Patents by Inventor Michael B. Runge

Michael B. Runge 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).

  • Publication number: 20220411135
    Abstract: A system including a polymeric sheet. The polymeric sheet comprises a base sheet having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface and a multiplicity of spaced rails projecting from the first surface of the base sheet. The rails comprise a stem portion attached to and substantially upright from the first surface of the base sheet and a top portion on the distal end of the stem opposite the base sheet. The top portion comprises a first surface opposite the base sheet and a second surface facing the first surface of the base sheet. Additionally, the rails have a length greater than the width of the stems. The first surface of the base sheet, the second surface of the top portion and the surface of the stem defines a cavity with walls, and an adhesive coated on at least a portion of the cavity wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Michael B. Runge, Vasav Sahni, Ronald W. Ausen, Scott M. Tapio, William J. Kopecky
  • Publication number: 20210310508
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to adhesive mounting assemblies that are capable of attaching or adhering to a surface and that can be removed from the surface without causing damage to the surface. In some embodiments, the mounting assemblies are peeled off the surface. The present disclosure generally relates to adhesive articles including a mounting device. The adhesive articles have one or more adhesive areas (which can be part of one continuous adhesive area) exhibiting adhesive properties and one or more non-adhesive areas that lack significant adhesive properties. At least one of the non-adhesive areas is located in an area and/or has a size, shape, and/or geometry that lowers and/or controls at least one of the average peel force and/or the peak peel force of the adhesive article such that the peel force of the adhesive article does not exceed the threshold for causing damage to the surface from which the adhesive article is peeled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Michael B. Runge, Margaret M. Sheridan, Craig D. Thompson, Joseph A. Hoffman, Brett P. Krull
  • Publication number: 20210238463
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to adhesive compositions and articles including at least one of polydiorganosiloxane polyoxamide copolymer, silicone polyurea block copolymer, and/or an addition cure silicone, a silicate tackifying resin, and inorganic particle filler. The filler is typically fumed silica. Some embodiments of the adhesive composition include at least one of a polydiorganosiloxane polyoxamide copolymer, a silicate tackifying resin in an amount of between about 10 wt % and about 70 wt %, and inorganic particle filler in between about 0.1 wt % and about 20 wt %; a silicone polyurea block copolymer, a silicate tackifying resin in an amount of between about 10 wt % and about 70 wt %, and inorganic particle filler in an amount between about 0.1 wt % and about 20 wt %; and an addition cure silicone, a silicate tackifying resin in an amount of between about 10 wt % and about 70 wt %, and inorganic particle filler in an amount between about 0.1 wt % and about 20 wt %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Payam Khodaparast, Michael B. Runge, Kent C. Hackbarth, Sonja S. Mackey, David J. Kinning
  • Patent number: 10959547
    Abstract: A flexible hook hanger comprises an elongate sheet of pliable backing, an adhesive layer and a hook element. The backing comprises first and second ends, a first zone positioned adjacent the first end, a second zone positioned adjacent the second end and a central zone positioned between the first and second zones. The adhesive layer is disposed on one side of the backing. The hook element is connected to the central zone. In one embodiment, the pliable backing comprises microstructured tape, and the adhesive layer comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive composition comprising one or more hydrocarbon block copolymers, and a polar phenolic tackifier. In another embodiment, at least one of the first and second zones includes a peel arrestor. For example, the first zone and the second zone have a first width and a second width, respectively, and the central zone has a third width that is less than at least one of the first width and the second width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph A. Hoffman, Angela L. Pan, Craig D. Thompson, Chaodi Li, Michael B. Runge
  • Publication number: 20200124230
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to adhesive mounting assemblies that are capable of attaching or adhering to a surface and that can be removed from the surface without causing damage to the surface. In some embodiments, the mounting assemblies are peeled off the surface. The present disclosure generally relates to adhesive articles including a mounting device. The adhesive articles have one or more adhesive regions (which can be part of one continuous adhesive layer) exhibiting adhesive properties and one or more non-adhesive regions that lack significant adhesive properties. At least one of the non-adhesive regions is positioned relative to a corresponding adhesive region and/or has a geometry that lowers and/or controls at least one of the average peel force and/or or the peak peel force of the adhesive article such that the peel force of the adhesive article does not exceed the threshold for causing damage to the surface from which the adhesive article is peeled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph A. Hoffman, Margaret M. Sheridan, Craig D. Thompson, Brett P. Krull, Michael B. Runge
  • Publication number: 20190359861
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to stretch-releasable adhesive articles that are capable of attaching or adhering to a substrate and that can be removed from the substrate without causing damage to the substrate. The present disclosure also generally relates to methods of making and using such adhesive articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Michael B. Runge, Gerald S. Deeb, Brett P. Krull
  • Publication number: 20190062600
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to adhesive compositions and articles including at least one of polydiorganosiloxane polyoxamide copolymer and/or silicone polyurea block copolymer and a silicate tackifying resin. Some embodiments of the adhesive composition include at least one of a polydiorganosiloxane polyoxamide copolymer and a silicate tackifying resin in an amount of between about 0.1 wt % and about 20 wt %; or a silicone polyurea block copolymer and a silicate tackifying resin in an amount of between about 0.1 wt % and about 30 wt %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Michael B. Runge, Payam Khodaparast, David S. Hays, Margaret M. Sheridan
  • Publication number: 20190038051
    Abstract: A flexible hook hanger comprises an elongate sheet of pliable backing, an adhesive layer and a hook element. The backing comprises first and second ends, a first zone positioned adjacent the first end, a second zone positioned adjacent the second end and a central zone positioned between the first and second zones. The adhesive layer is disposed on one side of the backing. The hook element is connected to the central zone. In one embodiment, the pliable backing comprises microstructured tape, and the adhesive layer comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive composition comprising one or more hydrocarbon block copolymers, and a polar phenolic tackifier. In another embodiment, at least one of the first and second zones includes a peel arrestor. For example, the first zone and the second zone have a first width and a second width, respectively, and the central zone has a third width that is less than at least one of the first width and the second width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Joseph A. Hoffman, Angela L. Pan, Craig D. Thompson, Chaodi Li, Michael B. Runge
  • Publication number: 20190002737
    Abstract: A peelable adhesive article capable of adhering to a substrate wherein subsequent removal of the adhesive does not damage the substrate, and methods of making and using said peelable adhesive article. The adhesive articles comprise a peelable adhesive adjacent to a major surface of a backing, wherein the backing has a modulus of elasticity and/or modulus of secant between 100 to 18,000 psi as measured by ASTM D638-14 and/or ASTM D412-06a. The backing may be a multilayer backing comprising a core layer and at least one skin layer in a ratio of 2:1 to 100:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Michael B. Runge, Gerald S. Deeb, Brett P. Krull
  • Patent number: 9920783
    Abstract: An adhesive mounting article includes a flexible adhesive tape structure having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface. The flexible adhesive tape structure includes a peelable adhesive layer disposed on the first major surface and a first separable connecting member disposed on the second major surface. The peelable adhesive layer is capable of adhering to a mounting surface and thereafter being manually removable from the mounting surface by peeling. A rigid faceplate structure includes a rigid faceplate having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface, and a second separable connecting member disposed on the first major surface of the rigid faceplate. The first and second separable connecting members engage with each other to form a separable connection to connect the flexible adhesive tape structure and the rigid faceplate structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Michael B. Runge, Margaret M. Sheridan
  • Publication number: 20170089377
    Abstract: An adhesive mounting article includes a flexible adhesive tape structure having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface. The flexible adhesive tape structure includes a peelable adhesive layer disposed on the first major surface and a first separable connecting member disposed on the second major surface. The peelable adhesive layer is capable of adhering to a mounting surface and thereafter being manually removable from the mounting surface by peeling. A rigid faceplate structure includes a rigid faceplate having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface, and a second separable connecting member disposed on the first major surface of the rigid faceplate. The first and second separable connecting members engage with each other to form a separable connection to connect the flexible adhesive tape structure and the rigid faceplate structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Michael B. Runge, Margaret M. Sheridan
  • Patent number: 9447309
    Abstract: This disclosure provides novel adhesive compositions comprising a highly crosslinked and plasticized low Tg (meth)acrylic copolymer that are self-wetting when applied to a substrate, and peelable therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Ann R. Fornof, James P. DiZio, George J. Clements, Jonathan E. Janoski, Kevin M. Lewandowski, Michael B. Runge, Kannan Seshadri
  • Publication number: 20160130482
    Abstract: This disclosure provides novel adhesive compositions comprising a highly crosslinked and plasticized low Tg (meth)acrylic copolymer that are self-wetting when applied to a substrate, and peelable therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Ann R. Fornof, James P. DiZio, George J. Clements, Jonathan E. Janoski, Kevin M. Lewandowski, Michael B. Runge, Kannan Seshadri