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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2020
Elemental Led, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Gilberto Lopez-Martinez, Reno, NV (US);
Daniel South, Dayton, NV (US);
Elemental LED, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
Methods for making encapsulated linear lighting with opaque ends are disclosed. Linear lighting is placed in a polymeric channel, and the channel is filled with a resin in order to encapsulate the linear lighting. In order to prevent leaks, the channel is dammed at both ends of the linear lighting with stoppers. The channel has interior engaging features, such as grooves or ridges, that engage with complementary features on the sidewalls of the stoppers to form a seal between the channel and the stoppers. The resin within the channel is caused or allowed to cure. The stoppers are moved back from the cured mass to form a gap. An opaque resin may be poured into the channel and spills into the gap to coat the top and end face or faces of the linear lighting. Once all resin layers are cured, the stoppers are removed from the channel.