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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2021
Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa, Duesseldorf, DE;
Sina Chaeichian, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Kaspar Schaerer, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Ruairi O′Kane, Oakland, CA (US);
Li Li, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Michael D. Halbasch, Antioch, CA (US);
Martin Renkel, Duesseldorf, DE;
Omar L. Abu-Shanab, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Brian Deegan, Blessington, IE;
Anna Esmeralda Javier, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Duesseldorf, DE;
Abstract
This disclosure is directed to methods directly adhering epoxy-based, and other thermosetting surfacing films to solid thermoplastic surfaces and the structures derived or derivable from these methods. In some embodiments, the disclosure is also directed to composite structures comprising a thermoplastic substrate directly bonded to a thermoset(ting) surfacing film; wherein the direct bonding defines an interface between a thermoplastic surface of the thermoplastic substrate and a first surface of the thermoset(ting) surfacing film.