Microstructured screen and method of manufacturing using coextrusion

• Main Authors: ROBERT SHAHRAM MOSHREFZADEH, CULLEN, PETER FRANCIS, BRIDGES, S. LANCE, SPURGEON, KATHRYN MARION, THOMAS, PATRICK ALLEN, SOBOTTKA, CHARLIE THOMAS
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 01.10.2005
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USINGWAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FORPROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY; LAYERED PRODUCTS; LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICS; PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCESIN A PLASTIC STATE; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

The present invention is a method of forming an optical film (20) including the following steps: providing a first film (22) of a first material (32), extruding a second material (34) to form a second film in a molten state; maintaining the second film in a molten state; bringing the first film (22) proximate the molten second film; patterning the molten second film to form a plurality of structures (24), the structures (24) defining a plurality of cavities (26) therebetween; and solidifying the molten second film.