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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 29, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Allan S Jones, Church Hill, TN (US);
Richard L McConnell, Kingsport, TN (US);
James W Mercer, Jr, Kingsport, TN (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
26417117 ; 428458 ; 26417122 ; 2641731 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a process for forming a layered structure of metal sheet and polyester by heating the metal sheet, extrusion coating a thin layer of polyester on at least one side of the metal sheet, passing the coated sheet through nip rolls and optionally quenching the coated sheet to ensure the polyester coating(s) is in an amorphous state.