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公开(公告)号:US11927855B2
公开(公告)日:2024-03-12
申请号:US17597809
申请日:2020-08-10
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Kristopher J. Derks , Shannon L. Siefken , Tao Liu , Nathaniel K. Naismith
IPC: G02F1/1347 , F21V8/00 , G02F1/1335
CPC classification number: G02F1/13478 , G02B6/0051 , G02B6/0053 , G02B6/0055 , G02B6/0068 , G02F1/133504 , G02F1/133536 , G02F1/133514
Abstract: A display system includes an extended illumination source, a first liquid crystal assembly disposed on the extended illumination source, and a second liquid crystal assembly disposed on the first liquid crystal display assembly. The first liquid crystal assembly includes a bottom reflective polarizer, a top reflective polarizer, and a bottom liquid crystal panel disposed between the top and bottom reflective polarizers. The second liquid crystal assembly includes a top absorbing polarizer, and a top liquid crystal panel disposed between the top absorbing polarizer and the first liquid crystal assembly.
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公开(公告)号:US20230168421A1
公开(公告)日:2023-06-01
申请号:US17993142
申请日:2022-11-23
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Kristopher J. Derks , David J. McDaniel , Kevin T. Huseby , Stephen A. Johnson
IPC: G02B5/30
Abstract: An optical film includes a plurality of polymeric microlayers disposed between, and co-extruded and co-stretched with, opposing first and second polymeric skins. Each of the polymeric microlayers has an average thickness of less than about 400 nm. Each of the first and second polymeric skins has an average thickness of greater than about 1 micron. At least one of the first and second polymeric skins includes a plurality of polymeric skin layers. Each of the polymeric skin layers has an average thickness of greater than about 0.5 microns. The plurality of polymeric skin layers includes a polymeric second skin layer disposed between polymeric first and third skin layers. The polymeric second skin layer includes one or more of a greater degree of crystallinity, a greater glass transition temperature, a greater modulus, and a greater in-plane birefringence than each of the polymeric first and third skin layers.
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公开(公告)号:US11099312B2
公开(公告)日:2021-08-24
申请号:US16787608
申请日:2020-02-11
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Timothy J. Nevitt , Carl A. Stover , Gilles J. Benoit , Kristopher J. Derks , Zhaohui Yang
Abstract: Multilayer optical film reflective polarizers previously considered to have excessive off-axis color can provide adequate performance in an LC display in an “on-glass” configuration, laminated to a back absorbing polarizer of the display, without any light diffusing layer or air gap in such laminate. The reflective polarizer is a tentered-one-packet (TOP) multilayer film, having only one packet of microlayers, and oriented using a standard tenter such that birefringent microlayers in the film are biaxially birefringent. The thickness profile of optical repeat units (ORUs) in the microlayer packet is tailored to avoid excessive perceived color at normal and oblique angles. Color at high oblique angles in the white state of the display is reduced by positioning thicker ORUs closer to the absorbing polarizer, and by ensuring that, with regard to a boxcar average of the ORU thickness profile, the average slope from an ORU(600) to an ORU(645) does not exceed 1.8 times the average slope from an ORU(450) to the ORU(600).
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公开(公告)号:US20200174170A1
公开(公告)日:2020-06-04
申请号:US16787608
申请日:2020-02-11
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Timothy J. Nevitt , Carl A. Stover , Gilles J. Benoit , Kristopher J. Derks , Zhaohui Yang
Abstract: Multilayer optical film reflective polarizers previously considered to have excessive off-axis color can provide adequate performance in an LC display in an “on-glass” configuration, laminated to a back absorbing polarizer of the display, without any light diffusing layer or air gap in such laminate. The reflective polarizer is a tentered-one-packet (TOP) multilayer film, having only one packet of microlayers, and oriented using a standard tenter such that birefringent microlayers in the film are biaxially birefringent. The thickness profile of optical repeat units (ORUs) in the microlayer packet is tailored to avoid excessive perceived color at normal and oblique angles. Color at high oblique angles in the white state of the display is reduced by positioning thicker ORUs closer to the absorbing polarizer, and by ensuring that, with regard to a boxcar average of the ORU thickness profile, the average slope from an ORU(600) to an ORU(645) does not exceed 1.8 times the average slope from an ORU(450) to the ORU(600).
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公开(公告)号:US20200064525A1
公开(公告)日:2020-02-27
申请号:US16467221
申请日:2018-01-08
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Kristopher J. Derks , Tri D. Pham , Kenneth A. Epstein , David J. Lamb
IPC: G02B5/02
Abstract: An optical film (210) includes a microstructured surface (211) comprising a plurality of prismatic structures (230), the microstructured surface (211) defining a reference plane (241-242) and a thickness direction (243) perpendicular to the reference plane; wherein the plurality of prismatic structures includes a plurality of facets (231), each facet having a facet normal direction forming a polar angle with respect to the thickness direction and an azimuthal angle along the reference plane, and wherein the microstructured surface has a surface azimuthal distribution of the plurality of facets that is substantially uniform, and wherein the microstructured surface has a surface polar distribution of the plurality of facets that has an off-axis peak polar distribution.
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公开(公告)号:US10545273B2
公开(公告)日:2020-01-28
申请号:US15776699
申请日:2016-11-16
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Carl A. Stover , Kristopher J. Derks , Timothy J. Nevitt , Gilles J. Benoit
IPC: G02B5/30 , B29D11/00 , B32B17/06 , G02F1/1335 , B29L31/34
Abstract: Multilayer optical film reflective polarizers previously considered to have excessive off-axis color can provide adequate performance in an LC display without any high haze light diffusing layer or air gap between the reflective polarizer and the back absorbing polarizer of the display. The reflective polarizer has only one packet of microlayers, and is oriented using a standard tenter such that birefringent microlayers in the film are biaxially birefringent. The microlayers in the packet have a layer thickness profile suitably tailored to avoid excessive perceived color at normal and oblique angles. A laminate made by combining this type of reflective polarizer with an absorbing polarizer, without an air gap or any high haze light diffusing layer or structure between the polarizers, can be used and incorporated into a liquid crystal display or the like with adequate color performance both at normal incidence and oblique incidence up to a polar angle of 60 degrees.
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公开(公告)号:US10228502B2
公开(公告)日:2019-03-12
申请号:US15499727
申请日:2017-04-27
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Carl A. Stover , Timothy J. Hebrink , Martin E. Denker , Jeffery N. Jackson , Kristopher J. Derks
Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to optical bodies including a first optical film, a second optical film and one or more strippable boundary layers disposed between the first and second optical films. Each major surface of a strippable boundary layer may be disposed adjacent to an optical film or another strippable boundary layer. At least one of the first and second optical films may include a reflective polarizer. The present disclosure is also directed to methods of processing such optical bodies.
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公开(公告)号:US20150316697A1
公开(公告)日:2015-11-05
申请号:US14800982
申请日:2015-07-16
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Kristopher J. Derks , Michael F. Weber , Shandon D. Hart , Carl A. Stover
IPC: G02B5/30
CPC classification number: G02B5/3066 , G02B5/3041 , G02B5/305 , G02B5/3083 , G02B27/283
Abstract: Multilayer reflecting polarizing films are disclosed having increased in-plane refractive index differences between adjacent microlayers along both the pass and block axis, and having negative refractive index differences between adjacent microlayers along the thickness or z-axis. Major front and back surfaces of the film exposed to air provide a Fresnel reflectivity component to the pass axis reflectivity, and the microlayers provide a microlayer component to the pass axis reflectivity, such microlayer component preferably having a reflectivity of p-polarized light that increases with incidence angle faster than the Fresnel reflectivity component decreases so as to substantially avoid off-axis gain peaks for p-polarized light. The films preferably utilize a relatively small total number of microlayers, arranged in a single coherent stack with monotonic optical repeat unit thickness profile, and at least some microlayers preferably include polyethylene naphthalate or a copolymer thereof.
Abstract translation: 公开了多层反射偏振膜,其在沿着通过和阻挡轴的相邻微层之间具有增加的面内折射率差异,并且沿着厚度或z轴具有相邻微层之间的负折射率差异。 暴露于空气的薄膜的主要前后表面为通过轴反射率提供菲涅尔反射率分量,微层为通过轴反射率提供微层成分,这种微层成分优选具有随着偏振光的增加而增加的p偏振光的反射率 比菲涅耳反射率分量更快的入射角降低,从而基本上避免了p偏振光的离轴增益峰值。 薄膜优选利用相对较小的总数量的微层,其布置在具有单调光学重复单元厚度分布的单个相干叠层中,并且至少一些微层优选包括聚萘二甲酸乙二醇酯或其共聚物。
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公开(公告)号:US08926159B2
公开(公告)日:2015-01-06
申请号:US13938016
申请日:2013-07-09
Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
Inventor: Timothy J. Nevitt , Timothy J. Hebrink , Michael F. Weber , Rolf W. Biernath , David G. Freier , John A. Wheatley , Andrew J. Ouderkirk , Charles D. Hoyle , Kristopher J. Derks
IPC: F21V7/04 , F21V8/00 , G02F1/1335
CPC classification number: F21V7/04 , G02B6/0055 , G02B6/0056 , G02B6/0068 , G02B6/0096 , G02F1/133603 , G02F1/133605 , G02F1/13362
Abstract: A front and back reflector are arranged to form a hollow light recycling cavity having an output region, and one or more light sources (e.g. LEDs) are disposed to emit light into the cavity. In one aspect, the back reflector has a design characterized by a first and second parameter. The first design parameter is a ratio of the collective emitting area of the light sources Aemit to the area of the output region Aout, and Aemit/Aout is preferably from 0.0001 to 0.1. The second design parameter is SEP/H, where H is the depth of the recycling cavity, and SEP is an average plan view source separation associated with the light sources. Other aspects of the disclosed extended area light sources are also described.
Abstract translation: 前后反射器被布置成形成具有输出区域的中空光循环腔,并且设置一个或多个光源(例如LED)以将光发射到空腔中。 在一个方面,后反射器具有以第一和第二参数为特征的设计。 第一设计参数是光源Aemit的总发光面积与输出区域Aout的面积的比,Aemit / Aout优选为0.0001〜0.1。 第二个设计参数是SEP / H,其中H是回收腔的深度,SEP是与光源相关的平均平面视图源分离。 还描述了所公开的扩展区域光源的其他方面。
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公开(公告)号:US20130128549A1
公开(公告)日:2013-05-23
申请号:US13741716
申请日:2013-01-15
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Michael F. Weber , Timothy J. Hebrink , Timothy J. Nevitt , John A. Wheatley , Craig R. Schardt , Rolf W. Biernath , William J. Bryan , Andrew J. Ouderkirk , David G. Freier , Myron K. Jordan , Kristopher J. Derks , Zhaohui Yang , Edward J. Kivel
IPC: F21V7/04
CPC classification number: F21K9/54 , F21K9/62 , F21V7/04 , G02B5/305 , G02B5/3083 , G02B6/0055 , G02B6/0056 , G02B6/0073 , G02B6/0096 , G02B27/286 , G02F1/133605 , G02F1/13362 , G02F2001/133545
Abstract: A backlight that includes a front reflector and a back reflector that form a hollow light recycling cavity including an output surface is disclosed. The backlight further includes one or more light sources disposed to emit light into the light recycling cavity. The front reflector includes an on-axis average reflectivity of at least 90% for visible light polarized in a first plane, and an on-axis average reflectivity of at least 25% but less than 90% for visible light polarized in a second plane perpendicular to the first plane.
Abstract translation: 公开了一种包括形成包括输出表面的中空光循环腔的前反射器和后反射器的背光源。 背光源还包括设置成将光发射到光循环腔中的一个或多个光源。 前反射器包括在第一平面中偏振的可见光的至少90%的轴上平均反射率,以及垂直于第二平面偏振的可见光的至少25%但小于90%的轴上平均反射率 到第一架飞机。
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