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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
William Paul Bell, East Longmeadow, MA (US);
James R. Moran, Longmeadow, MA (US);
Vincent J. Yacovone, Springfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
Solutia, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 7/12 ; B32B 1/700 ; B32B 1/710 ; B32B 2/700 ; B32B 2/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 7/12 ; B32B 1/700 ; B32B 1/710 ; B32B 2/700 ; B32B 2/704 ;
Abstract
This invention is directed to a plastic composite comprising color images printed onto a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate using thermal transfer (TT) printing technology. The PET layer is then bonded to a second PET layer using a thermally activated adhesive, preferably ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA). The bonded PET layers are then disposed between two layers of plasticized PVB, forming the plastic composite. The plastic composite can then be placed between two sheets of glass forming the final laminated glass product.