The Procter Gamble Company

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Avery Dennison Corporation

Roger A Fahlsing

Keith Lawson Truog

Craig William Potter

Tamara L McCartney

Anneke Margaret Kaminski

Diane B Ewanko

Frank Yenjir Shih

John Vincent Fontana

Martin Ian James

Douglas Bruce Zeik

Robert Lawrence Prosise

Mark John Steinhardt

Howard H Enlow

Norman A Conti

Frank Yen-Jer Shih

Valery Golub

Alan Robert Kaufman

A structural member includes a simulated surface appearance. The structural member includes a substrate, plural intermediate layers, and a top coat. The plural intermediate layers are applied over at least one surface of the substrate, with at least some of the plural intermediate layers configured to cooperate with each other to provide a simulated appearance for the structural member. The top coat is applied outward of the plural intermediate layers. The top coat is relatively thin and is configured for use with exterior applications. The top coat includes a base configured for UV resistance and an additive configured to provide abrasion resistance.

Surface appearance simulation systems and methods

This disclosed invention relates to a method of making a dry paint transfer laminate, comprising: applying a paint film layer over one side of a release liner and drying or curing the paint film layer, the paint film layer comprising a binder and a pigment, the paint film layer having an upper surface and a lower surface, the release liner having a release surface, the lower surface of the paint film layer overlying the release surface of the release liner; and applying an adhesive layer over the upper surface of the paint film layer.

Method of making a dry paint transfer laminate

Layered articles for applying color on a surface including a sheet of visually-perceivable color effects, a bonding agent capable of bonding the sheet to the surface, and a releasable liner removably attached to the sheet. The article further includes a substance, agent or barrier that prevents or, at the least, reduces the transfer of an extraneous agent from the surface to a location in the layered article that would affect the visually-perceivable color effect conveyed by the sheet.

Discoloration-resistant articles for applying color on surfaces and methods of reducing discoloration in articles for applying color on surfaces

A self-wound decorative dry paint transfer laminate includes a layer of dry paint, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on one side of the dry paint layer, and a release liner in releasable contact with the dry paint layer on a side opposite from the pressure-sensitive adhesive. The release liner has a matte release coat layer that contacts the dry paint layer. The matte release coat releasably adheres to the dry paint layer to provide a protective function but also to transfer a decorative matte finish to the dry paint layer when the release liner is removed from the dry paint layer. The opposite side of the release liner has an adhesive release coat that contacts the pressure-sensitive adhesive when the laminate is in a self-wound form.

Differential release system for a self-wound multilayer dry paint decorative laminate having a pressure sensitive adhesive

This disclosed invention relates to a dry paint transfer laminate, comprising: a dry paint film layer comprising a binder and a pigment, the dry paint film layer having an upper surface and a lower surface; an adhesive layer overlying the upper surface of the dry paint film layer; and a release liner overlying the lower surface of the dry paint film layer. Methods of making and using the laminate are disclosed.

Dry paint transfer laminate

A decorative dry paint wall film includes a layer of dry paint, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on one side of the dry paint layer, and a release liner in releasable contact with the dry paint layer on a side opposite from the pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA). The release liner has a matte release coat layer that contacts the dry paint layer. The release liner is released from the dry paint layer after the PSA side is attached to a wall. The matte release coat transfers a matte finish to the dry paint layer when the release liner is removed. The wall film includes a barrier layer to protect against significant discoloration of the color in the dry paint layer caused by migration of azo-type pigments from a painted wall surface. The barrier layer in one embodiment comprises a dry emulsion containing ethylene-vinyl alcohol and a dispersed polymeric material which in one embodiment comprises a urethane material.

Multi-layer dry paint decorative laminate having discoloration prevention barrier

This disclosed invention relates to a laminate for use as a wallcovering comprising: a matte release liner having a flexible polymeric matte release backing liner and a matte release coat bonded to the matte release backing liner, and a flexible multi-layer decorative film releasably adhered to the matte release liner, the decorative film comprising a dry paint film layer in contact with the matte release coat, and an adhesive layer bonded to the dry paint film layer on a side thereof opposite the matte release liner, the dry paint film layer comprising a layer of pigment dispersed in a polymeric binder, the matte release coat having a level of tack that preferentially adheres the matte release backing liner to the decorative film sufficient to provide a level of structural support for the decorative film when placing the adhesive side of the paint film layer in contact with a substrate, the matte release coat having a micro-roughened surface for transferring a matte finish to the exposed surface fo the dry paint film layer when the release coat is released from contact with the dry paint film layer, the adhesive layer having a suppressed initial level of tack at room temperature that allows the laminate to adhere to a substrate and be repositioned thereon followed by removal of the matte release liner from the dry paint film layer, the adhesive layer undergoing subsequent build up of adhesion due to the passage of time sufficient to permanently bond the dry paint film layer to the substrate.

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Hobart, IN, United States of America

Roger A Fahlsing