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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2007
Paul Anthony Bristow, Brighton, MI (US);
Scott Michael Davis, Lee, MA (US);
Jesse Guy Hipwell, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Randall Todd Myers, Pittsfield, MA (US);
Erich Otto Teutsch, Richmond, MA (US);
Paul Anthony Bristow, Brighton, MI (US);
Scott Michael Davis, Lee, MA (US);
Jesse Guy Hipwell, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Randall Todd Myers, Pittsfield, MA (US);
Erich Otto Teutsch, Richmond, MA (US);
Abstract
A method of forming a layered article, the method comprises thermoforming a substrate sheet to form a shaped substrate, wherein the shaped substrate is a fiber-reinforced plastic material having a void content sufficient to allow a vacuum to be applied through the shaped substrate; pulling a vacuum through the shaped substrate; and pulling a film layer onto a surface of the shaped substrate to form the layered article.