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US 12,405,506 B2Granted
Article including light valves
AssigneeViavi Solutions Inc.
InventorsKangning Liang, Jaroslaw Zieba, Johannes P. Seydel
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Abstract
An article, includes a layer including at least one color-rendering portion and at least one light valve; and a metal reflector portion, wherein the at least one light valve is positioned in the layer to provide reflection of incident light through the at least one light valve. A method of making an article is also disclosed.
Claims21
An article, comprising:
- a valve layer including at least one color-rendering portion and at least one light valve, wherein the valve layer is a selective light modulator layer (SLML);
- and
- a metal reflector portion;
- wherein the at least one light valve is positioned in the valve layer to provide reflection of incident light through the at least one light valve, and wherein the at least one light valve comprises at least one of a round-shaped void or a dissolvable bead, wherein the round-shaped void is formed when the dissolvable bead is dissolved.
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A method for making an article, comprising:
- coating a valve layer having at least one light valve and at least one color-rendering portion onto a substrate, wherein the at least one light valve comprises at least one of a round-shaped void or a dissolvable bead, wherein the round-shaped void is formed when the dissolvable bead is dissolved;
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- depositing a metal reflector portion onto the valve layer, wherein the valve layer is a selective light modulator layer (SLML).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.