Patent ID: 6896966

Claim:
A thermoplastic article having one or more decorative materials on the surface thereof obtained by applying heat and pressure to one or more laminates wherein at least one of said laminates comprises (1) one or more decorative materials; and (2) at least one upper or at least one lower sheet material; wherein the upper or lower sheet materials are formed from a polyester/aromatic polycarbonate blend, comprising: (a) 1 to 99 weight % of a polyester comprising a diacid residue component selected from the group consisting of aliphatic, or alicyclic dicarboxylic acids, and/or aromatic dicarboxylic acids, wherein the aromatic portion of said aromatic dicarboxylic acid has 6-20 carbon atoms, wherein the aliphatic or alicyclic portion of said aliphatic or alicyclic dicarboxylic acid has 3-20 carbon atoms; and a glycol residue component comprising from 45 mole % to 100 mole % 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, and, optionally, at least one additional aliphatic glycol having 2-20 carbon atoms; wherein the total mole percentages for the glycol component equals 100 mole %. (b) 99 to 1 weight % of an aromatic polycarbonate; wherein the total combined weight percentage of polyester and polycarbonate in the polyester/polycarbonate blend equals 100 weight %.