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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2008
Darrell L. Sparks, Kennebunk, ME (US);
Grant B. Lafontaine, Kennebunk, ME (US);
Jennifer A. Litke, Brooklyn, CT (US);
Robert E. Smith, Shapleigh, ME (US);
Darrell L. Sparks, Kennebunk, ME (US);
Grant B. LaFontaine, Kennebunk, ME (US);
Jennifer A. Litke, Brooklyn, CT (US);
Robert E. Smith, Shapleigh, ME (US);
Evonik Cyro, LLC, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Abstract
A plastic sheet product having a matte finish comprises a core layer of a thermoplastic polymer and at least one layer of a capstock composition which overlies, and is bonded to, at least one face of the core layer. The capstock composition comprises the same or different thermoplastic polymer and contains a plurality of discrete particles immiscible with and dispersed in the thermoplastic polymer of the capstock composition. The sheet product may be prepared by the co-extrusion of the thermoplastic polymer and the capstock composition, and in a particular embodiment, such co-extrusion may be conducted by means of a feedblock. In a particular embodiment, the thermoplastic polymer of the core layer and that of the capstock composition may be the same, such as in the instance of a methylmethacrylate-methylacrylate copolymer. Sheet products prepared in accordance with the invention exhibit improved post-processability and ease of surface maintenance, and may be fabricated into a variety of products including light diffusers, projection screens, and the like.