Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080265459 | ABRASION RESISTANT PLASTIC GLAZING WITH IN-MOLD COATING - This invention relates to plastic glazing assemblies for vehicle tops, windows, headlamps, and taillights, as well as residential and commercial glazing, aircraft glazing, and sunglasses. More specifically, a method of manufacturing a plastic glazing assembly exhibiting a high level of weatherability and abrasion resistance is disclosed which integrates the in-mold application of a coating and the subsequent deposition of an abrasion resistant layer to a molded plastic part. | 10-30-2008 |
20080272613 | ENCAPSULATED PLASTIC PANEL AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - An economical method of manufacturing a plastic glazing panel having an encapsulation for aesthetic purposes and to enhance the sealing of the glazing panel to the vehicle is presented. This economical method includes the steps of forming forming a plastic panel having an A-side and B-side; printing an opaque border from an ink with the border being in contact with the B-side of the panel and substantially encircling the perimeter of the panel; curing the ink of the opaque border; applying a weatherable layer on the printed border and the plastic panel; curing the weatherable layer; depositing an abrasion resistant layer on the weatherable layer; placing the plastic panel into a mold having a soft gasket; injecting an elastomeric material to form an encapsulation that substantially encircles the perimeter of the plastic panel and encompasses the A-side; B-side and edge of the plastic panel; and removing the plastic panel from the mold. | 11-06-2008 |
20080286492 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEPOSITING MULTIPLE COATING MATERIALS IN A COMMON PLASMA COATING ZONE - An apparatus and method for coating a substrate moved along a path of travel through the apparatus. A plasma source issues a plasma jet into which a first reagent is injected from a discharge orifice located upstream of the jet. A second reagent is injected into the jet from a discharge orifice located downstream of the jet. A controller is configured to regulate the flow of the first reagent according to a first set of parameters and regulate the flow of the second reagent according to a second set of parameters. As a result, the first and second reagents are applied to the substrate to form at least one layer of a coating on the substrate. | 11-20-2008 |
20090169751 | Multi-Pass Vacuum Coating Systems - A multi-pass coating system and method for applying multiple coatings to substrates traversed through the system. The system includes at least one vacuum pump coupled to the system to establish a sub-atmospheric pressure within the system. The system also includes a least one coating zone where a coating layer is applied to the substrate and includes at least one transfer lock through which the substrates transition between atmospheric pressure outside the system and the sub-atmospheric pressure inside the system. To move the substrates through the system, the system includes a transport mechanism configured to move the substrates at least two times through the coating zone prior to the substrates being exited from the system. | 07-02-2009 |
20090181186 | PLASMA ARC COATING SYSTEM - A system for coating a substrate includes a heater that heats the substrate. The heater includes a two-dimensional array of a plurality of heat sources which supply heat to the substrate when the substrate is in the presence of the array of heat sources. The heater further includes a controller that controls the operation of each heat source to heat a localized area of the surface of the substrate according to a predetermined temperature profile for the substrate. | 07-16-2009 |
20090324850 | EDGE HEALING AND FIELD REPAIR OF PLASMA COATING - Described are processes for repairing plastic glazing and for the local application of a plasma coating using a plasma depositing device to an edge created by the removal of excess or unwanted plastic from plastic. | 12-31-2009 |
20100089322 | PLASMA COATING SYSTEM FOR ACCOMMODATING SUBSTRATES OF DIFFERENT SHAPES - A plasma coating system includes at least one coating station with a first side and a second side defining a pathway with at least one bend. The coating station also includes a first plasma arc that provides a plasma jet directed towards a substrate. The first plasma arc is positioned on either the first side or the second side of the bend. | 04-15-2010 |
20100112317 | PART MARKING OF COATED PLASTIC SUBSTRATES - A plastic panel assembly having a permanent mark therein at a subsurface location and formed after substantial manufacture of the panel assembly. The plastic panel includes a substrate and a coating over the substrate, the coating including a surface that defines an exterior surface of the panel assembly. A mark is located beneath the exterior surface of the panel assembly. In making the panel assembly, a plastic substrate is provided and a protective coating is applied to the substrate. After the step of applying the protective coating, a subsurface portion of panel assembly is exposed to a laser light. The laser light opacifies a subsurface portion of the panel assembly, thereby rendering the mark within the panel assembly. | 05-06-2010 |
20120009355 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STABILIZING A COATING - A method and apparatus for stabilizing an incidental coating in a substrate coating apparatus is provided. The method includes defining interior surfaces of a coating zone in the substrate coating apparatus. The method may include preheating interior surfaces to a local preheat temperature that is approximately equal to a local coating temperature attained by the surfaces during coating of a substrate, at least partially defining the interior surfaces with a compliant fabric, or at least partially defining the interior surfaces with a compliant fabric and preheating the interior surfaces. | 01-12-2012 |