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Multilayer plastic articles
Assignee: SABIC Global Technologies BV
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Filing: 1998-03-24
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Granted: 2000-10-24
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Expires: 2018-03-24
Abstract
Abstract Multilayer plastic composite articles comprising a thermoplastic resin substrate which can be a polycarbonate, an ABS or ASA resin, a polyphenylene ether or polyphenylene ether/polystyrene blend , an polyester or an admixture of polycarbonate with ABS, ASA or polyester and at least one surface layer comprising a cyloaliphatic polyester or cycloaliphatic polyester blend which is adherent to at least one surface of the substrate. Decorative layers can be located between the substrate and the surface layers.
Inventors
- 👤 Amy K. MacGregor
- 👤 Frank A. Hoefflin
- 👤 Cecil E. Ayers
- 👤 Donald G. LeGrand
- 👤 Gregory R. Gillette
- 👤 James E. Pickett
- 👤 George T. Seeger
- 👤 Kenneth L. Lilly
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-24 09:51
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/36; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P20/00; Y02P20/50; Y02P20/582; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31507
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 36
Claim 1
Independent Claim
26 words
A multilayer article which comprises a thermoplastic resin substrate layer and an adherent layer comprising a cycloaliphatic polyester on at least one surface of the substrate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
26 words
A multilayer article which comprises a thermoplastic resin substrate layer and an adherent layer comprising a cycloaliphatic polyester on at least one surface of the substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
63 words
A multilayer article which comprises a substrate comprising a thermoplastic resin layer and an adherent layer comprising a cycloaliphatic polyester on at least one surface of the substrate wherein the cycloaliphatic polyester surface layer shows a 60 degree gloss change of less than or equal to 50% after 600 KJ/m2 exposure to a J1960 weathering test using borosilicate glass filtered xenon arc light.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
63 words
A multilayer article which comprises a substrate comprising a thermoplastic resin layer and an adherent layer comprising a cycloaliphatic polyester on at least one surface of the substrate wherein the cycloaliphatic polyester surface layer shows a 60 degree gloss change of less than or equal to 50% after 600 KJ/m2 exposure to a J1960 weathering test using borosilicate glass filtered xenon arc light.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
A multilayer article which comprises a substrate comprising a thermoplastic resin layer and an adherent layer comprising a cycloaliphatic polyester on at least one surface of the substrate wherein the peel strength between the layers is greater than or equal to 5 lbs/in.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
A multilayer article which comprises a substrate comprising a thermoplastic resin layer and an adherent layer comprising a cycloaliphatic polyester on at least one surface of the substrate wherein the peel strength between the layers is greater than or equal to 5 lbs/in.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
54 words
A multilayer article which comprises a substrate comprising a thermoplastic resin layer and an adherent layer comprising a cycloaliphatic polyester on at least one surface of the substrate where in the cycloaliphatic polyester surface of the article resists cracking or blistering after 60 minutes exposure to a 1:1 mixture of ethyl acetate and methanol.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
54 words
A multilayer article which comprises a substrate comprising a thermoplastic resin layer and an adherent layer comprising a cycloaliphatic polyester on at least one surface of the substrate where in the cycloaliphatic polyester surface of the article resists cracking or blistering after 60 minutes exposure to a 1:1 mixture of ethyl acetate and methanol.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
47 words
An article according to claim 1 in which the thermoplastic resin substrate layer is a polycarbonate resin, an ABS resin, an ASA resin, a polyester, a polyphenylene ether or polyphenylene ether/polystyrene blend, or a blend comprising a polycarbonate resin with an ABS, ASA or aromatic polyester resin.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
An article according to claim 5 in which the substrate layer is polycarbonate or a polycarbonate containing blend.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
An article according to claim 6 in which the substrate layer blend comprises from about 15 to about 85 weight percent polycarbonate and from about 15 to about 85 weight percent ABS, ASA or polyester resin.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
An article according to claim 1 in which the substrate layer further contains 1-50% of the cycloaliphatic polyester cap layer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
An article according to claim 1 where the adherent layer is a blend of polycarbonate with cycloaliphatic polyester.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
An article according to claim 1 in which the adherent layer is a blend of polycarbonate and cycloaliphatic polyester derived from a cycloaliphatic diol and a cycloaliphatic diacid.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
An article according to claim 1 in which the cycloaliphatic polyester is poly(1,4- cyclohexane dimethanol - 1,4- cyclohexanedicarboxylate).
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
An article according to claim 9 in which the amount of polycarbonate in the polycarbonate--cycloaliphatic poly ester blend of the adherent layer is from about 1 to about 50 percent by weight of the blend.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
13 words
An article according to claim 9 which further comprises an acidic phosphorus quencher.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
An article according to claim 13 wherein the acidic phosphorus quencher is chosen form the following group: phosphorous acid, phosphoric acid, acidic organo phosphates, and acidic organo phosphites.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
24 words
An article of claim 1 wherein the substrate layer is a polycarbonate or a blend of polycarbonate with ABS, ASA or a polyester resin.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
19 words
An article according to claim 9 in which the blend comprises polycarbonate, a cycloaliphatic polyester, and a UV absorber.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
74 words
An article according to claim 16 in which the UV absorber is selected from the group consisting of 2-(benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol, 2-(benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-methylphenol, 2-hydroxy-4-octyloxy benzophenone, 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone, ethyl-2,2-diphenyl-1-cyanoacrylate, 2'-ethylhexyl - 2, 2-diphenyl-1-cyanoacrylate, 2-(2'-hydroxy-4'-octyloxy) bis-4,6-(2', 4'-dimethylphenyl) triazine, 2-ethyl- 2'- ethoxy oxalanide, bis [2-hydroxy-5-methyl-3- (benzotriazol-2-yl) phenyl ] - methane, bis[2- hydroxy- 5-t - octyl -3- ( benzotriazol -2-yl) phenyl] methane, 2,2'- (1,4- phenylene ) bis [ 4 H - 3, 1- benzoxazin -4-one], and 2- ( 2'- hydroxy) -4,6- diphenyltriazine.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
25 words
An article according to claim 16 in which the UV absorber is a benzotriazole, a benzophenone, a triazine, a cyanoacrylate, a dibenzoylresorcinol, or an oxanilide.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
14 words
An article according to claim 16 in which the UV absorber is a dibenzoylresorcinol.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
18 words
An article according to claim 19 in which the dibenzoyl rescorcinol is 4,6-dibenzoylresorcinol, bis(2,6-dihydroxy-3,5-dibenzoylphenyl)methane, or 2-(3-triethoxysilyl propyl)-4,6-dibenzoyl resorcinol.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
21 words
A multilayer plastic article according to claim 1 comprising an intermediate decorative layer between the substrate and the cycloaliphatic polyester layer.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
37 words
An article according to claim 21 which the intermediate decorative layer is printed on at least a portion of at least one surface of the cycloaliphatic polyester layer between the intermediate layer and the cycloaliphatic polyester layer.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
60 words
An article according to claim 1 comprising a thermoplastic resin substrate layer, a first film of the same thermoplastic resin substrate bonded to at least one surface of the substrate layer, and a second film comprising a cycloaliphatic polyester bonded to a surface of the first film opposite the surface bonded to at least one surface of the substrate layer.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
36 words
An article according to claim 23 comprising a polycarbonate substrate, a polycarbonate film bonded to at least one surface of the substrate, a cycloaliphatic polyester surface film bonded to the outer surface of the polycarbonate film.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
20 words
An article according to claim 24 in which the surface film is a blend of polycarbonate and a cycloaliphatic polyester.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
13 words
An article according to claim 25 in which the cycloaliphatic polyester is PCCD.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
17 words
An article of claim 5 wherein the polycarbonate -aromatic polyester substrate further contains a rubbery impact modifier.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
23 words
An article of claim 27 wherein the rubbery substrate is chosen from the group consisting of MBS, Acrylic rubber, ASA or ABS rubbers.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
22 words
An article of claim 1 made by a blow molding, sheet, film or profile extrusion, in mold decoration or injection molding process.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
42 words
An article of claim 29, made by coextruding the substrate layer material and the top layer material, decorating the bottom surface of the substrate layer, and injection or blow molding another layer of substrate material to the decorative surface of the substrate.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
38 words
A multilayer article comprising a substrate comprising a thermoplastic resin layer and an adherent layer comprising a cycloaliphatic polyester on at least one surface of the substrate wherein the polyester layer has a tear strength of 69 grams/mil.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
38 words
A multilayer article comprising a substrate comprising a thermoplastic resin layer and an adherent layer comprising a cycloaliphatic polyester on at least one surface of the substrate wherein the polyester layer has a tear strength of 69 grams/mil.
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