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Decorative laminate
Assignee: Formica Corp
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Filing: 1983-03-15
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Granted: 1984-09-25
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Expires: 2003-03-15
Abstract
Abstract A decorative laminate comprising a core of at least one sheet of saturating kraft paper impregnated with a blend of a phenol/formaldehyde resin and a cross-linked, acrylic copolymer and optionally, a melamine/formaldehyde resin, and a decor sheet impregnated with (1) a first blend of a melamine/formaldehyde resin and a cross-linked, acrylic copolymer and (2) a second blend of a melamine/formaldehyde resin and an abrasive material, and a method for the production thereof, are disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard F. Jaisle
- 👤 Terrence P. Drees
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 11:45
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B29/00; B32B29/06; B32B27/00; B32B29/002; D; D21; D21H; D21H27/00; D21H27/18; D21H27/22; D21H27/24; B32B2260/00; B32B2260/02; B32B2260/028; B32B2260/04; B32B2260/046; B32B2317/00; B32B2317/12; B32B2317/122; B32B2451/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31859; Y10T428/31862; Y10T428/31866; Y10T428/3188; Y10T428/31895; Y10T428/31942; Y10T428/31946; Y10T428/31949; Y10T428/31964; Y10T428/31967; Y10T428/31971; Y10T428/31989
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
A heat and pressure consolidated decorative laminate of from about 0.2 to about 0.8 mm in thickness, consisting essentially of, (a) one or more kraft paper sheets impregnated with a thermoset blend of (I) a water-soluble phenol/formaldehyde resin, (II) a self cross-linked acrylic resin and (III) a water-soluble melamine/formaldehyde resin, (b) a decor sheet atop said (a) impregnated with (A) a thermoset first application of a blend of (IV) a water-soluble melamine/formaldehyde resin and (V) a self cross-linked acrylic resin and (B) a thermoset second application of a blend of (VI) a water-soluble melamine/formaldehyde resin and (VII) abrasive particles and (c) optionally, below said (a) a reinforcing member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
108 words
A heat and pressure consolidated decorative laminate of from about 0.2 to about 0.8 mm in thickness, consisting essentially of, (a) one or more kraft paper sheets impregnated with a thermoset blend of (I) a water-soluble phenol/formaldehyde resin, (II) a self cross-linked acrylic resin and (III) a water-soluble melamine/formaldehyde resin, (b) a decor sheet atop said (a) impregnated with (A) a thermoset first application of a blend of (IV) a water-soluble melamine/formaldehyde resin and (V) a self cross-linked acrylic resin and (B) a thermoset second application of a blend of (VI) a water-soluble melamine/formaldehyde resin and (VII) abrasive particles and (c) optionally, below said (a) a reinforcing member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The laminate of claim 1 wherein the same melamine/formaldehyde resin is used as components (III), (IV) and (VI).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The laminate of claim 1 wherein the same self cross-linked acrylic resin is used as components (II) and (V).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The laminate of claim 1 wherein the same melamine/formaldehyde resin is used as components (III), (IV) and (VI) and the same self cross-linked acrylic resin is used as components (II) and (V).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The laminate of claim 1 wherein said abrasive particles are aluminum oxide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
The laminate of claim 1 wherein said (II) crosslinked acrylic resin is a non-ionic, self crosslinked copolymer of ethyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate and said (V) crosslinked acrylic resin is an anionic self crosslinked acrylic resin.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
158 words
A method for the production of a heat and pressure consolidated decorative laminate of from about 0.2 to about 0.8 mm in thickness, which comprises, (i) impregnating 1 or more kraft sheets with a thermosetting blend of (I) a water-soluble phenol/formaldehyde resin, (II) an aqueous emulsion of a self cross-linkable acrylic resin and (III) a water-soluble melamine/formaldehyde resin and (ii) impregnating a decor sheet firstly with (A) a thermosetting first blend of (IV) a water-soluble melamine/formaldehyde resin and (V) an aqueous emulsion of a self cross-linkable acrylic resin; (iii) impregnating said decor sheet secondly with (B) a thermosetting second blend of (VI) a water-soluble melamine/formaldehyde resin and (VII) abrasive particles; (iv) forming an assembly, of the resultant impregnated kraft sheet or sheets, and atop said kraft sheet or sheets, the resultant impregnated decor sheet and, optionally, below said kraft sheet or sheets, a reinforcing member; and (v) heat and pressure consolidating the resultant assembly into a decorative laminate.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
158 words
A method for the production of a heat and pressure consolidated decorative laminate of from about 0.2 to about 0.8 mm in thickness, which comprises, (i) impregnating 1 or more kraft sheets with a thermosetting blend of (I) a water-soluble phenol/formaldehyde resin, (II) an aqueous emulsion of a self cross-linkable acrylic resin and (III) a water-soluble melamine/formaldehyde resin and (ii) impregnating a decor sheet firstly with (A) a thermosetting first blend of (IV) a water-soluble melamine/formaldehyde resin and (V) an aqueous emulsion of a self cross-linkable acrylic resin; (iii) impregnating said decor sheet secondly with (B) a thermosetting second blend of (VI) a water-soluble melamine/formaldehyde resin and (VII) abrasive particles; (iv) forming an assembly, of the resultant impregnated kraft sheet or sheets, and atop said kraft sheet or sheets, the resultant impregnated decor sheet and, optionally, below said kraft sheet or sheets, a reinforcing member; and (v) heat and pressure consolidating the resultant assembly into a decorative laminate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
69 words
The method of claim 7 wherein said kraft sheet or sheets and said decor sheet are impregnated from a roll, the resultant impregnated sheets are dried and rerolled and the rerolled sheets are heat and pressure consolidated, optionally in conjunction with a reinforcing member, by feeding said rerolled sheets into a continuous press at a temperature ranging from about 120°-250° C. and at a pressure under about 5.5 MPa.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 7 wherein said abrasive particles are aluminum oxide.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the same melamine/formaldehyde resin is used as components (III), (IV) and (VI).
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the same aqueous emulsion is used as components (II) and (V).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the aqueous emulsions used as components (II) and (V) are emulsions of different acrylic resins.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1987-09-25 | 1988-03-26 | 1988-09-25 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1991-09-25 | 1992-03-26 | 1992-09-25 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1995-09-25 | 1996-03-26 | 1996-09-25 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |