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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:
Jan. 09, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 11, 1993
Thomas P Dunton, Lebanon Springs, NY (US);
Erich O Teutsch, Richmond, MA (US);
General Electric Company, Pittsfield, MA (US);
Abstract
This invention is directed to a continuous process for producing a molded thermoplastic fiber reinforced article having a high resin concentration in at least one surface thereof. The finished article may be prepared by compression molding and can have a Class A surface. The continuous process includes coating at least one surface of a heated fiber mat core with a melted first thermoplastic resin, passing the fiber mat core into an extrusion zone wherein a melted second thermoplastic resin is extruded onto at least one surface of the fiber mat core and then molding the fiber mat core and thermoplastic resin into a finished article. The continuous process of this invention provides for fast production of molded finished articles such as roof tile, automobile exterior panels, house siding, etc.