Patent ID: 8197924

Claim:
A compostable interior panel for use in a vehicle, comprising: core comprising a compostable polyester composition capable of being a solid or a liquid; and a layer including a thermoplastic polymeric composition capable of being a liquid or a solid, the thermoplastic polymeric composition having a permeability to moisture ranging from 0.01 g·mil/100 in2·day to 0.5 g·mil/100 in 2 day, when measured according to ASTM F1249, the layer having an exterior surface and an interior surface adjacent to the core, the layer being orientable and encapsulating the core when both compositions are solid, wherein the layer comprises a stretch melting flow front encapsulating the core when both compositions are liquids under pressure ranging from 750 lbf/in 2 to 3000 lbf/in 2 , the layer, when solid, having a gradient of decreasing orientation from the exterior surface to the interior surface.