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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:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2001
Applicants:
Stewart Kessel, Kent, GB;
Clive Lawrence, London, GB;
Nandakumar Menon, Aurora, IL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sun Chemical Corporation, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 3/28 (2006.01); C08F 2/46 (2006.01); B28B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An energy-core ink or varnish composition is provided for use in an in-mold decoration (IMD) process, comprising an energy-curable resin, additional reactive monomers and/or oligomers and, optionally and in an amount not exceeding 10% by weight, a solvent, wherein the resin comprises a urethane acrylate oligomer having an aromatic or aliphatic polycarbonate backbone. For inks, the composition additionally includes a pigment or dye. For photocure compositions, a photoinitiator is also included. Also provided is an in-mold decoration (IMD) process employing the ink or varnish composition.