Image screen and method of forming anti-reflective layer thereon
US6594079B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B21/625
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This disclosure provides an image screen having anti-reflective qualities, such as might be used in projection television. In particular, an opaque black layer is formed on a front, viewer-side of the screen using the transmissive properties of the projection screen itself, e.g., as defined by a bubble lens array on the back side of the screen. In one embodiment, light is transmitted through a Fresnel lens, through a bubble lens array, and onto a photoresist to expose transmissive “pinholes” in the photoresist. Photoresist is then removed in unexposed areas, and an anti-reflective material is deposited over the entire viewer-side of the screen. Remaining photoresist is then removed from transmissive areas to leave the anti-reflective material in all areas not receptive to projection light. The material is developed and cured and the front side is optionally protected with a sealant layer. In a second embodiment, a light source is directed against the lens array and used to charge the front screen surface, which is then layered with a material which adheres to the screen only in the non-transmissive areas. Using either approach, the screen is preferably configured to hav…
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