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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2004
Ronald Basham, Evansville, IN (US);
Gheorghe Cojocariu, Evansville, IN (US);
Robert R. Gallucci, Mt. Vernon, IN (US);
Anshu S. Ghosal, New Delhi, 110017, IN;
Emine Elif Gurel, Evansville, IN (US);
Grant Hay, Evansville, IN (US);
Ronald Basham, Evansville, IN (US);
Gheorghe Cojocariu, Evansville, IN (US);
Robert R. Gallucci, Mt. Vernon, IN (US);
Anshu S. Ghosal, New Delhi, 110017, IN;
Emine Elif Gurel, Evansville, IN (US);
Grant Hay, Evansville, IN (US);
Other;
Abstract
A film comprising in admixture a thermoplastic resin component comprising a thermoplastic resin component and a glass having a refractive index within 0.04 of the thermoplastic resin component, wherein the film has a haze of less than about 20%, total transmittance of greater than about 70%, and a coefficient of thermal expansion of about 20 to about 80 um/m/° C. measured over a temperature range of 20 to 70° C. The films are of particular utility in optical applications such as light diffuser films.