ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 22 -- 3M Innovative Properties, St. Paul, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (9,034,448) developed by two co-inventors for the "methods for preparing modified release liners and modified adhesive articles." The co-inventors are Frank T. Sher, St. Paul, Minnesota, and David J. Yarusso, Shoreview, Minnesota.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 19, 2010 (13/257,203). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sec . . .