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EP0136577A2
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Decorative laminate having mar-resistant surface
Assignee: Formica Corp
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Filing: 1984-09-04
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2004-09-04
Abstract
Abstract Decorative laminates and a method for their production are disclosed, the laminates having dispersed in their uppermost surface hard mineral particles whereby marres- istance is imparted to the laminate.
Inventors
- 👤 John Frederick Hosler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 13:50
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B3/00; B32B29/00; B32B29/002; B32B29/005; B32B5/00; B32B5/16; B44; B44C; B44C5/00; B44C5/04; B44C5/0469; B44C5/0476; D; D21; D21H; D21H27/00; D21H27/18; D21H27/22; D21H27/26; D21H27/28; B32B2260/00; B32B2260/02; B32B2260/028; B32B2260/04; B32B2260/046; B32B2264/00; B32B2264/10; B32B2264/107; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/40; B32B2307/402; B32B2307/4026; B32B2309/00; B32B2309/08; B32B2309/10; B32B2309/105; B32B2317/00; B32B2317/12; B32B2317/122; B32B2451/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24058; Y10T428/24066; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/256; Y10T428/257; Y10T428/259; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31942; Y10T428/31949; Y10T428/31964
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
74 words
A heat and pressure consolidated decorative laminate'comprising, in superimposed'relationship, a) a self-supporting substrate, and b) a thermoset resin impregnated decorative sheet, the outermost surface of said laminate containing mineral particles, said particles ranging in size from about 5 to about 100 millimicrons and being positioned within about the outermost 25 microns of said laminate thickness and in an amount ranging from about 0.5 to about 25 grams per square meter of laminate surface area.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
74 words
A heat and pressure consolidated decorative laminate'comprising, in superimposed'relationship, a) a self-supporting substrate, and b) a thermoset resin impregnated decorative sheet, the outermost surface of said laminate containing mineral particles, said particles ranging in size from about 5 to about 100 millimicrons and being positioned within about the outermost 25 microns of said laminate thickness and in an amount ranging from about 0.5 to about 25 grams per square meter of laminate surface area.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
A decorative laminate according to Claim 1 wherein said mineral is silica.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A decorative laminate according to Claim 1 wherein the particle size of said mineral ranges from about 20 to about 60 millmicrons.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A decorative laminate according to Claim 1 wherein said mineral particles are present in about the outermost 15 microns of the laminate thickness.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
A decorative laminate according to Claim 1 wherein the amount of mineral particles present in said laminate surface ranges from about 1 to 10 grams per square meter of laminate area. 1
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
102 words
A method for the preparation of a decorative laminate according to Claim 1 which comrpises: a) forming a thermosetting resin impregnated component sheet containing mineral particles, said particles ranging in size from about 5 to 100 millimicrons and being present in an amount ranging from about 0.5 to about 25 grams per square meter of sheet surface b) positioning said component sheet, with its particle surface upward, as the uppermost component of a decorative laminate assembly and c) heat and pressure consolidating said assembly, whereby said particles are positioned within about the outermost 25 microns of the thickness of the resultant laminate
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
11 words
A method according to Claim 11 wherein said mineral is silica.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to Claim 11 wherein the size of said mineral particles ranges from about 20 to about 60 millimicrons.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to Claim 11 wherein said mineral particles are positioned in about the outermost 15 microns of the laminate thickness.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method according to Claim 11 wherein the amount of mineral particles present in said component sheet surface ranges from about 1 to 10 grams per square meter of surface.
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