Light reflectant surface for photoinduction chambers
CA 2236803 C · Owner: W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · Inventors: Mcgregor, Gordon L.; Minor, Raymond B.; Henn, Robert Lyon
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Improved material and method for reflecting light in a photoinduction chamber is provided. The material comprises one or more layers of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) membrane. Employing an ePTFE membrane as reflective surfaces is demonstrated as providing excellent diffuse reflective properties, especially in the ultraviolet and visible ranges of light. Additionally, the material of the present invention has many other properties that make it particularly desirable for use in various photoinduction chamber applications, including inertness, flexibility ease in shaping and , installation, etc.
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- Filed October 9, 1996 and granted April 3, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 9, 2016.
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