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公开(公告)号:US20240094444A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-21
申请号:US18265583
申请日:2021-11-30
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Neeraj Sharma , Przemyslaw P. Markowicz , Michael W. Bench , Timothy J. Reddy , Mark A. Roehrig , Tri D. Pham , Zhaohui Yang
CPC classification number: G02B3/0056 , G02B5/003 , G02B5/005 , H10K59/879
Abstract: Various embodiments of an optical construction and an electronic device that includes such optical construction are disclosed. The optical construction includes a lens film having an outermost structured first major surface and an opposing outermost substantially planar second major surface. The structured first major surface includes a plurality of microlenses. The optical construction further includes a mask disposed adjacent to the second major surface of the lens film, where the mask includes a polymeric layer, a metal layer, and a plurality of laser-ablated openings disposed through the mask and aligned to the microlenses in a one-to-one correspondence.
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公开(公告)号:US20220397791A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-15
申请号:US17776941
申请日:2020-12-01
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Zhaohui Yang , Przemyslaw P. Markowicz , Mark A. Roehrig , Tri D. Pham , Serena L. Schleusner , David A. Rosen , Yang Liu
IPC: G02F1/1335 , G02B3/00
Abstract: An optical system includes a lens layer including a plurality of microlenses arranged along orthogonal first and second directions, and at least one optically opaque mask layer spaced apart from the lens layer and defining a plurality of through openings therein arranged along the first and second directions. There is a one-to-one correspondence between the microlenses and the openings, such that for each microlens, the microlens and corresponding openings are substantially centered on a straight line making a same oblique angle with the lens layer. An optical layer can include the lens layer and the optically opaque mask layer embedded in the optical layer.
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公开(公告)号:US11472909B2
公开(公告)日:2022-10-18
申请号:US17022271
申请日:2020-09-16
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Encai Hao , Zhaohui Yang , Albert I. Everaerts , Yongshang Lu , William Blake Kolb , Keith R. Bruesewitz
IPC: H01L29/08 , C08G18/24 , H01L51/52 , C09J123/20 , H01L51/00 , C09J133/08 , C08L33/08 , C08L33/14 , C09D133/14 , C08L23/20 , C09J7/10 , G02B5/02 , C09D133/08 , C08F220/18
Abstract: Polymeric films, which may be adhesive films, and display devices including such polymeric films, wherein a polymeric film includes: a first polymeric layer having two major surfaces, wherein the first polymeric layer includes a first polymeric matrix and particles. The first polymeric layer includes: a first polymeric matrix having a refractive index n1; and particles having a refractive index n2 uniformly dispersed within the first polymeric matrix; wherein the particles are present in an amount of less than 30 vol-%, based on the volume of the first polymeric layer, and have a particle size range of 400 nanometers (nm) to 3000 nm; and wherein n1 is different than n2.
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公开(公告)号:US20220260760A1
公开(公告)日:2022-08-18
申请号:US17628673
申请日:2020-07-07
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Zhaohui Yang , Tri D. Pham , Matthew S. Stay , Matthew R.D. Smith , Daniel J. Theis , Serena L. Schleusner , Jathan D. Edwards
Abstract: An optical system is disclosed and includes an image sensor (112), a plurality of microlenses (142), at least one microlens of the plurality of microlenses defining a microlens height and a microlens diameter. The optical system also includes a plurality of light-blocking structures (146), at least one light-blocking structure of the plurality of light-blocking structures defining a light-blocking structure height and a light-blocking structure width. An aperture array (134) includes a plurality of apertures (138), each aperture being aligned with a microlens of the plurality of microlenses, and the microlenses and the light-blocking structures extend from the aperture array toward the image sensor. The systems, structures and features disclosed herein can improve a signal-to-noise ratio when detecting images, via the optical sensor, from behind a display.
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公开(公告)号:US20220003911A1
公开(公告)日:2022-01-06
申请号:US17448540
申请日:2021-09-23
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Adam D. Haag , Timothy J. Nevitt , Carl A. Stover , Andrew J. Ouderkirk , Robert D. Taylor , Zhaohui Yang
IPC: G02B5/30 , G02F1/1335
Abstract: Optical films are disclosed that include a plurality of interference layers. Each interference layer reflects or transmits light primarily by optical interference. The total number of the interference layers is less than about 1000. For a substantially normally incident light in a predetermined wavelength range, the plurality of interference layers has an average optical transmittance greater than about 85% for a first polarization state, an average optical reflectance greater than about 80% for an orthogonal second polarization state, and an average optical transmittance less than about 0.2% for the second polarization state.
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公开(公告)号:US11127924B2
公开(公告)日:2021-09-21
申请号:US16674482
申请日:2019-11-05
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Encai Hao , Zhaohui Yang , Albert I. Everaerts , Yongshang Lu , William Blake Kolb , Keith R. Bruesewitz
IPC: H01L51/52
Abstract: Display devices that include: an organic light emitting diode panel having a multilayer construction including one or more adhesive films; and a polymeric film incorporated within the multilayer construction of the organic light emitting diode panel. The polymeric film includes: a first polymeric layer having two major surfaces, wherein the first polymeric layer includes: a first polymer region including a first material having a refractive index of n1; a second region including a network of interconnected pores and channels within the first polymer region; wherein the pores and channels comprise a second material having a refractive index of n2; wherein n1 is different than n2; wherein the first material includes a first elastic polymeric material and optional particles; and wherein the second material includes: a second polymeric material and optional particles; and/or air; and wherein the polymeric film has: a clarity of at least 90%; a visible light transmission of at least 80%; and a bulk haze of 25% to 80%.
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公开(公告)号:US20200333601A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-22
申请号:US16768952
申请日:2018-12-18
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Zhaohui Yang , Brett J. Sitter
Abstract: A structured optical surface and an optical imaging system including the structured optical surface is described. The structured optical surface includes a plurality of structures formed by an intersection of at least first and second Fresnel patterns, such that when the structured optical surface is incorporated in an optical imaging system comprising a pixelated display surface with at least one pixel comprising at least two sub-pixels spaced apart by a gap, the structured optical surface images the at least two sub-pixels onto an image surface as at least two corresponding imaged sub-pixels spaced apart by a corresponding imaged gap, and the structured optical surface diffracts light so that the diffracted light at least partially fills the imaged gap without substantially overlapping any of the at least two imaged sub-pixels.
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公开(公告)号:US10797269B2
公开(公告)日:2020-10-06
申请号:US16674530
申请日:2019-11-05
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Encai Hao , Zhaohui Yang , Albert I. Everaerts , Yongshang Lu , William Blake Kolb , Keith R. Bruesewitz
IPC: H01L29/08 , H01L51/52 , C09J123/20 , H01L51/00 , C09J133/08 , C08L33/08 , C08L33/14 , C09D133/14 , C08L23/20 , C09J7/10 , G02B5/02 , C08F220/18 , C08F220/28 , C09D133/08
Abstract: Polymeric films, which may be adhesive films, and display devices including such polymeric films, wherein a polymeric film includes: a first polymeric layer having two major surfaces, wherein the first polymeric layer includes a first polymeric matrix and particles. The first polymeric layer includes: a first polymeric matrix having a refractive index ni; and particles having a refractive index n2 uniformly dispersed within the first polymeric matrix; wherein the particles are present in an amount of less than 30 vol-%, based on the volume of the first polymeric layer, and have a particle size range of 400 nanometers (nm) to 3000 nm; and wherein ni is different than n2.
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公开(公告)号:US09651728B2
公开(公告)日:2017-05-16
申请号:US14405322
申请日:2013-05-23
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: David S. Thompson , Vivian W. Jones , Michael A. Meis , Mikhail L. Pekurovsky , Kevin R. Schaffer , Audrey A. Sherman , Steven D. Solomonson , Matthew S. Stay , Joseph W. Woody, V , Zhaohui Yang
CPC classification number: G02B6/0036 , B29D11/00682 , G02B6/0053 , G02B6/006 , G02B6/0061
Abstract: Variable index light extraction layers (100) that contain a plurality of microreplicated posts (120) are described. The variable index light extraction layers contain a plurality of microreplicated posts (120), a first region including a first lower-index substance (130) and a second region including a second higher-index substance (140). Optical films can use the variable index light extraction layers (100) in front lit or back lit display devices.
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公开(公告)号:US09612390B2
公开(公告)日:2017-04-04
申请号:US14583991
申请日:2014-12-29
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: David Scott Thompson , Zhaohui Yang , Matthew S. Stay
IPC: F21V8/00 , F21V3/04 , B82Y20/00 , F21S8/06 , F21V7/00 , F21Y105/00 , F21Y101/00 , F21Y113/20
CPC classification number: G02B6/0045 , B82Y20/00 , F21S8/06 , F21V3/049 , F21V7/0008 , F21V2200/20 , F21Y2101/00 , F21Y2105/00 , F21Y2113/13 , F21Y2113/20 , F21Y2115/10 , G02B6/0035 , G02B6/0038 , G02B6/005 , G02B6/006 , G02B6/0063 , G02B6/0065 , G02B6/0068 , G02B6/0073 , G02B6/0076 , G02B6/0078 , G02B6/0095
Abstract: Extended area lighting devices, which are useful e.g. as luminaires, include a light guide and diffractive surface features on a major surface of the light guide. The diffractive surface features are tailored to extract guided-mode light from the light guide. The light guides can be combined with other components and features such as light source(s) to inject guided-mode light into the light guide, light source(s) to project light through the light guide as non-guided-mode light, a framework of interconnected support members (attached to multiple such light guides), and/or a patterned low index subsurface layer that selectively blocks some guided mode light from reaching the diffractive surface features, to provide unique and useful lighting devices. Related optical devices, and optical films having diffractive features that can be used to construct such devices and light guides, are also disclosed.
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