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Plasticized sheets, laminates made from such sheets, and process for preparing such laminates

US5922451A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 11, 1996
Grant dateJul 13, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 11, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31993
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A decorative paper sheet for use in preparing a decorative laminate is made up of a matrix containing from about 15 to about 60 weight percent of cellulose and from about 40 to about 85 weight percent of cellulose acetate. The sheet also contains a plasticizer for the cellulose acetate in an amount ranging from about 40 to about 90 weight percent based on the weight of the cellulose acetate in said matrix. A filler material may be present in the sheet in an amount ranging from about 1 to about 18 weight percent based on the weight of the matrix. A low pressure laminate may be made from sheet and a structural substrate therefor by application of heat and pressure. The plasticized cellulose acetate fuses and resolidifies to bond the sheet to the structural substrate.

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