Patents by Inventor Leslie M. LeBow

Leslie M. LeBow 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).

  • Debondable adhesive article and methods of making and using the same
    Patent number: 9821529
    Abstract: A heat-debondable adhesive article having two opposing sides is provided that includes a shape-memory polymer sheet in its temporary strained shape that includes a plurality of slits therein and a first adhesive on one opposing side of the polymer sheet and a second adhesive on the other opposing side of the polymer sheet. The provided article, optionally, includes a first substrate in contact with the first adhesive and a second substrate in contact with the second adhesive. The article can be debonded by heating the article to a temperature equal to or greater than a transition temperature for the shape-memory polymer sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Joseph D. Rule, Ross E. Behling, Nicholas A. Lee, Leslie M. LeBow
  • Debondable Adhesive Article and Methods of Making and Using the Same
    Publication number: 20140150962
    Abstract: A heat-debondable adhesive article having two opposing sides is provided that includes a shape-memory polymer sheet in its temporary strained shape that includes a plurality of slits therein and a first adhesive on one opposing side of the polymer sheet and a second adhesive on the other opposing side of the polymer sheet. The provided article, optionally, includes a first substrate in contact with the first adhesive and a second substrate in contact with the second adhesive. The article can be debonded by heating the article to a temperature equal to or greater than a transition temperature for the shape-memory polymer sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph D. Rule, Ross E. Behling, Nicholas A. Lee, Leslie M. LeBow
  • Segmented curable transfer tapes
    Publication number: 20030221770
    Abstract: An adhesive transfer tape including an embossed carrier web having recesses embossed therein and a curable adhesive precursor coated into the recesses is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Larry A. Meixner, Leslie M. LeBow, Susan C. Noe, Michael A. Kropp