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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:
Nov. 16, 1999
Filed:
May. 26, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Louis R Sherman, Sidney, OH (US);
Thomas R Dunnavant, Sidney, OH (US);
Assignee:
American Trim, LLC, Sydney, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ; B31F / ; D06P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428195 ; 428206 ; 428207 ; 428209 ; 428480 ; 428482 ; 428913 ; 428914 ; 8471 ; 503227 ; 101-9 ; 101 33 ; 101 34 ; 101 35 ; 101 381 ; 101 39 ; 101 40 ; 101488 ;
Abstract
A process for coating and transfer printing sheet metal which is especially suited for manufacture into three-dimensional articles such as appliance panels and one-piece pictures and frames. The coatings may include a thin pigmented base coat and a clear, thin top coat. A decorative image is transfer printed in the clear top coat.