Patents by Inventor Susan Z. Paquette

Susan Z. Paquette 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).

  • Film composite having repositionable adhesive by which it can become permanently bonded to a plasticized substrate
    Patent number: 5229207
    Abstract: A film composite has a thin flexible decorative backing bearing a layer of adhesive which affords good repositionability and yet can become permanently bonded to highly plasticized substrates such as vinyl films containing migratable monomeric plasticizers. Such substrates include wall coverings and vinyl coated fabrics. The adhesive is a blend of an acrylic latex adhesive and a heat-activatable urethane latex adhesive, which blend has been coated onto the backing from an aqueous emulsion. Useful backings include vinyl, polyurethane, and polyolefin films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1993
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Susan Z. Paquette, Heiner Johannsen
  • Composite decorative article
    Patent number: 4605592
    Abstract: A multilayer decorative article having in order an ink-receptive vinyl film layer, a plasticizer barrier layer, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, the adhesive layer being adapted to maintain adhesion to highly plasticized vinyl substrates, and the intermediate barrier layer being capable of preventing plasticizer from migrating from the vinyl substrate into the vinyl film outer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1984
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1986
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Susan Z. Paquette, Dennis O. Falaas