ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,723, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Co. (St. Paul, Minn.).
"Flexible hardgoods with enhanced peel removability" was invented by Payam Khodaparast (Minneapolis), Erik M. Anderson (Hugo, Minn.) and Kevin W. Weber (Roseville, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides adhesive mounting articles that can be removed from surfaces without damage by having reduced contribution of a hardgood to the peel force generated by the adhesive article during removal. In some instances, this can be accomplished by a hardgood that is flexible in a peel direction and rigid in a weight hanging direct...