US Patent Issued on April 7 for "In-line lamination process for producing thermoplastic composite panels with textured film layers" (Virginia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,752, issued on April 7.

"In-line lamination process for producing thermoplastic composite panels with textured film layers" was invented by Liqing Wei (Forest, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In-line systems and in-line methods are described that can be used to provide lightweight reinforced thermoplastic composite articles that include a textured film layer. The textured film layer can provide one or more of water resistance, flame retardancy, a desired surface roughness or other desired properties. The lightweight reinforced thermoplastic composite articles that include a textured film layer can be used in building applications,...