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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:
Sep. 12, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael N Laurin, Pittsfield, MA (US);
Brian A Nourse, Pittsfield, MA (US);
David P Reis, Lenox, MA (US);
Karen D Riding, Castleton, NY (US);
Blair Souder, Dalton, MA (US);
Gary A Soutier, Pittsfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B28B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2642972 ; 264261 ; 264259 ; 264266 ; 264247 ; 264267 ; 2642098 ; 15624411 ; 156245 ; 15624427 ; 15624425 ;
Abstract
An improved process for the manufacture of plastic articles such as light assemblies, and the articles made by said process, are disclosed. The disclosed process includes a step wherein one or more colors are decorated onto a single film which is then incorporated with other components in an in-mold decorating process to yield the improved articles of the invention.