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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard J. Pokorny, Maplewood, MN (US);
Raghunath Padiyath, Woodbury, MN (US);
Kazuki Noda, Kanagawa Pref., JP;
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C 1/725 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C 1/725 ;
Abstract
A black matrix can be formed by thermal transfer on a receptor substrate for use, for example, in a display application. This black matrix can be used, for example, as a color filter black matrix or a TFT (thin film transistor) black matrix to provide contrast and/or to separate adjacent electrically-conducting components.