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公开(公告)号:US11708962B2
公开(公告)日:2023-07-25
申请号:US17701881
申请日:2022-03-23
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: John A. Wheatley , Guanglei Du , Kenneth A. Epstein
IPC: F21V14/00 , G02B5/02 , G02F1/1335 , G02F1/133 , G02F1/1334 , G02F1/137
CPC classification number: F21V14/003 , G02B5/0221 , G02B5/0278 , G02F1/137 , G02F1/1334 , G02F1/13306 , G02F1/133504 , G02F1/13756
Abstract: An optical system including a lighting component and a switchable diffuser in optical communication with the lighting component. The optical system may further include a low absorbing optical component. At least one outer surface of the switchable diffuser and/or the low absorbing optical component includes light redirecting structures. When the switchable diffuser is in a first state and the optical system produces a light output, the light redirecting structures are configured to increase the full width at half-maximum (FWHM) of the light output of the optical system in at least one direction by at least 5 degrees relative to that of an otherwise equivalent optical system that does not include the light redirecting structures.
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公开(公告)号:US11525949B2
公开(公告)日:2022-12-13
申请号:US16341709
申请日:2016-10-20
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Guanglei Du , John A. Wheatley , Yihang Lv , Zhiyong Xu , Jingfei Chen
Abstract: An example article may include an optical filter and a multilayer stack adjacent the optical filter. The multilayer stack may include a plurality of layers. Each respective layer of the plurality layers may define a respective window edge of a plurality of window edges. The plurality of window edges may define an optical window configured to transmit light through the optical filter. At least a first respective window edge of the plurality of window edges may be stepped relative to at least a second respective window edge of the plurality of window edges.
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公开(公告)号:US11448808B2
公开(公告)日:2022-09-20
申请号:US16475207
申请日:2018-01-03
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Guanglei Du , John A. Wheatley , Matthew E. Sousa , Anthony M. Renstrom , Neeraj Sharma
Abstract: Example systems may include one or both of a light emitter and a light receiver, and an optical filter. The optical filter may include a wavelength selective scattering layer configured to scatter visible light. The optical filter may include a wavelength selective reflecting layer having a predetermined transmission band configured to compensate for a color deviation. The optical filter may include a broadband reflecting layer having a predetermined reflection band configured to compensate for a color deviation. The optical filter may include a low-index layer configured to reduce a color deviation in light emitted by the light emitter or received by the light receiver. The wavelength selective scattering layer may include nanoparticles dispersed in a binder, wherein the ratio of the nanoparticles to the binder by weight is at least 50%. Example articles may include example optical filters.
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公开(公告)号:US20220214027A1
公开(公告)日:2022-07-07
申请号:US17701881
申请日:2022-03-23
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: John A. Wheatley , Guanglei Du , Kenneth A. Epstein
IPC: F21V14/00 , G02B5/02 , G02F1/133 , G02F1/1334 , G02F1/1335 , G02F1/137
Abstract: An optical system including a lighting component and a switchable diffuser in optical communication with the lighting component. The optical system may further include a low absorbing optical component. At least one outer surface of the switchable diffuser and/or the low absorbing optical component includes light redirecting structures. When the switchable diffuser is in a first state and the optical system produces a light output, the light redirecting structures are configured to increase the full width at half-maximum (FWHM) of the light output of the optical system in at least one direction by at least 5 degrees relative to that of an otherwise equivalent optical system that does not include the light redirecting structures.
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公开(公告)号:US11009637B2
公开(公告)日:2021-05-18
申请号:US16309187
申请日:2017-06-30
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: John A. Wheatley , Guanglei Du , Gilles J. Benoit , Rolf W. Biernath , Christopher A. McLaughlin , Sherie A. Kristie
Abstract: An optical stack including an oriented polymeric multilayer optical film and a non-birefringent optical filter is described. The oriented polymeric multilayer optical film has a first reflection band with a first band edge and the non-birefringent optical filter has a first blocking band. In some cases, the first blocking band contains the first band edge and the first blocking band provides a reduction in variation of a band edge of an overall blocking band of the optical stack.
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公开(公告)号:US20210080632A1
公开(公告)日:2021-03-18
申请号:US16630534
申请日:2018-07-25
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Neeraj Sharma , Guanglei Du , Matthew E. Sousa , Jeremy O. Swanson , Jung-Sheng Wu
Abstract: Systems including one or both of a light emitter or a light receiver and an optical filter adjacent one or both of the light emitter or the light receive are described. The optical filter includes a wavelength selective scattering layer that scatters near-infrared light less than visible light. The wavelength selective scattering layer includes a plurality of particles. The plurality of particles have an imaginary refractive index less than 10.
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公开(公告)号:US20190339431A1
公开(公告)日:2019-11-07
申请号:US16462249
申请日:2016-12-01
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: John A. Wheatley , Gilles J. Benoit , Guanglei Du , Steven R. Anderson , Owen M. Anderson , David T. Yust , Rolf W. Biernath , Gary E. Gaides , Brian W. Lueck , Neeraj Sharma
Abstract: A detector system is disclosed that includes a detector that is sensitive to wavelengths in a detection wavelength range. The detector system further includes a light control film that is disposed on the detector and includes a plurality of alternating first and second regions. Each first region has a width W and a height H, where H/W≥1. Each first region has a substantially low transmission in a first portion of the detection wavelength range and a substantially high transmission in the remaining portion of the detection wavelength range. Each second region has a substantially high transmission in the detection wavelength range.
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公开(公告)号:US10348239B2
公开(公告)日:2019-07-09
申请号:US13875505
申请日:2013-05-02
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Onur S. Yordem , Gilles J. B. Benoit , Jingfei Chen , Guanglei Du , Yan Yan Zhang , Jiao Liu , Bo Guo , Timothy J. Hebrink
IPC: H02N6/00 , H01L31/042 , H02S40/22 , H01L31/048
Abstract: Multi-layered solar cell devices covered with partially transmissive graphic films. The multi-layered solar cell devices include at least one solar cell, a graphics layer over the solar cell, and a reflective layer. The reflective layer can be behind the solar cell for recycling light or between the partially transmissive graphic film and the solar cell for improved appearance. The multi-layered solar cell devices have a high efficiency and a customizable appearance.
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公开(公告)号:US20190137669A1
公开(公告)日:2019-05-09
申请号:US16095406
申请日:2017-05-30
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: John A. Wheatley , Gilles J. Benoit , Todd A. Ballen , Kenneth L. Smith , Guanglei Du , Edward J. Kivel , Rolf W. Biernath , Jordan D. Whitney , Daniel J. Schmidt
Abstract: An optical filter including a polarizer and a visible light blocking filter is described. The polarizer is configured to transmit at least 60 percent of light in a first infrared wavelength range that is incident on the polarizer at normal incidence in a first polarization state, to transmit less than 30 percent of light in a second infrared wavelength that is incident on the polarizer at normal incidence in a second polarization state orthogonal to the first polarization state, and to transmit less than 30 percent of light in a third infrared wavelength range that is incident on the polarizer with a 50 degree angle of incidence in the second polarization state. The visible light blocking filter configured to transmit at least 60 percent of light in the first infrared wavelength range at normal incidence in the first polarization state.
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公开(公告)号:US11802792B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-31
申请号:US17515687
申请日:2021-11-01
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: John A Wheatley , Gilles J. Benoit , Guanglei Du , Rolf W. Biernath , Sara Suzanne Merritt , James Hillis , Owen M. Anderson , Timothy J. Nevitt
IPC: G01J1/04 , G01J1/20 , G01J3/12 , G01J3/28 , G01J3/46 , G01J3/51 , G01N21/31 , G02B5/136 , G02B5/20
CPC classification number: G01J1/0492 , G01J1/20 , G01J3/12 , G01J3/28 , G01J3/46 , G01J3/513 , G01N21/31 , G02B5/136 , G01J2003/1213 , G01J2003/2806 , G02B5/201
Abstract: A technique of determining the presence of a species in a sample may include passing light through an optical filter. In an example, the optical filter may include a spatially variant microreplicated layer optically coupled to a wavelength selective filter. The wavelength selective filter may have a light incidence angle-dependent optical band. The spatially variant microreplicated layer may be configured to transmit light to a first optical region of the wavelength selective filter at a first predetermined incidence angle and to a second optical region of the wavelength selective filter at a second predetermined incidence angle.
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