ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,817, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Co. (St. Paul, Minn.).
"Article" was invented by Jeffrey A. Peterson (Hugo, Minn.), Maria A. Appeaning (St. Paul, Minn.), Christopher P. Gerlach (Woodbury, Minn.), David J. Kinning (Woodbury, Minn.), Madison P. Bennett (Minneapolis), Marie A. Boulos (West St. Paul, Minn.), Anna M. Clausen (Minneapolis), Victor Ho (St. Paul, Minn.), Kevin T. Huseby (Oakdale, Minn.), Stephen A. Johnson (Woodbury, Minn.) and Scott M. LeBow (Woodbury, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Article comprising, in order: a first polymeric film having first and second, opposed major surfaces; a ...