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US 10,725,220 B2Granted
Processed slab with embedded optical elements
AssigneeCambria Company LLC
InventorsJon Louis Grzeskowiak, II, Matthew R. LaBrosse, Martin E. Davis
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Abstract
This document describes systems and process for forming processed slabs having embedded optical elements.
Claims22
A processed slab, comprising:
- a front major surface and a rear major surface, the front and rear major surfaces extending perpendicularly to a slab thickness defined by a particulate mineral mix, the particulate mineral mix made predominantly of a quartz material mixed with a resin binder;
- and
- a plurality of fiber optic cables each having a first end, a second end, and a length between the first and second ends;
- wherein the length between the first and second ends of each of the fiber optic cables is surrounded by the predominantly quartz particulate mineral mix and bound through the slab thickness by the resin binder, and wherein the first ends of the fiber optic cables are exposed at the front major surface, and the second ends of the fiber optic cables are exposed at the rear major surface.
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A processed slab, comprising:
- a front major surface and a rear major surface, the front and rear major surfaces extending perpendicularly to a slab thickness defined by a particulate mineral mix, the particulate mineral mix made predominantly of a quartz material mixed with a resin binder;
- and
- a plurality of optical elements each having a first end, a second end, and a length between the first and second ends;
- wherein each of the optical elements is surrounded by the predominantly quartz particulate mineral mix between the first and second ends;
- and
- wherein the length of each optical element is equal to the slab thickness.
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A processed slab, comprising:
- a front major surface and a rear major surface, the front and rear major surfaces extending perpendicularly to a slab thickness defined by a predominantly quartz particulate mineral mix;
- and
- a plurality of optical elements each having a first end, a second end, and a length between the first and second ends, each of the optical elements configured to transmit light that is directed towards the rear major surface, from the second end to the first end;
- wherein each of the optical elements is surrounded by the predominantly quartz particulate mineral mix and bound through the slab thickness by the resin binder between the first and second ends, and wherein the first ends of the optical elements are exposed at the front major surface, and the second ends of the optical elements are exposed at the rear major surface.
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A processed slab, comprising:
- a front major surface and a rear major surface, the front and rear major surfaces extending perpendicularly to a slab thickness defined by a predominantly quartz particulate mineral mix;
- and
- a plurality of optical elements each having a first end, a second end, and a length between the first and second ends, each of the optical elements configured to transmit light that is directed towards the rear major surface, from the second end to the first end;
- wherein each of the optical elements is surrounded by the predominantly quartz particulate mineral mix between the first and second ends, and
- wherein the light that is directed towards the rear major surface is from an electrical light source that is configured to scatter the light such that locations of the rear surface where optical elements are not present and each of the second ends of the optical elements receive a relatively consistent intensity of light.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.