Patents by Inventor Fred B. McCormick, Jr.

Fred B. McCormick, Jr. 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).

  • Adhesive compositions and methods of use
    Patent number: 6214460
    Abstract: A screen-printable adhesive composition capable of being applied to a substrate at room temperature comprising at least one alkyl acrylate; at least one reinforcing comonomer, a polyepoxide resin, and a polyepoxide resin curing agent; wherein said composition is substantially solvent free and said composition has a yield point of greater than 3 Pascals and a viscosity of less than 6000 centipoise. In another aspect, the invention provides heat-curable electrically and/or thermally conductive adhesive films that are substantially solvent-free acrylic polymers further containing a polyepoxide resin, a polyepoxide resin curing agent, and an electrically conductive material and/or a thermally conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Gregory L. Bluem, Christopher A. Haak, Fred B. McCormick, Jr., Stanley F. Tead