Patent ID: 8524127
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: F21S,F21V,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a panel, comprising: occluding a plurality of microholes arranged in a pattern with a light transmissive polymeric material, the light transmissive polymeric material being in a workable state and the plurality of microholes extending from a first opening in a first surface of a substantially planar area of the panel to a second opening in a second surface of the substantially planar area opposite to the first surface, each of the first opening and the second opening having a diameter smaller than a thickness of the substantially planar area; and setting the light transmissive polymeric material occluding the plurality of microholes from the workable state to a set state in which the light transmissive polymeric material is secured to an interior surface of the plurality of microholes by exposing the light transmissive polymeric material to an energy source for a first exposure period, providing a first idle interval wherein the light transmissive polymeric material is not exposed to the energy source after the first exposure period and exposing the light transmissive polymeric material to the energy source for a second exposure period after the first idle interval; and wherein a length of the first idle interval is such that the light transmissive polymeric material in the set state transmits light through the plurality of microholes with a uniformity substantially similar to a uniformity that the light transmissive polymeric material in the workable state transmits light through the plurality of microholes.