Patent ID: 6406782
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: B32B,B60J,C03C,C09J,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of joining a first substrate to a second substrate comprising:(a) providing an article comprising: (1) a first substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface separated by an edge region having a finite thickness; (2) a conformable, compressible, melt flow-resistant core layer having first and second major surfaces, said core layer being affixed at its second major surface to (i) said first major surface of said first substrate and/or (ii) said edge region of said first substrate, said core layer having vibration damping properties; and (3) a thermosettable sealant layer provided on said first major surface of said core layer, said sealant layer having a surface available for contacting a second substrate; and (b) contacting said sealant layer with a second substrate to join said second substrate to said first substrate through said sealant layer.