20160121585 | THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER REPAIR PATCHES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A method of repairing a manufactured component having a damaged area including: laying a preformed thermoplastic polymer repair patch over the damaged area; heating the thermoplastic polymer repair patch to easily and quickly deform said patch to said damaged area; and bonding said composite patch to said damaged area of said manufactured part. The thermoplastic polymer repair patch including an adhesive layer and a thermoplastic polymer selected from acrylic-polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene terephthalate glycol-modified (PETG), high impact polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, and high density polyethylene. | 05-05-2016 |