US Patent Issued to SHIN-ETSU POLYMER on Feb. 10 for "Diffused light control sheet and diffused light irradiation device" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,918, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to SHIN-ETSU POLYMER Co. LTD. (Tokyo).

"Diffused light control sheet and diffused light irradiation device" was invented by Susumu Iwama (Shiojiri, Japan) and Naoya Takizawa (Shiojiri, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A diffused light control sheet includes: a louver layer on which light-transmitting zones and light-shielding zones are arranged alternately; a transparent protective layer disposed on a first face of the louver layer; and a light-diffusing layer disposed on a second face of the louver layer, in which the light-diffusing layer has a haze of 93% or more as measured in accordance w...