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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:
Sep. 26, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2004
Applicants:
Dana Blair, Cambridge, GB;
Paul Conroy, Cambridge, GB;
Paul Mackenzie, Surrey, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hexcel Reinforcements, Villeurbanne, FR;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 3/02 (2006.01); B32B 15/08 (2006.01); B32B 27/00 (2006.01); B32B 27/04 (2006.01); B32B 27/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Panel assemblies that include a core sandwiched between face sheets made from composite material. A pigmented topcoat layer is applied directly to the composite material without the need for a separate adhesive. The pigmented topcoat layer includes a thermoplastic binder resin/pigment mixture that can be cured with the composite material in a single step. The topcoat may include permanent and/or temporary substrates for carrying the binder resin/pigment mixture and for providing a surface finish to the panel assembly.