Patents Assigned to Formica Corp.
  • Decorative laminate
    Patent number: 4473613
    Abstract: A decorative laminate comprising a core of at least one sheet of saturating kraft paper impregnated with a blend of a phenol/formaldehyde resin and a cross-linked, acrylic copolymer and optionally, a melamine/formaldehyde resin, and a decor sheet impregnated with (1) a first blend of a melamine/formaldehyde resin and a cross-linked, acrylic copolymer and (2) a second blend of a melamine/formaldehyde resin and an abrasive material, and a method for the production thereof, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1984
    Assignee: Formica Corp.
    Inventors: Richard F. Jaisle, Terrence P. Drees
  • Electrically conductive laminate
    Patent number: 4472474
    Abstract: An electrically conductive laminate which provides a non-instantaneous controlled rate of static dissipation is disclosed, said laminate containing, in at least the overlay or decor layer thereof, a water-soluble, alkali metal salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 18, 1984
    Assignee: Formica Corp.
    Inventors: Gene E. Grosheim, Alwyn F. Wiebe
  • High pressure decorative laminates containing an air-laid web of fibers and filler and method of producing same
    Patent number: 4468264
    Abstract: The invention relates to high pressure decorative laminates containing an air-laid web of fibers, filler and resin as a core and to a method of preparing such a decorative laminate from an assembly comprising said substrate and a thermosetting resin impregnated decor sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1984
    Assignee: Formica Corp.
    Inventors: Theodore R. Clarke, John F. Hosler
  • Method of producing high pressure decorative laminates containing an air-laid web
    Patent number: 4435234
    Abstract: The invention relates to high pressure decorative laminates containing an air-laid web as a substrate and to a method of preparing such a decorative laminate from an assembly comprising said substrate and a thermosetting resin impregnated decor sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1984
    Assignee: Formica Corp.
    Inventor: James E. B. Hunt