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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 20, 1999
Mahendra Mehta, Pittsfield, MA (US);
Amitabh Das, Pickerington, OH (US);
John Rourke, Chillicothe, OH (US);
The Mead Corporation, Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
Wear resistant overlays for use in decorative laminates and laminates prepared therefrom comprising a web of cellulosic fibers having deposited on the surface thereof a layer of mineral pigment composite particles wherein said composite particles comprise mineral pigment particles embedded in a cured carrier material are disclosed. A process for forming an abrasion resistant overlay sheet which comprises forming a web of cellulosic fibers on a papermaking machine and applying a slurry including mineral pigment composite particles to the upper surface of the web on the papermaking machine wherein said mineral pigment composite particles comprise mineral pigment particles embedded in a cured carrier material is also disclosed.