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US4349601A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Protective skin on intricately molded product

Assignee: Vibrantz Corp
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Filing: 1979-12-21
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Granted: 1982-09-14
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Expires: 1999-12-21
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Abstract

Abstract A molding process, resinous formulations for use in the process, and the resulting products are disclosed characterized in that the product comprises mainly a bulk or fill resinous body having a film or skin of a cross-linked polyester resin formed about the body. Even though the body has intricate curving surface contours, the film is smooth and free of surface tears and blemishes. The product is molded by first spraying formulated, dry particles of a partially cured polyester resin against a hot mold to cause the particles to fuse and flow and form a substantially continuous skin or film on the mold. Thereafter, the bulk resin is added and the mold is heated to cure the polyester resin as well as the bulk resin and to interreact the bulk and polyester resins together to mold the bulk resin with a film of the polyester resin.

Inventors

  • 👤 Walter H. Brueggemann
  • 👤 John A. Brenner

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 19:55
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J5/00; B; B29; B29C; B29C41/00; B29C41/006; C09; C09D; C09D167/00; B29C37/00; B29C37/0025; B29C37/0028; B29C2037/0039; B29K; B29K2067/00; B29K2067/06; B29K2105/00; B29K2105/06; B29K2105/08; B29K2105/0854; B29K2105/0863; B29K2105/25; B29K2105/251; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31786; Y10T428/31794

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 58 words
A molded product comprising an inner body of an organic thermosetting resin and a substantially continuous resinous film or skin substantially covering said body and comprising a polyester resin that is cross-linked and chemically reacted with said organic resin, said product having intricate, curving surface contours and said film being smooth and free of surface tears and blemishes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 58 words
A molded product comprising an inner body of an organic thermosetting resin and a substantially continuous resinous film or skin substantially covering said body and comprising a polyester resin that is cross-linked and chemically reacted with said organic resin, said product having intricate, curving surface contours and said film being smooth and free of surface tears and blemishes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 39 words
The molded product of claim 1 in which said polyester resin is a reaction product of an organic glycol of about 2 to about 12 carbon atoms with a dicarboxylic acid of about 2 to about 16 carbon atoms.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 49 words
The molded product of claim 1 in which said polyester resin includes a cross-linking amount of a monomer selected from the group consisting of styrene, vinyl toluene, methyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, diallyl phthalate, acrylamide, diacetone acrylamide, divinyl phthalate, dimethyl furmarate, diethyl furmarate, diallyl chlorendate, diallyl melamine and oligomers thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 32 words
The molded product of claim 1 in which said polyester resin is a reaction product of a glycol selected from the group consisting of propylene glycol and neopentyl glycol with isophthalic acid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 22 words
The molded product of claim 1 in which said film contains a sufficient amount of carbon black to render said film electroconducting.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 43 words
The molded product of claim 1 in which said film contains about 0.1 percent to about 50 percent by weight of an inorganic inert filler selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, talc, mica, titania, fumed alumina, silica, clays, and barium sulfate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 20 words
The molded product of claim 1 in which said skin is about 0.05 mm, to about 2 mm in thickness.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 23 words
A molded product according to claim 1 in which said polyester resin is chemically reacted with the organic resin by a peroxide catalyst.

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