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US 5,266,384 AGranted
Aesthetic surface layer
AssigneeNevamar Corporation
InventorsRobin D. O'Dell, Joseph Lex
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Abstract
A decorative laminate surface layer composition is prepared by selectively applying dissimilar thermoset or thermoplastic polymers that are compatible with a laminate resin system to a decorative laminate facing sheet.
Claims10
A decorative laminate comprising:
- a paper core backing layer;
- a decorative paper facing sheet having a first exterior surface laminated to said backing layer;
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- a coating including at least two dissimilar resins applied prior to laminating said facing sheet to said backing layer on a second exterior surface of said decorative facing sheet, one of said resins being a liquid melamine impregnating resin and another of said resins being a surface coating resin that melts and flows under heat and pressure during lamination to form a laminating surface having one or more of the following properties including enhanced wearability, chemical, thermal, ultra-violet radiation resistance or abrasion resistance.
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A decorative laminate comprising:
- a paper core backing layer;
- a decorative paper facing sheet having a first exterior surface laminated to said backing layer and having a pearlescent ink on a second exterior surface;
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- a coating including at least two dissimilar resins applied prior to laminating said facing sheet to said backing layer on the second exterior surface of said decorative facing sheet, one of said resins being a liquid melamine impregnating resin and another of said resins being a surface coating resin that melts and flows under heat and pressure during lamination and which has a refractive index in the cured laminate dissimilar from the refractive index of the pearlescent ink on the decorative facing sheet to form a laminate having a pearlescent appearance.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.