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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas M. Ellison, Fort Mill, SC (US);
Stephen P. McCarthy, Tyngsboro, MA (US);
Arthur K. Delusky, Detroit, MI (US);
Qing Guan, Lowell, MA (US);
Assignee:
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/300 ; B32B 2/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/300 ; B32B 2/700 ;
Abstract
A molded article including a plastic layer and an outer film over the plastic layer forming a composite laminate with the plastic layer and a process for preparing same. The outer film has an inner surface adjacent and bonded to the plastic layer and an outer surface opposed to the inner surface. The molded article also includes a reinforcing material adhered to the inner surface of the outer film layer and preferably at least partly embedded in the inner surface of the outer film layer.