US Patent Issued to 3M Innovative Properties on Aug. 12 for "Both sides coated automotive paint compatible liner for structural adhesive film" (German, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,943, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Co. (St. Paul, Minn.).

"Both sides coated automotive paint compatible liner for structural adhesive film" was invented by Stefan B. M. Luebbe (Essen, Germany), Elisabeth Cura (Duesseldorf, Germany), Kanta Kumar (Woodbury, Minn.) and Michael A. Semonick (White Bear Lake, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adhesive film liner comprising (a) a polymeric layer having a first and a second surface, the second surface being opposed to the first surface; (b) a first release layer located on top of the first surface of the polymeric layer, the first release layer comprising...