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US 11,992,001 B2Granted
Textured window film
AssigneeArtscape, Inc.
InventorsThomas Hicks, Michael Kyne
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Abstract
A textured window film has a prismatic effect that allows a substantial amount of incoming light to pass through a window while refracting the light at random or semi-random angles in a manner that distorts viewed images. The result is a window film that is brighter and more vibrant while also providing visual privacy. The textured window film can therefore better simulate real textured and colored glass.
Claims16
An apparatus, comprising:
- a textured window film, including:
- a plurality of light-transmissive layers including:
- a vinyl film layer,
- a patterned layer formed on a top surface of the vinyl film layer, the patterned layer forming discrete bumps that cover at least some areas of the top surface of the vinyl film layer, wherein the discrete bumps have different sizes, shapes, or spacing to produce different prismatic refraction effects and are grouped based on size or shape into at least a first area having a first prismatic characteristic and a second area having a second prismatic characteristic that is different than the first prismatic characteristic;
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- an additional layer disposed over the discrete bumps and over the uncovered areas of the top surface of the vinyl film layer.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a window film product, including:
- a packaging layer;
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- a plurality of light-transmissive layers held onto the packaging layer without adhesive, the plurality of light-transmissive layers peelingly removable from the packaging layer, the plurality of light-transmissive layers including:
- a polymeric film layer and a patterned layer formed on a top surface of the polymeric film layer, the patterned layer forming discrete bumps that cover at least some areas of the top surface of the polymeric film layer, wherein the discrete bumps have different sizes, shapes, or spacing to produce different prismatic refraction effects and are grouped based on size or shape into at least a first area having a first prismatic characteristic and a second area having a second prismatic characteristic that is different than the first prismatic characteristic.
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