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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. 22, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2001
Applicant:
Thomas R. Fields, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventor:
Thomas R. Fields, Charlotte, NC (US);
Assignee:
Soliant LLC, Lancaster, SC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B015/00 ; B32B015/04 ; B32B015/02 ; B32B027/00 ; B32B027/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention is a formable, bright metallized laminate that has superior optical and deformation properties. The metallized laminate is made from a plurality of discontinuous metal island layers deposited on a formable clear coat film. The invention is also a method that includes depositing a first discontinuous layer of metal islands upon a formable clear coat film and then depositing a second discontinuous layer of metal islands onto the first discontinuous layer of metal islands.