Mary B Lawless

US Patent:

6905770, Jun 14, 2005

Filed:

Mar 15, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/389083

Inventors:

David Newton Kaliser - Oak Ridge NC, US
William Dean Jarrett - Martinsville VA, US
Philip J Solomon - Martinsville VA, US
Steven A Barth - Martinsville VA, US
Mary Elizabeth Lawless - Stuart VA, US
James P Enniss - Martinsville VA, US

Assignee:

CPFILMS, Inc - Fieldale VA

International Classification:

B32B009/00

US Classification:

428430, 4284231, 428480, 428482, 40700, 40707, 40772

Abstract:

A method of protecting a glazed frame mounted document from the ravages of light and a fade protector therefore, the protector comprising a transparent UV absorbing polymeric film layer, preferably PET, having a thickness such that the film in use remains substantially flat against the glazing when clamped between the frame and glazing, the film layer being coated on its exposed side in use with a transparent anti-glare hard coating. The glazing is removed from the glazed frame, the fade protector is placed against a surface of the glazing which is then re-assembled in the frame with the fade protector adjacent the eternal surface of the glazing with the anti-glare coating facing outwardly.