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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frederick R Ernest, St. Louisville, OH (US);
Jeffrey J Van Sloun, Aiken, SC (US);
Charles R Weir, Westerville, OH (US);
Assignee:
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc., Summit, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156243 ; 156 622 ; 156245 ; 1563096 ; 1563099 ; 264112 ; 264D / ;
Abstract
A method of forming an insulation product includes heating a thermoplastic material to a softened condition, and applying the thermoplastic material to a blanket of fibrous insulation material to form a laminated insulation material comprising a layer of the thermoplastic material bonded to the fibrous insulation material. The laminated insulation material is heated to soften it and molded to form it into a desired shape, and the molded laminated insulation material is cooled to form an insulation product.