Patent ID: 7267738
Filing Date: 2007-09-11
Classification: B05D,B32B,C08J,C09J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of providing reinforcement, acoustical damping, or sealing to a member of an article of manufacture with a synthetic material, the method comprising: providing a polymeric base material, the base material being tacky at a temperature of about 23° C.; providing a polymeric powder, the powder including correspondence components, the powder being substantially non-tacky at a temperature of about 23° C., the powder exhibiting adhesivity at a temperature greater than 80° C. wherein the correspondence components include an epoxy resin; dispensing the powder upon the base material to form the synthetic material with at least one substantially non-tacky surface and at least one tacky surface; and applying the synthetic material to the member of the article of manufacture.