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Fiber optic backlighting panel and dot process for making same

  • US 5,226,105 A
  • Filed: 06/27/1991
  • Issued: 07/06/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/27/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for making a flexible fiber optic backlighting panel to provide substantially uniform and increased background illumination of a surface comprising the steps of:

  • providing one, flexible layer of optical fibers, said optical fibers arranged in proximity to each other; and

    cutting through selected optical fibers to form holes therein corresponding to a predetermined pattern of locations so that each of said optical fibers is cut only once.

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