Inventors:
James P. Enniss - Martinsville VA, US
Steven A. Barth - Martinsville VA, US
Mary E. Lawless - Stuart VA, US
Anthony B. Port - Leicester, GB
Elizabeth J. Packer - Coventry, GB
Assignee:
CPFilms, Inc. - Fieldale VA
International Classification:
B32B 27/20, B32B 27/30, B32B 27/36, B32B 15/08, B05D 17/10
US Classification:
428323, 428328, 428329, 428426, 428457, 428480, 428458, 428430, 428432, 428433, 428461, 428332, 428337, 428338, 428339, 428343, 428355 AC, 4284744, 4284747, 428522, 359885, 359890
Abstract:
Composite film structures exhibit a predetermined finished color tone comprised of a transparent film layer which exhibits a color deficiency as compared to the finished color tone, and a pigment which is visually associated with, and satisfies the color deficiency of, the film layer. Most preferably, the pigment is provided as a homogenous dispersion in a transparent color-matching layer positioned adjacent to the film layer. Thus, when the film and color-matching layers are viewed collectively as a unit, the perceived color tone will be that of the finished predetermined color tone. That is, the color-matching layer provides visually an additive effect on the perceived color of the composite film structure.