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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:
May. 21, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 24, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rose Ann Ryntz, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Jack Fe-de Chu, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 2/732 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 2/732 ;
Abstract
A method improving paint adhesion to thermoplastic olefins. The method comprises providing a thermoplastic olefin prepared from a TPO blend comprising maleated polypropylene and amine-terminated polyether. A paint is provided comprising a base paint and a paint adhesion promoter selected from the group consisting of a chlorinated polyolefin, a hydrogenated poly(butadiene)diol, and mixtures thereof. The paint is applied to the thermoplastic olefin.