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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2016
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Jason W. Drexler, Brier, WA (US);
John Christopher Wilde, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B32B 37/06 (2006.01); B32B 37/10 (2006.01); B32B 37/12 (2006.01); B60R 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/024 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B32B 37/06 (2013.01); B32B 37/10 (2013.01); B32B 37/12 (2013.01); B32B 2605/00 (2013.01); B60R 13/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Decorative laminates including thermoplastic ink layers and related methods are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a reinforcing layer to provide a rigidity to a decorative laminate, thermoplastic ink applied to the reinforcing layer to form a decorative pattern of the decorative laminate, and a film layer coupled to the thermoplastic ink to form the decorative laminate. The film layer is to preserve the decorative pattern. The thermoplastic ink is solidified when the film layer is coupled to the thermoplastic ink.