Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc.

Mitsubishi Kasei America, Inc.

Mitsushita Chemical America, Inc.

Joseph J Rudisi

Richard Neil Harford

Janusz Doniewski

Hari Menon

William Yannetti

John Paul Harvey

David Kearney

Frederick L Chapman

Tokuaki Nakazawa

Tetsu Sonoda

Osamu Suzuki

Paul Grime

Michael Brandt Jones

A melt transferred imaged coated product and process for decorative simulated wood, metal or stone-like patterns especially useful on treated non-sealed, non-anodized metal-resin composites for interior signage and display, is described. The product exhibits excellent adhesion bonding between the aluminum surface and the transferred-carrier film that contains the dry-ink image that is deposited on the aluminum surface. The aluminum surface is prepared by conventional pre-etching means, coated with a suitable thermosetting resin and then optionally primed with an adhesive prior to melt transfer of the image. The final surface finish coating is protected with an additional transparent adhesive backed polymer film.

Method of transfer melt printing of metal substrates, and the decorative surface coated items prepared thereby

Coated metal articles methods for preparing the same laminated composites containing the same, and methods for preparing such laminated composites

A device for separating layers of laminate trim includes a pair of nip rollers defining a feed path for a laminate, at least two winders and a drive system for the winders. The winders are preferably arranged on an upstream side of the nip rollers. The device can be provided at the output of a lamination machine to receive longitudinal trim portions cut from a laminate being formed by the lamination machine, so as to provide continuous delamination of trim exiting the lamination machine. In the case of a three (or multiple) layer laminate, the device can include a third winder (or additional winders) for collecting a middle layer of the laminate.

Method and apparatus for separating and reclaiming trim from a

Metal sheets having a layer of a cured polyvinylidene fluoride paint on the metal surface and a layer of a cured fluorinated ethylene vinyl ether paint on the polyvinylidene fluoride paint exhibit excellent weathering properties, have a gloss of 25 to 80%, and may be bent to a sharp angle without cracking of the coating. Such sheets are particularly useful in the preparation of metal-resin composite laminates, because they do not experience thermal blocking during the lamination step.

Coated metal plate with easily controlled gloss and reduced heat

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Joseph J Rudisi