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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
James S Holtrop, Chesterfield, MO (US);
David Bowen, Jr, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Assignee:
Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428284 ; 181290 ; 181294 ; 428288 ; 428297 ; 4283044 ; 428340 ; 428920 ;
Abstract
Thermoformable laminates, suitable for use as automobile headliners, comprising a layer of non-woven fabric (acoustical pad bonded to one side of a foamed polymer sheet are disclosed. The non-woven fabric comprises a certain blend of staple fibers which provide an optimum balance of characteristics including cost and improved sound absorption characteristics which are important headliner characteristics, especially, for compact and subcompact automobile uses.