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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2008
Chris E. Mccormick, Draper, UT (US);
A. Brent Strong, Sandy, UT (US);
Mike D. Ridges, American Fork, UT (US);
Kevin A. Plumb, Sandy, UT (US);
Jeff Smith, Draper, UT (US);
Chris E. McCormick, Draper, UT (US);
A. Brent Strong, Sandy, UT (US);
Mike D. Ridges, American Fork, UT (US);
Kevin A. Plumb, Sandy, UT (US);
Jeff Smith, Draper, UT (US);
Clearplex Corporation, Draper, UT (US);
Abstract
Protective laminate films protect an underlying windshield from damage due to impacting rocks and other debris. The protective laminate films generally include a flexible polymer substrate having a scratch resistant coating and an adhesive layer on opposing surfaces thereof. Each layer is transparent such that, when applied to a windshield, the laminate film does not inhibit visibility. Each layer may also be flexible so that the laminate films can be molded to a curved windshield. Generally, the scratch resistant coating protects the laminate films from scratching or other damage from impacting debris and/or from windshield wipers. The substrate provides structural integrity to the laminate films and may provide some degree of impact dispersion. The adhesive layer, in addition to adhering the laminate films to the windshield, may also provide significant impact resistance that helps protect the windshield from cracks or chips due to impacting rocks or other debris.