Patents
US 12502865 B2: Patterned light-blocking elements
- Granted
- 2025-12-23
- Filed
- 2022-11-17 application 17989019
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Patterned light-blocking elements are prepared using a method having operations A′) through F′), or a method having operations A″) through G″). Such methods include providing an ii) embossed and densified foamed opacifying layer on the back side of a i) fabric and a iii) non-foamed function composition on the ii) embossed and densified foamed opacifying layer. Embossing can be carried out using self-embossing or any suitable embossing means including a continuous embossing belt or web or an embossing roller or sleeve. The embossing operation provides a visible relief pattern in the ii) embossed and densified foamed opacifying layer that can be viewed from the face side of the patterned light-blocking element when appropriately backlit as a transmissive display in a darkened environment. Such elements can be used as window treatments as well as decorative fabrics in various environments.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg251223.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 2,417 patents | US company or organization | Rochester, NY | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state EASTMAN KODAK CO SEC filer FUZZY low confidence: same name (legal endings aside), one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mridula Nair | Penfield, NY | 81 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Peter G. Bessey | Clifton Springs, NY | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B32B | Layered products, i.e. products built-up of strata of flat or non-flat, e.g. cellular or honeycomb, form | B32B3/30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T428/24273 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | NAIR, MRIDULA signed 2022-11-10 BESSEY, PETER G. signed 2022-11-15 | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY ROCHESTER, NY | 61959/585 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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