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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2006
Applicants:
Charles Nicholas Van Nutt, Martinsville, VA (US);
Rocco John Fizzano, Bassett, VA (US);
Janet Sue Yeatts, Ruffin, NC (US);
Steven Allen Barth, Martinsville, VA (US);
Inventors:
Charles Nicholas Van Nutt, Martinsville, VA (US);
Rocco John Fizzano, Bassett, VA (US);
Janet Sue Yeatts, Ruffin, NC (US);
Steven Allen Barth, Martinsville, VA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 1/10 (2006.01); G02B 5/28 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Now, according to the present invention, dichroic filters are provided that incorporate a flexible polymer film substrate, such as poly(ethylene naphthalate), onto which a dielectric and/or reflective metal stack has been formed. Filters of the present invention are durable, flexible, and lightweight, and can be advantageously used in many specialty lighting applications.