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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2009
Applicants:
Paul E. Thomas, Terre Haute, IN (US);
Sean W. Bower, Terre Haute, IN (US);
Inventors:
Paul E. Thomas, Terre Haute, IN (US);
Sean W. Bower, Terre Haute, IN (US);
Assignee:
Tredegar Film Products Corporation, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Composite forming screens comprise a layer of hard rubber with a Shore D hardness of 12-90, preferably 33-90 and most preferably 46-60 and in preferred embodiments, comprise a support layer of plastic or metal bonded to the hard rubber to form a composite. The forming screens may be planar or cylindrical and are provided with a plurality of apertures or through holes and a pattern of fine scale structures. Methods of making the forming screens are also disclosed.