Patents by Inventor David James Yarusso

David James Yarusso 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).

  • Blended pressure-sensitive adhesives
    Patent number: 6632522
    Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising a blend of at least two components, wherein the first component is at least one pressure-sensitive adhesive and second component is at least one thermoplastic material, wherein the components form a blended composition having more than one domain and, wherein one domain is substantially continuous (generally, the pressure-sensitive adhesive) and the other domain is substantially fibrillous to schistose (generally, the thermoplastic material). The second component can be (a) at least one thermoplastic elastomer, (b) at least one elastomer with a tackifying resin or (c) at least one elastomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Patrick Darby Hyde, Roy Wong, Dennis Louis Krueger, Robert W. G. Shipman, David James Yarusso, Felix P. Lau, Eumi Pyun, Pamela S. Tucker