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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. 23, 1991
Filed:
Apr. 04, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard W Wheeler, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4283173 ; 4272071 ; 4272082 ; 4272084 ; 4283175 ; 428343 ; 428354 ;
Abstract
A protective and decorative sheet material, such as a paint-coated film, which is bonded by an adhesive layer and vacuum thermoforming to an exterior automobile body panel as a substitute for spray painted finishes, can develop surface roughness when exposed to excessive heat for extended periods of time. This defect is unexpectedly reduced or eliminated by employing a foamed, pressure-sensitive adhesive layer.