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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:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2005
Applicants:
Stephen J. Gust, Greenville, SC (US);
Jan C. Westermeier, Taylors, SC (US);
Inventors:
Stephen J. Gust, Greenville, SC (US);
Jan C. Westermeier, Taylors, SC (US);
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Inc., Greer, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 27/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Scratch-resistant thermoplastic films are disclosed. The films include a scratch-resistant coating that is formed from an acrylated binder, a thermal initiator, and a melamine crosslinker. Of particular advantage, the coating can be formed on the film during an in-line process while the film is being formed. The melamine crosslinker not only causes the coating to crosslink but also improves the adhesion of the coating to the film layer. In one embodiment, the film layer is made from a polyester.