Patent ID: 7435462

Claim:
A thermoplastic article having a matte, printable surface comprising a blend of at least one thermoplastic resin and from 15 to 30 percent by weight of inorganic particles, based on the weight of the surface layer, and wherein said particles have a mean particle size of from 2 to 12 microns, and have a particle size distribution wherein the 95 th percentile particle size is less than 20 microns, wherein said thermoplastic is selected from the group consisting of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) terpolymer, acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate (ASA) terpolymer, polycarbonate, polyester, polyethylene terephthalate-glycol modified (PETG), methylmethacrylate-butadiene-styrene (MBS) copolymer, high impact polystyrene (HIPS), acrylonitrile/acrylate copolymer, polystyrene, styrene acrylonitrile (SAN), methylmethacrlate-styrene (MMA/S), an acrylonitrile/methyl methacrylate copolymer, impact modified polyolefins, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), impact modified PVC, imidized acrylic polymer, fluoropolymers, polyvinylidenedifluoride (PVDF), PVDF-acrylic polymer blends, (meth)acrylic polymer and impact modified (meth)acrylic polymer.