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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:
Feb. 01, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2001
Applicants:
Subir K. Dey, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Subhash H. Patel, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Subir K. Dey, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Subhash H. Patel, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Guardian Industries Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 2708 ; B32B 2718 ; B32B 2728 ; B32B 2732 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Laminates include a thermoplastic substrate layer, a clear coat layer, and a tie layer. The tie layer most preferably includes an adhesive-enhancing effective amount of a branched or linear styrenic block copolymer which adhesively bonds the substrate and clear coat layers one to another. Advantageously, the tie layer includes a blend of the styrenic block copolymer and a tackifier resin, preferably a terpene resin. The laminate may be employed to manufacture a variety of shaped articles, most preferably automotive trim components.