Richard L Mullaney

US Patent:

49118110, Mar 27, 1990

Filed:

Jul 14, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/219073

Inventors:

Richard L. Mullaney - Bristol CT

Assignee:

The Stanley Works - New Britain CT

International Classification:

C23C 1420
C23C 1434

US Classification:

20419214

Abstract:

A decorative and protective coating is provided on articles by a composite of a dry metallized layer on the substrate, a substantially transparent base coating of a synthetic resin formulation, a decorative metal layer hereon and a substantially transparent top coating of a synthetic resin formulation. As a result, the metallic layer is visible through the top coating to provide the desired metallic appearance, and the thin metallic deposit on the surface of the substrate is visible through both of the resin coatings in the event that the continuity of the metallic layer is ruptured during use. The coatings are produced by dry metallizing the surface of the article to provide the thin metallic deposit, electrostatically spraying the base coating thereon and thereafter curing the coating. Dry metallizing the base coating to provide the decorative metallic layer and then depositing the top coating thereon and effecting its curing.

US Patent:

49313665, Jun 5, 1990

Filed:

Sep 5, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/402466

Inventors:

Richard L. Mullaney - Bristol CT

Assignee:

The Stanley Works - New Britain CT

International Classification:

B32B 1508

US Classification:

428622

Abstract:

A decorative and protective coating is provided on articles by a composite of a dry metallized layer on the substrate, a substantially transparent base coating of a synthetic resin formulation, a decorative metal layer hereon and a substantially transparent top coating of a synthetic resin formulation. As a result, the metallic layer is visible through the top coating to provide the desired metallic appearance, and the thin metallic deposit on the surface of the substrate is visible through both of the resin coatings in the event that the continuity of the metallic layer is ruptured during use. The coatings are produced by dry metallizing the surface of the article to provide the thin metallic deposit, electrostatically spraying the base coating thereon and thereafter curing the coating. Dry metallizing the base coating to provide the decorative metallic layer and then depositing the top coating thereon and effecting its curing.