US3668034A
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Method for making a decorative plastic laminate
Assignee: LEON PLASTICS Inc A CORP OF
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Filing: 1970-08-05
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Granted: 1972-06-06
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Expires: 1990-08-05
Abstract
Abstract This disclosure relates to plastic laminates, preferably in the nature of an article, having an outer metalized layer, an intermediate bonding layer of a relatively low melting point, and a backing layer formed of a synthetic thermoplastic material whose melting point is at least as high and preferably higher than the melting point of the intermediate layer. The laminate is formed by bonding the outer metalized layer to the intermediate layer, preferably by heat fusion, placing the laminate of the metalized layer and the intermediate layer into a mold and injecting the backing material into the mold to form an article and to bond the backing material to the intermediate layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Arthur S Nicholas
- 👤 Sarkis M Kassouni
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 10:14
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/08; B29; B29C; B29C45/00; B29C45/14; B29C45/14311; B29C45/14688; B29C45/14778; B29C45/14811; B32B27/36; B44; B44C; B44C3/00; B44C3/04; B44C3/046; B29K; B29K2715/00; B29K2715/006; B29L; B29L2009/00; B29L2009/005; B29L2009/008; B32B38/00; B32B2038/0052; B32B2038/0092; B32B2255/00; B32B2255/20; B32B2255/205
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
A process for making an article having a decorative metalized film on at least a portion of the surface comprising: laminating a thin film of a synthetic heat softenable organic material onto a first surface of said metalized film; placing at least a portion of said laminated film into a mold cavity with the opposite said laminated first surface against a side of the mold cavity and with said laminated first surface exposed to the interior of said mold cavity; and injecting into said Mold cavity at a high temperature and pressure, a flowable synthetic organic material having a melting point at least as high as the melting point of said synthetic heat softenable organic film which is laminated to said metalized film.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process according to claim 2 wherein said mold cavity has a grainy surface and a grainy surface is formed on said metalized film during the molding process.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
A process according to claim 3 wherein said metalized layer is a high temperature thermoplastic material having a melting point above the melting point of said synthetic heat softenable organic film laminated to said metalized film and above the melting point of the flowable synthetic organic material injected into said mold cavity.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process according to claim 4 wherein said high temperature metalized film is a polyester film having a melting point in the range of 480* to 510* F.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
A process according to claim 5 wherein said synthetic heat softenable organic film bonded to said metalized film has a melting point in the range of 10* to 50* F. below said melting point of said flowable synthetic organic material injected into said mold cavity.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process according to claim 6 wherein said synthetic heat softenable organic film bonded to said metalized film is a polymer of vinyl chloride.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A process according to claim 7 wherein said flowable synthetic organic material injected into said mold cavity is selected from the group consisting of vinyl polymers and copolymers thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process according to claim 7 wherein said flowable synthetic organic material injected into said mold cavity is a material selected from the group consisting of acrylonitrile-butadiene-stryene terpolymers and blends thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process according to claim 2 wherein said flowable synthetic organic material injected into said mold cavity is a material selected from the group consisting of vinyl polymers and copolymers thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process according to claim 2 wherein said flowable synthetic organic material injected into said mold cavity is a material selected from the group consisting of acrylonitrile-butadiene-stryene terpolymers and blends thereof.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1975-06-06 | 1975-12-06 | 1976-06-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-06-06 | 1979-12-06 | 1980-06-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-06-06 | 1983-12-06 | 1984-06-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |