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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:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2002
Applicants:
Klaus Hartig, Avcoa, WI (US);
Leah M. Miller, Avoca, WI (US);
Gary L. Pfaff, Cazenovia, WI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Cardinal CG Company, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/16 (2006.01); B32B 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for useful for protecting a substrate bearing a coating are provided. A separator in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises a film carrying a plurality of particles Each particle preferably has a covered area adhered to the film and an exposed area that is larger than the covered area.