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US3235631A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Polarization process

Assignee: IND BIOLOGY LAB Inc
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Filing: 1962-08-23
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Granted: 1966-02-15
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Expires: 1982-08-23
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Morris V Shelanski

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 21:50
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B5/00; G02B5/30; G02B5/3025; G02B5/3033; B; B29; B29C; B29C59/00; B29C59/02; B29C59/022; B29K; B29K2029/00; B29K2029/04; B29K2995/00; B29K2995/0018; B29K2995/0034

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 101 words
A METHOD OF MAKING A VARIABLY POLARIZED FILM WHICH COMPRISES FORMING A FILM CONSISTING AT LEAST PARTIALLY OF POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, STAINING AT LEAST ONE SURFACE THEREOF WITH AN IODINE-CONTAINING STAIN, IMPOSING AREAS OF VARIABLE PLANES OF POLARITY ON SAID STAINED SURFACE BY APPLYING PREDETERMINED PATTERNS OF PRESSURE ON SAID SURFACE, SAID PATTERN COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENTY DIRECTED LINES OF PRESSURE, SAID LINES EXTENDING IN THEIR DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS IN THE COMMON PLANE OF SAID SURFACE, SAID PRESSURE BEING APPLIED IN DIRECTIONS AT LEAST PARTIALLY TRANSVERSE TO THE PLANE OF SAID STAINED SURFACE, AND THEN IMPOSING AN IMAGE ON SAID STRAINED SURFACE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 101 words
A METHOD OF MAKING A VARIABLY POLARIZED FILM WHICH COMPRISES FORMING A FILM CONSISTING AT LEAST PARTIALLY OF POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, STAINING AT LEAST ONE SURFACE THEREOF WITH AN IODINE-CONTAINING STAIN, IMPOSING AREAS OF VARIABLE PLANES OF POLARITY ON SAID STAINED SURFACE BY APPLYING PREDETERMINED PATTERNS OF PRESSURE ON SAID SURFACE, SAID PATTERN COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENTY DIRECTED LINES OF PRESSURE, SAID LINES EXTENDING IN THEIR DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS IN THE COMMON PLANE OF SAID SURFACE, SAID PRESSURE BEING APPLIED IN DIRECTIONS AT LEAST PARTIALLY TRANSVERSE TO THE PLANE OF SAID STAINED SURFACE, AND THEN IMPOSING AN IMAGE ON SAID STRAINED SURFACE.

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