US Patent Issued to 3M Innovative Properties on May 20 for "Methods of making metal patterns on flexible substrate" (Minnesota, Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,309,939, issued on May 20, was assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Co. (St. Paul, Minn.).

"Methods of making metal patterns on flexible substrate" was invented by Henrik B. van Lengerich (St. Paul, Minn.), Matthew S. Stay (Bloomington, Minn.), Caleb T. Nelson (Woodbury, Minn.), David J. Tarnowski (Mahtomedi, Minn.), David J. Rowe (Roseville, Minn.) and Edwin L. Kusilek (Baldwin, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods of making metal patterns on flexible substrates are provided. A releasable solid layer is selectively formed on a patterned surface of the flexible substrate by applying a liquid solution thereon. The releasable solid ...