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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2015
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Tianyu Wu, St. Paul, MN (US);
Joseph D. Rule, Woodbury, MN (US);
Gina M. Albanese, Minneapolis, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Light fixtures () are provided, including a lighting element (), an oriented crosslinked semi-crystalline polymer () disposed adjacent to or connected to the lighting element, and a control mechanism (). The control mechanism is in electrical communication with the lighting element () and controls an energy output of the lighting element and a temperature of the oriented crosslinked semi-crystalline polymer (). Typically, when the control mechanism changes the temperature of the oriented crosslinked semi-crystalline polymer, the shape of the polymer changes. A method of making a light fixture () is also provided. The method includes providing a lighting element (), forming a crosslinked semi-crystalline polymer (), and disposing the crosslinked semi-crystalline polymer adjacent to the lighting element () or connecting the crosslinked semi-crystalline polymer to the lighting element. The method further includes electrically connecting a control mechanism () with the lighting element.