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US 6,964,802 B2Granted
Surface finishing compression molding with multi-layer extrusion
AssigneeUniversity of Massachusetts
InventorsArthur K. Delusky, Stephen McCarthy, Robert V. Lucke, Thomas M. Ellison, Qing Guan
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Abstract
The compression molded article includes an outer plastic film layer, a first plastic layer adhered to the outer plastic film layer and a second plastic layer adhered to the first plastic layer. Long fibers having a length of from 8 to 100 mm are admixed with the second plastic layer. The article is formed by compression molding.
Claims10
A molded article, which comprises:
- an outer plastic film layer having an outer surface and an inner surface;
- a first plastic layer having an outer surface and an inner surface, with the outer surface of the first plastic layer adhered to the inner surface of said outer plastic film;
- a second plastic layer having an outer surface and an inner surface, with the outer surface of the second plastic layer adhered to the inner surface of the first plastic layer;
- wherein the second plastic layer contains admixed long fibers which are uniformly dispersed throughout the second plastic layer and have a length of from 8 to 100 mm, wherein at least a portion of the long fibers in the second plastic layer are randomly oriented, and wherein said article is compression molded into a compression molded, shaped article.
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