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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:
Aug. 13, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark M. Matsco, South Lyon, MI (US);
Barry B. Hoult, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David Kusuma, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Exatec, LLC., Wixon, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 3/342 ; B29C 3/902 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 3/342 ; B29C 3/902 ;
Abstract
A molded plastic window panel for automotive glazing in which texturized surfaces are molded into the perimeter of the panel to define a translucent masking border. A pattern of discrete texturized areas is adjacent a solid texturized band to provide a fade out effect. The window panel is molded from polycarbonate to block UV light transmission through the translucent masking border to protect an adhesive bond or seal used to seal the window panel in an automotive body window opening.