Method for controlling laminate gloss
US6423167B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1039
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for forming a glossy decorative laminate is disclosed. The method is achieved by stacking a decorative laminate sheet assembly having a top layer, casting a polypropylene release sheet wherein the polypropylene release sheet is processed with chill rollers treated in a manner which improves the gloss characteristics of the resulting decorative laminate, positioning the polypropylene release sheet on the top layer of the decorative laminate sheet assembly, applying heat and pressure to the decorative laminate sheet assembly and the polypropylene release sheet sufficient to bond the decorative laminate and releasably bond the polypropylene release sheet to the top layer of the decorative laminate sheet assembly, and removing the polypropylene release sheet from the top layer of the decorative laminate sheet assembly to reveal a decorative laminate exhibiting desirable gloss characteristics.
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