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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2010
Applicants:
Deborah Frances Mielewski, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Angela Marie Harris, Allen Park, MI (US);
Ellen Cheng-chi Lee, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Deborah Frances Mielewski, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Angela Marie Harris, Allen Park, MI (US);
Ellen Cheng-chi Lee, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 7/00 (2006.01); B32B 7/02 (2006.01); B32B 27/20 (2006.01); B32B 27/32 (2006.01); B32B 27/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A compostable interior panel for use in a vehicle includes an injection molded compostable polymer. A layer is disposed about the compostable polymer and comprises a composting-resistant polymer having a thickness ranging from 10 μm to 175 μm. The compostable polymer and the composting-resistant polymer are substantially insoluble in one another when liquid.