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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:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
May. 01, 2007
Applicants:
Gregg E. Hardy, Portland, OR (US);
Michael S. Nashner, Portland, OR (US);
Jeffrey Howerton, Portland, OR (US);
Inventors:
Gregg E. Hardy, Portland, OR (US);
Michael S. Nashner, Portland, OR (US);
Jeffrey Howerton, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Electro Scientific Industries, Inc., Portland, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/00 (2006.01); B29D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for producing an area of light transmissivity in a generally opaque panel comprises forming an area of reduced thickness in the panel, laser drilling an array of microscopic holes in the area and thereafter filling the holes with a light transmissive material such as a curable polymer. The thinned area may also be filled with a polymer to reinforce the thinned area, and the polymer may be colored to add color to light transmitted through the pattern.