Invention Application
- Patent Title: SYSTEM HAVING A TELECOMMUNICATIONS ELEMENT BEING CONCEALED BY A REFLECTIVE STRUCTURE COMPRISING A POLYMER OPTICAL MULTILAYER FILM
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Application No.: US15525364Application Date: 2015-12-09
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Publication No.: US20170373386A1Publication Date: 2017-12-28
- Inventor: Donald K. Larson , Craig R. Schardt , Stephen C. King , Daniel J. Treadwell , Constand E. Yemelong , Joseph C. Carls , Cary A. Kipke
- Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US MN St. Paul
- Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
- Current Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US MN St. Paul
- International Application: PCT/US2015/064664 WO 20151209
- Main IPC: H01Q1/40
- IPC: H01Q1/40 ; G02B5/08 ; H01Q1/44 ; H01Q19/18

Abstract:
A system having a concealed communications element like a telecommunication antenna is described. More specifically, The system has a communications element that is concealed by a highly reflective multilayer polymer optical film 200. The first element of the multilayer polymer optical film is a core layer 202 that is made up of a multilayer optical stack. The multilayer optical stack of core layer 202 includes two alternating polymeric layers. The multilayer polymer optical film may optionally also include a protective layer 204 (for example, a hardcoat or an over laminate) that is positioned between the viewer and the core layer. The protective layer 204 may include one or more UV absorbers to aid in durability of the multilayer polymer optical film against UV-degradation. Multilayer polymer optical film 200 may optionally also include an adhesive layer 208 that is positioned between the core layer 202 and a surface onto which the multilayer polymer optical film is to be adhered.
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