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US 2019/0098946 A1Published application
Structurally-colored articles and methods for making and using structurally-colored articles
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsJennifer Bee, Jeremy Gantz, Kim Kovel
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Abstract
One or more aspects of the present disclosure are directed to components having an optical element that imparts structural color to the component or article. The present disclosure is also directed to articles of manufacture including the component having an optical element, and methods for making components and articles having an optical element that imparts structural color.
Claims20
A method of making a textile comprising:
- providing a textile having a first surface, the first surface comprising a first thermoplastic material;
- and
- disposing an optical element onto the first thermoplastic material, wherein the optical element, as disposed on the first surface, imparts a structural color to the textile.
An article comprising:
- a textile having a first surface, the first surface defined by a first thermoplastic material;
- and
- an optical element disposed on the first thermoplastic material of the first surface of the textile, wherein the optical element imparts a structural color to the textile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.