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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:
Jul. 03, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
David Rosendale, Mt. Vernon, IN (US);
John G. Skabardonis, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Co., Pittsfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 5/29 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 5/29 ;
Abstract
The transparent articles described herein have interspersed small particles with a metallic glint. This appearance is achieved by dispersing metal oxide-coated glass platelets within a thermoplastic matrix. It is desirable to take steps to avoid breaking the glass platelets during the process of preparing these materials.