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Patent No.:

US 9348065 B1

Date of Patent:

May. 24, 2016

Filed:

Jul. 31, 2013

Multivariate color system with texture application

Applicant:

3form, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Inventor:

John E. C. Willham, Sandy, UT (US);

Assignee:

3Form, LLC, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Attorney:

Workman Nydegger

Primary Examiner:

Prashant J Khatri

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

G02B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B32B 27/08 (2006.01); B32B 27/16 (2006.01); B32B 27/20 (2006.01); B44F 1/06 (2006.01); B32B 27/30 (2006.01); B32B 27/36 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

G02B 5/0215 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B32B 27/08 (2013.01); B32B 27/16 (2013.01); B32B 27/20 (2013.01); B32B 27/30 (2013.01); B32B 27/304 (2013.01); B32B 27/36 (2013.01); B32B 27/365 (2013.01); B44F 1/06 (2013.01); B44F 1/066 (2013.01); B32B 2307/402 (2013.01); B32B 2307/4026 (2013.01); B32B 2307/412 (2013.01); B32B 2307/414 (2013.01); B32B 2307/538 (2013.01); B32B 2451/00 (2013.01); Y10T 156/10 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1023 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1039 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1737 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24612 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24802 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24851 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24868 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24942 (2015.01); Y10T 428/31507 (2015.04); Y10T 428/31786 (2015.04); Y10T 428/31855 (2015.04);

Abstract

Implementations of the present invention relate to a translucent and/or transparent polymer-based panel system that incorporates multi-colored insert layers that enable manipulation of color, transparency or light transmission of the finished panel system. Implementations of the present invention also relate to the construction of such panels to avoid the capture and retention of air within the panels through the use of textured surfaces at the lamination interfaces. In addition, implementations of the present invention provide a method of quantifying the optical response achieved in a given panel system and describes types of construction that enable the multiplicity of color and optic manipulation. Furthermore, implementations of the present invention provide methods for applying texture in an efficient, uniform manner.

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