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US 11,367,369 B2Granted
Illuminable image
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsJonathan Neuneker, Shaun Henry, Greg Creager
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Abstract
An illuminable image includes a substrate, a transparent light directing channel printed on the substrate, and an image printed over at least a portion of the printed transparent light directing channel.
Claims12
An illuminable image, comprising:
- a substrate;
- a printed transparent light gathering channel printed on the substrate;
- a printed transparent light transferring channel printed on the substrate;
- a printed transparent light directing channel printed on the substrate;
- and
- a printed image printed directly on at least a portion of the printed transparent light directing channel,
- the printed transparent light gathering channel being free of the printed image, and
- the printed transparent light transferring channel communicated with the printed transparent light gathering channel and the printed transparent light directing channel to direct light from the printed transparent light gathering channel to the printed transparent light directing channel.
5 more elements
A method of forming an illuminable image, comprising:
- depositing transparent ink on a substrate to form a transparent light directing channel;
- depositing transparent ink on the substrate to form a transparent light gathering channel;
- depositing transparent ink on the substrate to form a transparent light transferring channel between the transparent light gathering channel and the transparent light directing channel;
- and
- printing an image directly on at least a portion of the transparent light directing channel,
- wherein printing the image includes avoiding printing of the image directly on the light gathering channel.
3 more elements
A method of illuminating an image, comprising:
- gathering light with a printed transparent light gathering channel, the printed transparent light gathering channel printed on a substrate;
- transferring the light from the printed transparent light gathering channel to a printed transparent light directing channel with a printed transparent light transferring channel, the printed transparent light transferring channel printed on the substrate;
- directing the light through the printed transparent light directing channel, the printed transparent light directing channel printed on the substrate;
- and
- illuminating a printed image with the directed light, the printed image printed directly on at least a portion of the printed transparent light directing channel, and the printed transparent light gathering channel being free of the printed image.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.