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US 2022/0187501 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 provide optical element transfer structures that include an optical element releasably coupled with a transfer medium and methods of making and using the optical element transfer structures. The optical element transfer structures can be used to dispose an optical element onto an article, whereby the optical element imparts a structural color to the article.
Claims20
An article comprising:
- a component having a first surface;
- an optical element having a first side and a second side opposing the first side, wherein the first side of the optical element is disposed to the first surface of the component;
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- a transfer medium releasably coupled with the optical element, wherein the transfer medium has a first surface that has a textured surface and a second surface opposing the first surface, and the second side of the optical element is disposed on at least a portion of the first surface of the transfer medium, wherein the optical element includes an optical layer, and wherein the second side of the optical element has a textured surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.