Patent ID: 7438960

Claim:
A colored transparent article comprising a thermoplastic polymer matrix; a plurality of domains in a single continuous portion of the colored transparent article, and one or more light absorbing compositions; wherein the haze of the article as measured on a film of 15 mils in thickness in the absence of the one or more light absorbing compositions is at least 4%; wherein each domain encompasses at least one incompatible filler, dispersed in the polyester matrix, said domains having a range of dimensions in an axial plane of said article, wherein said dimensions of at least some of said domains in said axial plane of said article fall within a range of from about 400 nm to about 700 nm; and wherein said colored transparent article is of a single-layer construction; and an effective amount of at least one light absorbent composition, wherein at least one composition absorbs light in a region of the visible spectrum at wavelengths that at least substantially covers said range of dimensions of said domains, to substantially mask visual haze of said single continuous portion of the colored transparent article.