US Patent Issued to Hanwha Azdel on March 3 for "In-line lamination process for producing decorative thermoplastic composite panels" (Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,032, issued on March 3, was assigned to Hanwha Azdel Inc. (Forest, Va.).

"In-line lamination process for producing decorative thermoplastic composite panels" was invented by Liqing Wei (Forest, Va.), Ruomiao Wang (Forest, Va.) and Mark O. Mason (Forest, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In-line systems and in-line methods of producing lightweight reinforcing thermoplastic composite panels are described. The in-line systems and in-line method can be used to produce composite panels with smoother surfaces and enhanced properties in an automated manner. The produced composite panels can include a decorative layer that can provide an ov...