Method for constructing el system in monolithic structure
US5980976A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S428/917
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electroluminescent system in which neighboring layers are suspended, prior to application, in advantageously a unitary carrier compound, so that after curing, the layers form active strata within a monolithic mass. The carrier compound in a preferred embodiment is a vinyl resin in gel form. The invention enables several manufacturing advantages, including the ability to silk-screen print the entire electrolumninescent system on a variety of substrates, including cloth, metals, plastics, wood or even stone.
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