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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1992
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1991
Joseph L Mackey, Sr, Lancaster, PA (US);
William Y Whitmore, Hellam, PA (US);
Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Lancaster, PA (US);
Abstract
A release carrier includes a dimensionally stable release paper of the prior art, but also includes a crystallizable polymer which has spherulite formations on its exposed surface. The preferred crystallizable polymer is polypropylene. The release carriers can be reconditioned to remove surface defects, change the level of gloss and form patterned areas of differential gloss by heating the polyolefin layer above its melting point and quenching the layer under controlled conditions. By quenching the crystallizable polymer by contacting the surface of the release carrier opposite the crystallizable polymer with a chill roll, the transfer of defects in the chill roll or planishing roll to the release carrier surface is avoided.