Energetic beam markable sheet
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1. An energetic beam markable article comprising:
- a first substrate;
a first layer on the first substrate, the first layer comprising;
one or more first areas comprising;
a thermally coalescable material wherein the thermally coalescable material within the one or more first areas is characterized by an average dispersed body size; and
one or more second areas comprising;
the thermally coalescable material, wherein the thermally coalescable material within the one or more second areas is coalesced into bodies characterized by an average dimension that substantially exceeds the average dispersed body size.
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Abstract
Appliqués (100, 200, 300, 400, 502) for use in in-mold decoration comprise energetic beam responsive layers (108, 208, 308, 402) sandwiched between two substrates (102, 104) which are suitably thermoplastic films. In use the energetic beam responsive layers (108, 208, 308, 402) are patternwise irradiated in order form graphics (504) and/or text (506). The appliqués are incorporated into an injection molded part using in-mold decoration injection molding.
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34 Claims
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1. An energetic beam markable article comprising:
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a first substrate;
a first layer on the first substrate, the first layer comprising;
one or more first areas comprising;
a thermally coalescable material wherein the thermally coalescable material within the one or more first areas is characterized by an average dispersed body size; and
one or more second areas comprising;
the thermally coalescable material, wherein the thermally coalescable material within the one or more second areas is coalesced into bodies characterized by an average dimension that substantially exceeds the average dispersed body size. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An energetic beam markable article comprising:
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a layer of polymeric particles, wherein the polymeric particles comprise;
a core characterized by a first color; and
a shell characterized by a second color. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. An energetic beam markable article comprising:
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a first substrate;
a first layer on the first substrate, the first layer comprising;
one or more first areas comprising;
a quantity of polymerizable monomer;
a network of first polymer molecules dispersed within the polymerizable monomer, and held together by the polymerizable monomer thereby forming a gel. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of making an energetic beam markable article comprising:
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dispersing a plurality of bodies of a first heat coalescable material within a second material to form a plural phase material;
coating a substrate with the plural phase material to form a coating of the plural phase material;
patternwise irradiating the coating of the plural phase material. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of making an energetic beam markable article comprising:
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making a plurality of particle cores that are characterized by a first color;
coating the plurality of particle cores with a coating characterized by a second color; and
forming a layer of the plurality of particle cores with the coating. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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