Manufacture of an article having a decorative cover sheet overlying a substrate

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10076856
APP PUB NO 20160361837A1
SERIAL NO

14739089

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A method of forming a decorative article comprising placing a decorative cover sheet comprising an untextured skin layer, a cushion foam layer and an adhesive layer in a mold space between a front mold half and a rear mold half, placing a substrate on the rear mold half, heating a textured front mold surface and the skin layer with a first heater arrangement between the front mold half and the cover sheet, heating the cover sheet and the substrate with a second heater arrangement between the cover sheet and the rear mold half, forming the skin layer of the decorative cover sheet into contact with the textured front mold surface, forming into the skin layer a textured surface from the textured front mold surface, pressing the substrate against the adhesive layer of the decorative cover sheet, and bonding the cover sheet to the substrate with the adhesive layer.

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  • INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GROUP NORTH AMERICA, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hayes, Marc A Plymouth, US 12 129
Reed, Randy S Fair Haven, US 43 307

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