Patents Assigned to TBA Composites, Inc.
  • Laminated heat shield with prongs and method of manufacturing same
    Patent number: 5656353
    Abstract: An automotive vehicle heat shield is formed from a laminated sheet material having a thin reflective metallic layer laminated to a structural plastic layer. Mounting brackets are riveted to the laminated sheet material to mount the heat shield between a heat sensitive vehicle component and a heat source. The reflective metallic layer is perforated forming a plurality of prongs which are embedded into the plastic layer through a compression molding process to bond the two layers together forming the laminated sheet material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1997
    Assignee: TBA Composites, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Martin Butler