Patents by Inventor Ingrid E. Blair

Ingrid E. Blair 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).

  • Pressure-sensitive adhesive
    Patent number: 5202361
    Abstract: Radiation-curable, tackifier-free compositions are provided which contain: (i) a blend of certain acrylate esters and monoethylenically-unsaturated copolymerizable monomers; (ii) certain .alpha.-olefin polymers; and (iii) a photoinitiator and optionally, a crosslinker. Pressure-sensitive adhesives having good adhesion to both low and high energy surfaces as well as possessing excellent low and high temperature performance properties are prepared by exposing the radiation-curable compositions to light having a wavelength in the range of from about 280 to 400 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1993
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Patrick G. Zimmerman, Gaddam N. Babu, Lang N. Nguyen, Ingrid E. Blair, George F. Vesley