Patents by Inventor Herbert W. Morris

Herbert W. Morris 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 tape and method of making
    Patent number: 6048806
    Abstract: An adhesive tape is provided which comprises a woven cloth, a polymer embedded into the cloth so as to cause the warp and weft fibers of the cloth to bond together at their overlapping points but not to completely encase the fibers, and a pressure sensitive adhesive coated onto at least a portion of the polymer, wherein the adhesive tape is hand tearable in the down-web and in the cross-web direction. A method of manufacturing such a tape is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Gerald S. Deeb, Dennis L. Krueger, Robert H. Menzies, Herbert W. Morris, Patrick D. Hyde, Felix P. Lau, Eumi Pyun, Pamela S. Tucker, Roy Wong
  • Adhesive tape and method of making
    Patent number: 6042882
    Abstract: An adhesive tape is provided which comprises a woven cloth, a polymer embedded into the cloth so as to cause the warp and weft fibers of the cloth to bond together at their overlapping points but not to completely encase the fibers, and a pressure sensitive adhesive coated onto at least a portion of the polymer, wherein the adhesive tape is hand tearable in the down-web and in the cross-web direction. A method of manufacturing such a tape is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Gerald S. Deeb, Dennis L. Krueger, Robert H. Menzies, Herbert W. Morris, Patrick D. Hyde, Felix P. Lau, Eumi Pyum, Pamela S. Tucker, Roy Wong
  • Adhesive tape and method of making
    Patent number: 5985775
    Abstract: An adhesive tape is provided which comprises a woven cloth, a polymer embedded into the cloth so as to cause the warp and weft fibers of the cloth to bond together at their overlapping points but not to completely encase the fibers, and a pressure sensitive adhesive coated onto at least a portion of the polymer, wherein the adhesive tape is hand tearable in the down-web and in the cross-web direction. A method of manufacturing such a tape is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Gerald S. Deeb, Dennis L. Krueger, Robert H. Menzies, Herbert W. Morris, Patrick D. Hyde, Felix P. Lau, Eumi Pyum, Pamela S. Tucker, Roy Wong
  • Adhesive tape and method of making
    Patent number: 5795834
    Abstract: An adhesive tape is provided which comprises a woven cloth, a polymer embedded into the cloth so as to cause the warp and weft fibers of the cloth to bond together at their overlapping points but not to completely encase the fibers, and a pressure sensitive adhesive coated onto at least a portion of the polymer, wherein the adhesive tape is hand tearable in the down-web and in the cross-web direction. A method of manufacturing such a tape is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Gerald S. Deeb, Dennis L. Krueger, Robert H. Menzies, Herbert W. Morris, Patrick D. Hyde, Felix P. Lau, Eumi Pyun, Pamela S. Tucker, Roy Wong