl acetate polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of at least 25° C.; and plasticizer. The tape or sheet may further comprises a low adhesion backsize or a release liner. The article can be suitable for various end-uses. In one embodiment, the tape is a paint masking tape. In another embodiment, the tape is a floor marking tape.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2016Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Joseph T. Bartusiak, Ning Zhou, Derek J. Dehn, Jeffrey O. Emslander, Corinne E. Lipscomb, Jayshree Seth, Jeffrey A. Carlson
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Publication number: 20190092936Abstract: A film is described comprising a (meth)acrylic polymer and a polyvinyl acetal (e.g. butyral) resin. In some embodiments, the film has a glass transition temperature (i.e. Tg) ranging from 30° C. to 60° C. In some embodiments, the film has a gel content of at least 20% or greater. In some embodiments, the film has an elongation at break of at least 175%. The film typically comprises photoinitiator as a result of the method by which the film was made. The film may be a monolithic film or a layer of a multilayer film.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Jonathan E. Janoski, Anthony F. Schultz, Keith R. Lyon, Ronald S. Steelman, Kevin M. Lewandowski, Corinne E. Lipscomb, Terry R. Hobbs, Arlin L. Weikel, Jayshree Seth, Duane D. Fansler, Hidetoshi Abe