Patents by Inventor Eric V. Malmberg

Eric V. Malmberg 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).

  • Multiple releasable contact responsive fasteners
    Patent number: 6004670
    Abstract: A multi-cycle refastenable contact responsive non-tacky fastener system and method of use with a field of a contact responsive fastening layer having essentially no surface tack. The fastening layer is multiply releasable and refastenable against a non-tacky target surface, and has substantially constant 90.degree. peel strength of less than about 5 kN/m when in contact with the target surface. A mounting layer comprises a field of a pressure sensitive adhesive onto which the field of the contact responsive layer is directly attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: James J. Kobe, Maurice E. Freeman, Bradley D. Zinke, Shih-Lai Lu, Jason A. Chesley, Eric V. Malmberg, Robert G. Shaw