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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2005
Applicants:
Yukihiro Maeda, Otsu, JP;
Kozo Takahashi, Otsu, JP;
Tadami Matsuyama, Ibaraki, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Toray Industries, Inc., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A reflector for lighting has shape holding property, flexibility and lightweight property. That is, a reflector for lighting includes: a reflective material made of a polymer membrane of which an average reflectance of 400 to 700 nm wavelength of at least one surface side is 85% or more and having a ridge-shaped uneven shape; and a reinforcing material having flexibility, and the reinforcing material connects the bottom parts of concave parts with each other from the back side of the one surface side of the reflective material to reinforce the uneven shape.