CONTROLLED PARTICLE DEPOSITION FOR A ROOFING SHINGLE

    公开(公告)号:US20230331628A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-19

    申请号:US18301509

    申请日:2023-04-17

    申请人: BMIC LLC

    摘要: A method includes obtaining a glass mat having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The method includes coating the first side of the glass mat with a molten asphalt. The method includes obtaining a plurality of particles. The method further includes depositing the particles on the first side of the asphalt coated substrate. The depositing includes controlling a location of the plurality of particles on the first side of the asphalt coated substrate using an electrostatic generator, an electromagnetic generator, or a piezoelectric depositor. The method further includes forming a roofing shingle from the asphalt coated substrate having the plurality of particles as deposited.

    METALLIZED MIRROR COATINGS FOR LIGHT DIFFUSING OPTICAL FIBERS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20200310025A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-01

    申请号:US16754880

    申请日:2018-10-09

    摘要: A method of forming a metallized minor coating on a light diffusing optical fiber (110) includes contacting an end face (118) of a second end (114) of a light diffusing optical fiber (110) with a metallized mirror precursor. The light diffusing optical fiber (110) includes a first end (112) opposite the second end (114), a core (120), a polymer cladding (122) surrounding the core (120) and coplanar with the core at the end face (118) of the second end (114), an outer surface (128), and a plurality of scattering structures (125) positioned within the core (120), the polymer cladding (122), or both, that are configured to scatter guided light toward the outer surface (128) of the light diffusing optical fiber (110). The method also includes heating the metallized minor precursor such that the metallized mirror precursor bonds to the core (120) and the polymer cladding (122) at the end face (118) of the second end (114) thereby forming a metallized minor coating on the end face (118) of the second end (114).