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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2002
Peter H. Th. Vollenberg, Mount Vernon, IN (US);
Sandeep Dhawan, Evansville, IN (US);
Kyle P. Starkey, Evansville, IN (US);
Safwat E. Tadros, Evansville, IN (US);
Peter H. Th. Vollenberg, Mount Vernon, IN (US);
Sandeep Dhawan, Evansville, IN (US);
Kyle P. Starkey, Evansville, IN (US);
Safwat E. Tadros, Evansville, IN (US);
General Electric Company, Pittsfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A weatherable composition comprising an upper layer that comprises an aliphatic polyamide resin and an additive composition comprising an hindered amine light stabilizer and a hydroxyphenyl triazine or pyrimidine UV absorber; an intermediate layer that comprises a polymer system compatible with polymer in the upperlayer, and optionally, an additive composition comprising TiO, dyes, pigments, and special effects additives; and a polymeric substrate, wherein the intermediate layer is disposed between and in intimate contact with the upper layer and the substrate. The composition finds utility in articles such as automotive parts.