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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. 27, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
William M. Humphrey, Dover, NH (US);
Adam Murano, Derry, NH (US);
Assignee:
Textron Automotive Company Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 1/508 ; B60R 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 1/508 ; B60R 1/300 ;
Abstract
Described is a metallized article, and a method for making the same, comprising a substrate having a polyurethane basecoat disposed thereon and with a layer of electrically discrete metallic islands of a corrosion prone metal disposed on the basecoat. A cross-linked polyurethane top coat, which is bound to an organosilane, preferably an epoxy silane, is disposed on and encapsulates the discrete metallic islands. The organsilane is also bound to the metallic islands.