CA2282009A1 - Apparatus and method of making polymer-based laminates - Google Patents

Apparatus and method of making polymer-based laminates Download PDF

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CA2282009A1
CA2282009A1 CA002282009A CA2282009A CA2282009A1 CA 2282009 A1 CA2282009 A1 CA 2282009A1 CA 002282009 A CA002282009 A CA 002282009A CA 2282009 A CA2282009 A CA 2282009A CA 2282009 A1 CA2282009 A1 CA 2282009A1
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Omar Caporaletti
Nikolay Stoev
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Agra Vadeko Inc
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Abstract

A method of marking a polymer-based laminate including a core layer, a cover layer on at least one side of said core layer and an adhesive layer acting between the core layer and the cover layer is provided. The core, adhesive and cover layers have different radiation transmission coefficients. The method comprises the step of selectively irradiating the laminate with laser radiation having a fluence sufficient to mark the adhesive layer at selected locations while maintaining the cover layer intact.
CA002282009A 1998-09-16 1999-09-09 Apparatus and method of making polymer-based laminates Expired - Fee Related CA2282009C (en)

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GB9820137.9 1998-09-16
GB9820137A GB2341579B (en) 1998-09-16 1998-09-16 Apparatus and method of marking polymer-based laminates

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US6541189B1 (en) 2003-04-01
DE69923637D1 (en) 2005-03-17
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