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Low pressure melamine/veneer panel

US6887583B1 · kind B1 · utility

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23Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 10, 1999
Grant dateMay 3, 2005
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Expiry dateMay 10, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31986
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A layered composite product for use as a floorboard, a door, a cabinet, a wall, etc. is disclosed. The product is a layered structure that includes a rigid substrate layer having two substantially planar sides, a resin-saturated sheet layer disposed on each of the substantially flat sides, and a veneer layer disposed on at least one of the sheet layers. Also provided is a method of making the aforementioned product, the method comprising the steps of forming the layered structure, and then compressing the structure in a pressing apparatus for a time sufficient to cure the resin at under heat and pressure.

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