Masking film
US6387503B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 24, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/31507
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to a masking film, which may or may not be combined with a substrate, such as paper, for varnishing surface parts. According to the invention the film consists of at least one layer of an absorbent polar material, which material is preferably an engineering polymer. The absorbent material is according to the invention usually a polymer such as are polyamide, polycarbonate, polybuteneterephthalate, polyetheneterephthalate, polyetherblockamide, polyetherblockester, polyurethane etherblockcopolymer, and blends of said polymers with polyolefins, or mixtures thereof. Usually the film according to the invention comprises several layers, i.e. three, five, seven or more.
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