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Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsScott J. Tuman, David L. Seidel, Leon Levitt, Brandon T. Berg
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A web of material having a multiplicity of discrete regions or patches spaced apart from each other on at least a first side of the web, and methods of making the web. A plurality of stems extend from each patch. In certain embodiments, at least a portion of the web may be configured to engage the plurality of the stems, and the web may include a breathable (microporous) and/or elastic material. A method of making a web includes providing a web and discrete quantities of a polymeric material. The polymeric material is fused to the web; and a plurality of stems are formed in each of the discrete quantities of the polymeric material to form fastener patches or regions. The discontinuous fastener patches can function as the male component of a hook-and-loop refastenable mechanical fastener.
A web of material having at least two major sides, the web comprising:
A method of making a web material having a plurality of stems extending from discrete regions of the web, the method comprising:
A method of making a web material having a plurality of stems extending from at least one side of the web, the method comprising:
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