Abstract: The present invention is directed to tack solutions comprising formic acid, and their use in applying adhesive-coated films to substrates. In particular, paint protection films (PPFs) can be applied to vehicle bodies using the solutions of the present invention.
Abstract: The present invention is directed to tack solutions comprising dilute formic acid, and their use in applying adhesive-coated films to substrates.
Abstract: A method, software application, and system for assembling a pattern and cutting and applying a film to a vehicle, including: receiving a vehicle identification and obtaining the pattern associated with the received vehicle identification using pattern assembly instructions stored in a memory and executed by a processor; modifying the pattern using pattern modification instructions stored in the memory and executed by the processor; transmitting the pattern to a cutting machine, wherein the cutting machine is operable for cutting the film according to the pattern; and transmitting installation instructions associated with the pattern to a mobile device that is adapted to be utilized by an installer/user and display the installation instructions proximate the vehicle.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 3, 2020
Publication date:
July 21, 2022
Applicant:
Eastman Performance Films, LLC
Inventors:
James Yancy Farrow, Catherine Delphine Williams, Aaron Leslie Reeves, Richard Anthony Dill, Darrell Lynn Reed, Bill Reimer, Jake Herberlie, James VanDernoot, Nick Mikulec, Jason Butler, Becky Gandillon
Abstract: Methods are disclosed for training an installer to cut a film without damaging an underlying substrate. The methods include the steps of applying a stretchable surface-protection film to an electrically-conductive substrate provided with at least one irregularity; and cutting the surface protection film with an electrically-conductive knife which, when in contact with the electrically- conductive substrate, causes one or more notifications to occur. Also disclosed are devices that may be used in carrying out the methods of the invention.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 12, 2020
Publication date:
May 26, 2022
Applicant:
EASTMAN PERFORMANCE FILMS, LLC
Inventors:
JAMES YANCY FARROW, BOBBY HOWARD CARDWELL, AMANDA SMART BROWN, RICHARD ANTHONY DILL, MICHAEL STEPHEN POWELL, JACOB NEAL MOTLEY, NIKOLAIE ARNOLD BROWN, KEISTER LOGAN RICHARDSON, III, IGOR LEONIDOVICH ZHELDAKOV
Abstract: A packaged flexible film is described. The packaged flexible film includes (i) a cylindrical core having an outer surface; (ii) a supply of flexible film wound about the core with a leading edge adjacent the outer surface and forming a connection ridge along the outer surface; and (iii) a cover strip comprising a compressed compressible cover material covering said connection ridge. Also described are a packaging system for flexible film and a multilayer flexible film packaging tape.
Abstract: A packaged flexible film is described. The packaged flexible film includes (i) a cylindrical core having an outer surface; (ii) a supply of flexible film wound about the core with a leading edge adjacent the outer surface and forming a connection ridge along the outer surface; and (iii) a cover strip comprising a compressed compressible cover material covering said connection ridge. Also described are a packaging system for flexible film and a multilayer flexible film packaging tape.