Light reflectant surface for backlit liquid crystal displays
CA 2229931 C · Owner: Mcgregor, Gordon L. · Inventors: Hannon, Gregory E.; Minor, Raymond B.; Mcgregor, Gordon L.
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The present invention is an improved material and method for use for providing diffuse reflectivity of light in backlighted visual displays such as liquid , crystal displays (LCD) employed in a wide variety of applications. By employing an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) comprising a microstructure of polymeric nodes and fibrils the material of the present , invention demonstrates exceptional diffuse reflectivity across a wide spectrum of visible light. Additionally, the material of the present invention provides many properties that have been previously unavailable in highly diffuse reflective material, including a high degree of malleability moldability and , flexibility, …
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- Filed August 6, 1996 and granted April 3, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 6, 2016.
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