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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
May. 01, 2008
Christophe Lefaux, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Nandakumar Menon, Aurora, IL (US);
Korey Stellmach, Aurora, IL (US);
Sunitha K. Grandhee, Novi, MI (US);
Keith D. Weiss, Fenton, MI (US);
Ken Foster, Brighton, MI (US);
Christophe Lefaux, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Nandakumar Menon, Aurora, IL (US);
Korey Stellmach, Aurora, IL (US);
Sunitha K. Grandhee, Novi, MI (US);
Keith D. Weiss, Fenton, MI (US);
Ken Foster, Brighton, MI (US);
Exatec LLC, Wixom, MI (US);
Abstract
An economical method of manufacturing a plastic glazing panel having a decorative marking and/or opaque border printed from a UV curable ink is presented. This economical method includes the steps of forming a plastic panel; printing an opaque pattern from an ink, the pattern having an A-side and a B-side with the B-side being in contact with the plastic panel; curing the ink in the shape of the printed pattern using UV radiation directed at the ink from both the A-side and B-side; applying a weatherable layer on the A side of the pattern and on the plastic panel; curing the weatherable layer; and depositing an abrasion resistant layer onto the weatherable layer.