US Patent Issued to SIMONA AMERICA Group on Aug. 25 for "Paintable and bondable laminate" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,202, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to SIMONA AMERICA Group Inc. (Findlay, Ohio).

"Paintable and bondable laminate" was invented by Eric David Short (Van Buren, Ohio) and Samantha Ann Stacy (Findlay, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laminate product is disclosed. The laminate product includes a base layer formed from a thermoplastic polyolefin and a bondable first layer laminated to the base layer. Paint, ink, or attachments may be applied to the bondable first layer. A method of producing the laminate product includes the steps of laminating a base layer and a bondable first layer by application of pressure and heat to the bas...