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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2023
Color Communications, Llc, Chicago, IL (US);
Jerald Dimas, West Chicago, IL (US);
Robert E. Kester, Orland Park, IL (US);
Color Communications, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A metalized powder painted color sample for facilitating selection of a powder paint, the powder paint being applicable to a base material, is described. The metalized powder painted color sample includes a paper substrate sheet including a first side, a metallic layer bonded to the first side of the paper substrate sheet, and a powder paint layer bonded to the metallic layer. The metallic layer includes aluminum and has a thickness of between 15 nanometers and 50 nanometers. The powder paint layer includes a cured polymer powder paint and having a thickness of between 20 micrometers and 140 micrometers. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the metalized powder painted color sample has a same color and a same texture as the base material when the powder paint has been applied to the base material.